gun violence prevention

AMA Update 568: Extreme risk protection orders and what physicians need to know about ERPO laws

28 de febrero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:10 0 Comments

What is an extreme risk order? How many states have ERPO laws? What are the criteria for an ERPO? Do ERPO laws work? American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger is joined by two guests from Johns Hopkins University. Spencer Cantrell, JD, is an assistant scientist of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. She is also the co-lead of the National ERPO Resource Center. Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine. She also represents critical care medicine on the AMA Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force.

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📚 Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions

🖥️ National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center: https://erpo.org/

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AMA Update 560: Firearm injury prevention strategies in medicine and how physicians can play a role in gun safety

7 de febrero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:19:36 0 Comments

Do gun violence prevention programs work? Why is my doctor asking if I own guns? Why are doctors asking about guns? How can doctors help with gun safety? Our guest Chethan Sathya, MD, director of the Center for Gun Violence Prevention at Northwell Health, joins to discuss the critical issue of gun safety and how hospitals can use a strategic framework that includes community engagement, research, policy development, clinical integration, and medical education. Dr. Sathya emphasizes the importance of screening patients for gun violence risk and how the AMA is advocating for firearm violence prevention to create impactful change. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 247: AMA to form task force focused on firearm violence prevention with Gerald E. Harmon, MD

24 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:12 0 Comments

NOTE: This episode was filmed prior to the mass shooting in California this past weekend. Our thoughts go out to all those who have been impacted by this tragic event — and to the many others who continue to be affected by gun violence.  

Gerald Harmon, MD, immediate past president, AMA, and family medicine specialist in South Carolina, discusses the heartbreaking realities of gun violence in America—and the impact it has on the health care workforce. During the November Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates, the American Medical Association adopted policy to establish a task force focused on firearm violence prevention, including firearm-involved suicide. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Read more about the AMA’s task force and ongoing efforts here: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-establish-task-force-focused-firearm-violence-prevention

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