The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be hosting a webinar exploring how firearm injury and mortality prevention can be integrated into routine care in health systems. FIPRP’s director, Dr. Fred Rivara will be a part of the planning committee moderating the event.
The webinar will take place: April 25, 2022 | 9:00-3:15 pm PST / 12:00-5:15 pm ET
A planning committee will host a workshop exploring how firearm injury and mortality prevention can be integrated into routine care in health systems. The workshop will include discussion about the current evidence on strategies for prevention. It will also explore what we have learned about facilitators and barriers to implementation of strategies, and how health systems might work to overcome those barriers to improve the health of patients and communities.
Topics covered will be:
This workshop is sponsored and co-organized by Northwell Health and The PEACE Initiative and hosted by the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Workshop Planning Committee | Andre Campbell M.D. (UCSF School of Medicine); Chethan Sathya M.D. (Northwell Health, Center for Gun Violence Prevention); Erica Ford (LIFE Camp, INC.); Kayla A. Hicks M.A. (Sustain Equity Group); Kyleanee Hunter Ph.D. (Strategy and Warfare Center, USAFA, RAND Corporation); Sandeep Kapoor M.D., M.S. (Northwell Health); Peter Masiakos M.D., M.S. (Harvard Medical School, Massachussets General Center for Gun Violence Prevention); Megan Ranney M.D., M.P.H (Brown University, Brown Lifespan Center for Digital Health); Joseph Sakran M.D., M.P.H, M.P.A (John Hopkins University).
Note: The planning committee’s role is limited to planning the workshop. A proceedings based on workshop will be prepared by an independent rapporteur.