Gun violence is an escalating public health crisis in the United States. Healthcare providers want to keep their patients safe from gun-related death and injury. But how should they talk to patients about this important topic, in the absence of established protocols and within the constraints of the typical provider-patient interaction?
“Gun Violence Prevention: A Healthcare Approach” is a workshop that will teach healthcare providers how to open a dialogue with patients about responsible gun ownership and prevention of gun violence. The conference will be held Wednesday, October 10 from 10:45 am to noon, in the Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine Conference Room on level 3 of the Health Sciences Tower, in room 086.
One CME credit will be awarded. Registration is encouraged, but not required, and there is no fee to participate.
The conference will be helpful for any Stony Brook Medicine healthcare providers who want to counsel and educate patients on gun violence, including: physicians, medical residents, nurses, nurse-practitioners and social workers.
Each day in the United States there are 90 deaths and 300 nonfatal injuries related to guns; annually, there are 30,000 deaths and 100,000 nonfatal injuries from gun violence. This workshop will help healthcare providers be proactive in responding to these alarming trends.
Conference speaker Garen J. Wintemute, MD, MPH will present virtually from UC Davis. There will be a question-and-answer session with Dr. Wintemute, during the conference.
Dr. Wintemute is an Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine at UC Davis. He is also Professor of Medicine, Susan P. Baker – Stephen P. Tenet Chair in Violence Prevention, and Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program. Dr. Wintemute is a renowned expert on the public health crisis of gun violence. He is a pioneer in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention of firearms violence. He has published his findings from numerous studies on gun accessibility and related topics. Dr. Wintemute has testified before Congress, and has served as a consultant for the National Institute of Justice; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The conference will be presented by Stony Brook University School of Medicine’s Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine. For more information, call (631) 638-2132 or email sharon.schmidt@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
