Proceedings from the Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention: A Public Health Approach to Reduce Death and Disability in the US

An historic meeting of 43 major medical and injury prevention organizations and the American Bar Association (ABA) was hosted by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), February 10-11, 2019. Leaders of these professional organizations met with the goal of building consensus around opportunities to work together to address the growing problem of firearm injury and death in the United States. A multidisciplinary planning committee invited speakers who are leading experts and researchers in this field to review the epidemiology of firearm injury, discuss structural violence and the social determinants of health, review the public health approach to the problem, and discuss opportunities for injury prevention interventions.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Eileen M. Bulger, Deborah A. Kuhls, Brendan T. Campbell, Stephanie Bonne, Rebecca M. Cunningham, Marian Betz, Rochelle Dicker, Megan L. Ranney, Chris Barsotti, Stephen Hargarten, Joseph V. Sakran, Frederick P. Rivara, Thea James, Dorian Lamis, Gary Timmer Tags: Special Article Source Type: research