Public Health
Mental Health
Injury Prevention
Hospital-based Medicine
Epidemiology & Health Services Pathway
Education Pathway
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Community Pediatrics
Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
General Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Advocacy Pathway
Adolescent Medicine
Alyssa Silver, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY, United States
Gabriella Azzarone, MD
Attending Physician
Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, New York, United States
Asad Bandealy, MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
Children's National Health System
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Priti Bhansali
Pediatrics
Children's National Hospital
Washington, DC, United States
Nancy Dodson
Pediatrics/Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York, United States
Monika Goyal, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Med
Pediatrics
Children's National Hospital
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Alexander Hogan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Avon, Connecticut, United States
Sabah Iqbal
Emergency Medicine
Children's National Medical Center
Potomac, MD, United States
Kavita Parikh, MD MSHS
Associate Professor
Hospitalist Division
Children's National Hospital
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Shilpa Patel, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Children's National Hospital, District of Columbia, United States
Noe Romo, MD, MSc
Director Pediatrics Inpatient Service
Pediatrics
NYC Health+Hospitals /Jacobi, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York, United States
Eric Fleegler, MD MPH
Attending, Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Annie Andrews, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Since 2000, firearms have killed over 120,000 children and young adults and injured another 550,000. As the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic incited widespread panic, March 2020 saw the highest gun sales recorded in United States (US) history, possibly increasing either numbers of children living in homes with guns,or increasing numbers of guns that children and teens may access. Now more than ever, two intersecting public health crises (an infectious pandemic and a national epidemic of gun violence), further threaten the lives of children in the US. As mental health concerns rise due to increasing financial and social stressors amplified during the pandemic, there are plausible concerns for increases in gun violence in the setting of both homicide and suicide.
Our workshop aims to increase awareness and empower providers into action around firearm safety in their communities. We begin the workshop with an interactive poll to assess participant knowledge and experiences with firearm safety/violence screening and counseling. We will review pediatric firearm injury epidemiology, state based legislation, and family interventions to reduce unsafe firearm exposure adaptable for various settings. Through the workshop we focus on four domains in which providers can address firearm safety: Advocacy, Education, Clinical Care and Research. Participants will be able to participate in two small group discussions based on their areas of interest: the first breakout either Advocacy or Education, and the second, either Clinical Care or Research. Case-based scenarios tailored to the area of interest will be used to stimulate conversation if needed. Interspersed between breakouts will be a large group report-out with short didactic review of ways providers can address firearm safety though each domain (advocacy, education, clinical care and research).
We will provide a resource guide for participants to help address pediatric gun safety, view the brief Be SMART video (developed by Everytown for Gun Safety), and highlight other accessible resources, including national organizations, community resources, advocacy opportunities and mental health resources. We will also review practical information and demonstrate for workshop attendees on different types of safe storage options (locks, safes, etc). We will conclude with reflection, asking participants to commit to one actionable item they plan to pursue to reduce pediatric firearm injuries, and allow an opportunity for questions. Pediatric providers routinely address second hand tobacco smoke exposure and motor vehicle safety; through this workshop we hope to inspire and enable providers to tackle pediatric firearm safety in the same manner. Additionally, we hope to connect advocates, educators, researchers and dedicated clinicians interested in firearm safety to foster future multi-center collaborative projects.
This workshop has a limited capacity. Please register in advance by clicking the ""register"" button. Capacity permitting, your attendance will be approved and you will be sent a confirmation email that contains a link to join the workshop. Please note that your spot is not guaranteed until your registration is accepted and you receive a confirmation email which contains a link to join the workshop.
If you are no longer available to attend please cancel your registration, which can be done using the cancel link at the bottom of your confirmation email.