Register now for ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's forum on “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis”
The virtual live event will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET.
ACP members can register now for ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's virtual live event “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis,” which will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET. A panel of experts will discuss the rising number of firearm-related injury cases, the clinical implications of this epidemic, and how this topic impacts internal medicine physicians. The forum will be moderated by Sue S. Bornstein, MD, MACP, executive director of the Texas Medical Home Initiative and Chair of ACP's Board of Regents.
The panelists joining the discussion include:
- Marian (Emmy) Betz, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine;
- Scott P. Charles, MAPP, trauma outreach coordinator at Temple University Hospital;
- Thea L. James, MD, MPH, MBA, vice president, mission associate chief medical officer, associate professor of emergency medicine, director of the Violence Intervention Advocacy Program, and co-executive director and health equity accelerator at Boston Medical Center;
- Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, vice chair of clinical operations for surgery and associate professor of surgery and nursing at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Registration is required to take part in the Jan. 11 virtual webinar event. A recording of the webinar will be freely available after the initial airing.