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Continuing Medical Education and Firearm Violence Counseling.

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Damari, ND; Ahluwalia, KS; Viera, AJ; Goldstein, AO
Published in: AMA J Ethics
January 1, 2018

Firearm violence is a significant and increasing cause of mortality. Although physicians view firearm counseling as their professional obligation, few engage in the practice. This study examines medical education and firearm counseling among physicians in North Carolina. While 65 percent of physicians reported knowing how to counsel patients about gun safety, only 25 percent reported having conversations with patients about firearms or firearm safety often or very often. Physicians reporting continuing medical education (CME) attendance on gun safety, however, were more likely to report providing patients with firearm safety counseling and asking patients with depression about firearms. Increasing availability of and physician participation in firearm violence prevention CME could significantly increase physicians' knowledge of and engagement in firearm counseling.

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AMA J Ethics

DOI

EISSN

2376-6980

Publication Date

January 1, 2018

Volume

20

Issue

1

Start / End Page

56 / 68

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Safety
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Physicians
  • North Carolina
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Firearms
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Depression
 

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Damari, N. D., Ahluwalia, K. S., Viera, A. J., & Goldstein, A. O. (2018). Continuing Medical Education and Firearm Violence Counseling. AMA J Ethics, 20(1), 56–68. https://doi.org/10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.stas1-1801
Damari, Nicole D., Karan S. Ahluwalia, Anthony J. Viera, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Continuing Medical Education and Firearm Violence Counseling.AMA J Ethics 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 56–68. https://doi.org/10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.stas1-1801.
Damari ND, Ahluwalia KS, Viera AJ, Goldstein AO. Continuing Medical Education and Firearm Violence Counseling. AMA J Ethics. 2018 Jan 1;20(1):56–68.
Damari, Nicole D., et al. “Continuing Medical Education and Firearm Violence Counseling.AMA J Ethics, vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 56–68. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.stas1-1801.
Damari ND, Ahluwalia KS, Viera AJ, Goldstein AO. Continuing Medical Education and Firearm Violence Counseling. AMA J Ethics. 2018 Jan 1;20(1):56–68.

Published In

AMA J Ethics

DOI

EISSN

2376-6980

Publication Date

January 1, 2018

Volume

20

Issue

1

Start / End Page

56 / 68

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • Safety
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Physicians
  • North Carolina
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Firearms
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Depression