Search results for "Firearms"
New tool assists caregiver decision making about firearms for dementia patients
Caregivers who used the Safety in Dementia decision aid felt more prepared to make decisions about firearms access for patients with Alzheimer's disease than those given a control resource, although there was no significant change in patients' access to firearms, a trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/22/5.htm
22 Oct 2024
New video from ACP: Firearm injury in our lane
Physicians and patients share harrowing personal stories of hurt, hope, and resilience in a new video, and ACP calls for common-sense policies to help reduce firearms-related injuries and death.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/30/5.htm
30 Apr 2024
ACP's new firearms resources include online hub, videos
The hub features Annals of Internal Medicine articles and content, ACP policies and recommendations, information on collaborations, and multimedia resources.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/30/5.htm
30 May 2023
ACP joins new coalition for firearm injury prevention
The College is coming together with other leading medical and public health care organizations across the U.S. to push for a comprehensive public health approach to advance firearm injury prevention efforts through education, advocacy, and community-centered strategies.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/21/5.htm
21 Mar 2023
Forum focuses on preventing firearm injury
During “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis,” a panel of experts discussed what health care professionals can do to reduce the adverse impact of guns on patients' health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/forum-focuses-on-preventing-firearm-injury.htm
1 Mar 2023
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on firearm-related injury
A full recording of “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis” is available for replay online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/5.htm
17 Jan 2023
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.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/03/2.htm
3 Jan 2023
Discussions of firearm safety uncommon in the health care setting
Of 4,011 adults from gun-owning households who participated in the 2019 National Firearms Survey, 7.5% said they had ever discussed firearm safety with a clinician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/22/4.htm
22 Dec 2020
Extreme risk protection orders show potential for reducing firearms-related injury
A descriptive study in Washington State, where an extreme risk protection order law went into effect in December 2016, examined the circumstances in which such orders were filed, as well as characteristics of the respondents.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2020
ACP, others issue call to action on firearms injuries, deaths
Policy recommendations from the American College of Physicians and other physician and public health groups include comprehensive criminal background checks for all firearm purchases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/13/1.htm
13 Aug 2019
Make your voice heard: Join ACP and the physician movement #ThisIsOurLane
The hashtag #ThisIsOurLane is being used to tag tweets where physicians call attention to the impact of firearm violence on their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/20/1.htm
20 Nov 2018
ACP updates policy recommendations on firearm injuries, deaths
Among other recommendations, ACP supports appropriate regulation of the purchase of legal firearms, consistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Second Amendment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/30/1.htm
30 Oct 2018
Gun deaths, injuries spike following gun shows; patients skeptical of link between firearm ownership, suicide risk
When gun shows were held in Nevada, a state with some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country, gun-related deaths and injuries in neighboring California spiked by nearly 70% for at least the next two weeks.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/24/2.htm
24 Oct 2017
Large spikes in handgun acquisitions seen in aftermath of mass shootings
The number of handguns acquired in California increased sharply in the first 12 weeks following the Newtown and San Bernardino mass shootings, especially among women, whites and Hispanics, and first-time buyers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/02/1.htm
2 May 2017
On gun violence, ACP advocates moving from crisis to action
The recent incidents of gun violence in San Bernardino, Calif., and Colorado Springs, Colo., and the 6-month anniversary of the shootings at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., reinforce the need for change and reform on several fronts.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2015