Firearm Injury Prevention Strategy and Process from the ACS Committee on Trauma
In this presentation, Dr. Ronald M. Stewart, Professor of Surgery at the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, discusses the issue of firearm injury in the United States and strategies for its prevention. He provides domestic and global statistics on firearm injury.
Dr. Stewart introduces the three principles of firearm injury reduction developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and discusses them in relation to the goals set by the committee. Dr. Stewart concludes his presentation by recognizing other organizations that are gathering and analyzing data to further the prevention of firearm injury.
Target Audience
This CME/CE activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, residents, fellows, and community providers.
Faculty and trainees within the Department of Medicine who are involved in the care of patients need to be regularly updated with the recent advances and guidelines in the fields of internal medicine and quality improvement to increase clinical knowledge, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:
Discuss the current programs and strategic direction of the Firearm Injury Programs of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT).
Discuss the three principles developed by the ACS COT to reduce firearm injury in the United States.
Demonstrate the role of community engagement as a component of the public health model.
John Goss, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor and Chief
Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Scott LeMaire, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor
Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Research support: Terumo Aortic, WL Gore and Associates, CytoSorbants; Intellectual property: Blackwell Publishing, Wiley Publishing; Advisory committee membership: Biom'up; Consultancy: Terumo Aortic.
Todd Rosengart, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Shawn Stafford, M.D., Contributor
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
James Suliburk, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Associate Professor and Chief
Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation