AMA Announces New Online Education Module to Help Physicians Promote Firearm Safety Among Patients

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With more than 38,000 Americans dying from firearm-related injuries each year and an estimated 85,000 people surviving non-fatal firearm injuries, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new online continuing medical education (CME) module to help prepare physicians to counsel their patients on firearm safety. The module is designed to assist physicians, particularly those who specialize in primary care and emergency medicine, in recognizing risk factors that increase the potential for firearm injury and death, identifying barriers to communicating with patients about firearm safety, and effectively communicating with patients to reduce the risk of firearm injury and death. The new module presents three different scenarios to help physicians determine the best approach for handling patient interactions. Specifically, physicians will learn how to counsel patients at high-risk of firearm injuries, including a patient at risk of suicide, a patient dealing with domestic violence, and parents in a pediatric setting. The module is available for free on the AMA Ed HubTM and qualifies for AMA PRA Category 1 creditTM.

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