Physicians Should Play a Role in Ensuring Safe Firearm Ownership

Holt, S; Rosenbaum, Julie R.; Ellman, Matthew; Doolittle, Benjamin R.; Tobin, Daniel G.

doi:10.1007/s11606-019-05034-2

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“…SGIM members have been among those developing the evidence base related to firearm violence 19,20 and providing a vision for the role of the medical community in addressing firearm-related violence. [21][22][23] This paper, prepared with the support of SGIM's Health Policy Committee Research Subcommittee, calls for funding and support for research efforts to understand the factors that cause firearm injury and approaches to reduce injury and death. We outline a set of recommendations to develop a national research portfolio that can inform health care, public health efforts, and policy related to firearm violence.…”

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A National Research Strategy to Reduce Firearm-Related Injury and Death: Recommendations from the Health Policy Research Subcommittee of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)

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2020

J GEN INTERN MED

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Injury due to firearms is a serious health issue in the USA, leading to nearly 40,000 deaths annually and many more non-fatal injuries. Despite the significant impact on morbidity and mortality, relatively little research funding is dedicated to understanding the impact of firearm-related injury and to developing strategies to mitigate harm. In part, research has been stymied by decades-old language in federal legislation that was interpreted as prohibiting federal funding for firearm injury-related research. This paper, prepared by members of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), calls for support for research that seeks to understand the nature of firearm-related injury and resources to develop effective approaches to prevent it. We outline recommendations to develop evidence to inform policymakers and the medical and public health communities. These recommendations include (1) development of a shared national research agenda to address firearm-related injury and death; (2) allocation of federal funds specifically for research related to firearm injury; (3) support for the career development of researchers studying firearm-related injury; and (4) facilitating access to comprehensive data sources needed for developing evidence.

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