253763 Physicians gagged from firearm injury prevention

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 11:10 AM

Judy Schaechter, MD , Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Firearm screening and counseling is a standard prevention recommendation in health care, particularly in primary and mental health care. In June 2011 Florida passed a law restricting health care providers and facilities from asking about access to firearms. This presentation will analyze the process leading to bill passage, policy implications and current challenges to the law.

Learning Objectives:
Define the public health reasoning behind national recommendations for firearm access assessment. Evaluate relevant policy stakeholders and influence. Discuss implications of restrictions on health care speech and prevention efforts

Keywords: Firearms, Physicians

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified because I am a practicing Florida pediatrician who regularly practices firearm injury prevention counseling, I teach injury prevention to public health and medical students, I conduct research and am published in violence and injury prevention and I chair the FL AAP’s Child Safety Committee.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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