Grand Rounds - Firearm and Violent Injuries and Deaths in the U.S: A Medical-Public Health Crisis and Call to Action
When
Oct. 25, 2022, 12pm to 1pm
Campus Location
Office/Remote Location
Classroom 4
1001 Shadow Ln.
Las Vegas, NV 89106
1001 Shadow Ln.
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Description
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine presents: Updates and Advances in Clinical and Investigative Medicine Series
Speaker:
Deborah A. Kuhls, MD, FACS, FCCM, FRCST (Hon)
Assistant Dean for Research,
Professor of Surgery
AAMC Representative to Women in Medicine
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Session Objectives:
- Describe the epidemiology of firearm and violent injuries and deaths in the U.S.
- Outline a consensus-based medical-public health approach to decrease firearm and violent deaths in the U.S.
- Describe resources available to healthcare professionals to prevent firearm injuries and deaths.
Price
Free
Admission Information
This event is open to the public and is offered virtually and in-person. All participants must register.
Contact Information
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Elissa Palmer, MD FAAFP
External Sponsor
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Office of Faculty Affairs