Physicians: What YOU can do to help prevent gun violence The United States continues to struggle with an epidemic of firearm violence. Physicians are in a unique position to assess risk, provide education and change behaviors related to firearm violence, and they may also address this issue more broadly as a consumer safety and public health issue. The California Medical Association (CMA) recently convened the Firearm Violence Prevention Technical Advisory Committee, composed of physician experts. The committee performed a comprehensive review and analysis of existing CMA policy, epidemiological data and current scientific research and developed a CMA position statement on ... December 28, 2017 General Guns, Firearms, Public Health, Reporting Abuse/Violence 0 0 Comment Read More »
IMQ offers free online course on identifying and reporting child abuse The California Medical Association's Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) announced that it will offer free training on ways to recognize and report child abuse and neglect. This interactive online course was produced by the Child Abuse Prevention center in Sacramento and designed for physicians who, because of their training or their practice, may not be familiar with indications of child abuse. Nurses, social workers and other health care professionals can also benefit from the training, particularly because they often have more extensive contact with patients or families. IMQ has received ... June 2, 2015 General Institute for Medical Quality, Maternal and Child Health, Reporting Abuse/Violence, Continuing Medical Education 0 0 Comment Read More »
