Kaiser Permanente funds firearm injury prevention research studies
Three initiatives will seek to develop clinical-level interventions around safe weapon storage, suicide prevention, and risk prediction.
Making a case for clinical research as a priority in preventing firearm injury and death
David Grossman, MD, MPH, writes how health care systems, hospitals, and researchers have a role in preventing gun injury and death.
David Grossman, MD, discusses how Kaiser Permanente sets an example in firearm injury prevention research
In a recent Modern Healthcare article, David Grossman, MD, senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, shares his insights on the $2 million investment Kaiser Permanente has made in identifying best practices for clinicians to help prevent injuries and death from guns.
David Grossman, MD quoted in Annals of Emergency Medicine on the physician role in firearm safety
David Grossman, MD, senior associate medical director, Washington Permanente Medical Group, is among those quoted in the article looking at what can be done to prevent firearm injury.
David Grossman, MD, discusses clinical interventions for firearm injury at National Academies
Last month, Kaiser Permanente joined other health systems, hospitals, and health care professionals for a firearm injury and death prevention workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, DC.
Kaiser Permanente Firearm Safety Task Force, $2 Million Grant Gains Nationwide Attention
This initial research funding demonstrates Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to the health of the communities it serves by addressing preventable gun-related injuries and death.
Kaiser Permanente Commits $2 Million to Gun Injury Prevention Research
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health system, is investing $2 million in research to prevent gun injuries and death.
Washington Researcher to Lead U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, has been appointed as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Grossman also is a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente Washington and a senior medical director…