Activity ID
10149Expires
December 12, 2025Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
1Fee
$0CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society
Description of CME Course
In 2020, 42% of United States households reported owning a firearm. While access to firearms is associated with increased risk for injury and death, safe firearm storage is associated with decreased risk. Clinicians need information on how to appropriately screen for self-harm or harm of others by firearms when talking to their patients about guns and gun safety. When a patient answers positively about a gun in the home and concerns about self or those with whom they live, clinicians must know how to advise, direct, and refer. Primary care physicians are often the de facto mental health professional and must address patients with concerns about suicidal ideation by loved ones. Having relationships in the community and knowledge of resources expands the care for patients and their families and friends. This program will provide insight and solid solutions for caring for patients while addressing firearm safety.
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Assess the need for screening based on conversation(s) with the patient on firearm ownership and safety
Identify necessary intervention when depression, anxiety, dementia, or substance use combines with suicidal ideation
Enumerate what community-based programs are available for patients beyond the office or hospital setting
Keywords
Safety Measures
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Rural, Urban, VA/Military