Aiming for Safety: Prevent Firearm Injury With Open Patient Conversations

AAFP Voices blog post

We hope you enjoy this blost post By James Bigham, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP and Sanjay Batish M.D., FAAFP
Feb. 5, 2025

A national patient survey found most patients, including gun owners, believe that clinician-initiated discussions about firearms can be appropriate, but many physicians have not been trained how to counsel patients about firearm injury prevention.

Here’s a case example that demonstrates the benefits of a family physician counseling patients and families on firearm harm reduction respectfully and effectively: To read the entire post, click here: https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/aafp-voices/storage-conversations.html

To read the blog post: https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/aafp-voices/storage-conversations.html