BulletPoints Project

Clinical tools for preventing firearm injury

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📢 It's here!
We are excited to officially announce the launch of our free, on-demand continuing education course for medical and mental health providers, Preventing Firearm Injury: What Clinicians Can Do. @CMAdocs

Register: https://t.co/39KuQzUXZZ

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Learn about the potential interventions available for patients at risk for firearm-related injury + death. Visit our interventions pages for info on safe storage, temporary firearm transfer, civil protective orders + more: https://t.co/67dofeh5xo

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Looking for evidence-based prevention info about firearm suicide, unintentional firearm injury, dementia + firearms, community violence + more? Visit our pages on clinical scenarios today:
https://t.co/7m3kZNrRMY

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Check out the latest episode of the @kidsconsidered podcast w/ @amybarnhorst to learn about the impact of gun violence on children including on their mental health, the media’s influence + what families can do to improve safe firearm storage in the home: https://t.co/qUA2W8qwzL

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Clinicians, looking for brief + evidence-based information about firearm injury epidemiology, firearm law, guns 101, SDOH, + more? Learn the basics today:
https://t.co/F0YFKW0FMT

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The BulletPoints Project's Resource Library houses over 400 resources and tools for firearm injury prevention. Click through to explore videos, journal club guides, peer-reviewed articles, presentation materials, and more! https://t.co/RMQg3Wl8Jy

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Journal club guides can provide students with a structured framework for critically analyzing research papers + engaging in discussion with peers. Download BulletPoints instructor + student journal club guides on relevant firearm injury prevention papers: https://t.co/AFnr9ZOXj2

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Check out the BulletPoints explainer video series. These brief videos are a great way to complement longer learning sessions to review important firearm injury prevention topics. https://t.co/UUJiRj774Y

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Now that you have the slide sets, looking for additional teaching materials? We’ve created pre-recorded video lectures for you to share with your students on firearm injury prevention. https://t.co/UUJiRj774Y

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Our BulletPoints team has created PowerPoint slide sets about core firearm injury prevention content so you don’t have to! Download these slides if you are looking for easy-to-read graphics + explanations to incorporate into your presentations. https://t.co/6GXrvlCDtR

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The 3A’s (Approach, Assess, Act) Framework for Clinical Firearm Injury Prevention Counseling was designed by BulletPoints to guide clinicians through the process of talking w/ patients about firearm injury prevention + it's also an important teaching tool https://t.co/HBlmQtMcIx

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Looking to add new resources + materials to your clinic or waiting room? Check out BulletPoints resource hub for flyers and infographics on safe firearm storage, lethal means safety, and more. https://t.co/0b2CPfRyKE

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New to firearm injury prevention + looking for a continuing education opportunity or just want to refresh your skills? Take our free, on-demand CE course today, Preventing Firearm Injury: What Clinicians Can Do: https://t.co/eTfH8QspVm

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This course was developed with input from CCW instructors, mental health professionals, and public health educators, and is taught by @amybarnhorst , a psychiatrist at UC Davis.

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California CCW license classes are now required to include one hour of mental health training. BulletPoints Community has a free video that teaches firearm owners how to recognize warning signs of mental health crises + ways to keep those in crisis safe. https://t.co/3ea8IVwhNl

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Learn how to reduce this risk by identifying patients with problematic alcohol use and making evidence-based recommendations about their access to firearms: https://t.co/3CBBVrlXyx

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Alcohol misuse elevates the risk for firearm-related harm more than any other substance: https://t.co/0M5aLM8rl8

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By recognizing the relationship between alcohol misuse, firearm use, and violence and suicide, clinicians can tailor their conversations to reduce the risk of firearm-related harm in their patients.

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Curious about which substance has the largest effect on firearm injury? Stay tuned for the launch of a new BulletPoints webpage.

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As we enter the holiday season, it is especially important to remember firearm safety in the home. Check out our explainer video and resources on safe firearm storage + learn the different ways to responsibly store firearms:
https://t.co/sx03t1WKty