The Virginia Lee Franklin Lecture
Shots Fired: Reducing the Impact of Firearm Violence
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022
4 - 5:30 p.m.
Online
Nurses may receive 1.5 contact hours for participating in this educational activity.
Firearm violence is a major public health problem. It results in physical and psychological injuries and is a global health priority. Firearm violence is a complex social problem, and the impact stems from direct exposures (e.g., youth is shot) and indirect exposures (e.g., environmental, death/injury of friends or family members, school shootings). Understanding the factors that come together to injure people with a firearm in various physical, social, economic, and cultural environments, positions us to extend the dialogue beyond “pro-gun” versus “anti-gun” and to prevent firearm violence and to reduce its impact to individuals, families, and communities.
The presenter, Therese S. Richmond, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Andrea B. Laporte Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and serves as its associate dean for research and innovation. She has an extensive program of research aimed at improving recovery from serious injury by addressing the interaction between physical injury and its psychological repercussions.