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Citation

Puttagunta R, Coverdale TR, Coverdale J. Acad. Psychiatry 2016; 40(5): 821-824.

Affiliation

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Psychiatric Publishing)

DOI

10.1007/s40596-016-0490-6

PMID

26911492

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Because there have been no published formal reviews on teaching of firearm safety, we set out to systematically locate and review the literature on curricula that educated physicians and other health care providers, residents across specialties, and medical students on how to counsel on firearm safety.

METHODS: We searched for all papers with outcomes that described firearm safety training programs for healthcare providers and trainees. Studies were identified through PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, PsychInfo, EMBASE, and MedEdPortal databases and electronically searched using combinations of words from general topic areas of firearms, learners, and education.

RESULTS: We found four programs that met inclusion criteria. These targeted a narrow range of learners including medical students, pediatric residents, practicing pediatricians, and nurse practitioners. Teaching methods included lectures, case-based learning, group discussions, and audiotape training. There were two randomized controlled trials, one cohort design, and one posttest design. One of the randomized controlled trials was an office-based high quality multisite national study, although the focus of teaching was not on firearm safety alone. All studies used different outcomes, and only one study validated the outcome measures. There were no studies targeting psychiatrists or psychiatry residents.

CONCLUSION: These results underscore a priority for developing firearm safety education programs in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education settings.


Language: en

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