To Protect and Serve: Clarifying the Role of Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department
Local police officers and other external law enforcement officers are ubiquitous in emergency departments (EDs) across the country. But the job of law enforcement to protect public safety can sometimes conflict with clinicians’ dedication to patient care while putting...Gun Violence and its Impact on Healthcare
In the United States, there are over 100 gun deaths each day and about 38,000 each year. Despite the number of deaths, lingering health impacts from gunshot wounds, and the psychological impact a gun death or injury can have on a household or community, gun violence...
Reality Check – WURD Radio segment – ft. Dr. Trina Kumodzi
Trina Kumodzi from Penn Nursing, joined Charles Ellison to discuss a first-of-its-kind study from Penn Nursing and the Penn Injury Science Center has assessed the performance of two predictive screeners to determine their performance in a population heavily impacted...
Rodney Babb Joins Prestigious CVI Leadership Academy
Rodney Babb, lead violence recovery specialist for the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, has been accepted into the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy. This unique program out of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago...
Health Worker Safety Must Be Prioritized: Anish Agarwal and Jane Muir Call for Action
In an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Anish Agarwal and Jane Muir spotlight the growing violence faced by ER nurses and physicians, stressing the urgent need for zero-tolerance policies in health-care settings. They advocate for federal legislation and stronger...
Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP
Kit Delgado, MD, MS
Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH
