School of Medicine Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 / 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy
7710 Mercy Road, Room 11661 Omaha, NE 68124
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Clinicians’ Roles in Firearm Injury Prevention
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Noon-1 p.m. CT
11 a.m.-Noon MT
In-Person at:
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy
Room 11661
7710 Mercy Road
Omaha, NE68124
No Cost | 1.0 CE Hours
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Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;
Director of Clinical Programs and Practice
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Designed For
Physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, fellows and students
Jointly Provided By
- Creighton University School of Medicine
- Creighton University Office of Continuing Education
- CHI Health, 2025 Violence Prevention Training & Education Series
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Objectives
- Describe the epidemiology of firearm injury and mortality in the US
- Describe conceptual frameworks for violence prevention and the public health approach
- Recognize common risk factors that elevate risk of firearm injury
- Identify clinical strategies for firearm injury prevention including safe storage, lethal means safety, and hospital violence intervention programs
Presented By Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH
Dr. Katherine Hoops is an attending physician in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins. She is an associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine and serves as the Director of Clinical Programs and Practice in the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
She received her undergraduate degree in biology from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. She earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She completed a Master’s in Public Health concentrating on Health Policy and Management in injury and violence prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Alabama Birmingham before coming to Johns Hopkins to complete fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She also recently completed a juris doctorate after finishing law school Georgetown University Law Center this December.
Dr. Hoops’ research is focused on a public health approach to the prevention of firearm injury and violence. She works to reduce violence and injury while promoting health equity and health justice. She conducts research on creating effective policy measures, implementing a trauma-informed approach to care, effectively communicating with patients and families about firearm safety, and improving physicians’ education on and counseling related to firearm safety. She is currently leading two federally funded multisite clinical trials studying the implementation of a comprehensive program for firearm access screening and safety counseling in trauma patients.
Education Credit
Category 1
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
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