New Leaders Join PPGV We want to introduce some new leaders to the group- we are very happy to welcome them and to have their help. From the University of Michigan 1. Valerie Opipari, MD, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases. 2. Max Wicha, MD, Founding Director Emeritus of the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center […]
Month: April 2016
I am excited to tell you that Dr. Andrew Zweifler and I will be presenting a talk tomorrow at the National Medical Conference on Gun Violence held in Chicago. Our talk is titled, “Let’s Talk About Guns: Strategies for Successful Clinical Conversations”. In our presentation, we will examine the challenges involved in discussing gun safety […]
141 Medical Groups Urge Congress to Restore Funding for Gun Violence Research Doctors call on lawmakers to “end the dramatic chilling effect” of a law seen as curbing almost all CDC firearm studies. BY KATE MASTERS · @KAMAMASTERS ·April 6, 2016 PPGV joined 140 other groups in this call to restore funding for gun violence. http://www.thetrace.org/2016/04/cdc-gun-violence-research-ban-doctors-for-america/