Older Adults and Firearms: A Public Health Concern We Don’t Talk About

Monday, November 4, 2024

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Older adults own or have access to firearms at an alarming rate. This fact has created an untold public health concern because there is significant risk of older adults suffering firearm-related injury resulting from depression, dementia, elder abuse, social isolation, and facility living. Join us for the next Vital Signs webinar to learn about the intersection of these clinical and environmental factors with gun ownership and legal interventions to address this important issue and reduce potential harm.

Professor David Hoffman is an expert in the legal and public health dimensions of aging, having previously served as assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where he prosecuted elder abuse and neglect cases, and before that as chief counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Aging.

Dr. Tony Rosen is a nationally-recognized researcher in elder abuse and geriatric injury prevention at Weill Cornell Medical College. In addition to his roles with the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment and as expert advisor to the New York State Department of the Aging, Dr. Rosen is involved in care and advocacy for elder abuse victims in New York City, including as a member as of the NYC Violent Death Reporting System Advisory Board and the NYC Elder Fatality Review Team.

Professor Elizabeth R. Kukura directs the series and will moderate the discussion.

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CLE: 1 Hour Substantive Credit; Free of Charge