The Stepping Strong Injury Prevention Program's mission is to reduce the burden of injury by advancing evidenced-based prevention activities through community outreach, research of best practices, and training of healthcare professionals at the Brigham and beyond. As part of our training initiative, we host quarterly virtual “Lunch & Learns” at the Brigham. These “Lunch & Learns” consist of speakers from outside of the Brigham to provide education to our injury prevention program stakeholders on various injury prevention topics. Previous Lunch & Learn event topics included innovations in older adult falls prevention programs, the responsibility of hospitals to address violence prevention, and opioid use disorder prevention.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Define injury prevention and describe the multiple topic areas that the field of injury prevention encompass.
2. Develop partnerships and opportunities for collaboration across various public health sectors.
3. Translate research of injury prevention into clinical and public health practice.
4. Develop partnerships and opportunities for collaboration across various public health sectors and within the healthcare setting to promote further awareness, practice integration, and to advance research and funding for injury prevention on the federal and local level.

Target Audience 

This activity is intended for internal stakeholders from Brigham and Women's Hospital, as well as external stakeholders from organizations such as the Department of Public Health, surrounding Boston-area hospitals, and our local community-based organizations. Audience members are from various backgrounds such as clinicians, researchers, public health professionals, local and state government, and the community-based non-profit sector.

Course Co-Directors

Molly Jarman, PhD, MPH

Lead Investigator, Center for Surgery and Public Health
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Injury Prevention Program Director, The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation

Ali Salim, MD

Division Chief, Trauma, Burn & Surgical Critical Care – Brigham & Women’s Hospital
BWH Endowed Chair in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham 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 healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 1 contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Physician Assistants
Mass General Brigham has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.