PCH - Firearm Injury Prevention - Naomi Warnick, MD, Nisha Issac, DO and Steven Grossen, MD (University of Louisville, KY)

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Recognize firearm injuries as a public health problem
• Discuss policies that will improve firearm safety and decrease unintentional and suicide related injuries and deaths
• Illustrate safe storage as an evidence-based and effective means to reduce firearm injuries

About the presenter:

Naomi Warnick, MD, JD, MPH
 

Dr. Warnick graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine and the University of Louisville School of Law. She completed her pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at the University of Louisville, where she also earned her master's degree in public health. Her academic interests include advocating for children affected by firearm injuries, sexual and physical abuse and improving awareness and education regarding firearm injury and child maltreatment. Dr. Warnick is committed to advocating for policies and fostering partnerships to improve the safety of children and their families. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and hiking with her family.

Nisha Issac, DO
Emergency Medicine Fellow
 

Dr. Nisha Issac is originally from Texas, but she has called Phoenix home for the last several years. She completed her pediatric residency at Phoenix Children's and is now completing her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at PCH as well. Her particular interests include firearm safety, injury prevention and medical education.

Steven Grossen, MD

Steven Grossen, MD, is a third-year internal medicine and pediatrics resident. He went to medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He hopes to work in inpatient medicine for both adult and pediatric populations. When not working, he enjoys spending time outdoors, practicing jiu-jitsu and playing board and video games with his family and friends.

He has a passion for patient safety and safe firearm use and grew up going deer hunting with his family. One of his cousins injured himself as a child when playing with unsecured ammunition, and a neighbor friend shot himself at 14 in an attempted act of self-harm after he found his father's unsecured and loaded antique pistol. He is leading the quality improvement initiative at the Phoenix Children's General Pediatric Clinic to improve firearm safety counseling and distribution of free gun locks during well visits.