Preventing Firearm Injury Through Purpose and Policy 2024

As firearm injuries continue to claim lives, especially among our children and teenagers, it is crucial to convene experts, legislators, and advocacy groups to explore effective strategies for reducing these tragic incidents. Thanks for joining us for our third annual conference on firearm injury prevention, an essential gathering that addressed the urgent public health issue of firearm injuries in the United States.

This conference brought together a diverse range of stakeholders to discuss themes — such as secure storage, community violence prevention, advocacy, education, and community interventions — aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenge of firearm injuries. Our goal was to generate actionable recommendations and initiatives to curb this epidemic. Thank you for joining us as we work toward a safer, healthier future for all.

This nonpartisan event was sponsored by the Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences and aimed to foster meaningful dialogue and collaboration. We encouraged attendees to wear orange to acknowledge National Gun Violence Awareness Day, held the first Friday of each June.

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Agenda


8:00 am	Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am	Welcome Remarks Rola El-Serag, M.D. L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Biosciences, Baker Institute Video Presentation — White House Office for Gun Violence Prevention Sandra McKay, M.D., FAAP Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy, Baker Institute
9:10 am	Keynote Presentation Eric Fleegler, M.D., MPH Physician, Children's Hospital Boston; Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Senior Research Investigator, MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
9:50 am	Break
10:05 am	Panel I — Advocating for Policy Moderated by: Zoabe Hafeez, M.D., Nonresident Fellow, Baker Institute; Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UTHealth Houston Christina Delgado Southwest Advocacy Associate, Community Justice Action Fund Shannon Flores Senior Coalition Manager, GIFFORDS Gun Owners for Safety Nicole Golden, MSSW Executive Director, Texas Gun Sense Emily Lieberman, M.D. Founder, On Call 4 Kids; Pediatrician
11:15 am	Break
11:30 am	Panel II — Addressing Community Violence Moderated by: Mary E. Aitken, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Karlton Harris Executive Director, The Forgotten Third Kevin Rix, Ph.D., MPH Assistant Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Science & Pediatrics, School of Public Health and McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Jeff R. Temple, Ph.D. Professor, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, School of Behavioral Health Sciences at UTHealth Houston Lupe M. Washington, M.S. Division Director Community Health and Violence Prevention, Harris County Public Health
12:40pm	Lunch
1:20 pm	Panel III — Promoting Secure Storage Moderated by: Chad T. Wilson, M.D., MPH, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine Glenda Beasley Safe Gun Storage Partner Coordinator on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety Lisa Beckman, MBA Volunteer, Be Smart; Toolkit Developer, Everytown for Gun Safety Daniel Guzman, M.D. Program Director, Aim for Safety, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cook Children's Health Care System Alexander Testa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Andrew Lithen Director of Chapter Engagement & Programming; Member Scrubs Addressing (SAFE) The Firearm Epidemic Board of Directors
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	Panel IV — Legislative Voices: Bridging Policy and People Moderated by: Sandra McKay, M.D., FAAP Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy, Baker Institute The Honorable Adrian Garcia Commissioner, Harris County Precinct 2 The Honorable Abbie Kamin Council Member, District C, City of Houston
3:30 pm	Presentation — “Impacting Change to Prevent Firearm Injury” Catherine P. Seger, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Trauma Medical Director, Ben Taub Hospital
4:00 pm	Closing Remarks Sandra McKay, M.D., FAAP Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy, Baker Institute