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A GUN VIOLENCE MOONSHOT

FROM THE EDITOR A GUN VIOLENCE MOONSHOT Joseph Conigliaro, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, SGIM Forum Columbine, CO, Sandy Hook, CT, Aurora, CO, Sutherland Springs, TX, Killeen, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, Las ...

BOOK REVIEW: TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALTHCARE APPROACHES: A GUIDE FOR PRIMARY CARE

BOOK REVIEW BOOK REVIEW: TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALTHCARE APPROACHES: A GUIDE FOR PRIMARY CARE Jason Persoff, MD Traumatic experiences, ranging in scope from individual to interpersonal to community, ...

FIREARMS AND SUICIDE: A LETHAL COMBINATION

BEST PRACTICES FIREARMS AND SUICIDE: A LETHAL COMBINATION Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA; Sima S. Pendharkar, MD, MPH, FACP This month’s theme issue is on gun violence, its devastation, ...

“GOT ETHICS QUESTIONS? ASK AN ETHICIST.”

TASK FORCE UPDATE “GOT ETHICS QUESTIONS? ASK AN ETHICIST.” The SGIM Ethics Committee The Ethics Committee supports the mission of SGIM, in part, by promoting the ethical practice of general internal ...

“I HAVE REGRETS”: 23 YEARS OF DICKEY AMENDMENT

PERSPECTIVE “I HAVE REGRETS”: 23 YEARS OF DICKEY AMENDMENT Maria G. Frank, MD; Rhea Powell, MD, MPH “I have regrets”1 admitted former congressman Jay Dickey (R-AR) in a 2015 interview with The ...

IT’S THE ZIP CODE, ST*P#D

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN IT’S THE ZIP CODE, ST*P#D Karen DeSalvo, MD, President, SGIM Like the famous quote from Louisiana-native and campaign strategist James Carville during the 1992 Clinton campaign, ...

OKAY NRA, WHY DON’T WE MERGE LANES?

HEALTH POLICY OKAY NRA, WHY DON’T WE MERGE LANES? Jason Persoff, MD Several months ago, you said we “anti-gun” doctors should stay in our lane when it comes to gun control.1 Today, I’d like to ...

THE PARALLEL LIVES OF FLORENCE SABIN AND JUSTINA WARREN FORD: WOMEN CRUSADERS IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN COLORADO

BREADTH THE PARALLEL LIVES OF FLORENCE SABIN AND JUSTINA WARREN FORD: WOMEN CRUSADERS IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN COLORADO Maria G. Frank, MD, FACP, FHM Seventy-three years had passed since the Declaration ...

WHEN A FEVER TURNS DEADLY: HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS IN THE ELDERLY

MORNING REPORT WHEN A FEVER TURNS DEADLY: HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS IN THE ELDERLY Ayla Pelleg, MD; Shahla Baharlou, MD An 89-year-old female presented to clinic with a sore throat and weakness ...