WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: January 16, 2014 Featuring: Gilbert Salinas, MPA, Director of Patient and Community Relations, Rancho los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Safety Net Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Thea James, MD, Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center; Director, Violence Intervention Advocacy Program Rachel A. Davis, Managing Director, Prevention Institute Kaile Shilling, Coalition Director, Violence Prevention Coalition (Los Angeles) We’ve just come through a holiday season that’s bitter sweet for some — including families that have lost a loved one because of gun violence. Some incidents garner headlines more than others, due to the sheer magnitude of what’s transpired, the ages of the victims, the incredible shock to an otherwise quiet day in a quiet neighborhood, and the tragic consequences. For those in the trenches of working to reduce gun violence day to day — more often in communities and in health care systems all too familiar with gun-related deaths and injuries — every ev