Brigham and Women’s Hospital 5th Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Annual Symposium 2022

Trauma Research • Trauma Innovation • Injury Prevention • Firearm Safety • Suicide Prevention • Trauma Surgery • Public Health • Translational Research • Multidisciplinary Trauma Care

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital 5th Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Annual Symposium 2022 provides a multidisciplinary exploration of innovation across the continuum of trauma research, injury prevention, clinical care, public health, and community-based intervention.

Held virtually on November 3, 2022, the symposium was presented by the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital under the theme:

Innovation in the Continuum of Trauma Care: Spotlight on Firearm Safety

The program brings together trauma surgeons, clinicians, researchers, public health specialists, educators, policy experts, mental health professionals, community advocates, and survivors to examine how scientific discovery, multidisciplinary collaboration, injury-prevention strategies, and evidence-based interventions can improve trauma care and reduce preventable injury.

Major areas include trauma research innovation, translational research, firearm injury prevention, firearm safety, suicide prevention, clinical and community-based suicide-prevention strategies, public health, multidisciplinary trauma care, and moving innovative research from concept toward real-world implementation.

Course Details

• Course: 5th Annual Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Symposium
• Provider: Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Mass General Brigham
• Presented by: Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation
• Year: 2022
• Date: November 3, 2022
• Time: 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
• Original Format: Virtual
• Official Theme: Innovation in the Continuum of Trauma Care: Spotlight on Firearm Safety
• Primary Focus: Trauma Research, Innovation, Injury Prevention, and Multidisciplinary Trauma Care
• Language: English
• Course Director: Ali Salim, MD
• Official CME: Up to 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• Nursing Credit: Up to 3.50 Nursing Contact Hours

Target Audience

The symposium is designed for a broad multidisciplinary audience involved in trauma care, injury prevention, behavioral health, public health, research, and community intervention.

The official target audience includes:

• Researchers
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Public Health Personnel
• Injury Prevention Leaders
• Psychiatrists
• Social Workers
• Government Officials
• Policy Experts
• Survivors of Gun Violence
• Community-Based Organizations

The program is also particularly relevant to:

• Trauma Surgeons
• Acute Care Surgeons
• Emergency Medicine Physicians
• Surgical Critical Care Clinicians
• Primary Care Physicians
• Psychiatrists
• Mental Health Professionals
• Suicide Prevention Specialists
• Injury Prevention Researchers
• Public Health Researchers
• Trauma Nurses
• Social Workers
• Community Health Professionals
• Healthcare Educators
• Clinical Researchers
• Translational Scientists
• Residents and Fellows interested in trauma research

Program Overview

Trauma care extends beyond immediate resuscitation and surgical treatment.

Improving outcomes requires collaboration across:

• Basic and translational science
• Trauma surgery
• Emergency and critical care
• Injury prevention
• Mental health
• Public health
• Community engagement
• Technology development
• Research implementation
• Policy research
• Patient and survivor perspectives

The 5th Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Symposium examines these connections through presentations from researchers, clinicians, community organizations, and multidisciplinary experts.

The symposium also showcases research from recipients of the Stepping Strong Innovator Award and Breakthrough Award, illustrating how innovative trauma research can progress from an initial scientific idea toward collaborative development and eventual clinical or commercial application.

A major portion of the program is devoted to firearm safety and injury prevention, followed by a dedicated discussion of evidence-based suicide-prevention strategies in both clinical and community settings.

The program concludes with a keynote addressing firearm injury and the broader role of trauma professionals beyond direct bedside treatment.

Learning Objectives

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

1. Recognize phases of a research project—from the inception of a groundbreaking idea to furthering research through multidisciplinary collaboration to the commercialization of a product.
2. Review advances in firearm safety from the perspective of researchers, policymakers, educators, and trauma surgeons.
3. Assess evidence-based solutions for preventing suicide through clinical and community-based approaches.
4. Integrate the multidisciplinary approach to trauma care across the symposium discussions.

Official Program Topics

Opening Remarks

Welcome and Introduction

Ali Salim, MD

Introduces the symposium, its focus on innovation across the trauma-care continuum, and the multidisciplinary approach of the Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation.

Session 1 – Innovation Milestones: Highlights from the Stepping Strong Research Community

Moderator: Matthew J. Carty, MD

Panelists:

• Cornelia Griggs, MD
• Mathias Kolle, PhD
• Marc Wein, MD, PhD

This session highlights research and innovation emerging from the Stepping Strong research community.

The discussion illustrates how trauma-related scientific projects can progress through multiple stages:

• Identification of a clinical problem
• Development of an innovative idea
• Basic and translational research
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Prototype or technology development
• Clinical application
• Further research
• Commercialization and implementation

The session also showcases work associated with Stepping Strong Innovator and Breakthrough Award recipients.

Trauma Research Translation

A major educational theme is understanding how discoveries move from the research environment toward clinical impact.

Important concepts include:

• Translational trauma research
• Multidisciplinary scientific collaboration
• Clinical problem identification
• Technology development
• Innovation pathways
• Research funding
• Proof-of-concept development
• Clinical translation
• Commercialization
• Implementation

Session 2 – Firearm Safety: Prevention, Protection & Policy

Moderator: Eric Goralnick, MD, MS

Panelists:

• Sara-Beth Spitzer, MD
• Peter Masiakos, MD
• Matthew Miller, MD, MPH
• Rachel Rodrigues

This multidisciplinary panel examines firearm safety and injury prevention from clinical, research, educational, community, and policy perspectives.

The session brings together experts with different professional backgrounds to examine strategies intended to reduce firearm-related injury and improve safety.

Areas of discussion include:

• Firearm injury prevention
• Firearm safety
• Public health approaches
• Trauma surgery perspectives
• Community engagement
• Injury-prevention education
• Research evidence
• Prevention strategies
• Clinical communication
• Population-level approaches
• Policy considerations

Firearm Injury Prevention

Firearm-related injury intersects with trauma surgery, emergency medicine, public health, behavioral health, community organizations, and injury-prevention research.

The symposium examines how multidisciplinary teams can combine:

• Clinical experience
• Epidemiologic research
• Prevention science
• Education
• Community partnerships
• Public health interventions
• Policy analysis

to better understand and address firearm-related trauma.

Session 3 – Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Suicide

Solutions for Clinicians and Community Advocates

Moderator: Molly Jarman, PhD, MPH

Panelists:

• John Bradley, MD
• Sean Joe, PhD

This session focuses on evidence-based approaches to suicide prevention across both healthcare and community environments.

The discussion emphasizes that suicide prevention requires coordination between clinicians, behavioral health professionals, public health specialists, community organizations, families, and other stakeholders.

Major areas include:

• Suicide risk
• Suicide prevention
• Clinical assessment
• Community-based prevention
• Behavioral health
• Mental health intervention
• Injury prevention
• Evidence-based prevention strategies
• Community engagement
• Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical Suicide Prevention

The clinical component emphasizes recognition of suicide risk and the importance of structured approaches to prevention.

Relevant areas include:

• Recognition of at-risk individuals
• Mental health assessment
• Patient safety
• Communication
• Referral and follow-up
• Integration of behavioral health
• Coordination across care settings

Community-Based Suicide Prevention

The symposium also examines suicide prevention outside traditional clinical environments.

Important concepts include:

• Community engagement
• Outreach
• Public education
• Community partnerships
• Prevention programs
• Collaboration with advocacy and support organizations
• Connecting vulnerable individuals with appropriate resources

Keynote Session

Gun Violence in America: Driving Change Beyond the Bedside

Speaker: Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPA, MPH

Moderator: Bernard Jones, EdM

Introduction: Ali Salim, MD

Dr. Joseph V. Sakran presents a trauma-surgery and public-health perspective on firearm-related injury and the role healthcare professionals can play beyond direct clinical treatment.

The keynote connects:

• Trauma surgery
• Injury prevention
• Public health
• Research
• Community engagement
• Advocacy
• Healthcare leadership

and examines the broader impact of firearm-related trauma on patients, families, healthcare systems, and communities.

Closing Session

Closing Remarks and 2023 Stepping Strong Innovator and Breakthrough Award Announcements

Natalie Artzi, PhD
Ali Salim, MD
Audrey Epstein Reny, MBA

The symposium concludes by recognizing emerging innovation within the Stepping Strong research community and announcing recipients of the 2023 Stepping Strong Innovator and Breakthrough Awards.

Major Topics Covered

• Trauma Research
• Trauma Innovation
• Trauma Surgery
• Acute Care Surgery
• Injury Prevention
• Firearm Safety
• Firearm Injury Prevention
• Suicide Prevention
• Mental Health
• Behavioral Health
• Public Health
• Trauma Public Health
• Translational Research
• Clinical Research
• Research Innovation
• Technology Development
• Medical Innovation
• Research Commercialization
• Multidisciplinary Research
• Trauma Systems
• Trauma Care Continuum
• Clinical Injury Prevention
• Community Injury Prevention
• Community Engagement
• Prevention Science
• Suicide Risk
• Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention
• Community-Based Suicide Prevention
• Clinical Suicide Prevention
• Trauma Outcomes
• Healthcare Innovation
• Trauma Education
• Research Collaboration
• Survivor Perspectives
• Community Advocacy
• Population Health
• Healthcare Policy Research
• Surgical Innovation
• Trauma Technology

Course Director

Ali Salim, MD

Medical Director
The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation

BWH Distinguished Chair in Surgery

Chief, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School

Faculty and Speakers

Faculty featured in the symposium include:

• Natalie Artzi, PhD
• Matthew J. Carty, MD
• Cornelia Griggs, MD
• Eric Goralnick, MD, MS
• Molly Jarman, PhD, MPH
• Bernard Jones, EdM
• Sara-Beth Spitzer, MD
• Audrey Epstein Reny, MBA
• Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPA, MPH
• Rachel Rodrigues
• Peter Masiakos, MD
• Marc Wein, MD, PhD
• Mathias Kolle, PhD
• Matthew Miller, MD, MPH
• John Bradley, MD
• Sean Joe, PhD

Participating Institutions and Organizations

The symposium includes experts affiliated with institutions and organizations such as:

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation
• Harvard Medical School
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Northeastern University
• VA Boston Healthcare System
• Washington University in St. Louis
• The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
• Community-based organizations in the Greater Boston area

Accreditation

The official live activity offered:

• 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 3.50 Nursing Contact Hours
• 3.50 Participation Credits

Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the:

• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The official educational activity was provided by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham.

Important: Official continuing education credit applied to eligible participation through the authorized Mass General Brigham activity.

Why This Symposium Is Relevant

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital 5th Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Annual Symposium 2022 is distinctive because it examines trauma care beyond the immediate treatment of physical injury.

The program connects:

• Trauma surgery
• Scientific innovation
• Injury prevention
• Mental health
• Suicide prevention
• Community engagement
• Public health
• Translational research
• Technology development
• Clinical implementation

The symposium is particularly relevant for professionals interested in:

• Trauma research innovation
• Translational trauma science
• Firearm injury prevention
• Suicide prevention
• Trauma-related public health
• Research commercialization
• Community-based prevention
• Multidisciplinary trauma care
• Surgeon involvement in injury prevention
• Mental health and trauma
• Evidence-based prevention strategies
• Moving research discoveries toward clinical application

Its multidisciplinary structure allows participants to examine trauma from scientific, clinical, behavioral, public-health, and community perspectives rather than viewing trauma care exclusively through emergency surgery.

Short Description

Brigham and Women’s Hospital 5th Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Annual Symposium 2022 explores innovation across the trauma-care continuum, including translational trauma research, firearm safety and injury prevention, evidence-based suicide prevention, public health, community engagement, multidisciplinary trauma care, and the development of research from innovative ideas toward clinical application.

+ Topics:

• 01 Trauma Research Innovation – Moving Clinical Problems From Initial Ideas Through Scientific Investigation, Collaboration, and Real-World Application
• 02 Translational Trauma Research – Connecting Laboratory Discovery, Clinical Research, Technology Development, and Patient Care
• 03 Stepping Strong Innovation Milestones – Research Development, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, and Progress Toward Clinical Implementation
• 04 Trauma Technology Development – Transforming Scientific Concepts Into Tools, Products, and Solutions for Trauma Care
• 05 Research Commercialization – Understanding the Pathway From Innovative Trauma Research to Scalable Clinical Products
• 06 Firearm Safety – Multidisciplinary Perspectives From Trauma Clinicians, Researchers, Educators, Community Leaders, and Public Health Experts
• 07 Firearm Injury Prevention – Evidence, Education, Clinical Practice, and Community Strategies for Reducing Preventable Injury
• 08 Trauma Surgery and Injury Prevention – Expanding the Trauma Clinician’s Role Beyond Acute Operative and Emergency Care
• 09 Public Health Approaches to Trauma – Applying Population-Level Research and Prevention Strategies to Injury Reduction
• 10 Suicide Prevention – Evidence-Based Strategies for Identifying Risk and Preventing Self-Harm in Clinical and Community Settings
• 11 Clinical Suicide Prevention – Mental Health Assessment, Patient Safety, Communication, Referral, and Coordinated Follow-Up
• 12 Community-Based Suicide Prevention – Outreach, Education, Partnerships, and Community-Level Strategies for Supporting At-Risk Individuals
• 13 Psychiatry and Trauma Prevention – Integrating Behavioral Health and Mental Health Perspectives Into Injury and Suicide Prevention
• 14 Multidisciplinary Trauma Care – Coordinating Surgery, Emergency Care, Research, Public Health, Mental Health, and Community Resources
• 15 Community Engagement in Trauma Prevention – Building Partnerships Between Healthcare Systems, Researchers, Survivors, and Community Organizations
• 16 Trauma Survivorship – Incorporating Patient and Survivor Perspectives Into Trauma Research, Prevention, and Care
• 17 Research Collaboration – Using Multi-Institutional and Cross-Disciplinary Teams to Advance Trauma Science and Innovation
• 18 Innovation Awards in Trauma Research – Supporting Emerging Research Through Stepping Strong Innovator and Breakthrough Programs
• 19 Trauma Care Beyond the Bedside – Linking Clinical Treatment With Prevention, Research, Education, and Community Engagement
• 20 Injury Prevention Science – Applying Evidence-Based Methods to Reduce Preventable Traumatic Injury and Associated Harm
• 21 Healthcare Innovation in Trauma – Designing and Implementing New Approaches to Trauma Research, Treatment, and Prevention
• 22 Behavioral Health and Injury Prevention – Recognizing the Intersection of Mental Health, Suicide Risk, Trauma, and Prevention
• 23 Population Health and Trauma – Understanding Injury Patterns and Developing Broader Prevention Strategies
• 24 Trauma Research to Clinical Practice – Translating Scientific Findings Into Practical Improvements in Trauma Systems and Patient Care
• 25 Innovation Across the Trauma Care Continuum – Integrating Research, Acute Care, Prevention, Recovery, and Community-Based Strategies

 

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• Full Video.mp4

• 2:30pm	Opening Remarks | Ali Salim, MD
  2:45	Innovation Milestones: Highlights from the Stepping Strong Research Community  Moderator: Matthew Carty, MD Panelists: Cornelia Griggs, MD; Mathias Kolle, PhD; Marc Wein, MD, PhD
  3:35	Firearm Safety: Prevention, Protection & Policy  Moderator: Eric Goralnick, MD Panelists: Sarah Spitzer, MD; Peter Masiakos, MD; Matthew Miller, MD, MPH; Rachel Rodrigues
  4:25	Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Suicide: Solutions for Clinicians and Community Advocates Moderator: Molly Jarman, PhD, MPH Panelists: John Bradley, MD Sean Joe, MD
  5:15	Keynote Session: Gun Violence in America: Driving Change Beyond the Bedside Moderator: Bernard Jones, EdM Introduction: Ali Salim, MD Speaker: Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPA, MPH
  5:50	Closing Remarks and 2023 Stepping Strong Innovator and Breakthrough Award Announcements Natalie Artzi, PhD; Ali Salim, MD; Audrey Epstein Reny, MBA
  6:00pm	Adjourn