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Today our guest is the brilliant Dr. Emmy Betz. With degrees from Johns Hopkins and Yale, she works as a board-certified emergency physician and conducts research in injury prevention with specific focuses including older driver safety, suicide prevention, and firearm injury prevention. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and more. Dr. Betz also instructs medical and graduate students and residents about injury prevention and geriatrics. Doctor, thank you for joining us on the show!

Professor | Department of Emergency Medicine | University of Colorado School of Medicine

Director | Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative | Injury and Violence Prevention Center

Colorado School of Public Health | CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Research Physician | Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) | Veterans Health Administration

https://firearmlifeplan.org

Create your plan for safety today at Plan | Firearm Life Plan

English: https://www.dementiasafety.org/safe-at-home-dandc-english

Spanish: https://www.dementiasafety.org/safe-at-home-dandc-esp/

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