Injuries and illnesses requiring emergency medical care often attract responses from law enforcement, and law enforcement officers are frequently present in hospitals. Anyone seeking emergency care might encounter law enforcement in the hospital, but this is particularly true for survivors of violent crime, incarcerated patients, survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies, undocumented immigrants, and individuals with substance use disorders. How do individual health, public safety, legal rights, and ethics intersect? Standardized policies and practices are needed to navigate professional conflicts and balance health and safety concerns.

Co-hosted by Penn LDI and the Penn Department of Emergency Medicine, this multidisciplinary symposium will bring together frontline providers, legal experts, health care workers, social scientists, and researchers to explore these issues and expand the conversation on law enforcement and clinical care.

Co-sponsored by Penn MedicineTrauma Center, Penn Injury Science Center, and Campaign for Community at the Penn Provost Office.