Mar
15
Evaluating the Work of SANE Programs in the Criminal Justice System
March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I am very honored to be the consultant on some exciting research being conducted by Dr. Rebecca Campbell and colleagues at Michigan State University. If you are interested in participating in a project that will assist you in evaluating the efficacy of your program on criminal justice outcomes, please read more about how to apply, after the jump:
Mar
15
Articles of Note: March Edition
March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I cannot believe it’s already mid-March and I am *just* getting to this post. Between CCAW in Dallas (fantastic and more than 700 attendees) and a court martial that had me sequestered without internet, last week was a wash in terms of getting much done. Finally, though, it’s time for March’s Articles of Note. All of these are from the late February/March/April issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal.
Mar
15
Addressing Language Access
March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
ReachMD has a fascinating offering over at their site on addressing language access. It’s actually a practice assessment for healthcare professionals, and the objectives include:
- Identify three reasons why we should work to bridge language barriers when communicating with our patients
- List five ways to improve our ability to communicate with limited English speaking patients including how to work with trained or untrained interpreters, and
- Identify available resources to make our practices more friendly for limited English speaking patients
Mar
11
Victim Centered Care
March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
March 30th at 2pm ET SAFEta Source will be hosting a webinar on victim-centered care. Co-presented by Kim Day (IAFN) and Laura Williams (MNCASA), this webinar will offer education and practical solutions to clinicians, advocates, and law enforcement professionals on the sometimes clashing ideas of what victim centered care looks like. At the end of the event, attendees will:
- Have an increased understanding of what ‘victim centered’ care is;
- Understand the impact that victim centered care can have on design, implementation and evaluation of local protocol responses to sexual assault.
- Be able to maximize ways to ensure that your team is victim centered
Mar
10
Whistleblowing Nurses
March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Many of you have probably followed the case of the 2 Texas nurses who reported an emergency department physician’s negligent practice to the state medical board and were ultimately prosecuted for doing so. Now Medscape has a follow-up article on the story with some excellent points for us to consider about our professional and ethical obligations to speak up in the face of substandard care delivery. It also provides some updates on the status of the case.
Mar
9
Investigating Infant Deaths
March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
IAFN is hosting a webinar on investigating infant deaths April 6th at 2pm ET. This will be the 1st webinar of the 2010 IAFN Webinar Series, and it’s being presented by Bobbi Jo O’Neal, BSN, RN, F-ABMDI, Deputy Coroner for Charleston County, South Carolina.
Mar
7
Fighting Sex Slavery
March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I’m on my way to Dallas for the Conference on Crimes Against Women, but before I go, I wanted to post a very powerful TED presentation by Sunitha Krishnan on fighting sex slavery. It’s tough to watch some portions, but it’s powerful and under 15 minutes. She talks bluntly about the realities of trafficking, but also has some important prevention messages, as well.
Mar
5
Our Newest Giveaway Winner
March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Congratulations, Laura Maguire! Random.org picked you out of the bunch (a fact I will you all to trust me on as I am posting mobile-ly today and can’t capture the screenshot of the randomizer). Laura, give me a shout through the Contact form so I can get a mailing address for you.
Stay tuned for our next giveaway announcement. Might just be mixing things up a bit…
Mar
4
Child Prostitution & Sex Trafficking
March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Last week, the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held hearings on child prostitution and sex trafficking in the US. Among the speakers was Rachel Lloyd from GEMS, Anita Alvarez, the elected state’s attorney from Cook County, IL (the 2nd largest prosecutor’s office in the country, FYI), and Senator Ron Widen (OR).
Mar
3
Pressure Ulcers
March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
My long-time readers know that I am crazy about photographs. Anytime I can add a resource that includes good quality ones is a happy day. So I was very pleased to come across this excellent slide presentation on classifying pressure ulcers over at Medscape. If your work includes caring for neglect patients, then this is a terrific educational tool.
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Better identify, interpret, and investigate child maltreatment and sexual assault.
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