Jan
31
Leadership Reader
January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Today, for the 2nd installment of the Leadership Reader, I wanted to highlight a book about money. Many of you have talked with me about the challenges of funding your programs and the need to explore new ways to bring in operating dollars. Grants are always a good avenue to pursue, but they often come [...]
Jan
30
Elder Abuse
January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Nurse.com is offering 1 CEU for their offering Elder Abuse: Mistreatment of Older Americans on the Rise. Cost of the course is $10 and is in the standard article-posttest format.
Jan
29
VAWNet Online Learning Tools
January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
VAWNet, one of the great sources for information on violence against women, has just published their collection of online learning tools. There is a wealth of offerings here, ranging from videos to podcasts to slide presentations. The vast majority are not specific to healthcare, but there’s great multidisciplinary information here on a spectrum of issues [...]
Jan
29
Physical and Sexual Assault of Women with Disabilities
January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery’s Center for Injury Research and Control has a series of Grand Rounds in webinar format archived on their site. One of the grand rounds from last November is Dr. Cari Casteel’s presentation: National Study of Physical and Sexual Assault of Women with Disabilities.
Jan
29
Intimate Partner Sexual Assault
January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The National Judicial Education Program, part of Legal Momentum, has an online course for judges: “Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating This Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases”. Although it is clearly geared toward legal professionals, it has some great information that would be beneficial to several different disciplines. According to the website, the course provides [...]
Jan
28
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has published a series of podcasts on HIV. This offering is a 2-part series on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Each podcast is 58 minutes long and free to access. However, you will need iTunes to access them and the process is a bit clunky:
Jan
28
Child Abuse Evaluation Guidelines
January 28, 2009 | 2 Comments
In the Summer of 2007 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued guidelines for accurately evaluating and diagnosing children appearing to have been physically abused. While this information is not new per se, Medscape is still offering a CE unit on the guidelines (for nurses and physicians), valid until June 10, 2009.
Jan
27
Shaken Baby Syndrome
January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome has an online training center for professionals and the lay public. One of the professional courses they offer is an intermediate course on Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma. It is comprised of 4 lessons, including an Overview of Shaken Baby Syndrome, Medical Perspectives, Investigation and Legal [...]
Jan
27
Domestic Violence and Homelessness
January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
On February 9th, Jewish Women International’s National Alliance to End Domestic Violence is hosting a teleconference entitled, The Impact of Our Economic Downturn on Domestic Violence and Homelessness. Featured speakers include Lynn Rosenthal from the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Mary Lauby from Jane Doe, Inc.
Jan
27
Spectrum of Prevention
January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Spectrum of Prevention is a tool developed by the Prevention Institute to help develop strategies to prevent violence against women. It has been featured frequently as a way to mobilize communities to develop solutions to prevent sexual violence, as well as a tool for educating individuals and communities about engaging in the prevention process.
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