Nov

30

World AIDS Day

November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Different countries are marking the day with a variety of events: US: http://www.worldaidsday.org/ UK: http://www.worldaidsday.org/ Australia: http://www.worldaidsday.org.au/ World AIDS Campaign: http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/World-AIDS-Day For global information about the link between violence against women and HIV, here are a few good reads to get you going: Violence Against Women and HIV (UNAIDS) [...]

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Nov

30

Building Healthcare Leadership, Round 2

November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The Family Violence Prevention Fund is offering a 2nd webinar on healthcare leadership, Building Health Care Leadership: A Systems Advocacy Approach to Addressing Domestic Violence in the Health Care System. The 1st was offered in July; however, this will not just be a replaying of the original, but an interactive original session. The session will be [...]

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Nov

24

Gratitude

November 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

This year has been (without exaggeration), the most painful and difficult, and also the most amazing year of my life. As the holidays approach, I can only spend a little time reflecting on just how far I have traveled this year (figuratively, and, 85K air miles later, also literally). I am enormously grateful for my people, [...]

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Nov

23

Medscape Roundup

November 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

Medscape has a few new articles of interest I thought I’d post. They’re always good for recent research recaps, and as always, they’re free to access. You just need to register over at the site, if you haven’t done so already.

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Nov

22

Batterer Intervention Programs

November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment

I frequently get asked to comment on the efficacy of batterer intervention programs when I teach on the subject of domestic violence. The truth is, this is pretty far outside my scope of practice, so I can’t offer much on the topic, except to refer people to some of my colleagues who do the work. [...]

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Nov

18

Archived DNA Webinars

November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

We’ve been talking a lot about DNA here at work over the past several days, so I thought I would repost some previously delivered (now archived) webinars on a variety of DNA-related topics over at NCVC.

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Nov

16

Articles of Note: November Edition

November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Time once again for Articles of Note. All of these are from the October/November/December 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 [...]

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Nov

15

Grant Writing and Management Academy

November 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

BJA has a Grant Writing and Management Academy available free, online for anyone interested in applying for (or already receiving) federal grants. It provides pretty fantastic training for prospective and seasoned writers alike, and includes topics like problem validation and data gathering, management strategies, and resource development. Given my penchant for all things sustainability, I’m thrilled [...]

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Nov

14

Sexual Assault Kit Evidence

November 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

NIJ has issued a solicitation, Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit Evidence: An Action Research Projects, to identify solutions to the nationwide problem of untested evidence in sexual assault cases. A webinar will be offered in conjunction with the solicitation, November 17th at 2pm ET. Participants will “learn more about the solicitation, including the “action-research” [...]

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Nov

11

Happy Veterans Day

November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment

A heartfelt thank you to all the veterans out there, and a special shout out to the Army JAGs with whom I am fortunate enough to work and call friends.

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