Jun

30

Nurse Expert Witness: The Basics and Beyond

June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Oh, I do love a good expert witness webinar. And IAFN and AALNC are offering a joint one Auguts 17th at 3pm ET, The Nurse Expert Witness: The Basics and Beyond (plus they’re offering CEUs). Registration’s not yet open for this event, but it’s worth getting on your calendar, and I will update the page [...]

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Jun

29

Child Fatalities

June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I have a lot of respected friends and colleagues who care for pediatric  abusive head trauma and sexual abuse patients. And I have a lot of respected friends and colleagues who prosecute these cases.  So I will be interested in feedback about this particular Frontline program (it debuted last night on PBS) that looks at child [...]

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Jun

28

Photo Basics

June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I have had quite a few emails from my Photo post the other day, including several questions about how to get stronger on the foundations–simply understanding the way the camera works and how to take a basic shot. In a lovely example of the planets aligning, Lifehacker, a favorite timesuck of mine, has a new [...]

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Jun

27

Healthy People 2020

June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment

In the US, the Department of Health and Human Services provides science-based healthcare objectives for the country in a document called Healthy People. Healthy People 2020 was released at the end of last year, and if you haven’t had a chance to see it (made easier by a pretty decent website), it’s worth looking at. Struggling to [...]

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Jun

24

New Page

June 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment

At the request of several readers, I have added a 10 Things tab to the top nav where you can find all of the lists I’ve published to date. Thanks for asking!

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Jun

23

10 Things: Photography

June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment

When training lawyers, as I was yesterday, one topic we always discuss is photography and the pros and cons of taking photographs. Particularly genital photographs. I have found both prosecutors and defense counsel have some very specific opinions about this, and I love to have that conversation. But in the course of yesterday’s conversation, I realized that [...]

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Jun

23

What were they thinking?

June 23, 2011 | 7 Comments

Clearly, I’m having trouble grasping just what Kia Motors thought was a great marketing nugget in this particular ad:

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Jun

21

Articles of Note: June Edition

June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Time once again for this month’s Articles of Note. These are a selection from peer-reviewed journals that feel particularly relevant to our practice. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The majority of the links will take you to PubMed. However, I have included one [...]

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Jun

20

Sexual Abuse Behind Bars

June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment

SAFEta Source has another webinar coming up in July. Sexual Abuse Behind Bars: Serving Incarcerated Victims will be held July 28th at 2pm ET. As always, SAFEta webinars are free of charge.

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Jun

17

Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator

June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment

For all of our death investigator colleagues, the newly published Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator from the US Department of Justice (PDF).

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