Nov

30

VAWA Reauthorization

November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment

For US readers interested in taking action around efforts to ensure the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (Senators Leahy and Crapo will introduce the bill today), please check out information from the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women about how you can help.

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Nov

30

Tyler Perry’s Open Letter to Penn State 11-Year-Old

November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments

Several folks sent me this yesterday, and I see it making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook. I just got around to reading it this morning. If you have not seen it yet, please read Tyler Perry’s Open Letter to a Penn State 11-Year Old published this week in Newsweek.

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Nov

29

Whistleblowing

November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment

As the case of the 2 nurses in Texas has drawn to a close, and the physician in the case (along with other non-medical personnel) held accountable by licensing bodies and the criminal justice system, Medscape has published a wrap-up of the case in its entirety for anyone interested in looking at all angles of what was [...]

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Nov

28

Making Your Case

November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I almost titled this post, “Everything I need today can be found over at the RWJF site”, but I didn’t feel like it would really grab anyone’s interest. However, I spent a lot of time trawling through their Vulnerable Populations portfolio, and frankly, there are some tools there that could help us make the (stronger) [...]

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Nov

23

Happy Thanksgiving

November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I am taking the rest of this week off to spend time with family and friends. I hope all of you are getting time off, as well. To those of you pulling a shift or taking call, my hopes that you will find it a quiet holiday, and that somewhere in all of it is [...]

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Nov

22

Medscape Roundup

November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I was perusing Medscape last night and noticed there are several items that may be worth your time, including several CE and CME offerings from October and November: Vodka Tampons to Get Drunk (Chief Complaint Blog) Sexual History of Adolescents in the Emergency Department (CME) (more after the jump)

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Nov

21

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

November 25th begins 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. From the site: Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against Violence Against Women-and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period [...]

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Nov

18

Victims, Not Accusers

November 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I’m in Miami this week, and I’m desperately trying to put a challenging week behind me. So I leave you with some excellent reading by Jackson Katz in today’s HuffPost on the media and Penn State. Have a great weekend. (p.s. If you are a serious multitasker, you may also want to read this.)

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Nov

18

Animal Cruelty and Violence

November 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I had a question from a reader wanting to know if there were any webinars on domestic violence and animal abuse. I think Allie Phillips is doing some of the best work out there on the topic, and one of her webinars is archived over at ASPCA: The Linkages between Violence to Animals and People. [...]

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Nov

15

Bullying and Harassment

November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of living in DC is the ability to attend live events across a broad spectrum. Today, for instance, I was able to attend a briefing at the National Press Club on the AAUW report I mentioned on FHO last week. The panel was fascinating, and high school students were invited [...]

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