Jan

18

Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome by Educating Caregivers

January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The National Child Protection Training Center has a webinar coming up on abusive head trauma. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome by Educating Caregivers is being offered on January 30th, 2pm CT. Space is limited to 100, so if you’re interested, register ASAP.

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Dec

27

STD Slideshow from Medscape

December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

What could be better on a Monday morning than an STD slideshow? Right. I figure this 1st day back to work post-Christmas, I’d give you all something easy. Especially since so many folks are off this week. Over at Medscape they have this slideshow, and while it’s more diagnosis and management than many of you need, [...]

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Oct

18

Article of Note: October Edition

October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Time once again for Articles of Note. All of these are from the September/October/November 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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Jul

19

Forensic Injury Assessment

July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The Forensic Nurses’ Society of Canada is sponsoring a free webinar on forensic injury assessment. The webinar will be held September 8th at 11am ET. Preregistration is required.

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May

17

Common Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology

May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Medscape has a new CME offering, Common Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Physicians can earn 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 credits (sorry nurses, no CEUs on this one). “This article focuses on two common vulvovaginal problems in the pediatric patient: vulvovaginitis and accidental genital trauma. Common infectious pathogens and treatments are reviewed along with [...]

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Feb

18

New CEU Webcasts from IAFN

February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment

It looks like IAFN just made 12 sessions available from the ATL Annual Scientific Assembly as webcasts. The audio plus PowerPoint can be reviewed for CEUs, and if you attended the Assembly, it’s free. Not to worry–if you couldn’t make it, it’s still available to you for $19.99 if you’re an IAFN member ($29.99, non-members). [...]

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Feb

9

Articles of Note: February Edition

February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature (something I almost forgot to do this month!). All of these are from the late January/February/March issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that [...]

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Dec

18

Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog + a Few Odds & Ends

December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

[Don't forget, you have until Wednesday, December 23rd at noon ET to be eligible for a copy of the Child Abuse Quick Reference, 2nd Edition. Just answer the question here to enter your name into the random drawing.] This week, over at the sustainability site, some good stuff for your perusal: *The Nonprofit Risk Management [...]

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Dec

15

Renaming the Hymen

December 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

Let’s just go ahead and put this in the where in the world did you come across this one? category. The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) has decided it would be a good idea to rename the hymen in order to, um, bust the myths that surround it…(sorry.)

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Nov

23

Forensic Review of Knee Injuries

November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Just a quick reminder: you still have a couple more days before the Sexual Assault Quick Reference giveaway. Head over to the post and leave your comment to be eligible! Sometimes it’s a relief to just get back to basic clinical assessment skills. Anytime I see an offering that reinforces exam techniques, I’m all over [...]

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