May
21
Big “C” Conversations
May 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment
When I was in Kansas City last week one of my sessions was geared toward emerging issues in forensic healthcare. I was asked to speak on the topic, and while I understand that the request was geared more towards a “specific populations and circumstances” kind of talk, I decided to take it in a slightly [...]
May
14
Violence, Crime, and Abuse Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth
May 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment
JAMA Pediatrics has the new article by David Finkelhor and colleagues available online in advance of the print version: Violence, Crime and Abuse Exposure in a National Sample of Children and Youth. If you aren’t a subscriber, you can read a synopsis of the research over at MedPage Today for free. Allegedly there are CMEs [...]
May
7
Understanding Evidence
May 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Have you seen the CDC’s new Understanding Evidence site? It’s specifically geared toward those of us who work in the area of violence, and really, please go spend some time with it. As a bonus–free nursing CEs upon completion of each module. If you’re not sure how to use the new interactive site PreventConnect has [...]
May
6
Since Last We Spoke (Nurses Day Edition)
May 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment
A quick post to wish everyone a happy Nurses Day (in the US, or International Nurses Day, which is Sunday–you pick). I’m heading out the door to SoCal for a couple different stops with the Marines (1st defense, then prosecution, so should be a lively week), but I managed to get a little reading done [...]
May
2
Trauma Informed Approach for Youth
May 2, 2013 | 2 Comments
First, what a lovely day I spent with Vermont nurses today. Really interesting conversation (plus the location, which I tweeted, was awesome). Second, between training Army lawyers earlier in the week and training 2 sets of Marine lawyers next week, can I tell you how nice it was to be in a room full of [...]
May
1
New Offerings From Medscape
May 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Medscape has some interesting articles from this past week that are worth a look…
Apr
11
Articles of Note: April 2013
April 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Time for this month’s Articles of Note, where we give you some of the latest published research from the peer reviewed journals. As always this is not an exhaustive list, just some of the eye catching stuff. For those of you working with the elder population, this is an especially good month for you.
Apr
9
An interesting article in Medscape for all of my pediatrics people out there: Pediatric Skull Fracture–Is Skeletal Survey Indicated? It’s a summary of a study published earlier this year in the Journal of Pediatrics, and because in our testimony workshop today we were discussing the importance of staying current with the science, this is a good [...]
Apr
4
The US Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a webinar update on the Healthy People 2020 Violence Across the Lifespan section. The session will be April 18th from 12:30-2pm ET. From the announcement: In the first half of life, more Americans die from violence and injuries—such as motor vehicle crashes, falls, or homicides—than [...]
Apr
2
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Twitter Chats
April 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, NSVRC is hosting Twitter chats every Tuesday (starting today), based on this year’s theme: healthy sexuality and child sexual abuse prevention. Check out the schedule with topics after the jump:
