Feb
25
Dating Matters
February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget: you have until Wednesday, March 3rd to enter our newest giveaway. Just leave your response to the question in the Comment section to be eligible.
The CDC and Liz Claiborne Inc. have launched Dating Matters: Helping Teens Build Healthy Relationships. This free course focuses on helping educators, youth leaders, and others working with [...]
Feb
24
Our Latest Giveaway!
February 24, 2010 | 41 Comments
Check out our latest giveaway, courtesy of our friends at GW Medical. Leave your answer in the Comments before 12pm ET on Wednesday, March 3rd to be eligible. THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
It’s here! Hot off the presses, G.W. Medical Publishing/STM Learning, Inc.’s most recent publication, Intimate Partner Violence: A Resource for Professionals Working with [...]
Feb
19
Combating Teen Dating Violence
February 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
NIJ and the Government Innovators Network will host an expert chat to highlight prevention and intervention research on teen dating violence. The webinar will take place February 23rd from 4-6pm ET; you can register for the free session here.
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). [...]
Feb
16
Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence
February 16, 2010 | 3 Comments
Join Jewish Women International in a live webinar presented by Leslye Orloff, on March 4th from 12-1pm ET. The webinar will focus on immigrant women and domestic violence. Registration is $25 for non-members.
Feb
14
20 Free CMEs/CEUs
February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In my continuing quest to provide better access to free CME/CEUs for FHO readers, I decided to trawl through Medscape tonight and round up 20 offerings that can be completed quickly and easily. A couple caveats, though: 1.) not all of them are for RNs–physician and midlevel only CEs are marked accordingly; 2.) these things [...]
Feb
11
The Economic Impact of Violence
February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AVA has some good resources on their site. One of the ones I really like is this 2009 presentation on the economic impact of violence, given by Dr. Amy Bonomi and Dr. Phaedra Corso. It’s definitely not the highest quality video, but the content is good stuff, and this is one of my favorite topics. [...]
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 [...]
Feb
4
Alternate Light Source, Part 2
February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Last spring, I published a piece examining alternate light sources as a tool for semen and other bodily fluid detection. I promised I would come back with a piece on using ALS to identify and photograph injury not obvious or visible to the naked eye. Coincidentally I’ve been asked for some predicate questions by a [...]
Feb
3
White Ribbon Campaign Global Webinar
February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The White Ribbon Campaign is a Canadian organization focusing on men stopping men’s violence against women. I am a big fan, no question. (Personal disclosure: I have their posters plastered all over my office. They’re fantastic.). The Pixel Project is hosting a webinar featuring one of their staffers as part of their Weekend Webinar series.
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