Dec
29
Partner Stalking
December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
JWI’s National Alliance to End Domestic Violence is hosting a webinar January 7th on partner stalking, from 12-1 pm ET. Cost to attend is $25 for non-members (free for members). TK Logan and Teri Feragher will be the featured speakers.
Dec
21
The Essential Role of Death Certificates in Public Health
December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
[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.]
Over at ReachMD, they have an interesting podcast I haven’t heard discussed elsewhere: The Essential Role of Death [...]
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 Center’s calendar [...]
Dec
16
Briefing on Human Trafficking
December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
On Monday, Sen. Wyden (D-OR) held a briefing on Monday on the impact of human trafficking. Among those who briefed were Rachel Lloyd (GEMS), Brad Myles (Polaris Project) and Sgt. Byron Fassett (Dallas PD’s High Risk Victims and Trafficking Squad).
Dec
7
Articles of Note: December Edition
December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these are from the November/December/January issues. 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 [...]
Nov
24
Timing Considerations for Sexual Assault Examinations
November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
Just a quick reminder: you have until Wednesday at noon ET to enter the Sexual Assault Quick Reference giveaway. Head over to the post and leave your comment to be eligible!
SAFE-TA (a project of IAFN) is offering a free webinar December 15th at 2pm, ET: Timing Considerations for Sexual Assault Examinations. Presented by Jack Ballantyne, [...]
Nov
11
Recent Medscape Offerings
November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Medscape has a couple new offerings of interest. The 1st is a CME article on the connection between psychiatric disorders, sexual trauma and urinary tract symptoms. Physicians can receive 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit for reading the article and completing the posttest.
Nov
9
Maximizing the Potential for DNA Technology
November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
NCVC is hosting a webinar November 18th at 1pm ET: Maximizing the Potential for DNA Technology. “The goals of this webinar are to expose participants to the “big picture” of how forensic DNA came to be the potent crime-fighting tool that it is today, and for participants to learn about today’s most extensive and innovative [...]
Nov
2
Predicting Lethal IPV
November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Thanks to everyone who sent me the head’s up on this one–I love when readers forward events to me (hint). The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School is sponsoring a webinar November 12th, from 3-5pm ET: Can You Predict lethal Intimate Partner Violence? Participation is free of charge; you [...]
Oct
27
Physicians & Executions
October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
ReachMD has a roundtable discussion on physicians and executions, facilitated by Dr. Atul Gawande. He is joined by Deborah Denno, professor of law at Fordham University; Dr. Robert Truog, professor of medical ethics, anesthesiology, and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School; and Dr. David Waisel, associate professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, in a conversation [...]
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