Dec
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Articles of Note: December Edition
December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment
With it being a slow time of year for educational offerings, I’m thrilled the research journals hold some amazing treasures. This month feels particularly useful, especially if you’re a pediatrics person. As always, this is not a comprehensive overview of what’s newly out, but it is a good selection of late November and December articles [...]
Dec
1
Clinical Guide: HIV/AIDS and Violence
December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment
December 1st is World AIDS Day. In honor of the day, aside from my trusty red ribbon, I have also created a new clinical guide to provide readers with some resources on HIV/AIDS and violence. As with all guides, this does not claim to be comprehensive; just a good starting place with some of the [...]
Nov
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Articles of Note: October/November 2011
November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
It’s time once again for Articles Note. These are a selection from the late September, October and November peer-reviewed journals that feel particularly relevant to our practice. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The majority of the links will take you to PubMed. There [...]
Sep
30
Articles of Note: September Edition
September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
It’s time once again for Articles Note. These are a selection from the August, September and October peer-reviewed journals that feel particularly relevant to our practice. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The majority of the links will take you to PubMed. There is [...]
Sep
7
Advancing Sexual Health
September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Stay tuned tomorrow for the winner of the latest giveaway… Just back from Italy where I spent a most magical week away from pretty much everything (no work email, no texting, no cell phone, no Twitter, no Facebook–and only once a day checking my personal email so I didn’t become completely unhinged). While I was [...]
Sep
2
Women and Children with HIV/AIDS
September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Don’t miss our current giveaway. Get all of the details here to enter. Although not specific to forensic clinical issues, HIV/AIDS is important to understand–not just in terms of exposure, but also in terms of the realities for our patients who have been diagnosed. The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center has a really well-done tutorial, Women [...]
Aug
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Articles of Note, July/August Edition
August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget: FHO’s latest giveaway is going on now through August 3rd! Get all the details here to enter. It’s time once again for Articles Note. These are a selection from peer-reviewed journals that feel particularly relevant to our practice. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The [...]
Jul
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Violence Against Women and HIV
July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget: FHO’s latest giveaway is going on now through August 3rd! Get all the details here to enter. AIDS Alliance is hosting a webinar Wednesday, August 3rd from 1-2:30 pm ET: Violence Against Women and HIV. The webinar appears to be free of charge, but registration is required.
Jul
21
Clinical Preventive Services for Women
July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Some of you may have been following the release of the Institute of Medicine’s report on clinical preventive services for women. This is a big, big deal for a number of reasons, not the least of which is their recommendation that women have access to birth control without a co-pay. But did you know their [...]
Jul
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Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking
July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The other day I posted on the Newsweek article about prostitution and human trafficking, and judging by the unbelievable number of hits, FHO readers have some significant interest in the topic. So I wanted to follow up with a resource on providing healthcare for victims of trafficking.
