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Murmuration

Perhaps, as I have been today, you occasionally find yourself a bit out of your element. And you can choose to fight it, or you can just give in to it and see what kind of magic might actually develop. Sort of like this, which showed up in my inbox courtesy of one of my oldest and best friends, who is apparently in my brain.

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

“A chance encounter and shared moment with one of natures greatest and most fleeting phenomena”. I think the filmmakers’ reactions make this short piece that much better. Thanks, Rock.

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Articles of Note: October/November 2011

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 is also one free full-text article in here. Lots of sexual assault and elder abuse research this month.

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Understanding Domestic Violence and Disability

Vera Institute of Justice is offering a webinar this month, Understanding Domestic Violence and Disability. The session will be held November 29th from 3-4:30pm ET. It appears to be the 1st in a series of webinars on working with victims with disabilities.

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Child Abuse DV/IPV Sexual Assault

CMEs, Scary ED Visits and Plenty More Violence

A few things that have been piled up in my inbox that are worth mentioning. The first is a new CME offering (and really, Medscape, you could only manage to make this one for docs?): Domestic Violence Intervention Improves Referral, Disclosure Rates, based on research published this month in The Lancet.

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Reliable Stats

Get on over to the VAWnet blog for a great post on an important question: How do I know that the statistics I’m using are credible? While this doesn’t speak to one of the main ways *we* use stats (in court), it provides excellent guidance on evaluating research, and the information applies nonetheless. Please distribute widely.