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Happy Holidays! (Time for a Break…)

Today is my final day working with Army MEDCOM. It’s been a pretty terrific year overall, and a true privilege to work with all the professionals (across the services) who helped make my time here a success. I’m not sure I’ve ever had a more productive year, but I am more than ready to resume my regular consulting practice, and frankly, to get back out on the road (and back in the courtroom a bit, which I’ve really missed). I’ll be taking some time off from FHO–I wish I could say it was for vacation, but a looming deadline for another project at the beginning of the new year will have me working through the holidays. However, things will be quiet here; we’ll resume regular posts January 4th with a new Articles of Note, fresh educational offerings and our 7th (!) anniversary celebration. And my wish for all of you: a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season; a low patient census; and time filled with the people who refill your cup (literally and figuratively). Thanks for reading, for visiting this nerdy little site, and for the care you provide to the most vulnerable among us (or the support you provide those who do this work, for our non-clinician readers). See you back here in 2016.

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Evidence Papers for the CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines

Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) has just published a supplement, Evidence Papers for the CDC Sexually Transmitted Treatment Guidelines. While these articles are not available for free viewing (abstracts are, however), it’s worth noting that they exist for those of you making decisions about test versus treat in your programs, wanting greater understanding of the clinical issue writ large for any particular infection, or simply looking to enhance your knowledge on this topic in general. Couple this with the recently released 2014 STD Surveillance from the CDC for more geographic- and population-specific information. (You can find less North American-centric guidance here; surveillance here.)

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Looking At Violence In America With A Financial Lens

We’ve talked about the economic cost of violence here at FHO (there is a clinical guide on the topic, in fact). So I was really interested in this interview on Morning Edition as I was driving in to work today with a health economist. Not just because it addresses actual financial figures (and people can debate whether they believe that these figures are accurate, so wade into the Comments section of this article with care), but because the interviewer, David Greene, asked the intriguing question of his subject, Dr. Ted Miller, what kind of toll does it take on you to think about violence in these terms?

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Since Last We Spoke, 12-14-15 (Winner Edition!)

Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s giveaway. The randomizer has spoken, and #15 was chosen: Tracie Bourque, congratulations! I just need an email with your address and we’ll get your copy of the Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing out to you. If your name wasn’t drawn, there’s a small consolation: Wolters Kluwer Health is generously offering FHO readers 20% off the list price using this link.

Today is my favorite lawyer’s birthday, so on top of the usual holiday festivities, we have birthday shenanigans to attend to, as well (this nice man is cooking for us tonight). The night out will be a treat–I worked through most of the weekend, so there wasn’t a lot of down time.  Not much reading happened either (again), but there were a few things that caught my eye since last we spoke:

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The Truth About Hymens and Sex

It’s been a long week, right? How could I possibly resist?

The Truth About Hymens And Sex

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Posted by CollegeHumor on Monday, December 7, 2015

{H/t Kim Nash}

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ProPublica Series on Medical Privacy Violations

Don’t forget: we have a giveaway happening right now. Enter here to win a copy of the new Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing. Entries will be accepted until Friday 11 December. Check out all the detail here.

I don’t know if you’ve been following the excellent reporting being done by ProPublica on medical privacy violations.  Their pieces on violations of student medical records and universities accessing student counseling records post-sexual assault, published in October, were great reads. They’ve just published a new article in that series (also featured this morning on NPR): Small-Scale Violations of Medical Privacy Often Cause the Most Harm. These articles are great adjuncts to the kinds of privacy discussions we frequently have in clinical forensic courses and multidisciplinary meetings. Particularly because they provide human stories behind the issue itself, making for a more compelling discussion. Make some time to check out the full series.

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Worthwhile Read: Strengthening the Medico-Legal Response to Sexual Violence

Don’t forget: we have a giveaway happening right now. Enter here to win a copy of the new Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing. Entries will be accepted until Friday 11 December. Check out all the detail here.

WHO has just released their new toolkit, Strengthening the Medico-Legal Response to Sexual Violence (PDF). This is a multidisciplinary guide to the comprehensive response, and is “designed to be used by people working in health‚ social services‚ forensic medicine and lab services‚ police‚ the legal system (including judges and lawyers)‚ and those coordinating these sectors.

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10 Things: 2015 Team Gift Guide

Don’t forget: we have a giveaway happening right now. Enter here to win a copy of the new Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing. Entries will be accepted until Friday 11 December. Check out all the detail here.

The last few years, we’ve tried to help you celebrate your team members with gift guides, and as promised, here is our 2015 edition (check out 2014, 2013 and 2012 for more ideas). While once a year may not be enough to express your full appreciation of your fellow colleagues, the holidays are ideal for a slightly grander gesture (even if that gesture isn’t a financially grand gesture, because celebrating people needn’t be costly). Click through for this year’s suggestions to fete your folks:

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Since Last We Spoke, 12-7-15

Don’t forget: we have a giveaway happening right now. Enter here to win a copy of the new Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing. Entries will be accepted until Friday 11 December. Check out all the detail here.

A very happy Hanukkah to all of you who celebrate: we pulled out our menorahs (one traditional, one awesome glow stick menorah), and Sasha made rugelach last night, so we are in full holiday mode (perhaps there will be latkes in my future–who can say?). It was pretty busy in our household, not just with holiday festivities, but just the business of life after a very hectic work week. Life should be slowing down soon–no more work travel for the rest of the year, the last 2 weeks of my contract with the Army, family time on the horizon. For now, though it’s still full-speed ahead. There wasn’t a whole lot of time for reading, but when I finally crawled into bed last night here’s what caught my eye (since last we spoke):

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Raped or Seduced? How Language Helps Shape Our Response to Sexual Violence

Don’t forget: we have a giveaway happening right now. Enter here to win a copy of the new Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing. Entries will be accepted until Friday 11 December. Check out all the detail here.

One of the most popular speakers at the last several IAFN conferences (and at others, as well) has been the very fabulous Claudia Bayliff. If you haven’t had the opportunity to hear her present on the topic of language and sexual violence, you’re in luck: Legal Momentum is hosting a webinar, Raped or Seduced? How Language Helps Shape Our Response To Sexual Violence. It will be held December 10th from 3-4:30 pm ET. Click through for details:

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Winter Health E-Bulletin on HIV and Violence

Today is World AIDS Day (read the Presidential Proclamation here). Futures Without Violence has just published their Winter Health E-Bulletin (PDF), and it addresses the intersection of HIV and violence in the healthcare setting.  Click through for details about the edition:

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A Winter Giveaway!

I’m so excited to be able to offer up a new giveaway here at FHO. It’s been awhile since we’ve had one, and I’m particularly excited about this because it’s newly on the market. Click through for all the details!