This weekend has been yet another sad reminder of the epidemic of workplace violence. It’s obviously not a new phenomenon, but right now it seems to be happening with frightening frequency. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) actually has a tool for hospitals (cleverly known as the Hospital eTool) that addresses a wide variety of hazards in the workplace, such as blood-borne pathogens and medical lasers(!). There’s also a section on workplace violence.
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Language Lessons
I’ve posted a bit in the past about learning the languages of our patients, since using translators can present a host of challenges. Just learning some basic terms can help create relationships with our non-English speaking patients, even if translation is still necessary. Open Culture has a list of free, online language lessons available, and the variety is impressive. Be sure to scroll through the comments, as well, where readers have added sites of their own.
(Open Culture, via Lifehacker)
This week, over at the Sustainability blog:
- Online resources for program evaluation
- The challenges of time management and a short piece on using your time productively
- Some thoughts on succession planning–who’s going to take over your program after you go? Not sure? Now’s a good time to consider the question.
- Live STI clinical courses sponsored by the CDC
- An initial conversation about writing
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Since I loaded you with posts yesterday (and according to my stats page A LOT of you are working your way through the cervical images today–wow, people), a nice bite-sized podcast to have with your morning latte. The CDC, always a reliable source for content, has a podcast on Blast Injuries: What Clinicians Need to Know. It clocks in at under 3 minutes–barely enough time to set the speed and incline on your treadmill. However, if this brief audio isn’t enough to satisfy your need for info on the subject…
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Hello, Australia…
In honor of our 5,000th hit (which for a little niche blog like mine that hasn’t quite been around for 3 months, is something) I added a world map widget to the bottom of the page yesterday. Just to see where readers are visiting from (the one thing my stats page can’t tell me). And while the widget doesn’t seem to be keeping pace with the site (it’s reporting 36 hits since yesterday and we actually have more than 10x that figure), it’s fun to see that we have friends in the UK, Canada and Australia thus far.
Thanks for reading, everyone.
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NIJ Journal: Human Trafficking
The current issue of the NIJ Journal is now available, featuring articles on human trafficking, post-conviction DNA testing and critical incidents in schools (at least those were the highlights for me). You can download the full journal here (PDF). The complete TOC includes:
- Sex Trafficking: Identifying Cases and Victims: Robert Moossy, J.D.
- Drugs, Race and Common Ground: Reflections on the High Point Intervention: David Kennedy
- Postconviction DNA Testing Is at Core of Major NIJ Initiatives: Nancy Ritter
- Sleep Deprivation: What Does It Mean for Public Safety Officers? Bryan Vila, Ph.D.
- Protecting America’s Ports: Bruce Taylor, Ph.D., and Pat Kaufman
- Using Technology to Make Prisons and Jails Safer: Philip Bulman
- Preventing, Preparing for Critical Incidents in Schools: Beth Schuster
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The NSVRC has a variety of resources related to SAAM, all of which can be found on the dedicated pages of their site. This year’s theme is preventing sexual violence in our workplaces; view the current campaign here, including info about the SAAM Day of Action, April 8th.
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Cervical Photos
Last week, in a comment about the STI Clinical Guide, I was asked about cervical images unrelated to STIs. Having searched a bit, I found a few sites that provide images to review. One of the best was over at the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
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Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month. You can find a full compliment of information over at the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Check out this year’s resource guide and related materials here.
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…And Genocide Prevention Month
By way of The Hub, April is also Genocide Prevention Month.
I think that’s all of them, now.
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Prison Rape
Yesterday, Tell Me More did a segment on prison rape. Judge Reggie B. Walton is Chairman of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission and was one of 3 featured guests on the program. His remarks alone make it worth listening to the 17 minute segment.
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Cyberbullying
HRSA‘s Maternal and Child Health Bureau is hosting a free webinar on cyberbullying April 22nd at 3pm ET. It’s scheduled to last 90 minutes and will feature information on prevention and response to cyberbullying, including legal and policy issues. Pre-registration is required.
The Institute for Family Violence Studies at the Florida State University College of Social Work put together an online tutorial on DV and child victimization. The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Victimization: Understanding the Issues, Developing a Coordinated Community Response was created for domestic violence advocates and their communities, so although it isn’t healthcare specific, there’s a good amount of relevant information here.
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Motor Vehicle Crashes
Nursingceu.com has a CE offering on motor vehicle crashes. It’s the standard article-posttest format and will net you 2 CEUs (at a cost of $18). It caught my eye because it has a section on assessing the scene, which might appeal to some of you.
I’m a bit late to this story, but last week a federal court judge ordered the FDA to make Plan B available to 17 year olds without a prescription within the next 30 days and consider making it OTC for younger girls, as well. The judge essentially ruled that the FDA had acted in bad faith and in response to political pressure. You can read the story here, here, or here. Or listen to it here.
(Hat tip to FVPF)
Probably the most important thing that happened over at the Sustainability blog this week was that we got our comments widget fixed (and our 1st conversations have begun)! Also this week:
- A webinar on Storytelling and Social Media
- Fieldstone Alliance‘s resources for opportunities in lean times, including current information on the economic stimulus funds
- A great discussion on recruiting new SANEs (and actually getting them onto your roster)
- Exploring the concept of storybanking and how it can help you garner support for your program
Next week I’ll be back in the CLE, posting regularly. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
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STI Clinical Guide
I’ve been wanting to start publishing guides on this site for some time, and just haven’t gotten around to doing it until now. Because there’s so much content on this site (and still more out there in the interwebs) I figured it might be useful periodically to provide a post that gives you some ideas of how to use the content more broadly than just individual professional enrichment.
The Center for American Nurses is offering a 4 part webinar series on emerging legal issues in nursing, beginning with part 1, Emerging Issues in Electronic Health Records for Nurses, Wednesday, April 15th. The webinar begins at 7pm ET and runs 75 minutes. CEs are available for nurses; each webinar will net you 1.25.
The Family Justice Center Alliance is hosting a webinar on the history and future of the Family Justice Center movement. It’s being held April 2nd from 9-10 AM Pacific Time. Casey Gwinn, JD (PDF) will be the featured presenter. Preregistration is required and space is limited. You can go here to register.
UPDATE: You can access a PDF of the presentation here; video here.
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Youth Violence Prevention
This week is Youth Violence Prevention Week and NCJRS has a site dedicated to the topic. By clicking on the right hand column of the main page, you can access fully-linked separate pages on stats; gun violence; youth violence; research; school violence; and gangs. Most of the links lead to federal sites (most of those within DOJ/NIJ), so it’s not definitive, but it’s pretty extensive.