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Well, we are celebrating 9 years here at FHO. Not too shabby for a nerdy little site that began as a place for me to refer folks for a few resources here and there. In 2017 we were visited by 63 different countries, with tens of thousand of users. In order of popularity, the 10 posts most visited this past year were:

1.) Creating a Fee Schedule for Expert Consultation and Testimony
2.) Clinical Guide: Court Testimony
3.) Patient-Clinician Communication: Basic Principles and Expectations (this was a surprise, since it’s pretty old)
4.) Injury Following Consensual Sex (our 1st product in the FHO store)
5.) How Trauma Lodges in the Body
6.) Clinical Guide: Toluidine Blue Dye
7.) 10 Things: Social Media Use for Forensic Clinicians
8.) Clinical Guide: Determining the Age of Bruises
9.) National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach
10.) Certificate vs Certification

Not too many surprises on that list, but a very different list from 2016, for sure. I’m so glad you continue to visit FHO, and I cannot wait to introduce some of the new content coming in 2018. Keep coming back as the store grows and a few features are added to the site. Glad so many of you have chosen to subscribe; if you haven’t yet, please consider signing up. It makes it simpler to get fresh content delivered to your mailbox 4(ish) times a week.

Thanks for reading FHO! Here’s to another great year…

Well, another morning, another harasser named (by multiple sources, and admitting to the conduct in a released statement). This continues to be something to behold, and not surprisingly, much of what is catching my attention on social media relates to the continued exposure of these men, and the subsequent think pieces that have been rolling out (many of them, really well done). I’ve tried to limit those articles to the best of what I’ve read–here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

This moment isn’t just about sex (by one of my favorite writers)

Sexual harassment does not occur in a vacuum

Related (and this so speaks to me)

Health disparities are very real, folks

And also…

A very satisfying (and relevant) essay series

Emergency rooms are monopolies.

Myth busters 🙂

When victim services don’t actually help

As the mother of a teen girl, yep

Finally, if you aren’t watching this show, you should:

Our first offering in the FHO store, Injury Following Consensual Sex is now available. If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, you can find it here.

Good morning from LGA, the 1st of 2 layovers for me today (ah, government travel). I wouldn’t say I am complaining per se, but I promise you it has not escaped me that it will take longer for me to get from DC to the Central Time Zone than it did for me to get to Germany last month.  Thank god for airport lounges. I tried to stay offline as much as possible over the holiday, which was glorious, but this morning it’s like I never took time off. So here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

Tough, but important read

So much of what dominates my news feed centers on sexual violence. Like so.

And so.

Also this.

Great column on good girls.

Doesn’t matter how powerful a woman you are, some things don’t change.

Angry men react

Heroic.

Need a little break from all the bleakness? Here you go. You’re welcome.

Our first offering in the FHO store, Injury Following Consensual Sex is now available. If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, you can find it here. 

One of my favorite posts each year is our Team Gift Guide. While I’m a big fan of appreciating one another throughout the year, the holidays are the obvious time for a more obvious display of gratitude/affection/friendship/collegiality. So if you’ve been trying to figure out what to get a member or two of your team, allow me to make a few suggestions. Click on the image or the text for links. Note: this is not a sponsored post. Everything here is something I either love or would like to love (wink, hello Sasha.)

Please enjoy, and a very happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and colleagues. Hope it is filled with peace and love. I’ll be back next week with regular posts.

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I’ll be hanging out in the CLE for Thanksgiving and I could not be more excited. After many weeks on the road, at least this one will be spent surrounded by my family and a ridiculous amount of food. Before I head out, let’s see what caught my eye since last we spoke:

So many people coming forward; this article caught my attention for sure

The day DV came to church

Let’s not forget women harassed by non-famous men

Such a good question

Sex workers are not a life hack for helping sexual predators

And finally: what could be better than President Obama tweeting his own meme to wish VP Biden a happy birthday:

ME: Joe, about halfway through the speech, I’m gonna wish you a happy birth–
BIDEN: IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!
ME: Joe.

Happy birthday to @JoeBiden, my brother and the best vice president anybody could have. pic.twitter.com/sKbXjNiEjH

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 20, 2017

 
Our first offering in the FHO store, Injury Following Consensual Sex is now available. If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, you can find it here. 

In this current political climate, with many threats to individual health and well-being essentially sanctioned as national policy, it seems appropriate to post this newly published article in Women’s Health Issues, The Risk of Remaining Silent: Addressing the Current Threats to Women’s Health (PDF). While not directly related to violence, the article addresses many issues that our patients (and many of us as healthcare consumers) face. It would be short-sighted to think we can take care of the immediate violence in our patients lives, and not have to consider access to essential services patients might need in the aftermath (such as contraception and abortion services) and over their lifetimes (such as healthcare coverage for the types of chronic health issues that increase following violence). It’s brief–only 4 pages–and it’s written by smart people who know of what they speak.

Our first offering in the FHO store, Injury Following Consensual Sex is now available. If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, you can find it here. 

Good morning friends–I am back from France and after 9 glorious hours in my house, I am back at the airport. For those of you playing along at home, this makes 6 full weeks on the road since Labor Day. I won’t lie–I am tired. But this is the work we do (many of you are in the same boat and probably feeling the same way), and I am grateful for it. Traveling home yesterday meant plenty of time catching up on the interwebs. Seems like a bit of a reckoning right now for people who have done crappy things to other people, doesn’t it? Everywhere I look there are victims of violence finding their voices, and it is really something to see. Just sitting in the Delta Club typing this up I am overhearing a conversation between a couple business travelers about the culture shift in harassment. Fascinating. Here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

If you read only one thing from this list: the absolute best take on it all

Diana Nyad. Wow.

Will this change the way we think about outing?

Related.

In the wake of the Roy Moore story, an interesting Twitter hashtag

Glad this is being taken seriously

Sutherland Springs deserves an apology.

Real talk about how this election went down.

The best take on the use of this word

A good and inspiring list for this dreary Monday morning.

And finally, I haven’t watched it yet, but I have heard this was a pretty spot-on sketch from SNL

Our first offering in the FHO store, Injury Following Consensual Sex is now available. If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, you can find it here.