Polaris recently published a report for service providers on improving services for LGBTQ human trafficking victims. You can review the report and an accompanying archived webinar that provides an overview of the report here.
Several folks have posted this video from the UK on the neurobiology of trauma that I thought would be of interest to FHO readers. While there are a few things in it that differ from how we discuss the issues in the US, overall, it’s a well-done video that could be useful as a teaching tool on this topic (and they give permission to use it for just such a purpose, which is helpful). Click through to view:
August is such an odd month, full of transition. Getting the kid back to school, thinking about my own transition as I begin wrapping up this gig (what’s next? being my very favorite question, and a seriously legit one for me right now), making some decisions about how and where I want to spend my time and resources. Plus the wife is in her own fancy-pants new job, so we’ve got a new routine to get used to around our house. Never boring. We laid pretty low this weekend: took care of our people, fed some folks, perused the interwebs, the usual. Here’s what I was checking out since last we spoke:
A reader sent me a question about using the copper IUD as an emergency contraceptive (PDF) option for sexual assault patients. While I think Plan B and Ella are the more appropriate option for EC in most circumstances, I wouldn’t rule out using IUDs, and I certainly think we should be discussing its use as part of baseline clinician education.
How is it August already? Hard to believe my sweet kid heads back to (high) school in less than 2 weeks and the summer is winding down. It was pretty quiet around DC this weekend, and I spent a bit of time playing catch up. There’s still more to read, but here’s what caught my eye thus far, since last we spoke:
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Sex and Gender Terms Explained
NSVRC posted this brief video from Discovery Digital (via GLAAD) on their Facebook page today about sex and gender terms. It’s a fantastic teaching tool for helping clinicians understand the distinction among some terms that are often misunderstood, or simply not widely recognized within our professional circles. (Although it definitely wasn’t created for a clinical audience; it’s just perfectly simple and straightforward, so it has wide range.) I encourage you to watch the video and consider where you might be able to incorporate it into upcoming educational sessions.
The American Public Health Association is hosting a webinar, No Safety, No Health: A Conversation About Race, Place and Preventing Violence. The session will be held August 4th from 2-3pm ET. Click through for all of the details:
I teach thermal injuries as a part of IPV training–It’s often not part of basic injury assessment and documentation education for forensic nurses for some reason, but it’s a not uncommon mechanism of injury in domestic violence (and in child and elder abuse). We probably should be spending more time on the issue, so if you haven’t had much related to thermal injuries, here’s a possible idea for a CE program.
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Since Last We Spoke, 7-27-15
Oh, to be home for 3 full weeks! Just in time to celebrate the girl child’s 14th birthday, the spouse’s new job (hello, DOJ!), and just generally immerse myself with some quality time amongst my people. Luxury! I have an additional 14 year old in my house this week, making things a bit more chaotic than usual, so the interwebs have provided some welcome respite. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:
No introduction needed, but pay close attention to the emphasis Dr. Campbell places on the importance of the healthcare component of the medical-forensic exam:
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Don’t know if you’ve seen this yet, but the implications are fascinating. I can’t help but think how it could impact our own forensic patient population, like those patients with significant PTSD, DV patients with TBI, patients who’d been coping with trauma through years of drug abuse…the list is a long one. It’s worth the 15ish minutes:
[h/t Jen Pierce-Weeks]
The Tribal Forensic Healthcare project has a webinar coming up on the Neurobiology of Trauma in Pediatric Patients. The session will be held August 6th from 2-3:30pm ET. As with all webinars from this project, CEUs and CMEs will be available. Click through for details:
Apologies for missing my usual Since Last We Spoke post this week. No good excuse except, you know–busy. I’m running off to Waco Texas to do exactly for the Army JAG Corps what I did for the Air Force JAG Corps last week (except on a slightly larger scale), so I’m dashing this off from DCA before I make the slog across the country. If you would indulge me, though, we had an interesting conversation a couple weeks ago at the NAC and I’ve been meaning to ask readers about clinical practice. So click through for my question:
Time once again for Articles of Note, my monthly romp through the peer-reviewed literature. Keep in mind this isn’t an exhaustive list, just what looks most relevant to practice through my own lens. All links take you to PubMed, save for the single, designated free, full-text article. Feel free to share with colleagues, just please provide attribution as appropriate. Word and PDF docs after the jump (I’m trying a new tool that actually embeds them in the post–let me know if you like it better than just the plain link):
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In Memoriam: Jeff Greipp
It took the wind out of me, the text that my friend, and former partner at AEquitas, Jeff Greipp, had died of pancreatic cancer last month, way too young, and without most of us knowing he was even sick. Like so many people in my merry band, I was stunned by the news. As I tried to figure out the best way to spread the word to my community, I was overcome with the weight of so much sadness and loss. Jeff was one of the most fundamentally decent people I had ever had the privilege of knowing. He was a brilliant and funny teacher; passionate about the law and justice; creative in his approach to cultivating a new generation of professionals to take up the fight for victims.
This article, or at least the subject of this article, is already blowing up my social media feeds, so chances are good you’ve read about it, even if you haven’t read the actual study yet. JAMA Pediatrics has made Trajectory Analysis of the Campus Serial Rape Assumption available free, full-text (at least for the time being), so I would encourage you to check it out for yourself. It’s a pretty fascinating read, and I’m still digesting the research and its methodology, conclusions, and, as with all studies, limitations (for instance, how they chose to define rape). I’m very interested to hear the fields’ thoughts–it challenges some long-held beliefs, so this is a conversation-starter, for sure.
Heading down to Maxwell AFB this week for some quality time a hot minute with the JAGs. In the thick of major projects here with the Army so probably best I’m not away too long. I came home from the NAC to a very quiet house–no kid, no spouse, no pup, so plenty of time to surf. Here’s what caught my eye before my house filled right back up again:
I had a reader request for a foundational child abuse webinar to view with a diverse group of hospital-based healthcare providers. The Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers has multiple archived webinars available, including this one, presented by Dr. Carole Jenny earlier in the year, Medical Child Abuse and Medical Neglect: A Spectrum of Parent Behavior. Bonus: CMEs are available for this session (although nursing CEUs are not). Click through for details:
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Creating a Curriculum Vitae
We’re talking testimony this week and as part of that, curriculum vitaes (CVs). I get asked about formats quite a bit, so here’s how I recommend approaching the task (based on a presentation Sasha and I give). Click through for a quick and dirty overview (a quick Google search will also net you plenty of examples):