Let me tell you, these last several days have been pretty lousy. I really can’t recommend much about this past weekend, and today wasn’t much better, so ignore me and my black cloud, and check out what I’ve been reading since last we spoke instead. I promise–it’s waaay more interesting:
Loved this brief piece in HuffPost yesterday, What Are the Five Best Practices for Tweeting from Conferences? A lot of you have had questions about using Twitter at conferences and meetings, so this should give you some pretty straight-forward practice points. Maybe this will up our collective game at some of the events in our future…
There’s a really interesting webinar happening next week from the Missing and Exploited Children’s Program and the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program: The Intersection Between Drug and Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities. I encourage you to read through the session description, since it’s one of those topics we don’t see a lot on. Click through for details:
It was a gorgeous weekend here, and the cherry trees were in peak bloom, so I spend a great deal of time away from the computer. When I finally plugged in, it was my Twitter feed that really had my attention. It’s not extensive, but here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:
Here’s a truth about FHO readers–you all do love a good STD session. Seriously, aside from the consensual sex injury clinical guide, the STD posts rank highest. So I was happy to see our friend Kim post this session to the IAFN Community site yesterday, and figured I’d pass it along to those of you who didn’t see it there.
Time once again for Articles of Note, my monthly stroll through the peer-reviewed literature. I probably say this every month, but there’s a lot of good stuff here, so make sure you follow links to the abstracts, decide for yourself what’s worth spending time on. Click through for both Word doc (with active links) and the printable PDF (good for staff meetings):
I was introduced to Dr. Abraham Verghese through a couple different venues, but interestingly all at about the same time. Last night, nursing a nasty headache, I put on his TEDMED talk from last year that looks at language and medicine. I found it utterly compelling, and if you click through, I’ve embedded it here. I thought it was such a poetic look at the not just the science, but the art of medicine, and I think you might enjoy it, as well.
I’m super excited about this webinar from SAFEta: who doesn’t love good training evaluation data? Jen Pierce-Weeks and Debra Patterson are presenting Knowing Your Training Is Effective: IAFN’s SAFE Training and Clinical Evaluation Findings. The session will be held April 20th from 2-3:30pm ET. Click through for details:
I hope everyone celebrating holidays over the weekend got their fill of friends, family and food. We certainly did–it was nonstop eating from Friday after work until last night. Thankfully there was a trail run Sunday to break up the feeding frenzy. Pretty quiet around our parts, happily, so while I tried to spend my downtime outside, I managed to catch up on reading last night. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:
The American College Health Association has a new toolkit available, Shifting the Paradigm: Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence Toolkit. It’s a solid, healthcare focused primary prevention resource that will be a good reference for anyone who is collaborating with colleges and universities. If your program serves a campus population, this is probably a must-download. Get the full toolkit here (PDF).
April is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month here in the US. There are several good resources available to commemorate the month, chief among them, DHHS’ 2015 Child Abuse Prevention Resource Guide. Looking for some continuing education on child abuse? Check out the archived offerings at a few of the following:
April, as you know, is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (in the US). There are all kinds of things going on–head over to NSVRC’s SAAM page for details. This year’s theme is Preventing Sexual Violence on Campus. Don’t miss NSVRC’s sexual violence prevention tips for clinicians (PDF).
A few other things:
*Niagara Falls will be teal tomorrow night (April 2nd) starting at 10pm(!)
*The President’s proclamation in honor of SAAM
*DoD’s campaign can be found here
Now that I’m a 9-5er, my time off is pretty precious. So you’ll excuse me while I engage in a bit of self-care and take a short vacation. I’ll be back on April 1st with new content, including the next installment of Articles of Note.
See you next week!
“Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop…Online, we have a compassion deficit, an empathy crisis…” This one is a must-watch.
Finally home (for a minute)–I spent the weekend playing. I stayed offline much of it, I was just so happy to be back in DC. But a few wakeful hours early this morning left me with some time to read, so here’s what I’ve been checking out since last we spoke:
The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (in partnership with AEquitas and CALCASA) is hosting a webinar, Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Effects Immigrant Survivors. The session will be held April 16th from 2-3:30 pm ET. Details after the jump:
The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women is hosting a webinar, Expert Witness Testimony in Cases Involving Domestic Violence. The session will be held April 13th from 3-4:30pm ET. The featured speakers are Dr. Mary Ann Dutton and Dr. Dawn Hughes. Click through for details:
Sorry–late notice on this one (but it should be archived): OJJDP is hosting a webinar, Keeping Kids Safe: Preventing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States. Again, a topic that we don’t see get much airtime, so I figured it was worth some space on the site. It’ll be held March 18th from 2-3:30pm ET. Click through for details:
Well, folks–week 2 of my San Antonio adventure begins. And as much as I like this city (and the lodging on post, which is nicer than a lot of other places), I am ready to sleep in my own bed again. Alas, not till Friday. Happily I had some down time over the weekend, exploring the city, stuffing myself with enormous Mexican breakfasts (both days) and being just a little lazy. Plenty of time to read and peruse my social media feeds, so here’s what caught my eyes since last we spoke:
My dear friend Val sent me this article and I thought it was such a fantastic read, I figured it would be of interest to FHO’s readers, as well. Enjoy a look at (or a listen to–there’s corresponding audio) this unique partnership between medical and law enforcement. And while we’re at it–can we talk about a doc who’s duel boarded in OB/GYN and pathology? Good stuff. It’s a great example of how expansive our role can be in addressing violence, limited only by our own creativity.