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Since Last We Spoke 4-14-14

Post author By Jen
Post date April 14, 2014
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This is my last full week in the office before vacation, save some work with the Army JAGs here in town, so I am glued to my to-do list. That being said I did manage to get some reading done this weekend (although the pull of 70+ degree weather and sunshine was irresistible), but much of it had to do with the terrible tragedy in Kansas yesterday. I know it will be part of our conversation around the Seder table tonight as we celebrate Passover, keeping the victims and their families and community in our prayers. A happy Pesach to all of you who observe. Click tghrough to check out what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

Tags criminal justice, domestic violence, drugs, family violence, forensics, global, intimate partner violence, law, leadership, management, military, pediatrics, program management, rape, research, sexual assault, trauma, violence, youth violence

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Military–Related Interpersonal Violence Survivors and Co-Occurring Conditions

Post author By Jen
Post date April 11, 2014

BWJP is offering a webinar, Military-Related Interpersonal Violence Survivors and Co-Occurring Conditions. The session will be held April 17th from 2-3:30pm CT. Registration is required by April 16th to participate.

Tags domestic violence, intimate partner violence, medical, military, MST, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, trauma-informed care, violence

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Full-Text Friday: Self Inflicted Injuries among Children in United States

Post author By Jen
Post date April 11, 2014

After a few weeks off, our popular series, Full-Text Fridays is back. This week’s article looks at self-inflicted injuries among children in the US. Click through for all of the details:

Tags firearms, injury, pediatrics, poisoning, research, self-inflicted, suicide, US

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Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step

Post author By Jen
Post date April 9, 2014

I’m thinking quite a bit today about Evidence-Based Practice and figured I’d share a resource. We throw this word around a lot, but I find in talking with many clinicians that there is a fundamental difficulty in describing exactly what that means and how to ensure that your practice is indeed evidence-based. The American Journal of Nursing has a pretty comprehensive series on this subject, Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step. The collection has 12 articles, and 10 are free full-text. There are also 4 CE opportunities attached to the collection (for a fee). Hopefully that will give folks some resources to look more closely at their own practices, if needed.

{Don’t forget: we also have the Understanding Research clinical guide to help with this topic, as well}

Tags evidence, program management, research

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Rural SART’s: What the Research Tells Us

Post author By Jen
Post date April 8, 2014
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NSVRC is hosting a webinar with featured speaker, Dr. Megan Greeson on April 15th from 3-4:30 pm ET. The topic will be Rural SARTs: What the Research Tells Us. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Dr. Greeson in the past–I highly encourage attending. More details after the jump:

Tags criminal justice, forensic science, forensics, legal, policy, program management, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, violence, webinar

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Since Last We Spoke 4/7/14

Post author By Jen
Post date April 7, 2014
2 Comments on Since Last We Spoke 4/7/14

Lots of reading this weekend, so it’s a good list. But before I put it up, a quick reminder (again), since I got a nastygram from a reader who disliked one of the articles I posted last week: just because I read it doesn’t mean I agree with it. Everything on this site, be it articles in posts like this or webinar offerings or full-length reports, should be read with the understanding that, unless it is accompanied by a clear endorsement from me, is not actually an endorsement. This site is for information sharing. FHO readers are a smart bunch–you guys will decide what is relevant and what is valid for your own practices. That being said, here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

Tags adverse childhood experiences, child abuse, domestic violence, family violence, intimate partner violence, legal, medical, policy, prevention, rape, sexual assault, trauma, violence

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Working with LGBTQ Survivors of Sexual Violence: Considerations for Advocates & Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners

Post author By Jen
Post date April 3, 2014

The Northwest Network is hosting a webinar, Working with LGBTQ Survivors of Sexual Violence: Considerations for Advocates and Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners. It’s being held April 22nd from 12-1:30 PT. Register for the session here.

Tags ethics, injury, LGBTIQ, program management, rape, SART, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma-informed care, webinar

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Violence in the Lives of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Post author By Jen
Post date April 3, 2014
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VAWNet has an updated collection now available: Violence in the Lives of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Medical folks, we generally get very little training on this issue, so it is absolutely worth your while to peruse the collection and consider what materials you may be able to use for future capacity-building.

Tags deaf, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, violence

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Clinical Guide: Compassion Fatigue, Burnout & Vicarious Trauma

Post author By Jen
Post date April 1, 2014

April is both Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month: two issues central to many of our practices, both of which can take a serious toll on clinicians. It seems like compassion fatigue (and its sisters, vicarious trauma and burnout) don’t get nearly enough attention in our professional circles. But really, they should–a recent study found that 85% of emergency department nurses surveyed reported moderate to high levels of compassion fatigue. I’d be interested in what the results would look like if they surveyed a group of forensic clinicians.

Tags burnout, child abuse, compassion fatigue, domestic violence, elder abuse, forensics, human trafficking, injury, intimate partner violence, prevention, rape, research, secondary trauma, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, vicarious trauma, violence

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Since Last We Spoke 3/31/14

Post author By Jen
Post date March 31, 2014
1 Comment on Since Last We Spoke 3/31/14

I’m hustling today, big time. The weekend was a busy one, with my kiddo heading back to school and deadlines closing in. So a short list for you today, but still interesting. Here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

Tags child abuse, criminal justice, legal, military, prevention, program management, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma

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Full-Text Friday: Attributes of Clinical Leadership in Nursing

Post author By Jen
Post date March 28, 2014
2 Comments on Full-Text Friday: Attributes of Clinical Leadership in Nursing

Since I am immersed in all things sustainability, I figured I would share an article that is part of the resource library for an upcoming project. Today’s full-text offering is focused on the characteristics of effective clinical leadership in contemporary nursing. Like so many articles I post for this segment, this is a meta-analysis. The results aren’t particularly surprising, but they underscore the need to cultivate certain attributes in our program managers when we consider common threats to sustainability, such as recruitment and retention issues:

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Jimmy Carter’s Call to Action

Post author By Jen
Post date March 27, 2014

First day back in the office, so I’ll be running around madly. But if you have some down time, I highly recommend checking out this NPR interview with former president Jimmy Carter on his call to action against the subjugation of women. I’m listening now, as I gear up for my day. (H/t JPW).

Tags audio, domestic violence, gender-based violence, global, intimate partner violence, NPR, rape, religion, sexual assault, trafficking, violence against women

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#SAAM Twitter Chats

Post author By Jen
Post date March 26, 2014

April, of course, is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and this year, NSVRC is again hosting #TweetAboutIt Tuesdays. I’m loving the announcement graphics for this year’s schedule. It looks like a great line up of discussions:

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Articles of Note: March 2014

Post author By Jen
Post date March 25, 2014
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Time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly round up of what’s new and notable in the peer-reviewed literature. There’s some really practice-specific research in here this time around, especially for those of you with sexual assault practices. As always this is neither exhaustive nor definitive, just what’s caught my eye in the last month. Contact me for the word doc if you want it. Otherwise, click through for the PDF:

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Since Last We Spoke 3/24/14

Post author By Jen
Post date March 24, 2014

Greetings from beautiful Eagle, CO! This is truly my happy place and I feel very fortunate that I get to spend time so much time here with my whole family in celebration of my dad’s 70th (except sadly my spouse, who headed back to work today–you’ll find her teaching here the next couple days, for all you peds folks). Granted, skiing and party planning has taken up most of my time, but here are a few things I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

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Here’s Why Collaboration

Post author By Jen
Post date March 20, 2014

I’m working on some sustainability stuff this week in the early morning hours before hitting the slopes. In looking for something else entirely (isn’t that what always happens), I came across this brief story that I thought was a brilliant illustration of why collaboration trumps working alone. Enjoy.

Tags business, collaboration, sustainability

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Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations

Post author By Jen
Post date March 19, 2014

OJJDP is hosting an upcoming webinar, Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations. The session will be held March 26th from 2-3:30pm ET. You can register here. Click through for details–it’s a fairly specific focus on this one:

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Forensic Exams with Transgender Sexual Assault Survivors

Post author By Jen
Post date March 18, 2014

The folks at FORGE have an upcoming webinar you should absolutely plan on attending: Forensic Exams with Transgender Sexual Assault Survivors. It will be held April 10th from 2-3:30pm CT. Our friend Kim Day, and Eric Stiles from NSVRC will be the guest presenters. More about the session after the jump:

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Since Last We Spoke 3/17/14

Post author By Jen
Post date March 17, 2014

Sorry to have been absent so much last week–the one-two punch of a difficult trial and an epic migraine made the latter half of last week challenging (I have a string of four-letter expletives that’s probably more accurate and descriptive, but we’ll stick with challenging for now). However, my kid is in town and we are heading to my happy place this week (Eagle, CO) for some family time. Posts should be regular–I’m stacking them in advance, and I’ll periodically check emails if you’re looking for me. But don’t expect responses during prime ski hours. I’ll be busy:)

Speaking of vacations, in an unprecedented move I am taking time off during two consecutive months, and need some input from my well-traveled readers. Next month, my best friend and I are heading to Argentina–Buenos Aires and Mendoza specifically. If anyone has some ideas for must-see/eat/stay places, please do let me know. Off the beaten path is particularly appealing. This will be my 1st trip to South America, so I’m pretty stoked.

Anyway, let’s get back to the matter at hand–a little taste of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

Tags addiction, bullying, criminal justice, domestic violence, global, HIV, intimate partner violence, law, leadership, legal, LGBTIQ, management, medical, military, rape, sexual assault, violence, youth violence

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Should a Nurse Be Paid if Required to Be Available?

Post author By Jen
Post date March 12, 2014

Medscape has an interesting legal column that looks at whether nurses should be paid if they have to be available for work. Since we talk about this type of thing when we discuss sustainability I figured it would be worth a post. As always, access is free, but you need to register first.

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