Category: Child Abuse

Since Last We Spoke, 4/1/13

Post author By Jen
Post date April 1, 2013

This week is crazy. Hell, this month is crazy. I know a lot of you are booked up with events and engagements. After all, here in the US, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month; Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 21-27. Lots going on. Happily I had a lovely family weekend before things really let loose. For those of you celebrating, I hope it was a joy filled Easter and Passover (we do both in our household, which means lots of joy, even more food). Here’s some of what I managed to read in between all the festivities since last we spoke:

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VAWA 2013 Information

There have been several published summaries and overviews of the specifics in the recent VAWA reauthorization (PDF). For those of you with questions, here are a few resources to check out:

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Articles of Note: March 2013 Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date March 7, 2013

Time once again for Articles of Note, some of the research that has caught my eye from peer-reviewed journals in the field. As always, this is not a comprehensive outline of every relevant study, just the stuff that looks interesting to me. Scribd is giving me fits, so I have bagged using it this month; the complete list of articles with active links to PubMed is after the jump. Let me know if you want a printable word doc. Sorry–no free full-text this month. Sadness.

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A Survivor’s Journey: Understanding the Health Impact of Abuse & Paths to Promote Wellness

Post author By Jen
Post date March 6, 2013

The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (Futures Without Violence) has a webinar coming up March 25th from 10-11:30 PDT, A Survivor’s Journey: Understanding the Health Impact of Abuse and Paths to Wellness. The presenter, Olga Trujillo, is someone I like very much and it’s always great hearing her speak, so I would just go ahead and register for this one, especially if you missed her in Puerto Rico last year at the IAFN Annual Scientific Assembly (she was one of our keynotes). It’s sure to be a good use of your time.

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Public Health Implications of Child Maltreatment

Post author By Jen
Post date February 28, 2013

The CDC has a new website focusing on the public health implications of child maltreatment. It’s part of the Veto Violence campaign and while it’s specifically geared toward health department personnel and other public health professionals, there are some things on the site that feel incredibly relevant to my practice, as well.

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Since Last We Spoke, 2/25/13

Post author By Jen
Post date February 25, 2013

Back in my office after a lovely visit with a really diverse group of forensic nurses in Australia. The trip back from Australia? Less lovely. Much. The good news about the cluster&*@k that was my trip home? Well, I might need some time before I can come up with something, but the extra time added to my return trip gave me plenty of time to read. Here’s some of what I was perusing since last we spoke:

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Clinical Guide: Bite Wounds

Post author By Jen
Post date February 12, 2013
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I had a request for some information on bite wounds in living patients, so I decided to create a new clinical guide on the subject. However, there are caveats to this one–I only included research that was applicable to the work we do as clinicians. Any of the research on bite mark impressions and the challenges to that science are not included here (no disrespect to our forensic odontology colleagues, but that’s a very different area of science). I have only looked at issues related to identifying, treating and swabbing for the purposes of this clinical guide. If I have left something out that you feel is particularly important, please let me know and I’ll add it in. As with all of the guides, contact me if you’d prefer a word doc with hyperlinks.

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Since Last We Spoke, 1-28-13

Post author By Jen
Post date January 28, 2013

Mark your calendar: the inaugural Forensic Journal Club is coming up 12 February. Find all the information you need to participate here.

An FHO reader sent me a message this week asking when I was going to resume posting the lists of what I’ve been reading over the weekend. I hadn’t realized until receiving that email that I had actually stopped. So in between flying home from a week working in Colorado Springs on Saturday and (maybe) flying south for a trial beginning tomorrow, here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

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Child Maltreatment 2011: Key Findings and Expanded Discussion

Post author By Jen
Post date January 17, 2013

February 7th from 12-1pm CT there is a child abuse and neglect webinar being offered: Child Maltreatment 2011–Key Findings and Expanded Discussion. From the announcement: The Child Maltreatment report series presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States. [more after the jump]

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Articles of Note: January 2013 Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date January 16, 2013

I am a bit late on getting an Articles of Note post up, but hopefully what I lack in timeliness I make up for in volume. There’s some really interesting research to be found in the current journals, so I encourage you to peruse the list and see what looks relevant to your practice. Not too many free full-text articles, sadly, so hopefully you can access the articles via your local medical library or hospital. What follows after the jump is the embedded Scribd doc for printing; the list with live links is after that. As always, contact me if you want all of this in a word doc.

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End of Year Continuing Education Credits, Part II

Post author By Jen
Post date December 26, 2012

I hope everyone had a peaceful holiday (or at least enjoyed a few days off if you don’t celebrate). Today I want to round out some continuing education sources for those of you in need of finishing the year with a few extra in hand (see here for Part I). All are available for nursing CEs; CME credits are available as indicated.

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End of Year Continuing Education Credits, Part I

Post author By Jen
Post date December 11, 2012
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If you’re looking at your licensure and certification requirements and realizing you need to garner some additional CE hours before the end of the year, here are some ideas for credits that are $25 or less. All have some forensic healthcare application, whether directly or as related to patient education, discharge planning, etc. I’ll be back with Part II later in the week.

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Go-to Guide and a National Day of Remembrance and Action

Post author By Jen
Post date December 6, 2012

Today (December 6th) is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action To End Violence Against Women. So it’s only fitting that our Go-to Guide for the day comes from someone who has been working doggedly to address and enhance the response to victims of violence–not just in Canada (where she works and lives), but globally.

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Articles of Note, November 2012

Post author By Jen
Post date November 29, 2012

Time once again for this month’s Articles of Note, a review of some of what has caught my eye from the recently published peer-reviewed literature. Please keep in mind this is not exhaustive, just some of what I am currently reading this month. You’ll note that there are several free full-text articles in this month’s review. For those of you who want a word doc, feel free to contact me. Otherwise the Scribd doc is embedded, followed by the list of articles with links.

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Since Last We Spoke, 11-26-12

Post author By Jen
Post date November 26, 2012

Taking time off leaves a good chunk of time for reading, especially on road trips. In my household, my partner likes to do the distance driving, which leaves me the job of reader. Once I have finished reading aloud the day’s newspaper (or at least the interesting-to-me parts of the Washington Post or NY Times), it’s on to all manner of electronic articles (thank you wifi and consistently good cell service between DC and Cleveland). Here’s some of what caught my attention since last we spoke:

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Managing Traumatic Genital Injury in Children

Post author By Jen
Post date November 20, 2012

IAFN has a webinar coming up of particular interest to those of you who take care of kids: Straddle Injury vs. Sexual Abuse–Managing Traumatic Genital Injury in Children. The session will be held December 12th from 12-1:30 pm ET. Cost is $30 for members ($60 for non-members) and will net you 1.5 CEUs.

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Since Last We Spoke, 11-19-12

Post author By Jen
Post date November 19, 2012

I am back in the CLE for the week of Thankgiving, with my daughter, partner, parents and my little brother and his family. Every free moment is being spent immersed in family, so I haven’t been reading as much as I normally do. However, there are certainly a few things that have caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Since Last We Spoke, 11-12-12

Post author By Jen
Post date November 12, 2012

After a very long (but very productive week) in Portland last week, I unplugged for the weekend (sort of). Mostly I just tried not to do work, instead enjoying being home after 5 days on the opposite coast. As much as I like Portland, I like DC more, and DC was lovely enough to provide a gorgeous weekend with very little in the way of a schedule. So that left plenty of time for reading–here’s a sample of what caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Beyond SANE: Expanding your Practice

Post author By Jen
Post date November 9, 2012

If you were in Puerto Rico last month, you may have heard Jennifer Pierce-Weeks’ excellent session on expanding SANE practice. If not, you’re in luck–she’s repeating it via webinar for IAFN’s next online offering. The session will be November 29th at noon, ET. The cost is $15 ($30 for non-members) and will net you 1 CEU. Trust me–it’s worth it.

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Since Last we Spoke, 10-29-12

Post author By Jen
Post date October 29, 2012

A slightly abbreviated list of things I’ve been reading since last we spoke, as we anticipate worsening weather (with potential power outages) as Sandy hits. Hope everyone in the storm’s path is hunkered down, safe and warm (and dry).

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