Category: Elder Abuse/Neglect

Elder Abuse in NIJ Journal

Post author By Jen
Post date April 23, 2010
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I am smack in the middle of a ridiculous travel schedule–Laramie and Bismarck down for the week, up next, Chicago then New Orleans. Apologies for missing some posts, but this is how things sometimes go.

NIJ released their newest Journal today, and I was thrilled to see an article about elder abuse featuring some of my favorite bruising research by Dr. Laura Mosqueda. You can read the full article here.

I’ll be back next week with a new clinical guide (I hope), and a few other goodies. Have a great weekend!

Articles of Note: March Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date March 15, 2010

I cannot believe it’s already mid-March and I am *just* getting to this post. Between CCAW in Dallas (fantastic and more than 700 attendees) and a court martial that had me sequestered without internet, last week was a wash in terms of getting much done. Finally, though, it’s time for March’s Articles of Note. All of these are from the late February/March/April issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal.

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Pressure Ulcers

My long-time readers know that I am crazy about photographs. Anytime I can add a resource that includes good quality ones is a happy day. So I was very pleased to come across this excellent slide presentation on classifying pressure ulcers over at Medscape. If your work includes caring for neglect patients, then this is a terrific educational tool.

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New CEU Webcasts from IAFN

Post author By Jen
Post date February 18, 2010

It looks like IAFN just made 12 sessions available from the ATL Annual Scientific Assembly as webcasts. The audio plus PowerPoint can be reviewed for CEUs, and if you attended the Assembly, it’s free. Not to worry–if you couldn’t make it, it’s still available to you for $19.99 if you’re an IAFN member ($29.99, non-members). Sessions are 90 minutes a piece, so that’s a pretty good deal, CEU-wise.

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20 Free CMEs/CEUs

Post author By Jen
Post date February 15, 2010

In my continuing quest to provide better access to free CME/CEUs for FHO readers, I decided to trawl through Medscape tonight and round up 20 offerings that can be completed quickly and easily. A couple caveats, though: 1.) not all of them are for RNs–physician and midlevel only CEs are marked accordingly; 2.) these things expire, and some more quickly than others [a few of them have about a 45 day shelf life], so check the dates to make sure you’ll get the credit you’ve earned; 3.) not all of these will be relevant to everyone’s practice–I’ve listed a pretty broad cross-section of topics that touch forensic practice in one capacity or another; and 4.) a few of these will look familiar as I’ve posted them on FHO before–apologies to the daily readers. Remember, Medscape requires registration to access these activities–it’s free, no worries.

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Articles of Note: February Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date February 9, 2010

Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature (something I almost forgot to do this month!). All of these are from the late January/February/March issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal.

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Victim Intimidation

I had the privilege of attending a focus group on victim intimidation with predominantly law enforcement professionals yesterday. As the only healthcare provider in the room, I was trying to impress upon the group that clinicians have a stake in victim intimidation, and that the healthcare implications are significant. Although people most often think of victim intimidation in organized crime and gang cases, we see it more often in DV, sexual assault, child abuse, and even elder abuse cases. Which leads us to this post, because I’m interested in a couple things:

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Articles of Note: January Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date January 5, 2010

Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these (but one) are from the December/January issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead to PubMed or publisher abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal.

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Integrating Injury & Violence Prevention

Post author By Jen
Post date November 17, 2009

STIPDA, ASTHO, and NACCHO have several archived injury prevention webcasts, 2 of which might appeal: Integrating Injury and Violence Prevention with Maternal and Child Health Programs, and Integrating Injury and Violence Prevention with Healthy Again Initiatives. They are free to access–the archive site also includes a variety of supporting articles and other materials for the maternal-child session that are probably worth perusing, particularly for those of you working in the area of abusive head trauma (scroll to mid-page to find them).

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Articles of Note: November Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date November 4, 2009
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Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these are from the October/November issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal. To be honest, it was kind of a light month; not nearly so much grabbed me in my rounds of the recent stuff.

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Elder Abuse in Indian Country

Post author By Jen
Post date November 2, 2009

OVC is hosting a web forum November 4th from 2-3pm ET: Serving Elder Abuse Victims in Indian Country. You can submit questions in advance and then return to the site on the 4th for some real-time discussion. If you can’t make it, all the answers will be archived and available for review at a later date.

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Evaluating Elder Competency & Abuse

Post author By Jen
Post date October 6, 2009

ReachMD has a new offering as a part of their Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging series: Evaluating Elder Competency & Elder Abuse. This podcast features Dr. Lisa Gibbs from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, who “describes the different types of elder abuse and who is most vulnerable. She explains how physicians evaluate mental capacity and the difference between capacity and competency. She also discusses the latest research in elder abuse.” Access is free, but requires site registration.

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Forensic Issues for Nurses

Post author By Jen
Post date September 16, 2009

Medscape has a forensic-focused CE offering currently available: Forensic Issues for Nurses. It’s your standard article-posttest format and is free, with site registration. 1 CEU will be awarded upon completion.

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Articles of Note: September Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date September 3, 2009

Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these are from the August/September issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. All links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal. The list is alphabetical by journal.

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Elder Abuse Presentations

The good folks over at the Center of Excellence in Elder Abuse and Neglect have posted the presentations from this year’s ASA‐NCOA Aging in America Conference 2009, Elder Abuse sessions (PDF) on their site. It’s an unbelievable resource, with 16 different sets of slides on a wide variety of elder abuse issues, several health care related. I seriously recommend you check this out if your practice includes the elderly. It’s not only useful for clinicians, but it would be a valuable asset for many of multidisciplinary team members, as well.

UPDATE: Broken link is now fixed.

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Articles of Note: August [Mountain] Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date August 3, 2009

Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these are from the July/August/September issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. All links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal.

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Articles of Note: July Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date July 6, 2009

Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. Most of these are from the June/July/August issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Most links lead to PubMed abstracts (except for one, which goes to Ingenta); from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal.

Just a warning: it’s a lengthy list this month. There’s all kinds of good stuff being published right now…

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Bruising in the Elderly

Post author By Jen
Post date May 20, 2009

From the Center of Excellence in Elder Abuse and Neglect: Bruising in Older Adults–Accidental and Inflicted (LINK HAS BEEN FIXED). This podcast reviews two studies about bruising in the elderly and discusses the all important issue of using color to accurately age bruises.

Part of the work of the Center of Excellence is the Elder Abuse Forensic Center. To read about their finding, check out their report in The Gerontologist here. They also have published a PDF with links to images of physical markers of elder abuse, which you can access here.

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New Discussion Forums @ TrainingForums.org

Post author By Jen
Post date May 15, 2009

TrainingForums.org, a project of Witness Justice, is introducing 3 new discussion forums rolling out this month:

Helping Culturally Diverse Victims of Interpersonal Violence: Avoiding Stereotypes & Meetings Needs, hosted by Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD (launching 5/14)
Technological Safety for Domestic Violence Survivors, hosted by Anzala Alozie (launching 5/22)
Why Does Abuse Happen in Later Life, hosted by Diana Christen (launching 5/25)

Participation is free, but registration is required.

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Elder Abuse & Neglect

Post author By Jen
Post date May 14, 2009

USC Ageworks has an online tutorial on elder abuse and neglect. It’s a free course and may provide 2.5 CMEs for physicians (sorry, no nursing CEs available), but you’d need to check to see if that’s still an option (the expiration date has passed, but not everyone adheres hard and fast to those dates, and not everyone updates their sites with newer info). Either way, it specifically addresses some forensic issues, and couldn’t be easier to access.

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