I’m moving pretty slowly this morning, and maybe I’m not the only one, so here’s a little Monday morning inspiration for you from Brene Brown on the power of vulnerability:
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Just wanted to let you know that I am heading to Korea today and am unsure what my connectivity will look like for the foreseeable future. Any time I’m spending quality time in military lodging (and I will have 8 days of it, in this case), internet is a big question mark. I have tried to plan for a few postings in advance, but please forgive me if a day or 2 goes by without seeing anything new on the site. If you’re trying to contact me during this time, please be patient. I promise I will respond just as soon as I can. And for those of you celebrating, a happy Passover and/or Easter–I’ll let you know just what exactly my own seder ends up looking like:)
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The Fight Against Bullies
The movie Bully opens in the US tomorrow and Clear Channel and Care.com are making contributions to an anti-bullying organization every time someone watches the trailer on their page. Check out the movie trailer and info about the campaign here.
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#Ididnotreport
A wicked case of insomnia left me trolling the Internet all night. One of the most interesting reads? #Ididnotreport on Twitter. Search the hash tag to see the overwhelming number of responses about why assaults go unreported. Compelling to say the least.
The National Women’s Law Center is hosting a webinar Thursday, March 22nd from 3:30-4:30 ET– Spotlight on Bullying and Harassment: The Law and One School’s Response. I’m particularly interested in the content as the parent of a pre-teen, and not just as a clinician.
Just a quick note today, as I’m blogging from my iPad: check out NSVRC’s newest collection, Eating Disorders and Sexual Violence. I’m really looking forward to exploring the collection myself.
Medscape has an interesting CME article about social media use in their Emergency Medicine section that I thought was worth a mention. We talk a lot here about social media use by clinicians, but Medscape’s focus isn’t on what we put out into the ether about ourselves, but rather what we seek out and learn about patients online.
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Some Friday Distraction
I have spent much of this week slogging through research, but I’ve accomplished what I needed to get accomplished today, and on top of that my household is returning to what passes for normal around here. I’m ready to finish up for the day and start a decidedly non-work focused weekend. So with that in mind, I give you a fantastic (and short) video clip sent to me by one of my AEQ partners. It’s dedicated to all of my fellow presenters out there, particularly those of you who have experienced the spinning beach ball of death.
Have a great weekend!
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Glossary of Research Terms
Love this! NSVRC has published a glossary of research terms (PDF):
This glossary is presented to assist advocates in understanding commonly used terms when reading, understanding and evaluating research. This glossary drew from several sources, which are listed at the end of this document. These resources can be helpful to advocates who wish to learn more about understanding and evaluating research. (p.1)
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Updated Clinical Guides
Just something to make note of: I have updated several of the clinical guides to reflect new research in recently published journals. The consensual sex injury guide is one of the most popular item here at FHO (and my most frequently read PDF on Scribd), and it’s been updated, along with the alternate light source guide (part I, which addresses using ALS for identifying skin stains) and the cost of child abuse guide.
Hey, Lori White–you should definitely contact me with your mailing address. You are the winner of the new Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment workbook. Congratulations! And thanks again to our friends at STM Learning for the giveaway…
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The New Face of Abused Drugs
An interesting and concise overview on newer abused drugs over at Medscape. The slide show gives you a brief run down on what some of the newer substances, such as Spice and Khat, look like, the clinical presentation, drug screen availability and patient management information. A nice introduction if you’re looking for that sort of thing.
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on! Leave your answer to our question(s) by noon ET on February 29th to be eligible to win a copy of the new Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment workbook.
One of the best things I watched this weekend–Chimamanda Adichie talking about the danger of a single story:
(Hat tip to Sally for introducing me to this fantastic clip.)
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The Interrupters on PBS
I just discovered that PBS is showing The Interrupters in its entirety on their website. It premiered last night on tv; you can check the website to see when it will air again in your area. If you aren’t familiar with the film, it specifically looks at the work of CeaseFire, an organization dedicated to preventing gun violence. I’ve heard amazing things about the film–seeing as I don’t have plans, it may be what’s happening at my house tonight…
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Letting Victims Define Justice
Hat tip to Kim Day, who posted this over at IAFN Community site: from our Canadian colleagues comes this fascinating editorial piece on letting victims define justice (PDF). I’d love to hear people’s thoughts…
The Institute of Medicine has a 2011 publication that I thought was fascinating– Patient-Clinician Communication: Basic Principles and Expectations (PDF). I love the rationale for specifically looking at this issue:
“Consistent and effective communication between patient and clinician has been associated in studies not only with improved patient satisfaction and safety, but also ultimately with better health outcomes, and often with lower costs. Breakdowns of communication, or disregard for patient understanding, context, and preferences, have been cited as contributors to health care disparities and other counterproductive variations in health care utilization rates. Moreover, professional ethics in health care stress the intrinsic importance of respectful and effective communication as a core aspect of informed consent and a trusting relationship.” (p. 1, emphasis mine)
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The Story of a Suicide
The New Yorker’s lastest issue has a fascinating article about the death of Tyler Clementi, a Rutger’s student who committed suicide last year after being outed as gay. The circumstances leading up to his outing, the actions of his roommate and another student, and the criminal justice response are all detailed in the article. It’s a long one (14 pages), so put it aside for when you have some time, but it’s worth the read.
His family started a foundation in his name; you can read more about (and contribute to) the work they do here.
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Making Mistakes
Somewhere on my list of things I’d like to do some day (and I have a whole section in my notebook for just such a list) is “host a meeting on getting it wrong”. When I was a kid, I used to go with my dad (who’s a doc) to a meeting he attended every year out in Colorado. The whole premise of the meeting was to discuss one case where a mistake had been made, and the resulting patient outcome had been a bad one. It was a small meeting, invitation only, and it was meant to use the participants’ errors as a jumping off point for discussions on improving practice and the profession as a whole. No grandstanding, no tales of heroics that reversed or resolved the error at the last minute. Lots of here’s what we did wrong.
February 6th is WHO’s International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Find information about the day, and fact sheets about FGM at WHO’s site.
(Hat tip: NSVRC)
For those of you not able to make the live presentation of The Science Base for Prevention of Injury and Violence, it is now available as a webcast on the CDC’s site. You can also download a print-friendly PDF of the slides.