Workplace Violence 101 is being offered by the ePanic Button. It’s a good starting place for those of you trying to engage your agencies in looking at policies related to violence in the workplace. The session will be held July 22nd from 2:30-3:30 pm ET and is free of charge.
I have had quite a few emails from my Photo post the other day, including several questions about how to get stronger on the foundations–simply understanding the way the camera works and how to take a basic shot. In a lovely example of the planets aligning, Lifehacker, a favorite timesuck of mine, has a new Night School post, The Basics of Photography: The Complete Guide.
At the request of several readers, I have added a 10 Things tab to the top nav where you can find all of the lists I’ve published to date. Thanks for asking!
Clearly, I’m having trouble grasping just what Kia Motors thought was a great marketing nugget in this particular ad:
For all of our death investigator colleagues, the newly published Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator from the US Department of Justice (PDF).
I’m struggling a bit this morning with some feelings of frustration, so I thought I’d share Amy Poehler’s recent talk at Harvard. The real message begins around the 9 minute mark.
…Except that it’s from a prosecutor. When you slog through as many emails as I do, sometimes it’s lovely to be surprised. As I was when I more carefully read the disclaimer in this message I received as part of a technical assistance request:
This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Also, the St. Louis Cardinals are the worst baseball team to ever take the field, whereas Houston Astros fans are smart and handsome. This uncontroverted fact is accepted in whole by recipient, intended or otherwise, and any denial thereof will be held against all naysayers.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
I’m in the CLE this week enjoying some family time, so apologies for light postings this week. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County & City Health Officials and the Safe States Alliance are co-sponsoring a webcast, Programs and Partnerships to Prevent Gang-Related Youth Violence. The session will be held June 28th from 2-3:30pm ET.
Today’s my birthday, and I’m going to spend it as I spend so many of my days–working. That’s not a complaint, by the way. I am quite blessed to love what I do and to be afforded the opportunity to do it with so many incredible people. However, while I’m in front of my computer I will take advantage of the fact that it’s June 1st and give you my 10 Things: Birthday Edition. Or, 10 things I hope will happen in the next 365 days:
I’ve been waiting for these to be available electronically for awhile now. As promised, Competencies Needed by Health Professionals for Addressing Exposure to Violence and Abuse in Patient Care (PDF) is now available for download from the Academy on Violence and Abuse. Perfect? No. A good start? Absolutely.
Meant to post this last week when it came out…
Just heard about this one: The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Kennedy School of Government is hosting a free webinar: Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking. The session will be held from 2-4pm ET on May 25th. Preregistration is required.
Many of our patients are judged on the choices they make. Living in poverty makes them even more susceptible to judgment, particularly by those who don’t live in poverty. In this day and age of calls for cutting Planned Parenthood funding and other programs that benefit so many of the folks for whom we provide care, here is a fantastic use of time:
A small teaser for this month’s Articles of Note: The Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University is “the only community research, intervention, education and policy initiative that works to decrease major health and related risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, such as suicide, substance abuse, HIV and homelessness – in the context of their families.” They have a new study, published this month in the Journal of School Health, that looks at the long-term healthcare implications of bullying in the LGBT community. We have so little data on the impact of bullying over time, this provides a fantastic look at what it means for the physical, mental and sexual health of these patients.
Stay tuned for the full Articles of Note later in the week.
Congratulations, Dee Ballard! You are the winner of STM Learning’s Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse: A Resource for Professionals Working with Children and Families. Please contact me to make arrangements for your book. And thanks to everyone who answered this month’s question and entered the giveaway.
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on here at FHO. Just answer the question to be in the running for a copy of Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse. Don’t wait–you only have until Friday, May 6th at noon ET to enter.
I spend a lot of time talking with both healthcare and prosecution about assessing for risk and dangerousness. So this upcoming webinar from BWJP has certainly piqued my interest. Risk Assessment: Battered Women v. Professionals–Who’s the Wiser? will be held May 18th from 3-4:30 pm ET. Registration ends the day before, so plan accordingly.
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced today, and the 2011 winner for featured photography is Barbara Davidson from the LA Times. She was awarded the prize for a series she did on the aftermath of gang violence, and the images are really quite moving.
I have, in my time, been privy to statements made by fellow forensic nurses that make me grind my teeth (or in the case of #1, stick a fork in my eye). I heard a new one today, inspiring this brief rant. So without fanfare, I give you my latest 10 Things post (in no particular order): Statements I’d Prefer to Never Hear Again.
Sorry for a paucity of posts. I had hoped to post the AVA Competencies document I mentioned to folks at EVAW this week, but alas, a PDF version is nowhere to be found (come one, people, it’s 2011–this stuff should be up online before it ever even goes to print!). I will post when I come across it, I promise. In the meantime, thank you Sheila for some Canada updates. And although it’s a bit late in the month, please stay tuned for your monthly Articles of Note, which I hope to have up no later than Friday afternoon.