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If you haven’t read the fascinating article in the Sunday NY Times, I encourage you to check it out. It’s an in-depth look at the issue of sexting by minors, and it does a nice job of looking at the multiple facets of this complicated legal issue, and the secondary bullying that can arise in these types of cases.

If you know me, you know stuff like this makes my nerd heart beat faster: the CDC is hosting a webinar that’s perfect for those of you trying to hone your writing skills, particularly for the purpose of creating patient information and public awareness materials. Plain Language: Writing Skills for Clear Communication (PDF) will take place March 31st from 2-3pm ET.

Congratulations to forensic pediatrician Dr. Sharon Cooper, a well-loved speaker on the national (and really, international) circuit, for her recognition as one of 150 Women Who Shake the World. Some mighty heavy hitters on that list, but I have no doubt that Dr. Cooper holds her own among them.

Over at the SAFEta site, I noticed Kim had posted this link about an online discussion forum on emergency contraception (sponsored by several heavy hitters). So I followed the link, obtained permission to participate (takes a few hours to get the password info), and logged-on.

Another late addition to the webinar schedule, but you know how I like me a good sustainability session. OJJDP is hosting a free webinar Thursday, February 24th from 1-3pm ET, Building Sustainable Organizations: Developing Capacity from the Ground Up. You can register for the session here, but note that the session has a participation cap, so definitely do it in advance.

I get a ton of email and questions at conferences about nursing education. Most of it is from nurses who want to continue their education and aren’t sure where they should head; some are from people who can’t figure out the initials after my name (in the rare instances I use them) or of their own medical experts, and don’t know the difference between all the degrees, certifications and just random initials placed after people’s names (rule of thumb, folks: initials after your name must be earned or awarded).

The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury is hosting a webinar on compassion fatigue February 24th from 1-4pm ET. They have no info up yet on their site about the specifics of the session, but continue to check here for details, including registration. Should be a good one.

I’m off to the 216, and then on to Pittsburgh for the week, but before I go, here’s a cool offering: Facebook DC Live is hosting a session on internet safety and digital citizenship. Cynthia Fraser, Technology Safety Specialist at NNEDV, will be one of the speakers. It will be held February 9th at 2pm, and it’s only 30 minutes, so a very workable session. It’s not specific to our work (it’s meant for a lay audience)–those of you who are parents might also find it very useful.

Because of my ridiculous schedule and the number of projects I juggle, I get a lot of emails asking for tips and resources for managing time.  It seems people are overwhelmed at how much they have to do in their regular workdays, and are floundering a bit trying to get it all done. Not surprising, particularly in this day and age of doing more with less. Whether you are juggling work and school, work and family, or work and more work (honestly, how many of us have just one job anymore?), here are some recent favorites:

More indictments in this case as local officials and a hospital administrator are charged with felonies. Medcsape has the overview.

You can read previous posts on the case here, here, and here.

Peace@Work has an upcoming webinar: Recent Workplace Violence Cases Review. The webinar will take place January 26th from 2:30-3:30pm. From the site: “This webinar will review the recent cases of workplace violence to discuss warning signs, potential threat assessments and to foster dialog on prevention…

ReachMD has a podcast on new directions in the delivery of CME content that might be pretty interesting for those of you who plan conferences and other educational offerings. Especially if you’re trying to do it on a tight (or non-existent) budget. For the nurses and other professionals reading, don’t let all the doctor-speak scare you away–there’s a lot here that crosses over.

OVC and BJA have issued a new e-learning tool, the Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide. It provides:

1. Direction and development to form new anti-human trafficking Task Forces
2. Ideas to strengthen existing anti-human trafficking Task Forces
3. Creative strategies, examples, and lessons learned from existing Task Forces
4. Links to valued tools, trainings, and resources

I know, I know: this is a site devoted to web-based info and education. But here’s the thing–photography is not one of those areas that gets covered much online. So the IAFN’s Photography Summit, coming up this March, is probably a pretty good use of resources. Best practices, research, clinical issues–it’s all there. And it’s in San Diego, which is not a bad place to travel to, particularly if you’re in one of the snowier or colder parts of the world.

And honestly, not a moment too soon. This will be my last post for the year. Tomorrow I am going to enjoy my daughter and my partner, and head to Baltimore to ring in the new year with good friends. But today, I thought I’d leave you with a little inspiration to carry us into 2011.

Remember the saga of the 2 nurses in Texas who were fired and faced felony charges for bringing an anonymous complaint against a physician with whom they worked? One was tried and acquitted, the other had her charges dropped, but both lost their jobs? In July I posted that the TX Medical Board had filed charges against the physician. In August, the 2 nurses settled their suit against the hospital and others, asserting they’d been subjected to malicious prosecution and denied their 1st Amendment rights. This week, the state brought felony charges against the physician.

WHO has an upcoming webinar on Injury Surveillance,  January 13th at 10:00 CET (click here to convert this to your time zone). Participation is free, but requires signing up for their webinar mailing list in order to get an invite (instructions after the jump). You can also check out their archived offerings on child injury prevention and violence prevention, easily accessed on their site.