A Clinical Approach to Dealing with Family Violence
Medical professionals in all fields encounter potential victims of family violence daily. Knowing how to approach this difficult topic is crucial to stemming the public health crisis that family violence has produced. Whether you provide care for adults or children, it is essential that you know how to screen for all forms of family violence, what to do if you suspect family violence is affecting your patient, and how to provide the necessary support for those who are victims. Indiana University Health is committed to improving our response to this issue and is pleased to offer this one-day CME-accredited training, free of charge to participants in the healthcare professions.
| What: | A Clinical Approach to Dealing with Family Violence |
| Where: | Fairbanks Hall, Simulation Center 340 West 10th Street, 4th floor Indianapolis, IN 46202 |
| When: | April 26th, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (lunch and snacks provided) |
| Who: | Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants from Indiana University Health facilities (any specialty; adult and pediatric tracks offered) |
| Specifics: | Registration is first-come, first-served until capacity is reached. This training includes valuable experiential learning opportunities with trained professionals playing the role of patients. |
Course Objectives
- Understand the healthcare provider’s role in identifying family violence.
- Become familiar with Indiana laws related to family violence.
- Recognize the various presentations of family violence.
- Understand the lifelong effects of family violence on people of all ages.
| Proposed Agenda | |
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration (coffee service) |
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Introduction and orientation |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am | Recognizing Violence as a Household Pattern — Overlap of Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse and Animal Abuse by Dr. Harris |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Family violence: an overview for Indiana by Dr. Laskey |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Break |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Turn In Evaluation |
| 11:00 am - 12:15 pm | Breakout sessions (DV track and child abuse track): Effective screening for family violence in a clinical setting (Dr. Fife and Dr. Laskey) |
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch (served) |
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Setting Expectations and demonstration |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Lab experience |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Debrief and wrap-up |
| **Schedule subject to change based on enrollment | |
Tracks for adult and pediatric medicine will be offered in which we will discuss specific risk factors for various forms of abuse, why we need to screen for abuse, how to screen for family violence in your patient population, barriers to screening and how to overcome them.
Research has clearly shown adult learners do best when given the opportunity to put their skills to work. We will have multiple “lab” experiences for our learners to practice these tough conversations with trained professionals.
Both CME credits and nursing credits will be available for participants at no additional cost.
Instructors
- Dr. Rose Fife, Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of Indiana University Family Violence Institute
- Dr. Antoinette Laskey, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director of Indiana University Family Violence Institute
- Dr. Tara Harris, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Questions about the course? Email Dr. Laskey at alaskey@iupui.edu
Questions about registration? Email Katrina Coppedge at kcoppedg@indiana.edu or call 317.278.0552
