The current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has a free full-text article on elder abuse that’s worth reading and sharing with your team and colleagues in the ED, ICU, etc. Although obviously clinically focused it’s one to bring to your next multidisciplinary meeting, as well.
Category: Elder Abuse/Neglect
I have updated the clinical guide, Determining the Age of Bruising. It’s one of our more popular one (I send a lot of lawyers there, in particular), so I’m glad to have had the opportunity to overhaul this one. There’s some new research, plus I am trying to slowly get all of them in a consistent format. You’ll find both a Word doc with active hyperlinks and the more printer friendly PDF. Enjoy.
The next adult-focused webinar in the series over at the Tribal Forensic Healthcare project is on elder abuse. It’ll be held October 7th from 3-4:30pm. As with all of their sessions, CEs are available, and it will be archived, so no worries if you can’t participate live. Click through for details:
It’s time once again for Articles of Note, your monthly guide to what’s new in the peer-reviewed literature. Keep in mind that this isn’t an exhaustive list, just what’s caught my attention and feels particularly relevant (at least to the work I do). As always, there’s so much more out there, so spend some time on PubMed or Google Scholar if you can (or better yet–at your local medical library). This should at least get you started. Some interesting work on elder abuse in particular this month, although the articles run the gamut of much of the violence we see in our practices. Click through for the sharable PDF and the Word doc with active hyperlinks:
I’m at Ft Sam Houston this week, so it’ll be a long one for me. I’ll be packing a lot into my time on the road, but I’ll try and keep posts pretty regular. It felt like there was a lot of interesting stuff to read this weekend, and I spent my flight perusing articles I’d set aside–they pretty much carried me through my 3 hours of travel. I’m certain my nosy seatmate was delighted/horrified at my reading choices (more reason for not working on planes). Click through to see what caught my eye since last we spoke:
Wow, there is a lot to read in the journals right now. If you do any kind of work in the area of interpersonal violence, it’s like Christmas (or I suppose purgatory, if you do not love the idea of curling up with a stack of journal articles–take your pic). I’m especially tickled to see some less common topics in the literature (oral injury post-assault, adult caregivers of former abusers), and publications by regular FHO readers (congrats, Dr. Berg Raunick!). Click through for the Word doc with active links and downloadable PDF for sharing (with attribution, please–lots of work goes into compiling these monthly overviews, so give credit and preserve your karma):
I teach thermal injuries as a part of IPV training–It’s often not part of basic injury assessment and documentation education for forensic nurses for some reason, but it’s a not uncommon mechanism of injury in domestic violence (and in child and elder abuse). We probably should be spending more time on the issue, so if you haven’t had much related to thermal injuries, here’s a possible idea for a CE program.
Time once again for Articles of Note, my monthly romp through the peer-reviewed literature. Keep in mind this isn’t an exhaustive list, just what looks most relevant to practice through my own lens. All links take you to PubMed, save for the single, designated free, full-text article. Feel free to share with colleagues, just please provide attribution as appropriate. Word and PDF docs after the jump (I’m trying a new tool that actually embeds them in the post–let me know if you like it better than just the plain link):
A huge feeling of accomplishment following last week’s course in San Antonio. Now it’s back in the office to follow up on the odds and ends that come with seeing a course taught through for the 1st time, plus I need to play catch up on the accumulation of stuff from essentially 2 weeks out of office, and keep working on the Next Big Thing (oy). It was our first weekend at home with kid for the summer, though (best weekend of the year), so I was pretty well unplugged for most of it. Still, there were a few things that caught my eye (hello, front page of the Sunday WaPo), so here’s what I was checking out since last we spoke:
I’ve been very, very remiss in getting this post up. My apologies, but now, once again, it’s time for Articles of Note–what’s new and noteworthy in the peer-reviewed literature. Remember this isn’t exhaustive, just what’s caught my eye as I’ve perused the journals as of late. Click through for the Word doc (with the active hyperlinks) and the PDF, good for printing and distributing at team meetings. Just remember–attribution, please. A lot of hard work goes into these compilations.
Wider Opportunities for Women is hosting a webinar, Economic Insecurity and Abuse in Later Life. The session will be held June 18th from 2:30-3:30pm ET. Click through for details:
The National Center for Victims of Crime is offering the webinar, Psychological First Aid, June 3rd at 2pm ET. It sounds like a pretty intriguing session, most certainly relevant no matter what type of forensic practice you have. Click through for details:
The National Health Collaborative on Violence and Abuse is hosting a webinar, Elder Abuse: Raising Awareness and Impact on Health. The session will be held May 20th at 12pm ET. Click through for details:
Time once again for Articles of Note, my monthly stroll through the peer-reviewed literature. I probably say this every month, but there’s a lot of good stuff here, so make sure you follow links to the abstracts, decide for yourself what’s worth spending time on. Click through for both Word doc (with active links) and the printable PDF (good for staff meetings):
Apologies for missing December’s edition (along with just about everything else in December), but we’re back with a packed Articles of Note for this month. Some of you probably roll your eyes when I get all geeked out about what’s in the literature, but seriously…there’s some good stuff here (I know–I say this every time). As always, this isn’t an exhaustive list, just what’s caught my attention in the peer-reviewed journals. Take note, there are a few free full-text ones (marked as such).
Time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly(ish) overview of what’s new and noteworthy in the peer reviewed literature. There’s a lot to slog through this month (the Journal of Interpersonal Violence is responsible for half the content alone), but definitely some fascinating subject matter (like the relationship between economic status and sexual violence), so I hope you’ll take some time to work your way through the list. Word doc and PDF after the jump:
A couple weeks ago I posted about the recently released report, Connecting the Dots. It looks like the CDC and Prevention Institute will be hosting a related Twitter Q&A, Links Among Forms of Violence. The chat will take place November 4th from 2-3pm ET, using #ViolenceLinks. Looking forward to the conversation.
(h/t VAWnet)
Time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly look at what’s new in the peer reviewed literature. What is it about some months that make them so much better than others? I don’t know, but I have to tell you, this is one of those. First off, there’s a lot to wade through. And second, there’s a lot of breadth to the research, meaning that this month’s list should be relevant to a wide variety of practices. As always, the review isn’t exhaustive, just what’s caught my eye in the September/October/November journals (and the online releases). Contact me for the word doc; click through for a printable PDF and the hyperlinks, all of which go to PubMed unless otherwise indicated.
I’m always harping on the importance of social media as a tool for the work we do, so I’m thrilled that Safe States and the CDC are collaborating on an upcoming webinar series that addresses just that. Why Social Media for Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) kicks off the series September 17th from 1-2pm ET. Click through for details about the session and information about the entire series:
Time once again for Articles of Note, my list of the things that have caught my attention in the latest round of peer-reviewed journals. This month has quite a lot to explore, but as always, this list isn’t comprehensive (and it’s subject to my specific interests). The majority of links take you to the PubMed abstract, except where indicated. Click through for the PDF and active links; contact me for the list as a Word doc.