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Since Last We Spoke 7-28-14

Post author By Jen
Post date July 28, 2014
1 Comment on Since Last We Spoke 7-28-14

Today is my sweet kid’s 13th birthday, so I am officially the parent of a teenager. I have no idea how that happened. A minute ago she was a newborn and now she’s this funny, interesting, incredibly smart kid who makes me proud every day. Naturally we spent the weekend celebrating (ziplining and dim sum, anyone?) and gorging on homemade Hostess-type treats (my spouse whipped up Twinkies, Ho-Hos and Cupcakes complete with squiggly frosting). Pretty much the only thing I could do after the weekend calorie bombardment was to loll around last night and surf my social media sites. Which is what I did. Here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

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#STD Surveillance

Post author By Jen
Post date July 23, 2014

Surveillance data is extremely useful for us; the CDC guidelines are one resource for making decisions about how we treat our patients, but the actual information about what STDs are being seen in our communities, what problems may exists regarding things like antibiotic resistance, and other considerations, are also part of the calculus. For instance, if you have a high rate of syphilis in your community, you may choose to test as a part of your patient care.

Tags Canada, CDC, data, management, medical, prevention, program management, rape, research, sexual assault, sexual violence, STDs, STIs, surveillance

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Since Last We Spoke 7-21-14

Post author By Jen
Post date July 21, 2014

We finally cleared the last of our houseguests yesterday (that’s 10 days of people in our tiny place for those of you tracking), so we’re back to status quo. I head down to the NAC for the Army this week, but aside from that it should be relatively mellow. I was busy playing tourist in my own city this weekend, but there was still plenty of time to catch up on the news of the day. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Updated Clinical Guide: Toluidine Blue Dye

Post author By Jen
Post date July 16, 2014

The TB dye guide is one of the original guides on this site and it hasn’t been updated since I posted it first in 2009. So I’ve remedied that–hopefully you’ll find it helpful. Let me know if you think I’ve forgotten any valuable resources. I’m always happy to add them.

Tags clinical guide, injury identification, medical, rape, research, sexual assault, tb dye, toluidine blue dye, traumatic injury

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Worthwhile Read: Delivery and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic (SAFE) Training Programs

Post author By Jen
Post date July 10, 2014

I am so excited to sit down with this: Delivery and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic (SAFE) Training Programs (PDF). The report addresses the initial offering of the online SAFE training + 2 day clinical practicum provided by IAFN and evaluated by Debra Patterson and her team. There’s some really promising results here and it gives us some direction for rethinking how we deliver both didactic and clinical education. Definitely a worthwhile read, especially for those of you conducting SAFE training or debating ways in which to get new clinicians educated.

Tags forensics, IAFN, online education, program management, rape, research, SART, sexual assault, sexual violence, training, trauma-informed care

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Spotting Bad Science

Post author By Jen
Post date July 9, 2014

Yesterday, NSVRC tweeted this infographic, and it pretty much made my morning (which may be a sad statement to make, I don’t know). I have added it to the Evaluating Research clinical guide; the PDF would make an excellent handout for a burgeoning journal club or staff meeting on currency of practice or testimony. Bonus: it’s also available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian.

Tags infographic, research, science, testimony

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Since Last We Spoke 7-7-14

Post author By Jen
Post date July 7, 2014
2 Comments on Since Last We Spoke 7-7-14

Here we go: vacation is behind us and a modified (but still busy) travel season resumes for our household. Happily it’s not me on the road this week, but after taking a week off, I can hardly corral my to-do list. Always a trade-off, that whole taking time off thing. Hopefully US readers enjoyed a happy and relaxing 4th–we certainly did (and it was a far more social one than I am used to). But all in all, there was plenty of downtime and a good amount of reading therein. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Since Last We Spoke 6-23-14

Post author By Jen
Post date June 23, 2014

I’m having a tough time ramping up for my work week this morning. Could be the impending vacation (no worries, there will be [some] posts while I’m away). Could be that I was so completely productive last week I just feel like coasting a bit. Either way, the internet can be a distraction when I’m in this mindset, so I have been happily perusing all of the links I’d tucked away from the weekend. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Worthwhile Read: 2014 Sexual Violence Research Review

Post author By Jen
Post date June 19, 2014

Oh man, I do love me a good research compilation, and CALCASA delivers: the 2014 Sexual Violence Research Review is now available. Read the executive summary here; download the full report here (PDF). Super excited about this one.

And speaking of excited, come back tomorrow for the 2014 TIP Report, being released tomorrow by the State Department. It’s like nerd paradise up in here.

Tags domestic violence, family violence, forensics, human trafficking, injury, legal, LGBTIQ, medical, military, prevention, rape, research, SART, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, US, violence

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Reproductive Coercion

Post author By Jen
Post date June 17, 2014

The Family Justice Center Alliance has another webinar coming up–this one on reproductive coercion. The session will be held June 26th from 10-11:30 am PT. Click through for details:

Tags domestic violence, emergency contraception, family violence, intimate partner violence, prevention, research, sexual violence, trauma, US, violence, youth violence

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Out of the Shadows: A Tool for Identifying Human Trafficking Victims

Post author By Jen
Post date June 13, 2014

Vera Institute just published a new tool for identifying victims of human trafficking. The tool has been tested and validated and comes in a short and long form. Read the science behind the tool here (PDF); find the actual tool and user guidelines here (PDF).

Tags assessment, human trafficking, international, labor trafficking, research, sex trafficking, trafficking

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Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Lives of Male Sex Offenders

Post author By Jen
Post date June 11, 2014

Over at PreventConnect they published a blog post on a new study out in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. The article, Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Lives of Male Sex Offenders: Implications for Trauma-Informed Care, and the blog post, are both worth perusing. I’ve also added them to the ACEs Clinical Guide, along with our most recent Full-Text Friday offering and a couple other notable links. We rarely talk about offenders here (it’s not my area of specialty, but if there’s someone who would like to guest post on the topic, I am always happy to have that conversation), but that doesn’t mean there isn’t relevance in understanding the myriad impacts of adverse childhood experiences in the lives of offenders, as well as victims.

Tags adverse childhood experiences, child abuse, clinical guide, criminal justice, domestic violence, family violence, offenders, prevention, rape, research, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, trauma-informed care

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Since Last We Spoke 6-9-14

Post author By Jen
Post date June 9, 2014

I spent more time plugged in this weekend than I should have. When you work for yourself it is so easy to let the left and right limits of your work ~~day~~ week bleed into one another. Or disappear altogether. Either way, too much time looking at a screen. Gotta work on that whole self-care thing. Either way, here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

Tags criminal justice, domestic violence, EMR, ethics, global, human trafficking, injury, intimate partner violence, law, leadership, management, program management, rape, research, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual violence, trauma, violence

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Full-Text Friday (on Sunday): Childhood Misfortune as a Threat to Successful Aging

Post author By Jen
Post date June 8, 2014

You know your brain is a tad overloaded when the mere act of hitting the “publish” button is too much. So this post sat languishing in draft purgatory until I noticed this bit of sadness and quickly rectified. Apologies for being absent from Full-Text Fridays for awhile. The truth is that it’s fairly time-consuming and everyone knows, this is my nerdy hobby. So sometimes things don’t happen.

I’m including this article for your perusal because I never stop talking to people about the impact of violence on health. This full-text piece examines adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their impact on aging, the relevance of which I hope is immediately apparent. Details after the jump:

Tags ACEs, adverse childhood experiences, bullying, child abuse, domestic violence, family violence, forensics, geriatrics, medical, rape, research, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual violence, trauma, trauma-informed care

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Since Last We Spoke 6-2-14

Yesterday was my birthday, which means that basically the whole weekend was my birthday (and also the wedding reception for our good friends AND the arrival of the girl child for the summer). Lots of celebrating around here; much less reading. But when I finally did manage to crawl into bed last night, it took awhile to sleep, and just like that, I was caught up in some of the world’s goings-on. So here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Articles of Note: May 2014

Post author By Jen
Post date May 20, 2014

Man, am I tardy on this. Finally–once again here’s this (and last) month’s Articles of Note, a look at what has caught my eye from the recently published, peer-reviewed literature. There’s a lot of good stuff in this round up, so I would encourage you to peruse the abstracts. Keep in mind this isn’t a comprehensive list, just the things that interested me. Click through for the link:

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Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exams and VAWA 2005: Payment Practices, Successes, and Directions for the Future

Post author By Jen
Post date May 15, 2014

IAFN and NSVRC are hosting a webinar June 10th from 2-3:30pm ET, Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exams and VAWA 2005: Payment, Practices, Successes and Directions for the Future. The session will focus on research conducted by Urban Institute on exam payment. Interested in the topic? Check out this related article over at Vox that should stir up some discussion for sure.

{The Urban Institute’s full report can be found here. (PDF)}

Tags domestic violence, forensics, rape, reimbursement, research, SART, sexual assault, victim services, webinar

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Holistic Safety Planning Using an Alternative Risk Assessment Framework

Post author By Jen
Post date May 8, 2014

Sorry for the late notice, but this is an intriguing one: BWJP is hosting a webinar next week, Holistic Safety Planning Using an Alternate Risk Assessment Framework. It will be held May 13th from 2-3:30pm ET. Dr. Sherry Hamby is the featured speaker and will be presenting her research as a part of the session. Certainly discussions of a new safety planning tool for IPV patients is relevant for many of us working in the field, so if you can attend, it should be pretty interesting.

Tags domestic violence, intimate partner violence, research, safety assessment, safety planning, webinar

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Since Last We Spoke 4-14-14

Post author By Jen
Post date April 14, 2014
2 Comments on Since Last We Spoke 4-14-14

This is my last full week in the office before vacation, save some work with the Army JAGs here in town, so I am glued to my to-do list. That being said I did manage to get some reading done this weekend (although the pull of 70+ degree weather and sunshine was irresistible), but much of it had to do with the terrible tragedy in Kansas yesterday. I know it will be part of our conversation around the Seder table tonight as we celebrate Passover, keeping the victims and their families and community in our prayers. A happy Pesach to all of you who observe. Click tghrough to check out what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:

Tags criminal justice, domestic violence, drugs, family violence, forensics, global, intimate partner violence, law, leadership, management, military, pediatrics, program management, rape, research, sexual assault, trauma, violence, youth violence

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Full-Text Friday: Self Inflicted Injuries among Children in United States

Post author By Jen
Post date April 11, 2014

After a few weeks off, our popular series, Full-Text Fridays is back. This week’s article looks at self-inflicted injuries among children in the US. Click through for all of the details:

Tags firearms, injury, pediatrics, poisoning, research, self-inflicted, suicide, US

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