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Information Technology & Child Abuse and Measurements
Monday, January 25 THE CHANGING FACE OF CHILD ABUSE MEDICINE:AN INTERNET PERSPECTIVE ON TEACHING, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE - Kenneth Feldman, Thomas Hanna The role of internet special interest groups (SIGs) in advancing the field of child abuse will be discussed.
TECHNOLOGY FOR NOVICES: UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNICAL BASIS FOR CLINICAL TELEHEALTH APPLICATIONS, PART 1 - Lori Frasier, Patricia Goede Basic vocabulary and technical understanding of computer and internet based applications in Telehealth. Understanding the alphabet soup of technology terms that apply such applications, will assist the participant in choosing the ideal application for their clinical practice. Elements of work flow, case management, roles, collaboration, ad hoc reporting, HIPAA compliance and record-keeping.
TECHNOLOGY FOR NOVICES: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF TELEHEALTH IN CHILD MALTREATMENT, PART 2 - Lori Frasier Elements of work flow, case management, roles, collaboration, ad hoc reporting, record-keeping, differentiating between an electronic health record and a communication application, pros and cons of image acquisition (both video and still) for use in applications will be demonstrated and reviewed.
HOW NOT TO BE ROADKILL ON THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY - Chris Greeley Geared towards professionals who are uneasy with their computer skills. Overview of computer programs, how to get onto the internet, how to search the internet medical literature, ways to keep updated on medical information, and organizing for easy access.
THE LITERATURE IS YOUR FRIEND - Chris Greeley The talk will also include the basics of searching for medical literature.
Wednesday, January 27 Introduction - David Chadwick
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE FOURTH NATIONAL INCIDENCE STUDY OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (NIS-4) - Andrea Sedlak Key findings of the most recent national incidence study (NIS), released in 2009. Based on a sentinel methodology, the NIS goes beyond the children who come to the attention of child protective services, also obtaining information from community professionals to submit data on maltreated children they encounter in the course of their work in a broad array of agencies (hospitals, public health, law enforcement, schools, day care centers, shelters, mental health agencies, and voluntary social service agencies).
Judicial Data DATA FROM JUSTICE SOURCES - David Finkelhor Insights about child maltreatment and child victimization that can be obtained from data sources maintained by the US Department of Justice or other justice system agencies.
Public Health Data NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE – Sandra Alexander, sponsored by CDC, and Roger Trent Strengths and weaknesses of various sources of public health data on child abuse and neglect.
Summary A NATIONAL PLAN FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF CHILD MALTREATMENT - Desmond Runyan and Panel: Sandra Alexander, David Finkelhor, Andrea Sedlak, Roger Trent Summarizing the opportunities presented by different ways of knowing the burden of child abuse and suggesting a multimodal approach to assessing the epidemiology of maltreatment.
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