Documentation of Violence and Torture: Basics and Best Practices
Organized by:
Jeff Goldhagen, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics
University of Florida College of Medicine
President, International Society of Social Pediatrics and Child Health
Pragathi Tummula, MPH
Executive Director
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect
Juan Raul Gutierrez, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
University of California San Francisco Health and Human Rights Initiative
Presented by:
Resmiye Oral, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
Director
Child Advocacy and Protection Program at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Pamela Miller, JD, MSW
Senior Policy Analyst
APSAC Center for Child Policy
Matthew Gartland, MD
Director
Massachusetts General Hospital Asylum Clinic at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health
Faculty Disclosure:
Speakers and organizers have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose. Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Release Date: March 8, 2022
Expiration Date: March 7, 2024
Target Audience: Primary Care Physicians, Specialty Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, and other providers providing medical intake at the Southern Border of the United States
Learning Objectives:
As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize how violence against children can manifest in different forms including torture
- Utilize tools to recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma as a result of violence—physical and psychological, particularly for displaced children.
- Discuss strategies for the documentation and reporting of this evidence in different settings
Requirements for successful completion: Certificates are awarded upon successful completion (80% proficiency) of the post-test.
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Florida College of Medicine and International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP); University of San Francisco (UCSF); International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dr. Jeff Goldhagen at 904.427.7070 or by email at Jeffrey.Goldhagen@jax.ufl.edu.
Resource(s) for further study:
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
www.ispcan.org
International Committee of the Red Cross
https://www.icrc.org/
World Vision
https://www.wvi.org/
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders)
https://www.msf.org/
UNICEF
https://www.unicef.org/
Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/pages/home.aspx
Physicians for Human Rights
https://phr.org/
Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children
https://www.end-violence.org/
International Rescue Committee
https://www.rescue.org/
International Play Association
https://ipaworld.org/childs-right-to-play/the-childs-right-to-play/
Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/
Refugees International
https://www.refugeesinternational.org/
Defence for Children International
https://defenceforchildren.org/
Association for the Prevention of Torture
https://www.apt.ch/en/who-we-are/organisation
OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
https://www.omct.org/en/what-we-do/children
Anti-Torture Initiative
http://antitorture.org/resourcesintro/related-ngos/