Continuing Medical Education
The 2007 Patterson Lecture
Overcoming Barriers: Your Role in Recognizing, Reporting and Preventing Child Abuse
Friday, May 18, 2007
8:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Wood Auditorium
UT Medical Center
Knoxville, TN
This lecture has reached registration capacity.
CME credits are available from AMA and AAPA. CEUs are also available.
In 2004, medical personnel in Tennessee reported only 2.5% of the child abuse cases recorded in the state. Ten to 15 of every 1,000 children in Tennessee are victims of abuse or maltreatment. This conference will help professionals discern abuse, overcome their barriers to reporting it and learn ways to prevent this attack on the most vulnerable members of our society.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, the participant should be able to
- Recognize child abuse
- Understand and overcome barriers to reporting child abuse
- Prevent child abuse
Featuring
Emalee Flaherty, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Protective Service Team
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Who should attend?
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Nurses
- OB/GYN
- Pediatrics
- Physician Assistants
- Public Health
- Trauma
- Others who will benefit include academicians, counselors, mental health providers and psychologists.
This educational activity is presented by the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Family Medicine through the Patterson Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Education Gift Fund.
This lecture has reached registration capacity.
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