Providing Care after Acute Sexual Assault: Best Practices for Emergency Department Clinicians - 4/14/22
Need for training that provides ED clinicians with the knowledge to provide trauma informed best practice care for adult, adolescent and pediatric patients following acute sexual assault.
Target Audience
Emergency Department Clinicians
Learning Objectives
- Provide current best practice care to patients following an acute sexual assault.
- Describe specific techniques for examination of external genitalia in a sexual assault patient as well as best practice documentation for medical clinician role, medications recommended per SANE protocol and importance of evidence collection based on patient account of assault.
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 Boston University School of Medicine and the MA Department of Public Health. Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.