Interprofessional Grand Rounds – Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence: The Importance of Screening



Date & Location
Thursday, September 21, 2023, 12:00 PM - Monday, September 21, 2026, 1:00 PM

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Overview

Join us for this important session during which we will discuss screening patients for the presence/history of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)/Domestic Violence (DV) in their lives. Learn about best practice in screening and how to respond when patients screen positive. We will share resources that are available to best support this patient population. 

Presenters
Salissa Wahlers MSW, LICSW
Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program Coordinator and LGBTQ+ Care Coordinator
VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT

Janet Carroll RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Nurse Manager, Forensic Nursing Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon

Learning Outcome
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to discuss application of best practice in the screening of adult patients for IPV/DV. 

Disclosure
The planning committee member(s), speaker(s), author(s) or anyone in a position to control the content for this activity have no relevant financial relationship(s)* with ineligible companies** to disclose. 

* A “financial relationship" includes employee, researcher (named as the PI), consultant, advisor, speaker, independent contractor (including contracted research), royalties or patent beneficiary, executive role, and/or an ownership interest (not including stocks owned in a managed portfolio).

** An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Bibliographic Material

  • Basile KC, Hertz MF, Back SE. Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Victimization Assessment Instruments for Use in Healthcare Settings: Version 1. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2007 Retrieved from: ipvandsvscreening.pdf (cdc.gov)  dated 9/21/23.

  • Futures Without Violence: Project Catalyst: State-Wide Transformation on Health, IPV, and Human Trafficking - Futures Without Violence Futures Without Violence  Retrieved 9/21/23

  • Fast Facts: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC  Retrieved 9/21/23

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

American Medical Association (AMA)
Dartmouth Health designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours.

All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

Registration/Requirements for Successful Completion
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Provider Contact Information
Provider contact information for questions regarding accreditation of the activity:

Center for Learning and Professional Development
Dartmouth Health
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