DHC Pediatric Webinar - Management of Suspected Victims of Child Abuse and Neglect

Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 8:00 AM - Saturday, June 10, 2028, 9:00 AM

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

This Pediatric Lecture Series will discuss important pediatric topics that may lead to the improvement of child health from an individual, health care system and/or societal level. This presentation provides information on screening, reporting, diagnosis, treatment referral options for suspected child abuse or neglect.

Presenter

Resmiye Oral, MD
Section Chief, Child Advocacy & Protection Program
Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, NH

Resmiye Oral, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the Child Advocacy & Protection Program (CAPP) pat the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Dr. Oral is board-certified in both general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, and pediatric child abuse. She has published numerous articles on child abuse and neglect since 1993 after establishing the first multidisciplinary child protection team in Turkey, her country of origin. She has written book chapters and training kits on child abuse. Her interests are in building international systems addressing child abuse and neglect, drug endangered children, shaken baby syndrome, adverse childhood experiences and trauma informed care, and early intervention with child abuse to prevent the negative consequences of abuse. She has extensive experience in creating systems in Turkey, Greece, and other European countries. She presents 50-60 lectures a year to regional, national and international professionals on child abuse and neglect.

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1. Describe how CAPP can be a resource to healthcare professionals in responding to suspected abuse and neglect cases.
2. Identify an appropriate diagnostic approach for use in primary care settings.
3. Discuss the healthcare staff’s reporting responsibility including the process when there is suspected abuse or neglect.

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. 

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Bibliographic Material

• Lamb ME et al. 2007, A structured forensic interview protocol… Child Abuse Negl, 31(11-12):1201-31

• Orbach Y et al. 2000, Assessing structured forensic interview protocols. Child Abuse Negl, 24(6):733-5

• Benia LR et al. 2015, NICHD investigative interview protocol. J Child Sex Abuse, 24(3):259-79

• Sternberg KJ et al. 2001, Use of a structured investigative interview protocol. J App Psychol, 86(5):997-1005
  
  

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