Welcome.This course on Violence Prevention Steps for health Care Professionals was designed by the Virginia Department of Health's (VDH) Division of Injury & Violence Prevention to enable health care providers to effectively recognize and respond to intimate partner violence (IPV).Accreditation and Credit Designation InformationProgram Faculty
Medical Outreach Coordinator Virginia Department of Health Scientific Review
Department of Internal Medicine VCU School of Medicine Production Services
VCU School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA Virginia Interactive, Richmond, VA Online Course Design and Delivery System Development
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Accreditation and Educational CreditVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (VCU) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.Physicians may claim up to 1.5 hours in Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license. Physicians may claim up to 1.5 hours in Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license. VCU designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Non-physicians will earn a Certificate of Participation which will indicate the number of hours spent in the activity. Statement of Educational NeedIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health issue. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that IPV costs the U.S. $4.1 billion in direct medical costs and another $1.8 billion in indirect costs associated with lost productivity. IPV is more prevalent among women than breast cancer, cervical cancer, or diabetes, and 1 in 3 women reports abuse by a partner at some point in her life.Although the American Medical Association (AMA) recommends that "questions to assess risk for family violence should be included within the context of taking a routine social history, past medical history, history of present illness, and review of systems as part of emergency, diagnostic, preventive, and chronic care management," survey data indicates that Virginia's physicians are ill equipped to identify and manage the issue in their patient populations. In Virginia's 2006 Intimate Partner Violence Health Care Provider Survey (Virginia Department of Health), almost 75% of providers reported that, to their knowledge, their workplace did not have any written guidelines regarding IPV. Further, almost 65% reported that they do not use screening questions with any patients and less than one-third felt that they had adequate knowledge of referral resources in the community for victims of IPV. The vast majority of providers either didn't know or drastically underestimated the prevalence of IPV in their patient populations., and 89.7% of providers report that they have never been trained on IPV. Program GoalOur overall goal is to enable health care providers to effectively recognize and respond to intimate partner violence (IPV) by providing
Statement of Educational MethodThe educational information is presented in one web-based module consisting of 45 slides with a knowledge post-test. Please review the slides and study the content.After studying the content, please complete the course posttest and the evaluation. Statement of Evaluation InstrumentThe course posttest and the evaluation instrument are required for credit.Target AudienceThis course is intended for all health care providers who have a unique opportunity to identify victims and provide critical interventions and referrals.Instructions
Your credit certificate will be generated automatically upon successful completion of the posttest and evaluation. Participation is confidential. Activity Number: END IN 05 101 07 Release date: 5-1-07 Expiration date: 5-1-09 VCU Privacy PolicyIt is the policy of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) that personal information about citizens will be collected only to the extent necessary to provide the service or benefit desired; that only appropriate information will be collected; that the citizen shall understand the reason the information is collected and be able to examine their personal record which is maintained by a public body. The VCU Professional Development and Evaluations Studies does not share or sell information collected for this purpose to any other parties.Navigation InstructionsOn the left navigation column at the top of this page, click on the appropriate link to take you to the Presentation. Upon viewing the presention, a link will be provided to the Posttest and the Evaluation. |
