At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine is conducting a study of the training needs of health professionals to the detect and refer of victims of family violence. The IOM, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, established a committee of 15 experts on health professional education and family violence to review and synthesize available research on: the training needs of health care providers across disciplines and settings; available curricula for screening, detecting, and referring family and intimate partner violence in health care delivery settings; the effectiveness and outcomes associated with these curricula and training activities; other existing efforts to foster the knowledge- and skills-base of health care providers; and challenges to developing, implementing, and sustaining health professional training on family violence. The report of this study will be released in Summer 2001. Committee members will describe the committee's findings and recommendations, and suggest implications for the family violence research community, health professional educators, and research funders. See www.nas.edu
Learning Objectives: 1) To recognize the role of health care professionals in responding to family violence. 2) To understand the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on the Training Needs of Health Professionals to Respond to Family Violence. 3) To analyze the implications of the Committee's report for the family violence research community, health professional educators, and funders of family violence research.
Keywords: Family Violence, Health Education
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Institute of Medicine
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.