Activity ID
2074Expires
November 10, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
2Fee
$100CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
According to the most recent CDC findings: 22.3% of women (nearly 1 in 4) and 14% of men (1 in 7) have experienced severe physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner. 19% of women (1 in 5) and 1.7% of men (1 in 59) have been raped in their lifetimes. 15.2% of women (1 in 6) and 5.7% of men (1 in 19) have been stalked in their lifetimes. The first professional contact for people who experience intimate partner violence (also referred to as domestic violence) is likely to be a physician or other health-care provider. Studies of women who are abused found that they seek medical attention more frequently than non-abused women, even if they tend to hide the fact that they are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Often, the uncovering of victimized patients’ stories may happen in stages. Many patients hold back from speaking about IPV at first, but continued relationship-building with their physicians may empower them to speak over time. A physician who comes to know that a patient is experiencing IPV is better able to understand the patient’s symptoms, better able to diagnose the patient’s problems, and better able to help improve the patient’s health outcomes. Also, using a process of validation, safety assessment, and referral, a physician may be able to help a victim improve his/her situation.
Diplomate Engagement
Correct answers to the post-test; Comparative performance to peers; Recommended literature or other resources (presentations, audio/video, checklists, etc.); Post-activity follow up.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
To apply guidelines for screening patients for intimate partner violence/domestic violence.
To follow best practices for validation, safety assessment, and referral of the patient when she/he discloses IPV.
Keywords
Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Violence, Abuse, Screening, Guidelines, Victim, Perpetrator, Florida Requirements, Medical Knowledge
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Communication Skills, Assessment, Patient Safety/Medical Errors, Personal Characteristics & Attitudes, Physician-Patient Relationship
