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The Medical Director’s Role in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs

ACEP Now

At your monthly meeting with the chief medical officer (CMO) and chief nursing officer (CNO), they inform you of the hospitals plan to start a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. Discussion SANE programs started in the early 1970s to provide medical forensic examinations to patients after sexual assault.

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SANE Knowledge of HIV nPEP: Identifying Deficits

AENJ: Current Issue

Background: Discussing the risk of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and assessing the need for HIV nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) are essential components of providing care to victims of sexual assault. Methods: A 20-item knowledge survey was created using QuestionPro.

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Restoring Physician-Patient Trust

American Medical Compliance

Sixty percent of nurses report being victims of sexual assault and less than half of emergency department doctors have been victims of physical violence. Research often examines patient trust in doctors, but not doctors’ trust in patients. Acts of workplace violence against healthcare workers are nearly as common.

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SGEM Xtra: Catch of the Day – CAEP19

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Andrew Worster is a staff Emergency Physician and Professor of Emergency Medicine and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University. He is an investigator for multiple clinical studies funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. She has an interest in the Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Program.

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SGEM#248: She Works Hard for the Money – Time’s Up in Healthcare

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She is an emergency physician and researcher who studies health disparities, substance use disorders, and gender bias. She is an emergency physician and researcher who studies health disparities, substance use disorders, and gender bias. The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequity in the healthcare workplace.

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The 88th Bubble Wrap x Chesterfield GP Training group

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Clinically Relevant Bottom Line There is a need for evidence-based interventions and continued research to enhance the capability and motivations of GPs further to help young people avoid engaging in self-harm. Further research is needed to refine and evaluate its impact. et al (2024).