September 18, 2024: Clinical Care of Survivors of Torture Grand Rounds 3: Healing Amidst Trauma: Addressing Sexual Assault and Gender based Violence in Survivors Kathleen Ecker, NP

September 18, 2024 to September 30, 2024

Target Audience

This program is intended for: Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Fellows, Residents, Interns and Nurses

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the activity, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to recognize the physical and psychological indicators of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual assault.

List common extragenital physical findings of sexual assault patient, including strangulation.

Describe the medical management of injuries related to GBV and sexual assault, including, STI prophylaxis, pregnancy prevention, and mental health support.

 

 

 

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    McLean Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.

    This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 1.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.

  • 1.00 Social Workers

    The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers

    This program has been approved for 1.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number

  • 1.00 Participation

    This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.

    Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.

  • 1.00 Psychologists CE Credit

    The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

    This offering meets the criteria for 1.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.

Registration opens: 
02/29/2024
Course closes: 
09/20/2024
Event starts: 
09/18/2024 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/30/2024 - 12:00pm EDT
Part of: 
2024 National Grand Rounds: Clinical Care of Survivors of Torture
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Kathleen Donlon Ecker MSN, graduated from Villanova University School of Nursing and the University of Pennsylvania Family Nurse Practitioner Program. With over four decades of nursing experience, Kathleen has cultivated expertise across various fields including Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, and Sexual Assault Forensics.

For 25 years, Kathleen has served as a Certified pediatric, adolescent and adult Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). She pioneered the role of Pediatric SANE at Children’s Cove, the Cape and Islands Child Advocacy Center and is the Regional Coordinator of the Cape and Islands Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, a component of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Violence and Injury Prevention.

In addition to her frontline work, Kathleen has actively contributed to various task forces, including the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Massachusetts DPH Pediatric Advisory Board, Massachusetts Governors Subcommittee on Pediatric and Adolescent Violence,  Cape and Islands Maternal Depression Task Force and the Cape and Islands Committee on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and an elected member of  the Orleans school committee. She is also a volunteer for the Boston Marathon Finish Line Medical Team since 2013.

 She is committed to education and training, conducting frequent presentations for Massachusetts SANE Nurses, Emergency Room staff, Massachusetts Police Training Council, District Attorney's Offices, EMS, and Rape Crisis Centers. She has also presented at Regional and National conferences on topics of sexual assault and trauma.

Kathleen has no financial disclosures to report. 

 

 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    McLean Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.

    This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 1.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.

  • 1.00 Social Workers

    The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers

    This program has been approved for 1.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number

  • 1.00 Participation

    This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.

    Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.

  • 1.00 Psychologists CE Credit

    The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

    This offering meets the criteria for 1.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.

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Jointly Accredited Provider, Interprofessional Continuing Education

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions 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.  

 


1.00 Physicians

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.00 contact hours for nurses.

1.00 Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.

1.00 IPCE Credit

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.