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Human Trafficking in a Clinical Setting - Your Role and Responsibility

Learning Objectives
1. Describe the pervasiveness of and multiple types of human trafficking
2. Identify the signs of sex and labor trafficking and exploitation
3. Identify indicators of potential human trafficking victims in a clinical setting
4. Describe why health care practitioners play a critical role in identifying, treating and supporting human trafficking patients
5. Explain best practices for screening potential victims in a clinical setting
1 Credit CME

400 000 people in the United States are trapped in modern slavery situations related to sex and labor trafficking. Many of these victims receive healthcare services while under a traffickers' control. In fact, medical practitioners are often among the few professionals to have contact with trafficked persons outside of their daily exploitive situations. Developing the knowledge and skills to assess and interview potential victims in a medical setting is critical to saving lives. This course is delivered in two modules. Through stories and interactive scenarios, this course will teach clinicians and other medical staff how to spot the signs of human trafficking and safe ways to take action on behalf of victims.

Human Trafficking in the US
Human Trafficking in the US

Part 1 is an overview of human trafficking in the US. Learning objectives for Part 1 include:

  • Describe the pervasiveness of and multiple types of human trafficking

  • Identify the signs of sex and labor trafficking and exploitation

Human Trafficking in a Clinical Setting
Human Trafficking in a Clinical Setting

Part 2 focuses specifically on human trafficking in the clinical setting. Learning objectives for Part 2 include:

  • Identify indicators of potential human trafficking victims in a clinical setting

  • Describe why health care practitioners play a critical role in identifying, treating and supporting human trafficking patients

  • Explain best practices for screening potential victims in a clinical setting

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Hope for Justice offers anti-trafficking education to empower frontline practitioners and the public to recognize signs of human trafficking and safely take action on behalf of victims. Learn more.

Activity Information

Faculty

Kelly Cloonan DNP, CNE, MSN, RN*, IAC | Associate Dean, MSN

Program Agenda

Part 1 is an overview of human trafficking in the US.

Part 2 focuses specifically on human trafficking in the clinical setting.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and Hope for Justice. MER 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.

Nursing Credit

Medical Education Resources designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses will be awarded contact hours upon successful completion of the activity.

Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for 1 contact hours.

Physician Assistant Credit

Medical Education Resources has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits. Physician Assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Medical Education Resources 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. Hope for Justice maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits. Medical Education Resources insures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Reported conflicts of interest are mitigated by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing learners with high-quality CE activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Kelly Cloonan, DNP

No financial relationships to disclose

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Tim Rasmussen

No financial relationships to disclose

Laura Levy

No financial relationships to disclose

Lee Gould

No financial relationships to disclose

Heather Stockdale

No financial relationships to disclose

Richard Shoeberl

No financial relationships to disclose

Katherine Mullin

No financial relationships to disclose

Faye Woodley

No financial relationships to disclose

LaVonne Carlson

No financial relationships to disclose

Michelle Kelly

No financial relationships to disclose

Laura Speek

No financial relationships to disclose

Kelly Cloonan

No financial relationships to disclose

Planners at Medical Education Resources

No financial relationships to disclose

Disclaimer

The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources, and Hope for Justice. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Fee Information

$0

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Accreditation Statement: The Medical Education Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The Medical Education Resources designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon completion of this activity, learners will receive 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s).

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