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![]() What’s New2022-2023 Educational Webcast Series All webcasts are on Wednesday and start at noon Eastern time. 2022 October 12 November 16 December 7 2023 January 11 February 8 March 8 Please check back, as more information about the topics will be posted as it becomes available. Registration will begin in September for the October webcast. ![]() Resources for Professionals CHAMP Mentors Vincent J. Palusci, MD, and Ann S. Botash, MD, have written an article that is a resource to help pediatric care professionals address personal and systemic racial bias: Palusci V J, Botash A S. Race and Bias in Child Maltreatment Diagnosis and Reporting. Pediatrics. 2021;148(1):e2020049625 Read more about this article on the Resources for Professionals page ![]() Practice Recommendations Both the Evaluation Guidelines for Suspected Child Physical Abuse and Evaluation Guidelines for Suspected Child Sexual Abuse have been updated. These guidelines address history, physical, consults to consider, diagnostic tests, photography, documentation, medications for sexual abuse, siblings/pediatric contacts, reporting and discharge. In addition, there are QR codes to access forms and additional information. ![]() Caring with Compassion Course Taking care of ourselves is essential for the unique role we play as a Child Abuse Medical Professional. Mandy A. O’Hara, MD, MPH, TCTSY-F, a board certified child abuse pediatrician, a CHAMP Mentor and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, has developed the course Caring with Compassion. It provides the opportunity to pause, reflect, and expand your self-knowledge and perspective. It is an opportunity to deepen your self-compassion. Accompanying this course is a 12-minute Trauma Sensitive Yoga Chair Practice video as a step to begin addressing secondary traumatic stress that is often held in the body. Explore these opportunities by clicking on this Caring with Compassion link. |