Course Description
Course Description:
Health care personnel are on the front lines of the fight against human trafficking. Nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and all health care personnel must be alert to the often-overlooked signs of trafficking in their patients. This course is designed to provide a sensitive overview of the issue of abuse in human trafficking and how it affects patients and their families. It also meets the requirements of the Florida State Board of Nursing for continuing education regarding human trafficking.
Contact Hours: 2
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: IntermediateAccreditation Information:
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Course Outline:
- Introduction
- Elements of the Human Trafficking Process
- Incidence and Scope
- Flordia Information
- Types of Human Trafficking
- Risk Factors and Warning Signs
- Intervention Strategies for Human Trafficking Victims
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Mandatory Reporting
- Assessment
- Documentation
- Reporting Agencies and Resources
- Call to Action
- Services for Trafficked Individuals
- Conclusion
- References
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional nurse a sensitive overview of the issue of abuse in human trafficking and how it affects patients and their families. It also meets the requirements of the Florida State Board of Nursing for continuing education regarding human trafficking.
Professional Objectives:
- Describe the incidence, scope, and types of human trafficking in Florida.
- List risk factors and warning signs for those who may become or who are victims of human trafficking.
- Discuss intervention strategies to approach trafficking victims and determine treatment.
- Identify reporting agencies and community resources for Florida human trafficking victims.
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Nurses
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Criteria for Completion: Depending on your state requirements you will be asked to complete either: An affirmation that you have completed the educational activity or a mandatory test (a passing score of 75 percent is required). Test questions link content to learning objectives as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Michelle Lyman, MD, MPH is employed as a Family Medicine resident working at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hilland receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.
Authors:
Michelle Lyman, MD, MPH
Michelle Lyman, MD, MPH is a Family Medicine resident working at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 2019 with a dual degree in medicine and a Master of Public Health specializing in epidemiology. Michelle also earned a graduate certificate through the Scholarly Excellence Leadership Experience and Collaborative Training (SELECT) program. During medical school, Michelle worked with the Physicians Against Trafficking of Humans (PATH) through the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), as well as HEAL Trafficking, to promote improve medical education on trafficking. She presented her work on simulation-based curriculum at several national conferences and has designed several inaugural training programs at her medical school that continue to this day. Michelle’s current training goals are to learn broad spectrum care to better serve vulnerable populations and foster community health.
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