Identifying and Evaluating Child Abuse

CME Certificate Fee: $50.00 (USD) for certificate

Optional Maintenance of Certification Credit (MOC) Fee: $10.00 (USD) per point

2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM

2.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s):

American Board of Pediatrics

Credit Type: Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment

Practice Areas: Child Abuse Pediatric

Estimated time to complete this activity: 2.00 hours

Author(s)/Editor(s): James Anderst, MD
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: All author(s), contributor(s), editor(s), and CME Office Reviewer(s) state that they do not have any financial arrangements with ineligible companies (commercial interests) that could constitute a conflict of interest.
Further Author/Editor Information | Further CME Information

Meets Special CME Requirements in: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Texas Learn More >>

Pennsylvania Licensees: This course is NOT approved by the PA DHS to meet the state child abuse requirement.

Outcome Objectives:

As a result of completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:

Perform appropriate medical evaluations of suspected abuse cases.
Obtain an appropriate history in suspected child abuse cases.
Communicate effectively with investigative services.
Document abuse accurately in the medical record.
Apply recent clinical advances to cases of suspected child abuse.

Learning Format: Case-based, interactive online course, including mandatory assessment questions (number of questions varies by course or module). Please also read the Technical Requirements.

CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Credit Designation and Accreditation Statements >>

Current CME Approval Period: August 17, 2022 - August 16, 2025

Original Release Date: August 17, 2010

Most Recent Review by Author: August 17, 2022

Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: August 17, 2022

Financial Support Received: None

Identifying and Evaluating Child Abuse

2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM

2.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s) (Optional):

American Board of Pediatrics

Credit Type: Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment

Practice Areas: Child Abuse Pediatric

Current CME Approval Period: August 17, 2022 - August 16, 2025

Financial Support Received: None

ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@arizona.edu

The following University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson CME Reviewers, Activity Directors, or Planning Committee Members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests) that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:

MOC Recognition Statement(s)

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 2.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

If you elect to receive MOC credit for this course, you give permission for VLH.com to share your information and activity completion data with the ACCME and the specialty board(s) chosen through the ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

Identifying and Evaluating Child Abuse

About the Author

James D. Anderst, MD is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. He is a board certified Child Abuse Pediatrician, and section chief of the Section on Child Abuse and Neglect at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Anderst has published numerous research articles focusing on improving child abuse detection, and he is actively engaged in researching child abuse educational programs.

Disclosure: Dr. Anderst states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Identifying and Evaluating Child Abuse

Ratings (1684 responses)


How would you rate this program overall? Average Rating: 4.00/5.00

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User Comments


by Emile Lyns Hercule \| Feb 21, 2024 None

by Hidden \| Jan 17, 2024 The information seems a bit overly technical for an RN. Appropriate for physicians.

by Hidden \| Nov 24, 2023 Very nice brief informative summary and review of the up front primary care issues in recognizing child abuse.

by Hidden \| Feb 20, 2023 The animations were great and very helpful.

by Hidden \| Feb 1, 2023 I would recommend including a situation outside of pediatric clinical practice that may involve reporting child abuse.

by Stephen Solomon \| Sep 11, 2022 excellent course

Identifying and Evaluating Child Abuse

This course meets general AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit(s)^TM requirements in states that have a CME requirement.

Based on information from state licensing authorities, this program meets special CME requirements in these states:

	Connecticut Risk Management CME
	Delaware Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse CME In addition to one of our child abuse courses, you must also complete a patient case in the VLH.com course, "Current Management of Domestic Violence - Responding to IPV," in order to meet the "recognition of domestic violence" portion of the mandated training requirement. These programs also include required information about Delaware's reporting requirements.
	District of Columbia Public Health Topics CME
	Massachusetts Recognize and Report Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect CME Initiated 9/2/2015, based on info gleaned from http://www.massmed.org/Continuing-Education-and-Events/Continuing-Medical-Education-Requirements-for-Physician-License-Renewal-in-Massachusetts/#child
	Massachusetts Risk Management CME
	New York Child Abuse CME These courses meet the New York state requirement for Chapter 544 of the New York State Laws of 1988 regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. (NY SED-approved Provider ID Number: 80895 - Virtual Lecture Hall )
	Texas Medical Ethics / Professional Responsibility CME

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Identifying and Evaluating Child Abuse

Technical Requirements

This web-based activity is offered online and requires an always-on connection to the Internet (the activity cannot be downloaded). The activity works on PC or Mac computers and most tablet computers. The activity should work with the newer versions of major Internet browsers, including Edge, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. JavaScript should be enabled in all browsers, and Popups and first party cookies need to be accepted from www.VLH.com. You should also have the latest, free Adobe Reader installed for reading documents.

For additional information, read the Technical Assistance FAQ.

This program also requires that you have the latest free Flash Player.

IMPORTANT for iPad Users: Please download and use the Free Puffin Browser from the app store if you want to complete this course on an iPad.