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Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children


Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children

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): Megan McGraw Letson, 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 for suspected abuse, including:
    • Obtaining an accurate history.
    • Performing a comprehensive physical exam.
    • Differentiating between accidental and non-accidental injury.
    • Documenting your assessment accurately and comprehensively.
    • Ordering the appropriate screening tests based on clinical presentation.
  • Apply your role as a mandated reporter to identify and report cases of suspected child maltreatment to the appropriate agencies.
  • Effectively communicate with investigative agencies in child maltreatment cases.

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: November 10, 2021 - November 9, 2024
Original Release Date: November 10, 2010
Most Recent Review by Author: November 10, 2021
Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: November 10, 2021
Financial Support Received: None
Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children
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: November 10, 2021 - November 9, 2024
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:

Randa Kutob, MD
Robert Amend, Med

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).

Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children
About the Author

Megan McGraw Letson, MD is the Program Director for the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital, attending physician for the Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. McGraw Letson graduated from the University of Cincinnati College Of Medicine and completed both her General Pediatrics Residency and Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She is board certified in Child Abuse Pediatrics and General Pediatrics. Dr. McGraw Letson's clinical interests include child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, and the long term follow up of victims of abusive head trauma. Her professional interests include medical student, resident, and fellow education, as well as medical education research. She is a member of the Ray E. Helfer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), AAP Section on Child Abuse and Neglect, the Academy on Violence and Abuse, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and the Ambulatory Pediatrics Association.

Disclosure: Dr. McGraw Letson states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children
Ratings (1025 responses)
How would you rate this program overall?
Average Rating: 4.00/5.00
How well were the learning objectives of this program met?
Average Rating: 4.33/5.00
User Comments
by jennifer laing | Jul 8, 2023
I feel that we are trained to see the good in people yet when it comes to kids we have to be their champion and remain alert.
by Islam Alfiomy | Jun 24, 2022
i liked
by Hidden | Apr 13, 2020
excellent course
by Hidden | Apr 2, 2020
This is a great course am greatful i took this course.
by Hidden | Apr 1, 2020
This course is very educative, am so greatfull for the information i have received.
by Syed Kamal | Nov 2, 2019
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Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children
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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Accident or Injury? Managing Abuse in Younger Children
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.

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