Children's Memorial Hospital's Annual
Child Maltreatment Symposium 2010
The Protective Services Team at Children's Memorial Hospital would like to invite all professionals whose work involves interactions with child abuse and neglect to the 2010 Annual Child Maltreatment Symposium:
The Medical Identification and Legal Protection of Physically Abused Children
Date:
Friday, April 9, 2010, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Check-in begins at 8:15 a.m.
Location:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Conference Center
251 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611
About the symposium:
The annual child maltreatment symposium will benefit physicians, social workers, teachers, attorneys, psychologists, nurses, law enforcement, child advocates and others whose profession may involve interaction with child abuse and neglect.
Topics to be discussed:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
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Identify mechanisms of fractures, fracture types and other factors that help determine if fractures are inflicted by child abuse
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Identify mechanisms of abusive head trauma, signs and symptoms of abusive head trauma and other factors that help determine if head trauma is inflicted or accidental in nature
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Describe common defenses and arguments against the diagnosis of abusive head trauma and explain the importance of providing evidence based testimony to prove abuse allegations
Registration and conference cost:
Coming soon...
There will be no same-day registration for the event
Guest accomodations:
Coming soon...
For questions or concerns:
Please contact Melissa Sherwin at 773.880.4322 or via email at msherwin@childrensmemorial.org