Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:20 AM-10:40 AM
Yerba Buena Salon 7 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Poster
Learning Objectives:
- identify methods to improve domestic violence awareness and resources for patients
- understand a variety of approaches to improve awareness of domestic violence
- learn about a model of physicians' involvement that could be replicated in other institutions
To strengthen our institutional response to domestic violence, the Domestic Violence Physician Alliance was created. Consisting of ten members representing seven specialties, the purpose of this initiative is to pool the efforts of individual physicians working on domestic violence issues. Activities include developing a speakers’ bureau, an online training module, and a domestic violence research poster day. This model of collaboration could be easily replicated at other similar institutions and has enormous potential to impact the health of the community.