It happens to health professionals too: The impact of personal exposure to domestic violence and sexual assault in the context of caring for patients who have experienced violence

Hegarty, Kelsey

Friday, March 20, 2015: 4:00 PM-5:20 PM

Room 5 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Kelsey Hegarty, MBBS, FRACGP, DipRACOG, PhD, The University of Melbourne

Authors:
Elizabeth VM McLindon, BA, BSW(Hons), PhD, Candidate, The University of Melbourne
Cathy Humphreys, PhD, University of Melbourne

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Describe the prevalence of Domestic and Sexual Violence (D/SV) in this Australian sample of nurses, doctors and allied health professionals compared to the general population.
Have an understanding of the international literature about health professional’s personal experience of D/SV.

Description:
Healthcare professionals are in a unique and opportune position to serve as key players in a coordinated health sector response to domestic/sexual violence (D/SV), but what about when they are the survivors of D/SV themselves? This study looked at the prevalence of D/SV in a health professional population and its impact on clinical healthcare practice. This presentation will focus on the prevalence of D/SV in an Australian health professional population.