Integrating intimate partner violence (IPV) training into the medical education of current and future obstetricians/gynecologists

Cheng, Diana

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Room 2 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers:
Diana Cheng, M.D., Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Michele Beaulieu, MSW, LCSW-C, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Gain knowledge of an innovative program to educate faculty, residents, medical students and office staff at an academic OB/GYN department.
Be able to consider application of this project to other primary care disciplines or programs where women are commonly seen.

Description:
In collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine piloted a project to increase IPV assessment among obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs).