Recognizing & Preventing Youth
Violence
A Guide for Physicians & Other
Health Care Professionals
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Original Publish Date:
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June 30, 2007
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Review Date(s):
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July 2008, August 2008
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Term of Approval End Date:
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October 31, 2010
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Estimated Time to Complete:
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2 Hours
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Risk Management:
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Yes
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Course Format:
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Text
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Course Fee:
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Mbrs-$20, Non Mbrs-$40
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To participate in this CME
activity: (1) review the information on this page which includes the
learning objectives and faculty disclosures; (2) read the course
pages and course materials; (3) complete the exam; (4) view/print
certificate.
Course Information
General Information
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If you need to stop in the middle
of a course, you may return to the course at anytime to finish.
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When you have
finished reading the course pages click on CME Exam in the
Course Sections box (top right).
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To begin this
CME activity, read through the information on this page and
then click on the Start Course button.
Course Overview
The Recognizing and Preventing
Youth Violence online CME activity is based on the Massachusetts
Medical Society's youth violence guidebook originally published in
2004. The content was reviewed and updated in the development of this
CME activity.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for
physicians and allied health professionals.
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Course Objectives
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Provide basic information about youth
violence.
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Describe risk factors and appropriate
screening tools.
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Point to an understanding of dating
violence.
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Suggest ways to take an appropriate history of
violence.
Course Credit
Deadline for completing the course
is October 31, 2010.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates Recognizing and Preventing Youth
Violence for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.*
This program meets the criteria of
the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management
study.
Participants will receive a
confidential report of their examination score. You must receive a score
of 70% or better to receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™. A confirmation of credit will be issued at the
end of the course to those who successfully complete the
examination.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
*There is an opportunity to complete an additional exam for CME
for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. The
exam includes 4 questions designed to help you self-identify strategies
in your own practice for recognizing and preventing youth violence.
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Course Fees
Recognizing and Preventing
Youth Violence and all associated course materials are
available free of charge. An opportunity to complete an exam and receive
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for a nominal fee is available
at the end of the course. The course fees are as follows:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
Member: $20 ($10 per credit)
Non-MMS member: $40 ($20 per
credit)
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Disclosure/Commercial Support
The following course content
developers have no financial interests or relationships to disclose.
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Robert D. Sege, MD, PhD
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Vincent G. Licenziato
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Nancy L. Bennett, PhD, Education
Consultan
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Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of MMS
Distance Learning
MMS Committee on Violence: 2004
-2005
Barbara Herbert, M.D., Chair
Elliot M. Pittel, M.D., Vice Chair
Elaine J. Alpert, M.D., M.P.H.
Seema Baranwal, M.D.
Ylisabyth S. Bradshaw, D.O.
Usha H. Desai, M.D.
Patricia Falcao-Blumenfeld, M.D., M.P.H.
Beverly A. George
Benjamin D. Gordon, M.D.
Subramanyan Jayasankar, M.D.
Harriet Robbins Kantrowitz, R.N.
Howard S. King, M.D.
Roderick K. King, M.D.
Jane M. Liebschutz, M.D., M.P.H.
Judith A. Linden, M.D.
Lydia E. Mayer, M.D.
Nagy N. Mikael, M.D.
Elizabeth A. Miller, M.D.
Alice W. Newton, M.D.
Robert D. Sege, M.D., Ph.D.
Peter G. Stringham, M.D
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Off-label Disclosure:
This course does not include any
discussion of an off-label use of a commercial product or an
investigational use not yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received
for this online program.
Content Disclaimer
The views
expressed are not necessarily those of the Massachusetts Medical
Society.
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Course Content Developers
Robert D. Sege, MD, PhD, Editor
Vincent G. Licenziato, Associate Editor
MMS Committee on Violence: 2004
-2005
Barbara Herbert, M.D., Chair
Elliot M. Pittel, M.D., Vice Chair
Elaine J. Alpert, M.D., M.P.H.
Seema Baranwal, M.D.
Ylisabyth S. Bradshaw, D.O.
Usha H. Desai, M.D.
Patricia Falcao-Blumenfeld, M.D., M.P.H.
Beverly A. George
Benjamin D. Gordon, M.D.
Subramanyan Jayasankar, M.D.
Harriet Robbins Kantrowitz, R.N.
Howard S. King, M.D.
Roderick K. King, M.D.
Jane M. Liebschutz, M.D., M.P.H.
Judith A. Linden, M.D.
Lydia E. Mayer, M.D.
Nagy N. Mikael, M.D.
Elizabeth A. Miller, M.D.
Alice W. Newton, M.D.
Robert D. Sege, M.D., Ph.D.
Peter G. Stringham, M.D
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Online Course Developers
Nancy L. Bennett, PhD, Education
Consultant
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of MMS Distance Learning
Bibliography
Connecting the Dots to Prevent
Youth Violence: A Training and Outreach Guide for Physicians and Other
Health Professionals. American Medical Association, Commission for
the Prevention of Youth Violence, 2002. Copies are available for free
download from the AMA at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8197.html
or be contacting the AMA at (312) 464-5437.
Best Practices of Youth
Violence Prevention, A Sourcebook for Community Action.
Thornton T., Craft C., Dahlberg L., Lynch B., Baer K., eds. Atlanta:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control, 2002. This can be downloaded via the
internet at www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm.
Bullying at School: What We
Know and What We Can Do. Olweus D. Blackwell
Publishers: Oxford UK and Cambridge USA, 1993.
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Hardware & Software Requirements
Supported Browsers
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Mozilla Firefox v.2 or greater (for Windows, Mac, Linux)
Minimum System Requirements
Windows Systems Requirements
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A Pentium-based PC or compatible
computer.
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At least 64MB of RAM.
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista
system software.
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Screen resolution of 1024 x 786
or larger recommended
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PDF Reader: Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher, Foxit Reader 2.0 or likewise.
Mac OS System
Requirements
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Contact Us
Contact us at continuingeducation@mms.org
or (800) 322-2303, ext. 7306. Massachusetts Medical Society, 860 Winter
Street, Waltham, MA 02451.
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