Positioned to Care: Improving Identification of Victims of Labor and Sex Trafficking

Emergency Department and EMS providers have limited knowledge of the best practices to identify and treat victims of human trafficking. This activity provides increased awareness of human trafficking and learners will learn to better recognize victims in an ED/EMS setting and report instances when appropriate. 

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Commercial Supporter

This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health. 

Target Audience

This education program is oriented towards physicians, physician assistants, EMS providers, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers and other advanced practice providers. 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify red flags indicating human trafficking in patients
  • Recognize trauma informed care of victims and apply to patients
  • Determine how to screen and question patients for human trafficking
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD
Course opens: 
05/24/2023
Course expires: 
05/24/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Denise Abdoo, DNP
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado

Kristin Kim, MD, PhD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
ED Trauma Liason
University of Colorado, Anschutz
Children's Hospital Colorado

Nicolena Mitchell
Paramedic
Children's Hospital Colorado


Disclosures

Planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Medical

Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NCPD

Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering for 1 nursing contact hour is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.

EMS

Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.

Attendance

A general certificate of attendance will be available after the completion of the online evaluation.  Claim only credit commensurate of your conference attendance.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Please visit EMS Children's Colorado to view the learning modules.