Child Abuse and Neglect
Overview:
Child abuse is common. 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused in childhood. Many of the pediatric patients you see have been victimized. If you have adult patients, the prevalence is even higher because when someone experiences child maltreatment, they are more likely to need health care for physical and mental health difficulties throughout their lifespan. Indicators of abuse can be subtle, especially in infants. In this session, you will learn what to pay attention to, how to evaluate concerning signs and symptoms, and how to report suspected abuse and neglect and what happens after you do.
Join us for this important topic on Thursday, April 30th from 11am – 1 pm.
CME credit application in process.
Presenters:
Ritu Gupta Ullal, MD
Ritu Ullal has been providing medical care in the greater Nashua region since 2011. She grew up in Merrimack, NH and completed her undergraduate education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After obtaining her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, she completed her residency and additional chief resident year at the UCSF/SFGH Family and Community Medicine Residency Program. Ritu is committed to empowering individuals to have a voice in their healthcare decisions. She transitioned from providing primary care in family medicine to working in the field of substance use disorder for several years. Ritu now serves as the greater Nashua region Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP) physician, providing trauma and maltreatment evaluations for children and adolescents. She enjoys sharing knowledge and mentoring medical students, residents, colleagues and of course learning from them too!
Brian M. Beals, MD, FAAP
Brian Beals has worked as a General Pediatrician in the Berlin-Gorham area of Coos County for over 30 years since completing residency at DHMC. In that capacity he also does clinical teaching in pediatrics fulltime across all medical disciplines and has adjunct faculty appointments at Dartmouth, UNE, MCPHS, Franklin Pierce and UNH. Brian is also a per diem provider through the CAPP program out Dartmouth Health Children’s in Lebanon and provides specialized medical services for children when there are concerns for abuse and neglect at the request of DCYF and our local CAC.
Wendy Gladstone, MD
Wendy Gladstone is a member of the faculty at Geisel School of Medicine. She is active in education and peer review for the Child Advocacy and Protection Program at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Wendy serves on several state and national committees addressing child abuse and neglect in its various iterations. A pediatric primary care provider for decades, she developed a specialty practice in child abuse medicine, becoming board certified in this specialty in 2009 and serving as medical consultant to Child Advocacy Centers in Rockingham, Hillsborough and Strafford Counties. She co-authored a 2-hour online, self-directed course for healthcare providers available for credit on the Dartmouth website. Now retired from clinical work, Wendy continues her advocacy work on behalf of children and their families.