HATC Education Forum

CHILD ABUSE CASES: BASICS AND THINKING

Rebecca Wiester, MD Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center and Seattle Children's Hospital

This presentation is geared to social service professionals and will cover practical information about how to recognize, respond, report, and refer when there are concerns regarding child physical or sexual abuse. Dr Rebecca Wiester, Medical Director at Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital Child Protection Program, will go over a broad range of case examples of child abuse and discuss presentation, the meaning of sentinel injuries and how to think about management.

This training is FREE and RSVPs are not accepted. These trainings occasionally reach capacity and space is available on a first come, first served basis. For more information or accessibility needs, contact: Pascale Kellens - pkelle@uw.edu Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center