Program Description: 
Professionals lack in the ability to effectively identify, manage, and report child maltreatment. This series aims to provide education on child maltreatment to improve the learner’s ability to identify, respond and report child maltreatment. Additionally, this series supports a multidisciplinary team investigation into suspected child maltreatment to maximize accurate information gathered during the investigation and minimize trauma to the child and family.
 
Keywords: Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse, Systems Response
Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Nurses
  • Social Workers
  • MDT members (law enforcement, CPS), victim advocacy, state government
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Lynn K. Sheets, MD, FAAP
Professor, The Medical College of Wisconsin,
Child Advocacy and Protection, Department of Pediatrics
Sue and Bud Selig Research Chair for Child Abuse Prevention,
Children’s Wisconsin
 
Planning Committee Members:
Elizabeth Champion, MS
Lynn Sheets, MD
Judy Walczak, APNP
Susan Kanack, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Connie Klick, MSW
Lynn Cook, MSW, CAPSW
Nila Grahl, 
Amanda Palm, PA-C, LCSW

 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 
  • Elizabeth Champion, MS
  • Lynn Sheets, MD
  • Judy Walczak, APNP
  • Susan Kanack, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
  • Connie Klick, MSW
  • Lynn Cook, MSW, CAPSW
  • Nila Grahl, 
  • Amanda Palm, PA-C, LCSW

Contact

Name: 
Elizabeth Champion
Series date: 
01/01/2025 - 1:00am CST to 12/31/2025 - 11:59pm CST
ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
 
Children’s Wisconsin is approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association as a provider of nursing and continuing professional development and is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who participate and complete an evaluation are awarded 1.0 nursing contact hours
Group description: 
Pediatrics
Series location: 
Virtual
Milwaukee, WI
United States

Sessions