Identifying and Reporting Abuse and Neglect

Identifying and Reporting Abuse and Neglect

$13.00
Course # A-06-2-1
This course helps healthcare professionals to identify, report, and manage abuse and neglect in vulnerable populations, covering key indicators and legal obligations.

Course Chapters - 1 Total

E-book

This essential course is designed for healthcare professionals to enhance their ability to recognize and report abuse and neglect in vulnerable populations, including children, adults, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. It provides an in-depth understanding of the various forms of abuse—physical, emotional, sexual, and financial—as well as neglect. The course covers key indicators to look for during patient assessments, legal and ethical obligations in reporting suspected abuse, and how to handle sensitive conversations with patients.

Accreditations & Approvals

White Coat Institute, LLC. (D.B.A. as GetMyCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians. Designations of Credit This activity was planned and approved by White Coat Institute, LLC and it is designated for the maximum number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ as indicated in the course description. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity provides AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. The American Osteopathic Association recognizes this credit as AOA Category 2b credit; however, this activity is not AOA prior approved, and credit cannot be reported by White Coat Institute, LLC on your behalf. To obtain credit, osteopathic physicians must self-report their activity completion to the AOA. Please download the CME Reporting Form and follow the CME reporting instructions published by the AOA on their CME website to obtain credit: https://osteopathic.org/cme/cme-reportingforms/ and https://osteopathic.org/wp-content/uploads/individual-certification-form2019-2021.pdf. 

Disclosures

As an accredited provider for ACCME, it is the policy of White Coat Institute, LLC. (D.B.A. as GetMyCME) to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member, author, or activity planner (referred to above as “Contributors”) has with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation. Reasonable efforts have been made for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with ACCME Standards.

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of White Coat Institute, LLC. (D.B.A. as GetMyCME) not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.

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