The promise of an interactive, online curriculum in improving the competence of those working in healthcare settings to address sexual assault

Janice Du Mont,1,2 Daisy Kosa,3 Sheila Macdonald,3 Robin Mason1,21Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, 2Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 3Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres, Toronto, ON, CanadaHealthcare...

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Published in:Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2017-01, Vol.10, p.425-427
Main Authors: Du Mont, Janice, Kosa, Daisy, Macdonald, Sheila, Mason, Robin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curriculum
Medical personnel
online training
Practice
Prevention
Research Letter
Sexual abuse
Sexual assault
training evaluation
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Summary:Janice Du Mont,1,2 Daisy Kosa,3 Sheila Macdonald,3 Robin Mason1,21Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, 2Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 3Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres, Toronto, ON, CanadaHealthcare providers and trainees often lack the requisite knowledge and skills to address sexual violence in the clinical setting.1-3 To address this gap, we developed and evaluated an innovative and evidence-informed online curriculum designed to improve the competence of those working in healthcare settings to respond to the needs of women who present with past histories of sexual assault.
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390
DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S148075