Human Trafficking Professional Development Opportunity for School Nurses, Nurses, Physicians, Pharmacist and Social Workers

June 18, 2024

Join Northeast Counties Medical Society and the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) for this multidisciplinary learning opportunity sponsored by the Moses Taylor Foundation.

Glenmaura National Golf Club

100 Glenmaura National Blvd, Moosic, PA

5:30pm to 6pm - Food and Refreshments

6pm to 7pm - Human Trafficking Presentation

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Presenter:

Sabrina Hannon M.A.

Medical Advocacy Program Coordinator

Women's Resource Center

Learning Objectives:

• Ability to explain what human trafficking is and how it may present in patients/students.
• Identify health concerns for human trafficking survivors.

a) Health concerns- human trafficking victims have unique health care concerns, their injuries/ailments may present differently or be harder to treat if they are not identified correctly.

• How to Screen for Human Trafficking using WRC screening tool.
• Ability to understand victim services (like WRC), when to call and how to utilize services for patients/students/staff.
• Gain ability to successfully have conversations with human trafficking survivors or potential victims about human trafficking, resources available and how it can affect their health. And successfully follow through on next steps for patient care.

Physicians

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital designates this internet live activity for a maximum 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists

The Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants who attend the full program and complete an evaluation form for this knowledge-based activity will be awarded .1 CEU (1 hour). ACPE # 0097-9999-24-005-L04-P

Registered Nurses

Wilkes University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who attend will receive a certificate for 1 hour at the conclusion of the programs.  

Social Workers

Wilkes University is a preapproved provider of continuing education for programs for social workers and clinical social workers as an accredited university.  Social Workers who attend will receive a certificate for 1 hour at the conclusion of the program.