Biometrics in the Age of Trauma-Informed Checklists!
This week's Matt's Mumblings explores supplementing Trauma-Informed Checklists with biometrics to develop more meaningful outcomes in the trauma-informed journey.
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Trauma-Informed Care May Ease Patient Fear, Clinician Burnout [jamanetwork.com]
By Bridget M. Kuehn, JAMA Network, January 29, 2020 For many sexual assault survivors whom Anita Ravi, MD, MPH, sees as a New York City–based family physician, the prospect of even basic medical care can be frightening. Some have put off Papanicolaou tests and mammograms for years or even decades. To help them, Ravi has adopted a trauma-informed approach that works to restore patients’ trust and give them a greater sense of control over their visit. This may include asking permission before...
FPs Are Best Equipped to Tackle Adverse Childhood Experiences [aafp.org]
By Brent Sugimoto, American Academy of Family Physicians, January 29, 2020 Quick quiz: Which of the following is not associated with exposure to adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs? [child being threatened] A) Heart disease B) Cancer C) Chronic lung disease D) Obesity E) Parkinson's disease The answer: All of the above conditions have been closely associated with ACEs except Parkinson's disease, but a recent study suggests that even Parkinson's disease(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) may...
January TIHCER Zoom meeting
Our next TIHCER monthly meeting will be on Monday, Jan 27 th (3-4p) CT. Binny Chokshi and Daniel Chen will be presenting on their recent publication, Becoming Trauma Informed: Validating a Tool to Assess Health Professional’s Knowledge, Attitude , and Practice (see attached). In addition, Binny will give us her practical wisdom on considering an adaptive leadership approach for ACEs screening. See articles attached. Martina Jelley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom...
Consequences of Military Sexual Trauma for Perinatal Mental Health: How Do We Improve Care for Pregnant Veterans with a History of Sexual Trauma?
Sharing our recent editorial which includes a call for TIC in maternity care: "Nevertheless, there are ways in which VA may be able to augment the maternity care pregnant veterans receive to empower and facilitate more trauma-informed approaches to obstetric care. These include investing in programs to ensure peer support, possibly through use of mobile health technology; facilitating collaboration with maternity care providers through provision of handheld/electronic maternity records...
Implementation of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Conversation in Primary Care [academic.oup.com]
By Victoria Bodendorfer, Afton M Koball, Cary Rasmussen, et al., Oxford University Press, November 23 ,2019 Abstract Background Research has focused on screening for adverse childhood experiences, rather than provision of education as a part of routine anticipatory guidance. An adverse childhood experiences ‘conversation’ is one method that has not been studied empirically but represents a complimentary or alternative approach to screening which could overcome many existing barriers.
CA Surgeon General and DHCS Launch ACEs Aware Initiative and Website
Join a live webinar with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris and Dr. Karen Mark Medical Director, Department of Health Care Services for a Medi-Cal provider introduction to the new ACEs Aware Initiative and the www.ACEsAware.org website. The Office of the California Surgeon General and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), in the first public unveiling of the initiative, will host a live webinar to share details of the new ACEs Aware Initiative for Medi-Cal providers...
Opinion: All Doctors Should Practice Trauma-Informed Care [calhealthreport.org]
By Bob Erlenbusch and Drew Factor, California Health Report, November 21, 2019 “Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today,” Dr. Robert Block, former president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has been widely quoted as saying. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, conducted in the 1990’s by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Kaiser Permanente, adverse childhood experiences are common,...
Becoming Trauma Informed: Validating a Tool to Assess Health Professional’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice
Way to go Binny! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6831052/pdf/pqs-4-e215.pdf Simmy King, DNP, MS, MBA, RN-BC, NE-BC*; Kuan-Lung Daniel Chen, DrPH(c), MPH†; Binny Chokshi, MD‡§ Introduction: To effectively address the negative health effects of early childhood trauma and adversity, healthcare professionals and healthcare institutions must understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences and trauma on health. This study aimed to validate a tool to assess knowledge, attitude,...
Change Package is Now Available!
Click here for the Change Package : Fostering Resilience and Recovery: A Change Package for Advancing Trauma – Informed Primary Care Earlier this year, to help primary care address the impacts of trauma, the National Council for Behavioral Health, with the support of Kaiser Permanente, launched a three-year initiative, Trauma-Informed Primary Care: Fostering Resilience and Recovery . “Trauma work is not new to the National Council. With effects across the lifespan, we’ve spent the last...
#CHCSchat: Getting Started with Trauma-Informed Care
This Tweet Chat by the Center for Health Care Strategies will focus on ways health care organizations can get started on becoming trauma-informed. Join us!
NHCVA WEBINAR: A CHANGE PACKAGE FOR ADVANCING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/nhcva-webinar-tic-change-package/ This webinar will provide an overview of a new Change Package, released in October 2019, for advancing trauma-informed approaches in primary care. This resource is the result of a three year initiative between the National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) and Kaiser Permanente. Presenters will provide information about the development of the Change Package by the National Council’s transformation team...
Links from Oct. 24 webinar
For all who attended — and who watch today's webinar — thank you for taking the time to do so. Below are some links you requested. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have other questions. ACEs science and opioid addiction: Addiction doc says: It’s not the drugs. It’s the ACEs…adverse childhood experiences. Bad news-good news: Each additional ACE increases opioid relapse rate by 17%; each ACE-informed treatment visit reduces it by 2% Dr. Sumrok cofounded Integrative Health Centers...
TIHCER monthly meeting Thursday, Oct 24th (3-4p) CT
Jane Stevens, founder and publisher of ACES Connection will be be our featured speaker for the TIHCER monthly meeting this Thursday, Oct 24th (3-4p) CT - see Zoom details below. Jane Stevens will review the status of ACEs Connection, and provide a sneak preview of their plans for providing more guidelines and tools for ACEs initiatives in communities, as well as details of the Cooperative of Communities that they are adding to ACEsConnection.com in early November. Jane Stevens Founder,...
Models to Educate Patients/Parents on ACEs
Hi All, I am wondering if anyone knows of any existing models to educate patients/parents on the connection between childhood adversity and health outcomes? Thank you in advance! Also wanted to make sure everyone saw this article- which I thought to be a really exciting and optimistic contribution to the field: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2749336 Thanks! Binny