Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects medical students and residents from all for... more Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects medical students and residents from all forms of sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment and assault. Hospitals that train residents as well as medical students must follow Title IX mandates, including investigating and addressing all reports of sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence. While these processes can help eliminate potential barriers to women in medical training, the pressure to participate in an internal investigation can discourage some medical students and residents from seeking help. Hospitals should work closely with university Title IX officials to design and implement effective policies and procedures to both prevent and address all types of sexual discrimination as well as to support trainees who have been victimized.
More than 400 abstracts from the April 2015 conference of research in social work conference of t... more More than 400 abstracts from the April 2015 conference of research in social work conference of the ESWRA, which was held in Ljubljana in April 2015; Welcome address by Darja Zaviršek, chair;
Hospital initiatives such as “Baby Friendly” aim to encourage all mothers to breastfeed. Yet some... more Hospital initiatives such as “Baby Friendly” aim to encourage all mothers to breastfeed. Yet some survivors of past or current IPV may have additional, often “invisible” barriers to breastfeeding. This poster identifies some of the challenges that survivors may have with breastfeeding and brainstorm ways to develop policies and procedures to accommodate the needs of postpartum survivors.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects medical students and residents from all for... more Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects medical students and residents from all forms of sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment and assault. Hospitals that train residents as well as medical students must follow Title IX mandates, including investigating and addressing all reports of sexual discrimination, harassment, or violence. While these processes can help eliminate potential barriers to women in medical training, the pressure to participate in an internal investigation can discourage some medical students and residents from seeking help. Hospitals should work closely with university Title IX officials to design and implement effective policies and procedures to both prevent and address all types of sexual discrimination as well as to support trainees who have been victimized.
More than 400 abstracts from the April 2015 conference of research in social work conference of t... more More than 400 abstracts from the April 2015 conference of research in social work conference of the ESWRA, which was held in Ljubljana in April 2015; Welcome address by Darja Zaviršek, chair;
Hospital initiatives such as “Baby Friendly” aim to encourage all mothers to breastfeed. Yet some... more Hospital initiatives such as “Baby Friendly” aim to encourage all mothers to breastfeed. Yet some survivors of past or current IPV may have additional, often “invisible” barriers to breastfeeding. This poster identifies some of the challenges that survivors may have with breastfeeding and brainstorm ways to develop policies and procedures to accommodate the needs of postpartum survivors.
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