Are clinicians being prepared to care for abused women? A survey of health professional education in Ontario, Canada

dc.creator	Freeman Clare
dc.creator	Hanson Mark D
dc.creator	Friedman M Kinneret
dc.creator	Lebner Adrianne C
dc.creator	Catallo Cristina
dc.creator	Tanaka Masako
dc.creator	Wathen C Nadine
dc.creator	Jack Susan M
dc.creator	Jamieson Ellen
dc.creator	MacMillan Harriet L
dc.date	2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:27:37Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:27:37Z
dc.identifier	10.1186/1472-6920-9-34
dc.identifier	1472-6920
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b0bd81c3662141afab3123e07483bfc4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21839
dc.description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The current project undertook a province-wide survey and environmental scan of educational opportunities available to future health care providers on the topic of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A team of experts identified university and college programs in Ontario, Canada as potential providers of IPV education to students in health care professions at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. A telephone survey with contacts representing these programs was conducted between October 2005 and March 2006. The survey asked whether IPV-specific education was provided to learners, and if so, how and by whom.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In total, 222 eligible programs in dentistry, medicine, nursing and other allied health professions were surveyed, and 95% (212/222) of programs responded. Of these, 57% reported offering some form of IPV-specific education, with undergraduate nursing (83%) and allied health (82%) programs having the highest rates. Fewer than half of undergraduate medical (43%) and dentistry (46%) programs offered IPV content. Postgraduate programs ranged from no IPV content provision (dentistry) to 41% offering content (nursing).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Significant variability exists across program areas regarding the methods for IPV education, its delivery and evaluation. The results of this project highlight that expectations for an active and consistent response by health care professionals to women experiencing the effects of violence may not match the realities of professional preparation.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.relation	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/9/34
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	BMC Medical Education, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 34 (2009)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Medicine (General)
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dc.subject	Special aspects of education
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dc.title	Are clinicians being prepared to care for abused women? A survey of health professional education in Ontario, Canada
dc.type	article