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Domestic Violence In the Lives of
Women Physicians: Rationale for
Routine Screening
Ontario Medical AssociationProfessionals and Physician
Health Program
OttawaNovember 30, 2006
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Why look for trouble?Why look for trouble?
What is What is Domestic Domestic Violence?Violence?
88% % to to
25%25%
Women andWomen andDomestic Domestic ViolenceViolence
Over 20,000Over 20,000 women physicians in women physicians in the US and Canada the US and Canada experienced an act experienced an act of violence by an of violence by an intimate partnerintimate partner
Even by the Even by the conservative conservative
estimatesestimates
EffectsEffects
Physical Health Physical Health Mental HealthMental Health
ChildrenChildrenSocial IsolationSocial Isolation
Shame Shame StigmaStigma
The The EffectsEffects
PilePileUpUp
How to help?How to help?
Screening Screening or or
Risk Risk AssessmentAssessment
Benefits Benefits of of
ScreeningScreening
Any Any ReasonReasons Nots Not
To To ScreenScreen
BarriersBarriers
• ShameShame• EmbarrassmentEmbarrassment• FearFear• Preserving Preserving
relationshiprelationship• HopeHope• ChildrenChildren
PHP PHP ProcessProcess
•Literature Literature searchsearch
•ConsultationConsultationss
•Screening Screening toolstools
•Pilot projectPilot project
Decision Decision TreeTree
Red FlagsRed Flags
Introducing a Introducing a screening screening
protocol into protocol into your your
workplaceworkplace
Peer Support & Peer Support & InvolvementInvolvement
Under Under InvolvementInvolvement
IgnoreIgnoreDenyDeny
OverOverInvolvementInvolvement
RescueRescueDual RolesDual Roles
Helpful Zone
Don’t Don’t Settle for Settle for
Short Short Term Term
SolutionsSolutions
Handout with • Protocol for Routine
Screening • List of International Support Resources
• References
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