COVID-19 Wellness Series - Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and COVID-19: Considerations for Health Care Workers

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious and preventable issue that affects many couples across the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has recently added additional stress onto households increasing the risk of IPV.

Join U of T's Faculty of Medicine for a discussion specific to IPV during COVID-19 for health care workers. Our speakers will discuss:

• The definition, Canadian prevalence, and various clinical presentations of IPV
• How IPV may be impacted by disaster situations (including the COVID-19 pandemic) through literature review
• Trauma-informed approaches to suspected IPV or to an IPV disclosure by a patient

Speakers

Elise Wright MD MSc FRCPC
Psychiatrist, Reproductive Life Stages Program
Women's College Hospital

Michelle Bobala BAH MA BScN RN SANE
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Nurse Examiner
Women's College Hospital

Accreditation Information

College of Family Physicians of Canada
This activity has been certified for up to 1.0 Mainpro+® credit.
 
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
This activity has been accredited for Royal College Section 1 for up to 1.0 hour.
 
American Medical Association
This activity has been accredited for American Medical Association for up to 1.0 Category 1 credit™.

European Union for Medical Specialists
This activity has been accredited for European Union for Medical Specialists for up to 1.0 ECMEC^® credit.