On Friday, may 7 at Advocate good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell will lead a symposium for medical providers entitled Linking Domestic Violence to Healthcare. Registration for this free educational opportunity will begin at 7:30 am and refreshments will be served. the event will be held from 8 am to 12 pm, with an optional light lunch and networking hour that will take place immediately after the symposium from 12 to 1 pm.
Dr. Campbell, a professor and chair in the Department of Community-Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, is a nationally recognized expert and researcher on the impact of domestic violence and issues it presents in healthcare. She is also the co-creator of the Danger Assessment Tool, a series of questions designed to measure a womans risks in an abusive relationship. Dr. Campbell will speak on recognizing, understanding and assessing domestic violence. Her presentation will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring local experts who will speak to the flow of services for a victim from the time she is first seen by a clinician, to her work with a domestic violence agency, to her experience with the criminal justice system.
CMEs for physicians have been applied for via the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians, as well as CNEs for nurses through the Illinois Nurses Association. CEUs have also been sought for social workers, counselors, domestic violence professionals and chaplains.
Linking Domestic Violence to Healthcare is presented by Family Shelter Service, a local domestic violence shelter, through its Illinois Health Cares funding, and Advocate good Samaritan Hospital. to register or learn more about this symposium, contact Jamie Edwards, prevention educator and Illinois Health Cares coordinator for Family Shelter Service, at 630-221-8290, extension 7133. You can also email her at
