HEE DCT SPRING STUDY DAY (DCT21-22-24)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectMiscellaneous
DescriptionEDUCATIONAL STUDY SESSION on Domestic Violence and abuse AND DCT PRESENTATIONS
VenueMS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual  View details
Date & timeWednesday 30 March 2022, 09:00 to 13:00
LecturerEmily Jones  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: DCT

Development outcomeB, C
Course styleInteractive Workshop
CateringNone
Core topic Not a core topic
CPD hours4:00
CostNo charge
Aims

• Better awareness of DVA among dental health practitioners, what it is and why it is relevant to health

• Upskilled practitioners who feel comfortable and able to ask patients about DVA and provide an appropriate response

• Better support for patients affected by DVA

To update professional skills

Objectives

Understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and its relevance to health

Having the basic the skills to directly ask your patients about their experience of DVA and provide an appropriate response

Understanding your role in responding to and recording DVA

Knowing how to use the care pathways to access sources of support for patients with experience of DVA

Knowing how to contact and refer to national and local helplines and support services

Give the opportunity for DCT's to present Quality Improvement/Audit projects that they have undertaken in their local departments.

Take part in discussion of QI/Audit as part of a wider audience at the end of each presentation.

Learning outcomes

Development outcome B and C.