253706 Improving the quality of care for the Department of Defense victim of sexual assault

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 10:50 AM

Kathie McCracken, MHA , Health Affairs (C&PP), Department of Defense, Falls Church, VA
One of the key initiatives of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Office of Health Affairs (HA) is, of course, to focus on victim care. To that end, OSD HA is now involved in an effort to improve the quality of care to the Department of Defense victim of sexual assault by removing variance in the medical response. These efforts by HA will have a wide-reaching impact throughout the medical community. During this presentation, the presenter will identify ways in which the Office of the Secretary of Defense Health Affairs is improving the quality of care to the DoD Victim of sexual assault by removing variance in the medical response.

Learning Areas:
Basic medical science applied in public health
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify ways in which the Office of the Secretary of Defense Health Affairs is improving the quality of care to the DoD Victim of sexual assault by removing variance in the medical response.

Keywords: Medical Care, Sexual Assault

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Health Affair’s program director for Medical Ethics, Patient Advocacy, and Women’s Health. I am responsible for ensuring that the medical management of sexual assault victims within the DoD is standardized, timely accessible, and comprehensive.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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