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In this Rebeat, we discuss a challenging but important aspect of emergency medicine – identifying and addressing child abuse or non-accidental trauma (NAT). We talk with expert Dr. Mary Clyde Pierce about her paper, which validates the TEN-4 FACESp clinical decision rule for predicting abuse in young children, and share insights on how we can save a child’s life through vigilance and awareness of specific findings.

Dr. Julia Magaña, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis; and Dr. Mary Clyde Pierce, Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University, Pediatric Emergency Physician and Director of Child Abuse Research at Laurie Children’s Hospital; dive deeper into why a bruised baby is worrisome, important aspects of a social history, and screening for abuse in the ED.

In this Heartbeat, Dr. Julia Magaña talks with child abuse pediatrician, Dr. Antoinette “Tony” Laskey, MD, MPH, MBA, Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief University of Utah Pediatrics and medical director of Safe and Healthy Families, a child abuse assessment and treatment center. Dr. Laskey shares what happens when we can’t see past a single diagnosis. She defines anchoring bias, how it can trip us up, and how to see past it.

In this episode, Dr. Julia Magaña, Dr. Sarah Medeiros, and Dr. Mary Clyde Pierce discuss the new LCAST app developed by Lurie Children’s Hospital to help clinicians identify non-accidental trauma (NAT). We love this app! It’s quick and easy to use – and it’s even better than using the decision rule alone. Listen to the episode to hear why!

In this episode, Dr. Julia Magaña and Dr. Sarah Medeiros talk with guest experts, Dr. Emily Fain and Dr. Elena Duma, as they walk through how to approach child abuse conversations in a compassionate and straightforward manner, centering the safety of the child as everyone’s primary concern.

The Face It Movement launched in 2013 as an initiative led by Kosair Charities in response to the number of child abuse deaths in Kentucky. Face It focuses on a three-pronged approach to addressing child abuse and neglect: promote best practices in child abuse prevention and intervention, advocate for effective policies to improve the child welfare system, and build awareness and engage the community.