This course is designed to provide health care professionals, mental health professionals, and others who are likely to encounter potential abuse with the tools needed to identify the signs of abuse and to take the appropriate action.

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Define pediatric abusive head trauma
2. Describe the prevalence of pediatric abusive head trauma
3. Describe the long-term consequences of pediatric abusive head trauma
4. Identify common causes of pediatric abusive head trauma
5. Identify both victim and perpetrator risk factors for pediatric abusive head trauma
6. Identify the most common injuries associated with pediatric abusive head trauma
7. Describe the assessment and treatment protocols for pediatric abusive head trauma
8. Identify steps that can be taken to reduce the incidence of pediatric abusive head trauma

  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts

AchieveCE is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. GNA Approved Provider Number is 4003268.

Start Date: 07/14/2022
Expiration Date: 07/14/2025

This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support.