Gender-Based Violence & Water, Sanitation & Hygiene: Unraveling the Intersections
This course is a training on the intersections between gender-based violence (GBV) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in disaster and humanitarian settings.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, and other global health professionals involved/interested in global disaster response and humanitarian action.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify the relationship between WASH & GBV.
- Review the WASH Program planning process.
- Describe WASH strategies for GBV prevention.
- Identify productive and efficient ways for physician-nurse teams to collaborate, communicate, and support each other in their care of GBV survivors in disaster settings.
Additional Information
Massachusetts General Hospital - Department of Global Health & Mass General Brigham
5:00 PM | Introductions |
5:05 | Didactic Review of Materials |
5:20 | Case Study Discussions |
5:40 | Case Summaries & Conclusions |
5:50 | Q & A |
6:00 PM | Adjournment |
Annekathryn Goodman, MD, MPH - Course Director
MGH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Faculty, MGH Center for Global Health
Director, MGH Strength and Serenity Global Initiative to End Gender-Based Violence
Lynn Black, MD
MGH Department of General Internal Medicine
Associate Faculty, MGH Center for Global Health
Maya De Jonge
MD Candidate
Kristen Giambusso, MPH
Deputy Director, Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action, MGH Center for Global Health
Katrina Leslie
Bachelor of Nursing, Advanced Critical Care Nursing Program, MSc Global Health
Lindsey Martin, NP
Director, Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action, MGH Center for Global Health
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
- 1.00 Participation