The health impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) are well documented in the scientific literature. There are a wide variety of comorbid health complaints described, ranging from chronic pain complaints to gynecological disorders to cardiac disease. Because of this, clinicians must approach the care of IPV patients as more than just the documentation of an acute episode of violence. All healthcare providers, regardless of specialty, need to understand how experiencing violence, including IPV, impact both the short- and long-term health of patients. This session will review the state of the science regarding the health implications of IPV; explore specifically the intersection of IPV and HIV; and provide resources and tools to assist clinicians with providing comprehensive and trauma-informed care to this patient population.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

· Describe the research on the connection between IPV and other health issues.

· Summarize the relationship between IPV and HIV/AIDS.

· Identify strategies to address the short term and long term health consequences of IPV in the clinical setting.

Faculty

Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, SANE-A

Faculty Bio

Dr. Markowitz is a forensic nursing consultant who specializes in issues related to sexual assault and domestic violence, including medical-forensic examinations, strangulation, expert witness testimony, and professional education and development. She currently provides expert testimony, case consultation, and TA and develops training materials, resources, and publications. Until December 2012, she served as the Medical Advisor for AEquitas: The Prosecutor’s Resource on Violence Against Women. A forensic nurse examiner since 1995, Dr. Markowitz has presented and facilitated for organizations such as the National District Attorneys Association and several State prosecuting attorney associations, as well as the Judge Advocate General’s Corps for the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Her past national activities include working with the DOJ’s OVW to develop a national protocol and training standards for SAFEs, with the U.S. Department of Defense to revise the military’s Sexual Assault Evidence Collection kit and corresponding documentation forms, and on the advisory board for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. She is the author of multiple publications, including several book chapters and the clinical text The Color Atlas of Domestic Violence (Mosby), and serves as a member of the editorial board of the Sexual Assault Report. In 2004, Dr. Markowitz was the recipient of the IAFN’s Distinguished Fellow award. In 2011, Dr. Markowitz was elected to the IAFN’s board of directors and served as President in 2012. Dr. Markowitz received a BA from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed her clinical doctorate in nursing (ND) at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver and is board certified as a women’s health nurse practitioner and a SANE (Adult/Adolescent).