South Piedmont AHEC

Advocate Health Anti-Human Trafficking Healthcare Symposium

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Target Audience

Physcians, Nurses, APPs, social workers and other members of the healthcare team to include frontline teammates, security personnel, and others.

Description

Human trafficking is a crime, a human rights violation, and a public health crisis happening every day in our community. Traffickers target and exploit victims by manipulating the unmet needs and unique vulnerabilities of the individual. Trafficking overlaps with other forms of abuse and violence. There is a strong intersection between intimate partner violence and sex trafficking. Sexual assault may be a gateway crime in the recruitment process. Mutually agreed upon but fraudulent contractual agreements may be used to entrap labor trafficking victims. Victims may experience trauma bonding and feel loyalty to and empathy for the trafficker. A survivor's decision to leave may be fraught with financial collapse, threats of harm to self and family, threats of deportation, threats of criminal conviction and overwhelming loneliness and struggles with identity and self-trust. Adolescents may fear being placed in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems more than they fear the violence and abuse perpetrated by the trafficker. Restorative healthcare addresses the immediate healthcare needs and safety of the survivor and supports the survivor in regaining self-efficacy and hope for the future.

Connection and consistency are critical to encouraging a victim to unlock their potential for recovery. This healthcare symposium will train physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, community health workers, advocates, and other frontline healthcare teammates to recognize potential indicators to human trafficking. Participants will learn the survivor's perspective from focus group research conducted by Reclaim 13, a community partner based in Chicago. Case examples will be used to teach techniques for engaging in conversations with patients about trafficking, how to handle mandated reporting, where to find help and how to document the encounter appropriately. Continuing education credit for providers, nurses, and social workers will be provided.

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Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health 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 Statement
American Medical Association (AMA)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.75 cultural competence continuing education credits.

Board Recognition Statement(s)
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Disclosure
Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.

ADA Statement
If you need any auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this conference, please contact Alex Smyre by email alex.smyre@atriumhealth.org.

Webinar information & Test Page
The webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the Live Webinar will be emailed prior to the event. You can test your computer by going to the Zoom Test Page

This conference is being held at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute: Sandra & Leon Levine Auditorium, 1237 Harding Place, Charlotte, NC 28204 OR virtually via Zoom. Instructions to join the Live Webinar will be emailed prior to the event.

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Objectives

  • Recognize patients experiencing trafficking during healthcare encounters.
  • Explain how to engage patients experiencing trafficking using trauma informed principles of care.
  • Describe how to offer options to patients experiencing exploitation.
  • Develop trauma informed documentation practices and communication skills.

Sessions

Status
Open
Date(s)
Jun 4, 2025
Time
9:00 AM - 2:15 PM Eastern Time
Check-In Time
8:30 AM
Credit
4.75 - AAPA
4.75 - AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
4.75 - NASW Continuing Education Hours
4.75 - Nursing Contact Hours
Location
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute