Trauma-Informed Care for Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault: Simulated Participant Cases for Emergency Medicine Learners.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency medicine (EM) providers often care for patients who present with concerns related to sexual assault (SA) or intimate partner violence (IPV). However, many providers feel uncomfortable discussing SA and IPV with patients. We aimed to design a curriculum using trauma-informed care principles to improve self-assessed competency in caring for this patient population.

Methods

EM learners, including residents, EM physician assistant fellows, and medical students, attended a 25-minute didactic session introducing the concept of trauma-informed care and important questions to ask in IPV and SA cases. Learners then participated in a 15-minute simulated single-patient encounter during which they practiced collecting a trauma-informed history identifying features

SUBMITTER: Matsas B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850505 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature