Activity Description The Female Genital Cutting (FGC): A Training Curriculum for Healthcare Providers program is a web-based series of videos designed to provide health and service providers with training on providing care for female genital cutting (FGC)-affected women and girls. This program will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
This provider training is brought to you by the UC San Diego Center for Community Health Refugee Health Unit in partnership with the Dunya Collaborative, Family Health Centers of San Diego, John Hopkins School of Nursing, and Arizona State University. The mission of the UC San Diego Center for Community Health is to transform health and wellness in diverse communities by improving health equity. The Refugee Health Unit, housed under the UC San Diego Center for Community Health, is the first of its kind in San Diego County where public health professionals’ work with refugee-led organizations, ethnic community based organizations, and agencies to prevent and reverse health disparities based on the social determinants of health.
Target Audience This module is designed for health care professionals that treat FGC affected women and girls, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, therapists, scientists/researchers, surgeons, and other healthcare providers wishing to be more culturally sensitive and aware when working with FGC-affected patients. Method of Participation This activity will take approximately 45 minutes to complete, and is broken down into topic for ease of viewing. Videos are delivered via a streaming platform in the optimal format for your viewing device. This program is available free of charge. Video files are captioned for accessibility, and a comprehensive list of resources are available for download within the activity.
Educational Objectives Following completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
Statement of Need In order to fully understand how comfortable providers are with caring for women and girls who are affected by FGC, and as part of the training development process, a provider training survey was conducted.
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) were selected by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health to address the gaps in female genital cutting (FGC) and FGC related health care services for women and girls living in the United States
The UC San Diego School of Medicine Center for Community Health has been subcontracted to help develop an evidence- and community-based health care and prevention program in relation to FGC.
Credit Designation AMA: The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ (report up to 0.75 hours of credit and list "CME Category 1" as the provider number).
Release Date: September 20, 2019 Expiration Date: September 19, 2022 Faculty
Kristin Brownell MD, MPH Faculty, Family Medicine Residency Program, Family Health Centers of San Diego Dunya Women's Health Collaborative University of California San Diego Center for Community Health University of California San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, California Bethlehem Degu, MPH Family Health Centers of San Diego San Diego, California Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc, FACOG, IF Founder & Director, Refugee Women's Health Clinic Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maricopa Integrated Health System Research Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Assistant Research Professor, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center Arizona State University Phoenix, Arizona Amina Sheik Mohammed, MPH Senior Director Health Equity and Policy Founding Director Refugee Health Unit University of California San Diego Center for Community Health San Diego, California Khwala Suleiman-Qafiti, MD, MAS, FAAP Chief, Pediatrics Medical Director, Pediatric Development Services Family Health Centers of San Diego Voluntary Clinical Professor of Pediatrics University of California San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, California Nicole Warren, PhD, MPH, CNM, FAAN Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, Maryland Sierra Washington, MD, FACOG Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences University of California San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, California Reem Zubaidi, MPP Health Policy and Communications Coordinator University of California San Diego Center for Community Health San Diego, California Narrator
Disclosure The following faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Kristin Brownell MD, MPH, Bethlehem Degu, MPH, Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MSc, FACOG, IF, Amina Sheik Mohammed, MPH, Khwala Suleiman-Qafiti, MD, MAS, FAAP, Nicole Warren, PhD, MPH, CNM, FAAN, and Sierra Washington, MD, FACOG.
The CME staff, meeting planners, editorial staff, planning committee, peer reviewer, and CME committee reviewers do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The views and opinions expressed in these activities are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California San Diego.
Cultural Competency This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires CME courses with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competencies. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient's primary language. Cultural and Linguistic Competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Additional resources on cultural and linguistic competency and information about AB1195 can be found on the UC San Diego CME website at http://cme.ucsd.edu. Additional resources related to the content of this activity are available for download after program registration.
Support Funding provided by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH) Office of Women's Health (OWH) Grant ASTWHI60039-01-00
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