30 Aug TEN-4 Awareness Day 2023 + FREE Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention & Recognition Trainings
This October, the Kosair for Kids Face It Movement is once again hosting a series of Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention & Recognition Trainings (October 4th – 6th, 2023) and bringing awareness to the critically important TEN-4 Bruising Rule.
Pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT), or shaken baby syndrome, is a severe form of child abuse that most often involves infants. In these Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Prevention & Recognition trainings, participants will learn the early signs of maltreatment and the various injuries and conditions that may result from vigorous shaking, slamming, or impacting the head of an infant or young child. They will also be provided tools for dealing with a crying infant and ways to share information with parents to prevent abuse from occurring.
CEUs are available for Kentucky Social Workers, Early Childhood Educators, Community Health Workers, Emergency Medical Service providers, Dentists & Dental Hygienists, FRYSCs, and Nurses.
This year we are offering both virtual and in-person training options!
– Wednesday, October 4th at 10:30AM – 12:30PM ET Dr. Melissa Currie, Child Abuse Pediatrician. This in-person training is co-hosted with Community Coordinated Child Care (4C) and will be in the Community Room at the Kosair for Kids Sam Swope Center (982 Eastern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40217). REGISTER HERE.
– Thursday, October 5th at 10:00AM – 12:00PM ET with Dr. Jennie Green, Child Abuse Pediatrician. This virtual training is open to all. REGISTER HERE.
– Friday, October 6th at 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET with Carla Hay, RN, MSN, SANE, AFN-C.
This virtual training is open to all with specialized content for oral health professionals and is co-hosted with the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition. REGISTER HERE.
Follow along on our social media as we share more information about the TEN-4 Bruising Rule and ways we can all work to keep kids safe. You can find more ways to participate and resources to spread awareness here.
These trainings are provided for free with the support of Kosair for Kids. If you would like to support their work on child abuse prevention, please consider designating a donation to their child abuse prevention fund at kosair.org/donate/.