Self Study / Enduring Materials

Enduring materials are printed, recorded or computer assisted instructional materials which may be used over time at various locations and which in themselves constitute a planned CME activity.

Examples of such materials for independent physician learning include:

Programmed texts
Audio-tapes, videotapes and computer assisted instructional materials which are used alone or in combination with written materials

Books, journals (unless specifically designated) and manuals are not classified as enduring materials.

CHAMP Network
(Child Abuse Medical Provider Network)

Medical providers in certain specialties are expected to provide care to children who have a variety of needs. Children who have been sexually abused can be very challenging patients. In addition to requiring very specialized medical examination and treatment, their needs include emotional, psychological, social and legal support. The skills required to address these special needs falls outside the standard medical school curriculum and pediatric practice experience. Not every medical provider is willing or able to meet the needs of sexually abused children in their practice. However, every child suspected of being sexually abused should have access to a skilled medical provider. The CHAMP Network is designed to improve access to skilled care.
The role of the medical provider is not just to quickly examine children and refer them to multiple services. The medical provider must know how to talk to the children, work with their families and coordinate the efforts of various community and private services. The medical provider must be an advocate for the children, working with protective services and the legal system. The medical provider must also be a teacher and should help educate families and other service providers.

The CHAMP Program has three phases:

In the first, interested medical providers have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the field of child sexual abuse by completing a self-study course. The course presents the basic information and skills needed to participate in the subsequent phases of the program. After completing this phase, providers should feel comfortable enough to take a history and perform an examination on a child suspected of being sexually abused.
The second phase of CHAMP is a mentorship. After successfully completing the first phase of the program, the provider will be assigned to work with a mentor who is an expert child abuse provider. The mentorship gives the medical provider an opportunity to practice some of the skills covered in the first phase of the program. At the completion of the mentorship, the medical provider should feel confident in performing child sexual abuse evaluations, interpreting findings and working with agencies.
The final phase of the program is the CHAMP Network. The medical provider becomes part of a network of skilled child sexual abuse providers who can evaluate children who are referred from their local area. The CHAMP Network also provides ongoing continuing education programs.

For more information about the CHAMP Network, please contact:

Ann S. Botash, MD,
Department of Pediatrics
90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 464-5831
E-mail: botasha@upstate.edu.

Accreditation

The CHAMP Program is cosponsored by The Office of Continuing Medical Education. The SUNY Upstate Medical University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

SUNY Upstate Medical University designates the first phase for 21 credit hours and the second phase for up to 15 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Physicians should claim only those hours of credit that they actually spent in the educational activity.

Principle Faculty

Ann S. Botash, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
SUNY Upstate medical University
Director, Child Abuse Referral and Evaluation program
Pediatric Department, University Health Care Center, Syracuse, New York

CHAMP Advisory Board

Jane Barker, ACSW
Ann S. Botash, MD
Jocelyn Brown, MD
Linda Cahill, MD
Jack Coyne, MD
Cindy Estus
Donna Gaffney, PhD
Leah Harrison, RN, PNP
Lori Legano, MD
Ann M. Lenane, MD
Margaret McHugh, MD
Galen Richmond, RN, CPNP
Bella M. Silecchia, MD
Wilma Stasaitis, RN, BSN
Jane Szary, NP
Ann Marie Tucker, JD

Acknowledgments

The following professionals reviewed the Manual and offered insight and advice:

Lori Frasier, MD, Columbia Missouri
Angelo P. Giardano, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Roberta Hibbard, MD, Indianapolis, Indiana
Celeste Madden, MD, Syracuse, New York
Rebecca R. S. Socolar, MD, MPH, Durham, North Carolina
Domenic F. Trunfio, JD, Syracuse, New York
Anne E. Ryan, RN and Maryellen C. Morehouse, RN from SUNY Upstate medical University were integral to the early phases of development of the Manual.

Several colleagues provided valuable information in the area of education for child abuse providers:

Robert Block, MD, Tulsa Oklahoma
John J. McCann, MD, Sacramento, California
John E. B. Myers, JD, Sacramento, California
Robert M. Reece, MD, Boston, Massachusetts
Amy Richardson, MD, Cleveland, Ohio
Jacqueline Sugarman, MD, Kingsport, Tennessee

Excellent physical abuse photographs were provided by William P. Hannan, MD, Syracuse, New York and Lawrence R. Ricci, MD, Portland, Maine.

Funding

This program was funded by the New York State Department of Health.

Ann S. Botash, MD has received grant/research support from NYS Department of Health & Rape Crisis Program & NYS OCFS.

For more information about the CHAMP Network, please contact:

Ann S. Botash, MD,
Department of Pediatrics
90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 464-5831
E-mail: botasha@upstate.edu.