Vermont Chapter
of
Sigma Xi

Seminars and Events

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Distinguished Lecturer
for Fall 2007

Dr. Barbara Gerbert
Professor and Chair
Division of Behavioral Sciences,
Professionalism, and Ethics
&
Director of the Center for Health Improvement
and Prevention Studies
University of California San Francisco

 

Lecture Dates and Locations:

October 9, 6:30 pm,  UVM Davis Auditorium - just past the Dana Medical Library, (Reception at 5:30, UVM Medical College, Given Gallery).  Parking at UVM watertower lot.

October 10, 7:30 pm,  Cabot 085, Science Complex (Across from Kreitzberg Library); Norwich University

Title: "How Health Care Professionals Respond Effectively to Domestic Violence."

Abstract

Barbara Gerbert is a Professor in the Division of Behavioral Sciences, Professionalism, and Ethics, and the Director of the Center for Health Improvement and Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).  Her research addresses the role of health care professionals in reducing the barriers to optimal preventive health care, focusing on behaviors that 1) are difficult for providers to address and patients to change, 2) are sensitive areas which both patients and providers may have difficulty discussing, and 3) are known to be important contributors to morbidity and mortality.  Since 1980, Dr. Gerbert has received funding from six different NIH Institutes for investigations covering a range of prevention topics.  For almost twenty years, she has received funding to investigate how health care professionals can best serve patients who are victims of domestic violence, publishing her results in prestigious medical journals such as the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Medical Care, Journal of Family Practice, and the Journal of the American Dental Association.  Her research led her to develop a simplified model for providers’ role in domestic violence: Asking patients about abuse, providing Validating messages acknowledging that battering is wrong and confirming the patient’s worth, Documenting presenting signs, symptoms and disclosure in writing and with photographs, and Referring victims to domestic violence specialists in the health care setting and community.  Dr. Gerbert will present a review of her research on domestic violence, highlighting the role of health care professionals in improving the health of victims of domestic violence.

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Green Mountain
American Chemical Society
Fall Presentations

Check website at: http://membership.acs.org/g/greenmt/index.html

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