Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse ― A Practical Guide

The fourth edition of this best-selling reference is a valuable resource to clinicians and child advocates serving children and families affected by suspicions of child sexual abuse.

Fully updated and revised by leading experts on child abuse, this resource covers what a complete and comprehensive medical evaluation entails, when to seek an examination, the importance of conducting a medical history, how discrepancies between a child’s history and physical findings can be explained, how the child’s medical record should be structured, what types of documentation should be expected, and how a medical diagnosis is formulated.

NEW TOPICS INCLUDE

• Telemedicine in the child sexual abuse medical evaluation
• Human trafficking
• International issues in child sexual abuse
• Enhanced focus on findings that mimic sexual abuse and on developmental considerations

Martin A. Finkel. DO, is professor of pediatrics at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) and founder and medical director of the Child Abuse Research Education and Service (CARES) at RowanSOM. He has published numerous articles on child abuse and has been appointed by six governors of New Jersey to co-chair that state’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect—a position he currently holds.

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, is Professor of Pediatrics and Section Chief of Academic General Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Senior Vice President/Chief Quality Officer at Texas Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree and doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania, completed his residency and fellowship training at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and earned a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts. He holds subspecialty certifications in Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics. He is also a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) within the American Association for Physician Leadership. He completed the Patient Safety Certificate Program from the Quality Colloquium, is certified in medical quality (CMQ) as designated by the American Board of Medical Quality, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Medical Quality. Dr. Giardino is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Health Finance. He is a recipient of the Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award at Baylor College of Medicine and the 2013 Healthcare Advocacy Award from Doctors for Change in Houston, TX.