SFMS Develops Updated Domestic Violence Guide for Clinicians; Covers Screening, Diagnosis, Documentation, and Reporting Protocols November 28, 2012 Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine clinician guide, intimate partner violence, Domestic Violence 0 Back by popular demand! The SFMS has updated and published a short guide on domestic violence screening and intervention for physicians and other clinicians in consultation with some of the most experienced clinicians in this arena. Published in the December issue of San Francisco Medicine as an insert and also available on the SFMS website, this guide represents a concise and clinically based approach to this complex issue, distilling knowledge from existing, longer documents. Covered topics include: Screening questions Diagnosis Intervention options How to document medical records Reporting protocol The original guide has been widely distributed and well received by clinicians citywide and beyond, and it was cited in the Journal of the American Medical Association as one of the best such resources. This new version has been updated with current contact information and new information. Click here to see the SFMS Domestic Violence Guidelines. Comments are closed.
