The purpose of forensic interview peer review is to provide Forensic and/or Child Interview Specialists and MDT Partners with an opportunity to review forensic interviews, discuss specific interview techniques, provide feedback regarding the quality of documentation, and review relevant research.

Goals of Forensic Interview Peer Review

• Provide CAC Forensic Interviewers and MDT Professionals with the opportunity to discuss forensic interviews and provide feedback regarding those interviews in cases of suspected child abuse or neglect.
• To increase the knowledge of forensic interviewers at Children’s Advocacy Centers nationally.
• To enhance the quality of documentation of forensic interviews in cases of suspected child abuse.
• Provide forensic interviewers the opportunity to network with other interviewers.

If you have additional questions please feel free to contact, Maggie Larson, Peer Review Program Coordinator, at maggie.larsonchildrensmn.org or by phone at 612-730-2299.

Medical Peer Review provides an opportunity for CAC Medical Professionals to discuss the interpretation of medical findings, review documentation, and provide feedback regarding the quality of documentation. The Midwest Regional CAC hosts two medically-focused peer review groups - one general and one for SANE nurses. Each peer review group meets on a monthly basis for one hour.

Goals of Medical Peer Review

• Enhance the quality of documentation of physical findings in cases of suspected child abuse.
• Provide the opportunity to discuss findings and interpretation of findings in cases of suspected child abuse or neglect.
• Increase the knowledge of medical providers in Children’s Advocacy Centers nationally.
• Provide an opportunity to discuss cases of suspected child abuse and neglect in multi-user national, multi-user regional as well as point-to-point connections.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Children’s Minnesota is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Children’s Minnesota designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

Children’s Minnesota designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Children’s Minnesota takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific interest of these accredited educational activities.

If you have additional questions please feel free to contact, Maggie Larson, Peer Review Program Coordinator, at maggie.larson@childrensmn.org or by phone at 612-730-2299.

Disclosure Announcement 

It is our intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented. 

Planning committee members and presenter(s) have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients and have disclosed that no conflict of interest exists with the presentation/educational event. 

Looking for orientation materials and the core communities calendar for Peer Review? Look no further! Visit mrcac.org/pr-support or click below to find participation aids.

PEER REVIEW SUPPORT