What's New
CHAMP Faculty Dana Kaplan, MD, has written a handbook for Solo CAPS, Guiding Principles for Creating a Solo CAP Practice. See the details in the Resources for Professionals section below. See important information about Mandated Reporter Training in the Notable section below. The CHAMP revised Photo Documentation Practice Recommendation and Taking Good Photographs Pocket Guide are now available. See the details in the Practice Recommendations section below.
2024-2025 Educational Webcast Series
2025
- December 10
When Parents Say NO to Medical Treatment
Please see announcement below
2026
- January 14
- February 11
- March 11
All webcasts are on Wednesday and start at noon Eastern time.
When Parents Say NO to Medical Treatment
Amy E. Caruso Brown. M.D.
Chair of Bioethics and Humanities
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
12:00 Noon to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate conscientious parental refusal of recommended medical treatment as a subtype of medical neglect and problematize the use of the term “medical neglect” to describe such cases.
- Understand and apply ethical frameworks used to help determine when refusal of medical treatment warrants legal intervention (e.g., reporting to child protective services).
- Describe common reasons underpinning parental refusal of recommended medical treatment, including religious reasons, and their varied treatment across state legal systems.
This activity is approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME.
Registration
Please use the REGISTRATION FORM for pre-registration.
Evaluation
Please use this evaluation link, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B99KVNR to give feedback after the webcast. AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Award credit requires pre-registration and a completed evaluation, which is due on Friday, Dec 12th.
ACCREDITATION
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and SUNY Upstate Medical University. The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CERTIFICATION
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this regularly scheduled series activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health care professionals who may respond to suspected child abuse. This activity has been planned and implemented by Dr. Ann Botash, Upstate Medical University. She has no financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Child Abuse Medical Provider Program
CHAMP
SUNY Upstate Medical University
McMahon Ryan CAC
601 East Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13202
Programming supported by New York State Department of Health funding to improve the quality of medical response to suspected child abuse.
Notable
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services has updated its required course, Mandated Reporter Training in Child Abuse and Neglect/Maltreatment Identification. It is available free and online. You can register at any time at https://nysmandatedreporter.org.
Resources for Professionals
CHAMP Faculty Dana Kaplan, MD, has written a handbook for Solo CAPS, Guiding Principles for Creating a Solo CAP Practice. This handbook contains information about: What Is Solo CAP Practice?, Where Will You See Patients?, Introducing Yourself and The Role of a CAP, What Policies and Guidelines Will You Be Working Under?, Who Will Be Assisting You?, Time Management, Setting Up Your Physical Space, Other Practice Issues and Compensation.
Read more about this handbook on the What's Happening in the Field page. Or access it directly Creating-a-Solo-CAP-Practice-3-30-25.pdf.
Practice Recommendations
The revised Photo Documentation Practice Recommendation provides information about reasons for photo documenting evidence, photographic equipment, consent and cooperation, and release of photographs. Photographic-Documentation-Practice-Recommendation-Jan-2025.pdf
The revised Taking Good Photographs Pocket Guide provides information about photographic equipment and has tips for taking good photographs. CHAMP-Taking-Good-Photographs-Pocket-Guide-1-25-25.pdf
Here is a list of all the CHAMP Practice Recommendations that you can download from our Practice Recommendations page:
- Evaluation Guidelines for Suspected Child Physical Abuse (June 2022)
- Evaluation Guidelines for Suspected Child Sexual Abuse (June 2022)
- How to Write an Effective Impact Statement (December 2015)
- Photographic Documentation (January 2025)
- Taking Good Photographs Pocket Guide (January 2025)
- Promoting Unbiased and Inclusive Care (December 2022)
- Skeletal Survey (March 2021)
- Triage in Suspected Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse or Other Sexual Offenses (October 2024)
- Trauma-Informed Care Pocket Guide (May 2019)
- Universal Trauma Precautions and Trauma-Specific Guidelines (May 2019)
Caring with Compassion
Mandy A. O’Hara, MD, MPH, TCTSY-F, and a CHAMP Faculty member, has developed Caring with Compassion. Because taking care of ourselves is essential for the unique role we play as a child abuse medical professional, the presentation provides the opportunity to pause, reflect, and expand our self-knowledge and perspective, and deepen our self-compassion. Explore Caring with Compassion.