National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Oct 23-25, 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT
Conference Materials
DAY 1 | Wednesday, Oct 23
Opening Remarks
Speakers: Hon. Sim Gill – Biography | David LaBahn – Biography
Plenary: Medical Findings in Child Sexual Abuse Cases- Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Starling, MD – Biography
Plenary: Digital Safety for Your Multi-Disciplinary Team- Presentation
Speaker: Justin Fitzsimmons – Biography
Breakout Session A1: Expert Collaboration to Prove Serious Physical Abuse and Child Homicide – Presentation
Speakers: Robert Parrish – Biography | Dr. Antoinette Laskey – Biography
Breakout Session B1: Addressing Recantation in Child Abuse Cases
Speaker: Clint Heiner – Biography
Breakout Session A2: Medical Findings in Child Physical Abuse Cases – Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Starling, MD – Biography
Breakout Session B2: Preparing to Testify in Court as an Expert or Lay Witness
Speaker: Ben Santos – Biography
Breakout Session C2: Managers’ Caucus: How to Manage, Motivate and Retain Personnel; Case Management
Speaker: Melissa Diaz – Biography
DAY 2 | Thursday, Oct 24
Plenary: Interviewing Child and Adolescent Victims of Child Abuse: Special Victim Issues – Presentation
Speakers: Clint Heiner – Biography | Heather Stewart – Biography
Plenary: Courthouse Facility Dogs: Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Children – Presentation
Speaker: Ellen O’Neill-Stephens – Biography
Plenary: Messaging to the Community and Building Support for CAC’s- Presentation
Speaker: Ben Santos – Biography
Breakout Session A1: Courthouse Dogs Programs: Working with and Caring for Facility Dogs – Presentation 1 | Presentation 2
Speakers: Dr. Celeste Walsen – Biography | Cari Bobo – Biography
Breakout Session B1: Corroboration in Child Abuse Cases – Presentation
Speaker: Joshua Clark – Biography
Breakout Session A2: Digital Evidence in the 21st Century: How Technology May Corroborate Child Abuse Cases – Presentation
Speaker: Justin Fitzsimmons – Biography
Breakout Session B2: The Link between Child Abuse and Animal Cruelty – Presentation
Speakers: K. Michelle Welch – Biography | Diane Balkin –Biography
DAY 3 | Friday, Oct 25
Plenary Session: Ethical Consideration in Child Abuse Cases – Presentation
Speaker: K. Michelle Welch – Biography
Plenary Session: Accident or Crime? –Presentation
Speaker: Joshua Clark – Biography
Plenary Session: Effectively Working Together in Your MDT: Building Partnerships and Resolving Conflict – Presentation
Speaker: Hon. Kevin Barton – Biography
Expert Collaboration References
Absence of Rickets in Infants and Fatal Abuse Head Trauma
Abusive Head Trauma: A Review of the Evidence Base
Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children
Acceptance of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma as Medical Diagnoses
Clinical Report – Does Intercranial Venous Thrombosis…?
Clinical Report- The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child Abuse
Commentary on “A Critical Review of the Classic Metaphyseal Lesion…”
Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse
Evaluating Children with Fractures for Child Physical Abuse
Flawed Theories to Explain Child Physical Abuse
‘Keller & Barnes’ after five years – still inadmissable as evidence
Letters: SPR Child Abuse Committee
Overcoming Defense Expert Testimony in Abusive Head Trauma Cases
Patterns of Fractures in Accidental and Non-Accidental Injury in Children
Pediatrics: Fractures and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Presence of the Classic Metaphyseal Lesion in Infants…
ProPublica: An Anti-Vaxxer’s New Crusade
Rachitic Changes, Demineralization and Fracture Risk…
Radiologic Diagnostic of Rickets
Ricket vs Abuse: A National and International Epidemic
Temporary Brittle Bone Disease…
The Classic Metaphyseal Lesion and Traumatic Injury
Understanding Abusive Head Trauma
Vitamin D and Skeletal Health in Infancy and Childhood
Vitamin D Insufficiency/Deficiency – A Conundrum
Vitamin D Status in Abused and Non Abused Children…