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Innovation in Sexual Assault Response
Friday May 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Third Floor Classroom - Child Advocacy Centre
In December 2024 the AHS Central Alberta Sexual Assault Response Team, in partnership with the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Center, opened the doors to the Truant Family Medical Suite.  This innovative service re-imagined health care delivery for people who have experienced sexual violence.  The Medical Suite located at the Sheldon Kennedy Centre of Excellence, is the first of it's kind in Canada allowing emergency services to be offered to patients in trauma informed spaces outside of the Emergency department.  This is an example of  how collaboration based on trust, careful planning, commitment and belief in innovation, can lead to better care.

Join us for a discussion on creating a safe, private, and warm space provides patients, of all ages, space to tell their story. We will share our journey to getting here, sharing the challenges and successes. Explore how we navigated the barriers, and built off each learning to create a new way to look at trauma informed response.

At the end of the presentation we will tour the clinic space & share feedback from our patient's experience in the clinic.
Speakers
avatar for Julie Hansen

Julie Hansen

Area Manager, Sexual Health, CASART, DV, Public Health Nursing
Julie is the manager of the AHS CASART / Domestic Violence program in Central Alberta with over 30 years of nursing or leadership experience in a variety of programs including Public Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Health Promotion, Comprehensive School Health, Sexual Assault... Read More →
avatar for Ronnie Biletsky

Ronnie Biletsky

Central Alberta Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence program Coordinator, Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
Ronnie is the Clinical Nurse Educator providing education to RCMP, physicians, nurses, students & community partners on sexual assault response, domestic violence, sexual exploitation & trafficking. With 20 years of Emergency & 18 years of sexual assault nursing experience combined... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Third Floor Classroom - Child Advocacy Centre
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