Intimate Partner Violence

Examining the Relationship Between Animal Abuse and Family Violence (Code 40)

Primary Presenter(s)

• EP

  Elizabeth Pitcher, BSN,RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

  Forensic nurse examiner
  Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Health
  Colorado Springs, Colorado

Take a deep dive into the relationship between animal abuse and intimate partner violence.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

• different forms of animal abuse and specific features that raise the suspicion of non-accidental injury.
• the identification and importance of the relationship between family violence and animal abuse.
• the provision of comprehensive care to persons experiencing family abuse.