Contemporary Clinic Editorial Staff

Contemporary Clinic spoke with pediatric nurse practitioner Brenda Cassidy, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, from NAPNAP about how health care professionals can pay attention to the red flags of human/child trafficking victims.

Cassidy also discusses the dangers of online predators during the COVID-19 pandemic and what she hopes to see for the future of HCPs in this area.

Videos

Contemporary Clinic spoke with pediatric nurse practitioner Brenda Cassidy, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, from NAPNAP about how health care professionals can pay attention to the red flags of human/child trafficking victims.

Spotting the Red Flags of Human Trafficking in the Healthcare Setting

Contemporary Clinic spoke with pediatric nurse practitioner Brenda Cassidy, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, from NAPNAP about what health care professionals can do to help with human/child trafficking.

Cassidy touched on specific signs that health care professionals should be looking for when they feel their patient may be a human trafficking victim and the importance of spotting these red flags even with the limitations from COVID-19. 

Contemporary Clinic spoke with pediatric nurse practitioner Brenda Cassidy, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, from NAPNAP about what health care professionals can do to help with human/child trafficking.

Health Care Providers and Human/Child Trafficking

 spoke with pediatric nurse practitioner Dr. Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, from NAPNAP about COVID-19 vaccines, specifically when/if children under 16 may get the vaccine.

Petraco discussed the importance of pediatric patients getting the COVID-19 vaccine as they begin to roll out, in addition to the impact of younger populations enrolled in schools for the fall and the impact of the vaccine for the future. 

Contemporary Clinic spoke with pediatric nurse practitioner Dr. Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, from NAPNAP about COVID-19 vaccines, specifically when/if children under 16 may get the vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccines and the Younger Population

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Thomas So, manager of the Meducation Group at First Databank, about insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as "coronasomnia."

After a recent study found that high rates of insomnia have been recorded following the COVID-19 pandemic, So described how this came to be a reality for many people around the world. So also discussed sleep medications and underlying issues revolved around insomnia.

Contemporary Clinic Editorial Staff

Articles

Spotting the Red Flags of Human Trafficking in the Healthcare Setting

Health Care Providers and Human/Child Trafficking

COVID-19 Vaccines and the Younger Population

Dealing with the Public Surge in Coronasomnia