Episode 26: TBI for the SANE by Bell Work Talks - from Academy of Forensic Nursing published on 2021-10-26T02:00:18Z In this Bell Work Talk Dr. Dugan will discuss what TBI is, how to screen for it during the forensic medical exam, and considerations for Nurse Forensic Medical Examiners who testify in court. Dr. Dugan is a Board Certified Pediatrician, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Credentialed Adult/Pediatric Forensic Medical Examiner, General Child Abuse Pediatrician, and Director of Forensic Services of the Shasta Community Forensic Care Team. He is Medical Director of the California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center (CCFMTC) and an instructor for both adult and pediatric Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) training courses. He has been working full time at Shasta Community Health Center in Redding, CA since 2012. His areas of expertise include Child and Family Maltreatment, ACEs, Physical/Sexual/Emotional Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Strangulation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Elder Abuse, and Human Trafficking. After taking charge of the pediatric sexual assault medical team in 2016, Dr. Dugan founded the SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect) program in 2017. He authored the SCAN policy that was implemented at many hospitals and clinics across the north state. Dr. Dugan expanded the program to include adults in 2019 and is the founder of the Shasta Community Forensic Care Team. He is a founding member of the Children's Legacy Center, the first Child Advocacy Center in Shasta County. He is the Board Chair of Pathways to Hope for Children aka the Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council. He is the founder of the Strangulation/Domestic Violence Clinic at One Safe Place. Dr. Dugan is a member of the Helfer Society and the Medical Advisory Committee for the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention. Within the institute he has conducted several nationwide and international trainings on Strangulation and Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. Dugan also serves as the Medical Director for the Siskiyou, Shasta, and Tehama Sexual Assault Response Teams. In 2021, Dr. Dugan received the Neal Snyder Outstanding Service Award from the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.