Multidisciplinary management of children with suspected or confirmed female genital mutilation: a case series
Sakaria Ali
Department of Paediatrics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Sakaria Ali is a Specialist Paediatric Registrar currently working in Community Paediatrics in Camden, United Kingdom. He has a specialist interest in safeguarding children and promoting the health of socially vulnerable children. He has conducted award winning research and other work in female genital mutilation abandonment in Kenya and the United Kingdom. Dr Ali is also interested in empowering the voice of child in child protection medical assessments. He is a trustee for the charity FORWARD UK which works to eliminate the practice FGM and provide support for affected women in the UK.
Deborah Hodes
University College London NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Deborah Hodes is a Consultant Community Paediatrician and the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding in Camden, United Kingdom. She has many decades of experience in child protection and child development and has pioneered many initiatives in London to promote the wellbeing of vulnerable children and improve the standards of child protection clinical practice. She has a particular interest in culturally diverse population groups and promoting the child's voice in the clinical setting. Dr Hodes has many publications and presentations in the field of safeguarding and child protection. She is internationally renowned for her work on clinical assessment and social support for children who have experienced female genital mutilation.
Abstract
ObjectiveTo describe the presentation and management of children with suspected or confirmed female genital mutilation (FGM), including referral patterns and clinical findings, to the first dedicated multidisciplinary clinic... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Sakaria Ali (Department of Paediatrics, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London)
- Roshnee Patel (University College London)
- Sarah Creighton (University College London NHS Foundation Trust)
- Deborah Hodes (University College London NHS Foundation Trust)
Topic Area
Multi-disciplinary Interagency Approaches (MDIA) and Child Protection Units [Micromanageme
Session
Oral 36 » Session 1- Emerging Issues (09:40 - Wednesday, 4th October, Central America Room)
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