Breaking the Cycle: What to Know About Financial Abuse

October is Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month. For this year’s campaign, the Committee on Intimate Partner Violence hosted a webinar on Financial Abuse. 

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects surgeons and their friends, family members, and patients. Surgeons, physicians, and healthcare professionals can change an individual’s life by effectively identifying people who have sustained IPV and referring them to the appropriate resources. IPV is more than physical abuse; it includes financial abuse, too. In this webinar, a panel of surgeons and a legal expert discuss financial abuse and how surgeons can protect their assets and themselves from perpetrators. The webinar concludes with an audience Q&A.

Moderator

S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS

Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Grady Health System
Atlanta, GA

Presenters

Christine Lovato, MD, FACS, DABOM, DABS-FPMBS, FASMBS

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ

Jennifer M. Whittington, MD, PhD, FACS

Surgical Oncologist, Elmhurst Hospital Center
Queens, NY

Paige Zandri, Esq.

Managing Partner, Artese Zandri PLLC
New York, NY