APA Combined SIG: Global Health and Emergency Medicine | Addressing Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department

Sunday, April 27, 2025

7:00am – 8:30am HST

Location: Convention Center: 304

CE: 1.5

SIG Chair(s)

Sandra Spencer, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Children's Hospital Colorado
Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
RH

Rachel Hildebrand, D.O. (she/her/hers)

Pediatrician
North Memorial Health, United States
Naveed Hussain, MBBS, DCH (he/him/his)

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Dharshana Krishnaprasadh, MD FAAP (she/her/hers)

Pediatric emergency medicine fellow
Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Beaumont Health
Lubbock, Texas, United States
CR

Chris Rees, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s):

Sandra P. Spencer, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Rachel Hildebrand, D.O.: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Naveed Hussain, MBBS, DCH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Dharshana Krishnaprasadh, MD FAAP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Chris A. Rees, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Human trafficking continues to be a global health threat. One of the most frequent points of contact for victims of human trafficking is the emergency department. In this session, we will investigate the current state of human trafficking in the US and globally. We also move beyond the “cards in the restroom stalls” and discuss active interventions for victims presenting to the emergency department. Finally, we will hear from providers in the other countries and their efforts to fight human trafficking through culturally-tailored approaches.

Learning Objectives:

After this session, participants will be able to: Discuss the current incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality of human trafficking in the United Stated
After this session, participants will be able to investigate unique methods for identifying and addressing human trafficking in the pediatric emergency department
After this session, participants will be able to learn about interventions being deployed in other countries to prevent and address human trafficking.

Presentations:

7:00am – 7:10am HST

Welcome and Introduction
SIG Speaker: Sandra P. Spencer, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado
7:10am – 7:40am HST

Impact of Human Trafficking on Our Children
SIG Speaker: Jordan Greenbaum, MD (she/her/hers) – OUR Rescue
7:40am – 8:05am HST

Creating a Clinical Pathway to Aid in the Care of Human Trafficking Victims
SIG Speaker: Larissa Truschel, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine
8:05am – 8:30am HST

Addressing Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department
SIG Speaker: Katrina Mariswamy
SIG Speaker: Shabnam Mortazavi