Our History Vision & Mission
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Our History
The Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics at McMaster University has devoted over a decade of innovative research to investigating intimate partner violence in patients with orthopaedic injuries (CLICK HERE to view publications).
Key findings from our previous research include:
- Serious orthopaedic injuries are the second most common physical manifestation of intimate partner violence in women
- 1 in 3 women presenting to fracture clinics have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime and 1 in 6 in the past year
- Health care providers are supportive of intimate partner violence education, but are uncomfortable and unprepared to ask patients about it
Fracture clinics in Canada each treat at least 6,500 female patients per year. Of these, each clinic will see approximately 20 women with a history of abuse each week and treat over 1,000 abused women annually. Together, these findings demonstrate a strong rationale for optimizing fracture clinics to assist intimate partner violence victims and were our impetus for designing the EDUCATE program.
Our Vision
To transform the fracture clinic into a place where women who have been victimized by intimate partner violence can receive complete care that includes treatment for their injury and initiation of intimate partner violence services.
Our Mission
To provide fracture clinics with the resources to deliver training to their health care providers to support the development and enhancement of knowledge and skills required to successfully identify and provide assistance to women who are experiencing intimate partner violence.
