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MEDSAC (Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa)
Sexual Harm Service
Description
Training and accreditation for healthcare professionals engaged in sexual assault medicine.
Region: All of New Zealand
Description:
MEDSAC trains medical professionals throughout New Zealand including doctors, nurses, paediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists, to become primary providers of forensic and medical care to the specialist services that provide medical examinations following sexual abuse (Sexual Abuse Assessment and Treatment Service - SAATS).
Services we provide include:
- Training courses - to specially train clinicians in the medical forensic response to sexual assault. To access courses click here.
- Mentoring Programmes - to support progress for the clinician towards accreditation by being paired with a MEDSAC-accredited doctor. To access programmes click here.
- Accreditation - to promote expertise and competency within a service. To access this click here.
- Non-fatal strangulation/suffocation education programme. For further information click here.
Phone us on (09) 376 1422
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Services Provided
Sexual harm - training, education, workforce development
Region
Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Central Auckland, Central Lakes, Dunedin - South Otago, East Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Hutt, Lakes, MidCentral, Nelson Marlborough, North Auckland, Northland, South Auckland, South Canterbury, Southland, Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Waikato, Wairarapa, Waitaki, Wellington, West Auckland, West Coast, Whanganui
Website
Contact Details
4 Warnock Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Central Auckland
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Phone
(09) 376 1422
Email
Website
Postal Address
PO Box 90723
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142
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This page was last updated at 1:00PM on August 11, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by MEDSAC (Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa).