Child Abuse Medical Provider Program (CHAMP)

This ad is to serve a public notice that OCFS has been approved to do a 5-year term with The Research Foundation of State University of New York (SUNY) to continue the work with SUNY Upstate Medical Center's Child Abuse Medical Provider Program (CHAMP). CHAMP’s goal is to improve the New York State medical response to suspected child abuse by improving the examination, treatment, documentation, community referral, and management of suspected child abuse cases. To improve this response, over the next two years CHAMP will continue to actively work to including but not limited to: • increase the number of health care providers educated in child sexual abuse evaluation• develop child abuse coursework and reference materials for medical professionals• support New York State centers of excellence via educational resources• document best practices• support multidisciplinary team collaboration and coordination through education• promote collaboration and coordination of Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship curricula This funding would expand upon the existing work that is currently being done to reach statewide and assist in establishing a comprehensive peer review and education system for New York State medical providers.