Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse

Randell Alexander is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and the Morehouse School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of the Division of Child Protection and Forensic Pediatrics and interim chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. He is the statewide medical director of child protections teams for the Department of Health's Children's Medical Services and is part of the International Advisory Board for the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. He has also served as vice chair of the US Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the boards of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and Prevent Child Abuse America. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and testifies frequently in major child abuse cases throughout the country.

1. The Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse: An Historical Overview
2. Basic Anatomy of the Genitalia and Anus
3. The Medical Evaluation of a Suspected Childhood Sexual Abuse Victim
4. The Medical Evaluation of Acute Sexual Abuse or Assault in Children and Adolescents
5. The Sexual Abuse Postexamination Conference With Families
6. Non-Emergent Medical Examination Procedures and Techniques
7. Evidence-based Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Examination Findings
8. Interpretation of Genital and Anal Findings in Children and Adolescents With Suspected Sexual Abuse: State of the Science
9. Medical Conditions That Mimic Sexual Abuse
10. Sexually Transmitted Infections
11. Collection and Testing of DNA Evidence
12. Child Sexual Abuse Medical Examiners
13. The Multidisciplinary Team and Child Sexual Abuse
14. Child Sexual Abuse: An International Perspective
15. Adolescent Issues in Sexual Abuse and Assault
16. Child Sexual Exploitation
17. Child Sexual Abuse in Children With Disabilities
18. The Medical Professional’s Guide to Court Process and Procedures
19. The Adverse Effects of Sexual Abuse
20. Therapy for the Child Sexual Abuse Victim
21. The Path to Prevention