Human Trafficking and Florida Reporting Mandates
Target Audience: Pharmacist, Pharmacy Tech
Course Overview
Human trafficking is considered a form of modern slavery, and it is global in its reach and impact. Trafficking in persons affects all genders, ages, and ethnicities. Human trafficking can be found in various illegal and otherwise legal businesses, industries, and services, including many economic sectors in the United States. Pharmacy personnel are among the most accessible healthcare professionals and may have more contact with trafficking victims than other healthcare providers in Florida and the United States. There is often little guidance available for pharmacy personnel who suspect human trafficking. This program provides education and guidance for Florida pharmacy staff who suspect a patient is a victim of human trafficking.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify individuals who may be victims of human trafficking
- Categorize distinctions between sex trafficking and labor trafficking
- Describe how to report suspected cases of human trafficking
- Recall resources available to victims of human trafficking
Faculty
- Introduction
- Defining the Scope of Human Trafficking
- Human Trafficking in the U.S.
- Risk Factors for Sex/Labor Trafficking in the U.S.
- Consequences of Human Trafficking
- Physical Consequences
- Psychological Consequences
- Human Trafficking and Trauma Bonding
- Identifying the Victims of Human Trafficking
- Screening Tools for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Factors Suggesting Human Trafficking
- Interviewing a Suspected Human Trafficking Victim
- Reporting Human Trafficking
- Florida Mandates and Reporting Requirements
- Resources for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Summary
- Disclosures
From July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2027, participants must:
- Read the "learning objectives" and "author and planning team disclosures"
- Study the section entitled "educational activity"
- Complete the Course Test and Evaluation form. The Course Test will be graded automatically. Following successful completion of the Course Test with a score of 70% or higher, a statement of participation will be made available immediately. (No partial credit will be given.)
Credit for this course will be automatically uploaded to CPE Monitor®.
Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in planning, developing, and/or authoring this activity: Steven Malen, PharmD, MBA; and Pamela Sardo, PharmD, BS. None of the individuals involved in developing this activity has a conflict of interest or financial relationships related to the subject matter. There are no financial relationships or commercial or financial support relevant to this activity to report or disclose by RxCe.com or any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure
The information provided in this course is general in nature, and it is designed solely to provide participants with continuing education credit(s). This course and materials are not meant to substitute for the independent, professional judgment of any participant regarding that participant's professional practice, including but not limited to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and/or health management. Medical and pharmacy practices, rules, and laws vary from state to state, and this course does not cover the laws of each state; therefore, participants must consult the laws of their state as they relate to their professional practice. Healthcare professionals must consult their employer, healthcare facility, hospital, or other organization for guidelines, protocols, and procedures to follow. The information provided in this course does not replace those guidelines, protocols, and procedures, but is for academic purposes only, and this course's limited purpose is for the completion of continuing education credits. Participants are advised and acknowledge that information related to medications, their administration, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, warnings, precautions, or accepted uses is constantly changing. Any person taking this course understands that such a person must make an independent review of medication information before any patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or health management. Any discussion of off-label use of any medication, device, or procedure is informational only, and such uses are not endorsed hereby. Nothing contained in this course represents the opinions, views, judgments, or conclusions of RxCe.com LLC. RxCe.com LLC is not liable or responsible to any person for any inaccuracy, error, or omission with respect to this course or course material.
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Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, RxCE.com is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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