Program Manager, Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Utah 3. Director, Systems Resources Program, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Utah 4. The training focused on the definition of domestic violence, procedures to use when questioning patients about abuse, Utah's mandatory reporting law, and the referral of victims to community resources. While the training did improve the participant's knowledge concerning referral options and the law, health care providers still did not believe that domestic violence was a problem in their community. Although providers felt confident asking questions about abuse, the providers did not question patients unless they suspected domestic violence was the cause of the injury.
Further training needs to be offered to staff to encourage regular screening for all adult patients.