
#MBKUAmbassador Joanne Vuong here! This is the last day of Academy at Home 2020 ? and many of us optometry ? students and faculty alike have learned so much from the hundreds of CEs provided. The session, “What Optometrists Need to Know about Human Trafficking in US,” has been very insightful and can be applied to all of MBKU. Health services ??⚕️??⚕️is the #3 point of access for those who are trafficked, either labor or sex traffic. A common myth is that victims aren’t allowed to leave their trafficker’s custody, but that is absolutely not true as 88% of healthcare providers examined victims while they were being trafficked. Another common myth is that victims will ask for help when given the opportunity, but that is also not true due to fear, shame, Stockholm syndrome, or just simple denial of being a victim. If you want to learn more about Human Trafficking, then logon to the event portal and watch its webcast even after the session has ended! ???