A Scoping Review of Labor and Organ Trafficking Resources for U.S. Healthcare Professionals

ABSTRACT

To summarize available curricula and identify gaps in publicly available or published educational resources for healthcare professionals on labor and organ trafficking. The following databases were searched to January 2022: Cochrane, Embase, Google Scholar, Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Additional educational resources were added through snowball method and gray literature search. Inclusion criteria were materials for healthcare professionals or trainees on labor or organ trafficking published in any year or language. Exclusion criteria were empirical or survey research. The PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist was used. Of the 37 resources which met criteria, 32 (86.5%) defined labor trafficking, 24 (64.9%) described indicators or warning signs, 18 discussed prevention (48.6%), 16 (43.24%) included child labor, 9 (24.3%) were eligible for Continuing Medical Education credit, 8 (21.6%) included organ trafficking, 3 mentioned race or racism (8.12%), and 3 (8.12%) considered trainee education. Labor and organ trafficking directly inhibits progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goals 8, 10, 12, and 16. This scoping review reveals minimal comprehensive published resources for healthcare professionals, which challenges their ability to address human trafficking.

KEYWORDS:

• review literature
• human trafficking
• education medical
• physicians
• students
• curriculum

Acknowledgments

There are no acknowledgments or disclaimers. There were no sources of support. IRB approval was not applicable to this study. JT, JK, and NM contributed to data collection, analysis. JT, KT, NM, and JK contributed to manuscript writing and approval of the final manuscript draft. No financial disclosures were reported by the authors of this paper. This abstract was presented at the American Medical Women’s Association Virtual Conference from March 25^th-28^th, 2021.

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