The purpose of this symposium is to increase awareness and strengthen collaboration between healthcare professionals, hospitality industry pAbout this Event
The purpose of this symposium is to increase awareness and strengthen collaboration between healthcare professionals, hospitality industry personnel, victim service providers, law enforcement, and community stakeholders.
Through expert perspectives and survivor-informed discussion, attendees will gain practical knowledge to identify, respond to, and report suspected human trafficking while supporting a coordinated community response in Pinellas County.
Event Goals:
- Increase Awareness: Educate participants on the realities of sex trafficking and labor trafficking in Pinellas County and surrounding communities.
- Enhance Identification Skills: Provide healthcare and hospitality workers with tools to recognize indicators of trafficking.
- Strengthen Community Response & Collaboration: Promote partnerships between healthcare systems, hotels, social service agencies, law enforcement, and advocacy organizations.
- Encourage Action: Equip attendees with clear reporting procedures and resource pathways.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common indicators and trends of trafficking in healthcare and hospitality settings.
- Understand trauma-informed approaches when engaging potential victims.
- Describe reporting protocols and community resources.
- Recognize the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.
This event is designed as an expert panelist Q&A session so that the audience can get answers that go beyond a standard training. Attendees have a complete say in what the symposium entails. You will be asked to submit a question for panelists upon registration.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Chelsea Quaglia - Academic Program Director, St. Petersburg College
- Brittany Parish - Survivor Leader, Selah Freedom Graduate
- Corporal Joseph Puglia - SWAT Hostage Negotiator, Civil Emergency Response Team, Pinellas Park Police Department
- Elizabeth Kovach - MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, CPST, Sarasota Memorial
- Roxana Lemus - Human Trafficking Victim Advocate, OAG, FDLE
Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Human Trafficking Summit (Panel Discussion and Q&A)
Event venue
St. Petersburg College (SPC) - Health Education Center, 7200 66th Street North, Pinellas Park, United States
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