The impacts on paediatricians testifying in cases of child maltreatment: A systematic scoping review

This review highlighted the range of the impacts on paediatricians who were subpoenaed and/or testified in child maltreatment cases and absence of interventions that reduce negative personal and professional impacts. Across the profession there is a need for greater education and training, policy/practice reform to better support paediatricians in their roles as expert witnesses, and intervention research to evaluate strategies that might reduce negative impacts.