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Applications due by Jan. 15, 2018
Volunteers play an important role in achieving an effective and progressive IAFN. All volunteers on IAFN committees are representing the members of this association. IAFN committees are a source of information, objectivity, new ideas and a valuable way for you to get involved with your association.
The Education Committee facilitates the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based continuing education offered by the Association to its members and the nursing community. The Education Committee has no responsibility for the annual International Conference of Forensic Nursing Science and Practice. All conference content development is the responsibility of the Conference Program Planning Committee.
Learn more and apply today.
Jan. 22-26, 2018 | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Contact: Tribal Forensic Healthcare Project
tribalforensichealthcare@iafn.org
Registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, and physician assistants are invited to attend this five-day, classroom-based sexual assault examiner (SAE) training. During this 40-hour classroom (didactic) class, participants will learn the elements of conducting comprehensive adult/adolescent medical forensic examinations in cases involving sexual assault. As a reminder you must serve American Indian/Alaska Native patients to qualify for free training. Register before Jan. 5, 2018
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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By Keith Carlson
 With the recent announcement that pharmacy giant CVS is buying Aetna in a multibillion-dollar health insurance/pharmacy services merger, the consolidation of the healthcare industry has taken a giant step in a direction that can be characterized as both forward and backward, depending on your perspective. Doubtless, the landscape is changing for consumers and healthcare providers alike.
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The Hill
With the spate of sexual assault allegations now dominating the headlines, it’s easy to forget that less than a decade ago, we saw similar news coming out of the armed services. Those pieces culminated in the acclaimed 2012 documentary “The Invisible War,” which recounts the stories of numerous veterans who survived sexual assaults while in the military, and the inadequate response by the U.S. Department of Defense to their complaints.
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