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The federal government shutdown continues to impact victim service agencies around the United States. This recent Washington Post article gives a national overview. For local articles, view the collection begun by our colleagues at the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators.
The International Association of Forensic Nursing is now soliciting applications for the IAFN Research Awards for FY 2019. Applications will be peer-reviewed by an internal review panel through the IAFN Research Committee. Eligibility is limited to IAFN members. Applications are due Feb. 15! Learn more.
IAFN is seeking members to volunteer to review 2019 Conference abstract submissions. Apply by Jan. 31, 2019.
A number of IAFN committees currently have openings for volunteer members. This is a valuable way for you to get involved with your association. Apply today!
There is still time to join us for our free, members-only Forensic Nursing Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Learn about the impact of healthcare policy on your forensic practice and meet with members of Congress to advocate for issues that impact forensic nursing. Training is provided. If you are interested in attending and belong to an IAFN chapter, please reach out to your chapter leadership to see how they might support you.
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Apply by Feb. 14, 2019 to sit for the April 2019 SANE-A® and/or SANE-P® certification exam.
Texas Chapter Conference, Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, 2019
Utah Chapter Conference, March 28 -29, 2019
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Forensic nursing is about so much more than the kit. The DC Forensic Nurse Examiners were proud to work with Stone Soup Films to create this video about the compassionate, trauma-informed care that we provide our patients on a daily basis.
Medscape
Strangulation attempts are much more common than many people realize. More than two thirds (68 percent) of women at high risk for intimate partner violence will experience near-fatal strangulation at the hands of a partner. The risk for homicide skyrockets after a nonfatal strangulation, which is associated with more than a seven-fold odds of a future completed homicide. In fact, 70 percent of strangled women believed they were going to die during the attack.
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The Inquirer
The old adage “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” could be changed to “A vaccine today can help keep cancer away” when it comes to new findings about the effectiveness of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine.
A study in Pediatrics released online today found the HPV vaccine reduced strains of the virus and prevented its spread over a 10 year period. Young women 13 to 26 years of age were recruited from hospital-based and community health clinics for four studies, 1,580 participants in total, from 2006 to 2017.
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ABC News
A former forensic nurse examiner from regional Victoria has raised concerns about the resourcing of practitioners who assess domestic violence victims.
The worker, who used to be on the on-call roster of forensic nurse examiners in regional Victoria, said there were not enough practitioners available at times, leaving victims waiting to be checked.
According to Victoria Police, in one recent Echuca case, a practitioner was unavailable to see a victim for eight hours.
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Yale University via Medical Xpress
Using sophisticated computational tools, researchers at Yale University and the Icahn School of Medicine have discovered biomarkers that may explain why symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can be so severe for some people and not for others.
The findings are reported Jan. 21 in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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Breaking News Ireland
A quarter of Scottish prisoners have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their lives, new research has indicated.
The study, a joint venture by the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Prison Service, looked at all the country’s inmates along with electronic records of hospital admissions.
It also estimated 10 percent of prisoners have suffered a severe head injury during their lives – or multiple injuries likely to lead to a disability.
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Guidon
The U.S. Army Military Police School’s Behavioral Sciences Education and Training Division recently completed two of the three scheduled pilot courses for their new three-day Multidisciplinary Strangulation Response and Investigation Course as a result of the changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
David Zeliff, U.S. Army CID Forensics Program manager, said the UCMJ now has a new offense for strangulation, and it is a felony.
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CTV News
There have been at least 29 homicides in long-term care homes in Ontario in the past six years, a healthcare advocacy group said.
The Ontario Health Coalition released a report on violence in the homes, and the homicide numbers come from the coroner's office, which doesn't assign blame in a finding of homicide, but defines it as one person causing the death of another.
Natalie Mehra, the coalition's executive director, said a resident with dementia may be aggressive toward another resident, resulting in their death, and while there is no criminal intent, it's a tragedy for all involved.
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CNN
A woman stumbles down a Beirut street crying and terrified, telling passers-by she has just been raped. It's part of a new campaign called "Shame on who?" which tries to raise awareness to shift the blame and shame from the victims of sexual violence to the perpetrators.
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