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Honor your Forensic Nursing hero, mentor, or colleague by nominating them for an award.
This weeks highlighted award: IAFN Distinguished Fellow Award
This nominee has demonstrated a commitment to the development of the profession of Forensic Nursing and through research, clinical practice, and/or theory development. The nominee has advanced knowledge of forensic concepts and nursing care through outstanding achievements in public health, welfare and safety.
Honorees will be recognized during the 2018 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice in Reno, Nevada, Oct. 24-27, 2018.
Deadline is April 13, 2018 Nominate today!
The 2020 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice has moved online. Registration will open July 20 and sessions will begin September 23.
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April 2018 Examinees:
Please expect to receive an email from Castle, our testing vendor, on or about March 1. The email will include directions for scheduling your exam. If you do not receive your email by March 7, please contact: certification@forensicnurses.org
Were you last certified in 2015? If so, you are due to renew this year. We began accepting applications for certification renewal by CE on Feb. 1, 2018; the deadline is Nov. 1 (to accrue CE and file on time).
Renewal Certificant News for 2018:
Starting this year, your CE accrual start date will be individualized based on the date you last certified. See the renewal page for more details.
The late filing deadline is Nov. 15, 2018 (and includes a late fee). Renewal applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Submission to notice? We strive for no more than 2 months.
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April 30, 2018
11 a.m. PT | 12 p.m. MT | 1 p.m. CT | 2 p.m. ET
 Although the guidelines have been updated and streamlined in subsequent years, healthcare providers still struggle with providing CDC recommended nPEP. The AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) Program Rural Health Committee, the Georgia Department of Public Health, the IAFN and the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership has developed a Post-Sexual Exposure nPEP Toolkit. This webinar will provide an overview of the resources and materials that are provided in the toolkit and the circumstances when it should be used.
Register for this FREE webinar today.
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The Guardian
Manuela Garcia can still vividly remember the last time she saw her daughter, Maria, alive. Everything seemed normal; Maria was happy and in good health. Little did Garcia know that 24 hours later, she would find her daughter lying dead on the bedroom floor, her body covered by a rug.
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Daily Sun
A local lawmaker has three bills awaiting the governor's signature to become law.
Rep. Gina McCabe, R-Goldendale, shepherded her House Bill 2101, 2951 and 1539 through the legislative process and onto the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee this session. House Bill 2101 would mandate that the Office of Crime Victim Advocacy develop best practices for communities wanting better access to sexual assault nurse examiners.
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The Indian Express
The Rajasthan government on Tuesday tabled a Bill to award death penalty to those found guilty of raping girls below 12 years of age.
The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018, seeks to add section 376-AA in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which will be defined as: “Punishment for rape on a woman up to twelve years of age. ..."
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Federal Register
Survey of Sexual Victimization: Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government correctional facilities. Other: Federal Government and business (privately operated correctional institutions, both for-profit and not-for-profit). The data will be used to develop national estimates of the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional facilities, as well as characteristics of substantiated incidents, as required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003.
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The CUT
On Monday, France’s Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa announced that after public consultations, and based on the recommendation of a panel of experts, the French government will move to set the age of sexual consent to 15.
The decision follows two high-profile cases involving adult men allegedly having sex with 11-year-old girls.
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KSWO-TV
A recent audit of law enforcement agencies across Oklahoma revealed nearly 7,000 untested sexual assault and rape kits. The Lawton Police Department had just over 200, Duncan had 44, and Altus had 38 untested kits.
Public Information Officer Timothy Jenkins said the department has 207 untested rape kits. Those numbers were submitted to the Oklahoma Task Force on Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence.
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