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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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What Do We Know About Sex Offenders, Sex Offender Management, and the Value of Collaboration in Preventing Additional Victimization?
When: April 26, 2017 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $15 members/$30 NonMembers
Contact Hours: 1.0 Nursing Contact Hours Provided
Presented by: The Center for Sex Offender Management, featuring Dr. Kurt Bumby, Director
Overview: This webinar is specifically designed for sexual assault forensic nurses who are seeking an introductory overview of what is known about persons who commit sex offenses and “what works” to reduce and manage re-offense risk.
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The Daily Mail
There are calls for Islamic organisations to be investigated by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The commission has already probed a number of religious organisations in its four-year existence, including Catholics, Anglicans, Pentecostals and Jehovah’s Witnesses, but Islam has so far escaped scrutiny, according to the Herald Sun.
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By Keith Carlson
As a nurse, you have a breadth and depth of specialized knowledge that spans both the clinical and nonclinical. Whether you work in the ICU, hospice or school nursing, you hold significant expertise in your nursing brain. A nurse is more than just her clinically related knowledge. Have you ever considered how your non-nursing knowledge can feed and empower the nurse you are and make you a more effective clinician, researcher or educator?
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OVCTTAC
In preparation for National Child Abuse Prevention Month this April and National Youth Violence Prevention Week, April 3–7, we highlight the following resources:
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Department of Defense
The Navy’s Sexual Assault and Prevention Response Program, known as SAPR, not only seeks to prevent and respond to sexual assaults, but also is working to eliminate that crime from the ranks. The SAPR team aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strives to accomplish this mission through education, comprehensive response, compassionate advocacy and fair resolution, working to promote professionalism, respect and trust while preserving Navy mission readiness.
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By Jason Poquette
When I graduated from pharmacy school almost 25 years ago, filling prescriptions for opioids in a community setting wasn't a topic of great concern. We did it. We made sure the dosing was appropriate and counseled the patients about side effects. We knew about forged prescriptions and probably caught some. But today's pharmacists must take many more things into consideration whenever we fill a prescription for a controlled substance.
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Global Citizen
Though he’s no longer in the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden is using his voice to amplify an important message about sexual assault.
Recently, Biden tweeted an ad created by the agency Mekanism, in conjunction with Civic Nation’s It’s On Us campaign, that broke down the problematic way some men casually speak to one another about sexual assault.
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Medscape (free login required)
Burnout is prevalent among not only physicians and nurses but also clinical associates and office staff, and new data quantify the working conditions that are associated with the high rates.
Overall, 41 percent of primary care team members working in a Veterans Affairs (VA) patient-centered medical home report burnout, report Christian D. Helfrich, PhD, MPH, from the Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Washington, and colleagues.
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Reuters
Silence around female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt is costing lives, campaigners warned on Tuesday ahead of the traditional "cutting season" when thousands of girls are expected to undergo the ancient ritual.
They called for better sex education in schools and urged clerics to talk about FGM at Friday prayers.
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USA Today
In New York this year, pressure from state lawmakers is boosting the ranks of crime lab analysts to address a backlog of untested sexual assault evidence. And in Arizona, lawmakers have approved new reporting and testing mandates for police agencies.
But in Wisconsin, three years after the state first identified a mountain of untested evidence, lawmakers have stuck to the sidelines. No proposed boosts for crime labs. No policy legislation targeting the backlog.
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Forensic Healthcare Online
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research is some of the most important in our field. There’s little related to forensic healthcare that isn’t impacted by the results of Dr. Felitti, Dr. Anda and their colleagues. It would be virtually impossible to include all of the information available on ACEs, but I have tried to provide a good sampling of resources. If all else fails, follow the PubMed search at the bottom of this guide for the most comprehensive and current science.
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Becker's ASC Review
Nurse leadership is a key aspect of any ASC's success; they oversee clinical quality and help establish the safety culture of a facility. They are also instrumental in ensuring high-quality patient experience.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Women who endure physical, emotional or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner can be subject to a host of injuries and illnesses.
Many of them are invisible; some can last months or years. And many victims, terrified of their abusers, don’t seek the care they need.
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