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Join us for the 2018 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice from Oct. 24-27, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. View the registration brochure for a full description of sessions and events. Early-Bird Registration rates are currently available!
The application window is now open for the September 2018 Certification Exam. To learn more, download the September 2018 Certification Examination Handbook or visit the “Take the Exam” page at www.ForensicNurses.org. Apply by July 5, 2018.
Join IAFN’s KIDSta and SAFEta projects on June 19, 2018 for a webinar on Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Sexual Assault: Finding the Zebra
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The IAFN Board of Directors has recently developed a Research Agenda Logic Model to frame the organization's future research strategies.
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This National Day of Awareness unites hospitals, health systems, nurses, doctors and other professionals to show that the health care community stands together to combat violence in our workplaces and communities. Learn how to participate.
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Did you know that the CDC offers a variety of online training opportunities, including many that offer free continuing education (CE)? This month’s featured training is about Nurses on Shift Work and will review the health and safety risks associated with nurses' shift work, long work hours, and related workplace fatigue. Learn personal behaviors and workplace strategies to help reduce these risks.
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Forbes
Physician members of the American Medical Association are pushing the nation’s largest doctor group to back an “unprecedented” number of measures designed to curb gun violence and coax Congress into action.
Early next month, the AMA’s policy-making House of Delegates will consider nearly a dozen proposals on gun control and public safety measures in the wake of 28 school shootings this year alone including last week's at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana.
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U.S. News & World Report
A trip to the emergency room or local health clinic can present a path to freedom for a human trafficking victim — but only if the symptoms of their situation are seen.
Now, led by local community clinics and health organizations, a growing movement is seeking to bring victims of sex and labor trafficking out of the shadows by pushing for better awareness of who they are among healthcare workers.
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The Huffington Post
Carley Perez, a 26-year-old New Yorker who started working in the healthcare industry right after she graduated from high school, isn’t afraid of the intimate moments that home care workers must share with patients.
“I have changed adult diapers. Cleaned penises. You have to expect nudity,” Perez told HuffPost recently, talking at a crowded cafe near Manhattan’s Union Square on a rare day off.
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Science Magazine
Up to 50,000 young people will take part to discover the extent to which victims of abuse begin to display mental health problems and psychopathic personality traits.
Psychologists at the University of Huddersfield will conduct a survey of up to 50,000 young people around the world in order to discover the extent to which victims of abuse begin to display mental health problems and psychopathic personality traits and how they can be halted.
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NPR
Hundreds of survivors of domestic violence have come through the doors of neurologist Glynnis Zieman's Phoenix clinic in the past three years.
"The domestic violence patients are the next chapter of brain injury," she says.
Zieman begins every new patient visit with a simple question: "What are the symptoms you hope I can help you with?"
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The Economic Times
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said there was no forensic analysis in 13,000 rape cases every year as the country's laboratories lacked the capacity. "We have found that the weakest part of crime detection is forensic," she said while announcing a plan to strengthen the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) here.
Her ministry and the Home Ministry are starting with the CFSL in Chandigarh on improvement of labs across the country, she said.
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NPR
Sexual assault is still a major issue for the military. Reports rose by 10 percent last year, though there is some discussion about whether that is an increase in the number of assaults or an increased willingness of troops to come forward and report them. That would be an improvement because victims of rape in the military often face retaliation, sometimes even a less than honorable discharge from the military.
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The Atlantic
Ever since investigators revealed that a genealogy website led police to arrest a man as California’s notorious Golden State Killer, interest in using genealogy to solve crimes has exploded. DNA from more than 100 crime scenes has been uploaded to the same genealogy site. A second man, linked to a double murder in Washington state, has been arrested. This is likely only the beginning.
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