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Congratulations to UTHealth School of Nursing. Their Adult/Adolescent SANE Course is officially approved by IAFN.
To see when courses are available, click here.
Ensure your own course meets the latest education guidelines and submit for expert review and approval today!
Download the Registration Brochure for the International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice.
Oct. 11-14, 2017
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Association’s conference promises to be packed with diverse sessions and the option to earn valuable CEs. In addition to covering the most current forensic nursing science topics, the Conference offers a wonderful opportunity to network with your peers. As a member, you receive the discounted member rate.
The Early Registration rate is $525 USD for Members and $654 USD for Nonmembers. Early registration ends July 31.
Click here to learn more and to register!
Apply to sit for the September 2017 SANE-A® and/or SANE-P® certification exam.
To learn more, download the 2017 Certification Examination Handbook or visit the "Take the Exam" page at www.ForensicNurses.org. Apply by mail, fax, email or online by July 5, 2017.
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The IAFN Nominating Committee is NOW accepting applications from regular members for the open positions with the:
Board of Directors–
- President-elect
- Secretary
- Director at Large (3 positions available)
Nominating Committee–
Commission for Forensic Nursing Certification–
- SANE-A®- or SANE-P®-certified commissioners (3 positions available)
The deadline to apply is July 31, 2017. Submit an online application or learn more.
- Aug. 10: will be How language shapes our response to sexual violence
- Nov. 1: will be A team approach: Child life's role in pediatric sexual abuse cases
Click here to register for these upcoming webinars!
Commitment to America’s Health: A Consensus Statement from the Nursing Community was signed by 52 of the coalition’s members. The statement and the Senate bill and the summary of the bill can be read here.
The letter has been sent to all Senate offices.
June 22: Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) will hold a press conference in the Capitol with members of the American Nurses Association. ANA President Cipriano will speak at the event along with Lori Chovanak, MN, APRN, Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Nurses Association and Jeanette Klemczak, BSN,MSN,RN,FAAN of ANA-MI.
The Senate press conference was streamed live — click here to watch.
The Guardian
New measures to protect women and girls from crimes committed overseas will be included in legislation on domestic abuse, the government has said.
The new legislation would allow the UK to ratify the Council of Europe’s convention on preventing and combating violence against women, known as the Istanbul Convention.
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CNN
Brigham Young University is changing school policy so that students who report being victims or witnesses to sexual assault will not be punished for related honor code violations, such as drinking or using drugs.
The school announced the policy, saying it wanted to encourage students to report sexual assaults.
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Mashable
Drought in a developing country can mean many things: a lack of water, a lack of food and nutrition, and a lack of economic growth that puts even more pressure on impoverished communities relying on farming for their livelihoods. For women and girls, it also means a lack of protection. In Africa, women do 90% of the work of gathering water and wood. During a drought, they have to walk even longer distances to find potable water for themselves and their families.
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By Keith Carlson
 When we consider what truly lies at the center of the world inhabited by most nurses, what we’re really talking about is relationships. For all intents and purposes, relationships are powerful tools that fuel a nurse’s career and professional satisfaction from the starting gate to the finish line. Most nurses work in some form of collaborative environment, and relating with others can be key to successful nursing.
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Refinery29
Over half a million women and girls in America are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM), and thankfully, people here are finally starting to talk about it and take action — the first-ever U.S. trial against doctors who perform these procedures is about to take place in Detroit. But much more needs to be done to end FGM in the U.S. and worldwide.
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Bustle
In order to improve investigations, the Attorney General's office in Hawaii is launching a sexual assault kit initiative that will connect survivors with better support services. The initiative, called Project Mālama Kākou, will focus on improving standard practices for sexual assault evidence collection kits otherwise known as rape kits.
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The Huffington Post
A true crime story captured the attention of the nation last week. Michelle Carter was on trial for involuntary manslaughter after successfully urging her 18-year-old boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to end his own life. The question of whether her shocking text messages and calls to him were sufficient to convict was at the heart of the trial.
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