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Members of the International Association of Forensic Nurses witness their colleagues perform exceptional community outreach. We want to recognize these outstanding forensic nurses and need your help. Help IAFN recognize a member today!
Seats are still available in this upcoming SANE-P training provided by the Tribal Forensic Healthcare Project. Registration is free to healthcare providers that serve American Indian or Alaska Native victims of sexual assault, including those in Urban areas. Click here for more information.
The IAFN Foundation Board is seeking self-nominations for up to three Board Members for 2016. This is a great way to be involved and work with us to promote the legacy of forensic nursing. Please learn more and fill out an application by clicking here.
The deadline for applying is Sept. 30.
It is that time of year again. Time to start planning for the silent auction, one of the most anticipated events of IAFN's annual conference. YOU have the opportunity to donate items! All proceeds from the auction will go to the IAFN Foundation which was created in 2009 to raise and distribute funds in the form of scholarships for nurses in need of assistance to acquire forensic education.
Ever ask yourself if forensic nursing is the right career for you? Or, are you a forensic nurse whose peers ask you this question? “What are the steps, what are the questions I should be asking, and what resources should I use?” IAFN is ready to guide you.
Take advantage of the Regular Registration rate of $550 USD for Members and $679 USD for Nonmembers before the rate increases! The Regular Registration rate ends Sept. 25, 2015. Please take a moment to review/download the 2015 Conference Brochure for detailed information.
CNN Money
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology, product genotyping and product authentication solutions, announced today that the number of CViT convictions attributed to the use of SigNature® DNA in cash boxes has risen to 101 with prison sentences of over 470 years. SigNature DNA forensic markers are helping the police to identify stolen cash and to link the evidence directly to the perpetrators.
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The American Journal of Psychiatry
A specific understanding of the path from maltreatment to adverse outcomes could inform maltreatment-related policy an practice, enabling us to implement both more effectively and efficiently.
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OPM-FM
There are currently over 100 unidentified bodies in Oregon’s morgues, and all of them are the responsibility of the state’s forensic anthropologist, Nici Vance. About 1 percent of cases that come into the state medical examiner’s office remain unidentified, and Vance would like very much to put names and stories to the John and Jane Does in her care.
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The Huffington Post
Dealing with the trauma following a sexual assault is a tough process, and one that each survivor deals with differently. For Andrea Pino, a sexual assault survivor who has become a leading voice in the conversation about campus rape, the healing process hasn't always followed a straight course.
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Reuters
Women who are sexually assaulted at large events like festivals and holiday gatherings are often young, intoxicated and unfamiliar with their attacker, according to a small Canadian study.
More than a quarter of sexual assaults happen at mass events like festivals, student orientations and holiday celebrations, the study authors say, and prevention efforts should focus on the distinctive risk factors in these cases.
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The Huffington Post
Mainstream conversations about rape often fail to acknowledge sexual assaults that happen against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community. But John Kelly, a genderqueer activist and survivor of sexual assault, wants to remind everyone that rape does not discriminate against gender or sexual identities.
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By Joan Spitrey
 Our healthcare system is complicated and is becoming overtaxed. With the passing of the Affordable Care Act, aging baby boomers and the need for more healthcare providers, there is no dispute the healthcare arena will be in a state of dynamic change for years to come. With that in mind, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists recently announced its endorsement of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree as a requirement for entry into practice by 2030.
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The Conversation
Five years ago, when an unidentified skull needed a face, a forensic artist would use general UK and North American population data and put pencil to pad or mould a 3-D facial reconstruction using clay.
These days, the latest developments in 3-D technology and computer graphics mean that the facial reconstruction no longer has to be performed manually. Forensic artists at the South African Police can now use South Africa specific data for their cases rather than North America or British data.
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CBC
A new position is being added to the team of 70 physicians, nurses, paramedics and first responders will be volunteering at the AC/DC concert.
A sexual assault nurse examiner will be on site to remind concert goers that consent doesn't mix with alcohol.
Trena Brown is managing the Magnetic Hill concert site medical team and says the new position was added as a proactive move.
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AirForce Times
The Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office will get a new commanding officer.
Maj. Gen. James Johnson will take over the command. He has been commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service since September 2014.
The current SAPR head, Maj. Gen. Gina Grosso, was nominated for promotion to three-star and reassignment as the deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services.
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The Oregonian
Forensic scientists were able to identify a suspect in the theft of a Portland woman's wedding ring from a DNA profile obtained from two stands of hair found on a window ledge of a home that had been burglarized. Based on the DNA analysis, Portland police arrested Lee Patrick Trevino this week on allegations of first-degree burglary and theft-degree theft in connection with the June 2014 residential break-in to a home in the 800 block of N.E. 78th Ave.
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Infection Control Today
Modern infection control, which is based on the scientific work of 19th century scientists such as Pasteur, Lister and Koch, was organized as a specialty for non-physician practitioners almost a century later. Hospital based infection control emerged as a distinct specialty in the 1970s. In its early decades the evolving specialty arena was led by registered nurses who still remain the single largest group of clinicians within what has now become a multidisciplinary field.
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