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 Treating Violent Behavior as a Contagious Disease.
Presented by Charles Ransford, MPP, Director of Science and Policy, Cure Violence University of Illinois at Chicago, IL.
Our language and actions increasingly reflect our recognition that violence is a public health issue (e.g., “crime waves,” “the epidemic of violence,” “hot spot policing,” and “Cure Violence” health-based approaches). Yet most communities lack a health-based response to violence, and most health workers are untrained in detecting and treating violence and violence-related trauma. This followup session to the keynote speech delves deeper into addressing violence as a healthcare issue.
Each year, the International Association of Forensic Nurses seeks to identify and recognize those individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement of forensic nursing and to the growth and success of IAFN. Learn More.
This morning we honored the 2015 recipients:
Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer Award: Stacey Mitchell
Vision Award: Winston Sayson and Carey Goryl
Distinguished Fellow Award: Pamela Tabor
Ann Burgess Research Award: Patricia Speck
Patron Award: David Bernard
These individuals were selected through a rigorous application process that included a written essay and documented active participation in the Association. Please help us in congratulating them: (Pictured left to right) Sinegugu Duma, South Africa, Michelle Gorman, Scotland, Hope Miller, USA.
 The New Street Corner — Online Advertisements of Sex Trafficking
Presented by Brad Dennis, KlaasKIDS Foundation, Search Center for Missing & Trafficked Children Pensacola, FL
This workshop will take attendees “behind closed doors” and reveal what happens to children caught in the web of commercial sexual exploitation. Child pornography and prostitution are growing epidemics in our country, leaving thousands of victimized and traumatized children in their wake. Behind Closed Doors will expose the recruiting and grooming habits of these predators, explain the physical and psychological trauma these children encounter, and provide tips for identifying and engaging these victims.
Between now and Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall, the Foundation is sponsoring the Silent Auction. Be sure to check it out and bid. All donations go to giving more scholarships! We are once again providing “I donated” name badge ribbons for one dollar each. Our goal this year is $700, or one from each person. You can get them at the registration desk or from any of the Foundation Board members. Remember, just a little ends up going a long way!
Check at all of the great items we are selling in the store. Need a gift for the upcoming Forensic Nurses Week (Nov. 9-13, 2015)? Want a souvenir from the conference. Stop on in and say hello to Stacy and Marisa! New this year, renew your membership onsite.
Registered attendees can access the session handouts by logging into the IAFN Member Community, and clicking on the 2015 International Conference Community Library.
Handouts posted online will not be distributed in hard copy at the Conference, so attendees that wish to have a paper copy should print them out. Additional handouts will be added as they become available.
Please follow these steps when evaluating Conference sessions for CE credit:
- Access the Evaluation website
- Log in:
username: your conference registration email address
password: iafn (all lowercase letters; ensure that your Caps Lock key is OFF))
Complete the overall evaluation, the attendee demographic section, and the individual session(s) evaluation.
Your contact hours will be calculated automatically, based on the sessions that you attend and evaluate. After evaluating ALL the sessions you attended during the entire conference, simply print and retain your CE certificate for future reference. Attendees who register onsite not to expect their evaluation email any earlier than Nov. 5.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter @ForensicNurses. You can join in the chatter by using #4N6RN. Also, for a second year, scan the QR code on the sign in the Registration Area and check out the Mobile Meeting App, where you will find all the most up-to-date conference information, such as any cancelled meetings or room changes.
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