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FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES |
 We are excited to announce that Carolyn R. Smith, PhD, RN from University of Cincinnati was awarded the 2016 Forensic Nursing Research Grant. Her research is titled Technology-Based Health Behavior Intervention with At- Risk Teens in Shelters: A Pilot Study.
Read more about Carolyn here.
Volume 12, Issue 4
October/December 2016
“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015 Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Recommendations for Sexually Assaulted Patients: A Review and Update” by Meredith Scannell has been selected as the CE article.
Members are able to obtain 2.0 continuing education units, by registering and completing the test for $14.95; non-members, $21.95. To obtain the discounted fee online, members can take the test by logging into the secure “Members Only” area of the Online Member Community to get the discount code. Use the code when payment is requested when taking the CE test at NursingCenter.com/CE/JFN.
These courses are offered FREE to registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, and physician assistants who have already completed a 40 hour Sexual Assault Examiner classroom course and are caring for American Indian/Alaska Native patients in the USA.
During this two day, hands-on clinical skills training, participants will develop and enhance their clinical practice skills through simulated patient experiences using live models.
Adult/Adolescent Clinical Training Dates:
- Feb. 20-21, 2017 (Colorado Springs, CO)
- June 22-23, 2017 (Colorado Springs, CO)
- March 14-15, 2017 (Anchorage, AK)
To register and learn more about these trainings please click here. While the training itself is free of charge, all travel arrangements including hotel, airfare, meals and incidentals will be the financial responsibility of the student attending the clinical.
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
Elite Daily
The morning after Dinisha Ball was sexually assaulted, she went to a hospital to have a rape kit administered, Jillian Keenan reported in Cosmopolitan. But a doctor and nurse told her they could not give her one and sent her to another hospital. Keenan noted that the hospital did not (and still does not) have any Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) on staff.
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The Huffington
While there’s no question that we still face many challenges to fully preventing sexual assault — and this year was no exception — we’d like to take this holiday season to reflect on the significant signs of progress we saw in 2016. From Lady Gaga’s Oscars performance of “Til It Happens To You” and the Stanford sexual assault survivor’s viral statement to discussion of sexual assault in the presidential election, 2016 brought increased visibility to the issue.
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WMAR-TV
Forensic nurse Laura Clary, with GBMC's SAFE program joined ABC2's In Focus to discuss the work she and her counterparts are doing to help solve rape cases.
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Front Page Africa
In observance of the 16 days of activism, Action Aid and Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) have held a one-day round table discussion on the effectiveness of the Rape Law and measures to reduce the incident of rape in Liberia.
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News-Medical
One out of every six American women has experienced a sexual assault or an attempted sexual assault or rape in her lifetime, according to the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While more than half of female survivors of rape report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), previous research has found that not all survivors respond to traditional treatments for PTSD, causing their symptoms to resurface over time.
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The New York Times
More than a quarter of women in the Canadian military have been sexually assaulted during their careers, according to a survey by the government’s statistical agency.
The survey, conducted by Statistics Canada and released on Monday, was commissioned by the armed forces and followed a scathing 2015 report that found that the culture of the military was “hostile to women and L.G.T.B.Q. members and conducive to more serious incidents” involving sexual harassment and assault.
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