Aligning Medical Forensic Care with Patient’s Needs, When Services Span Multiple Regions

Forensic Nurses should be prepared to provide medical forensic exams to all patients that present after sexual assault. This included instances where patients are seeking exams in regions that may differ from where the sexual assault or sexual abuse occurred. This may include scenarios such as exams in hospitals where patients have traveled long distances to access and exam; medical facilities that border state lines; or even medical facilities where a patient may present because it is where they feel most comfortable. These circumstances can create complex challenges. Advocacy and other multi-disciplinary collaboration, can be an invaluable resource to both patients and clinicians when navigating issues that may arise. This webinar will discuss some of those issues and considerations and provide ways to support patients, as well as clinicians through collaboration and use of appropriate resources.


Presenters:
Chenel Vanden Berk, BSFS, JD, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
Karla Vierthaler, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Tiffany Watson, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

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This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-23-GK-05172-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are these of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.