Current best practice recommendations and research findings on evidence collection and DNA analysis results will be reviewed. Case studies will be presented to solidify understanding. Implications from research findings on forensic nursing practice and multidisciplinary policy will be discussed. The webinar will conclude with information on emerging trends in DNA collection, analysis, and interpretation. Register...

This webinar will provide forensic nurses, health care providers, and victim advocate attendees with detailed information on the full range of publicly funded benefits and services immigrant sexual and domestic violence survivors can access in their states. Some publicly funded benefits and services are open to all immigrants without regard to immigration status. Since public...

Presenters: Karla Vierthaler, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Sara Walters, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Andrea Wilson, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) This presentation will review the role of the community based medical advocate for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence before, during and after a forensic exam, as well...

Presenters: Chantel Hammond, MSN, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P Angelita Olowu, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P In this webinar the presenters will discuss considerations for individualizing care when providing a comprehensive medical forensic exam. As forensic nurses, it is a prioritization to ensure that a patient-centered approach is taken when providing care. In order for this to...

Presenter: Susan Chasson MSN, JD, SANE-A, SANE-P This webinar will provide an overview of the history and purpose of EMTALA. It will include information on how EMTALA impacts the medical forensic exam and will review legal cases involving EMTALA and patients that have experienced sexual violence. REGISTER HERE.

Presenters: Leslye Orloff, Adjunct Professor and Director, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP), American University, Washington College of Law Rafaela Rodrigues, Immigrant Women Law and Policy Fellow, NIWAP Immigrant survivors of sexual and domestic and sexual violence who receive medical forensic exams and heath care have multiple intersecting advocacy needs. Best practices are employed when...

Presenters: IAFN & OVW staff Research has provided data informing that often there is inadequate training provided to clinicians on who, when, and how to screen for and respond to intimate partner violence. This potentially leads to inconsistencies in the care provided to this patient population. The Office on Violence Against Women has funded the...

For those providing a response to Individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that have experienced sexual violence, it is Important to understand the many differences in ways those individuals may interact, communicate, and learn. In Part 1 of this webinar series, the content experts will share their knowledge on ASD and how it shows...

In the second part of this webinar series, we are joined again by content experts, Travis Haycook, Staci Whitney, and Sandra Harrell, as they address the response to individuals with autism that have experienced sexual violence and abuse. The presenters will highlight strategies to adapt a response to survivors with autism to fit the needs...