Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: How Advocacy Benefits the Patient and the Forensic Nurse

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 medical forensic exam. The presenters will share their expertise on the benefits of advocacy’s presence for both the clinician and the patient. They will provide an overview of various models of advocacy programs and the confidentiality associated with each. Available resources will be shared including the recently released National Protocol for IPV Medical Forensic Examinations.

Presenters: Karla Vierthaler, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and Sara Walters, National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

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Are CE credits offered?

Credit is not offered for this recorded online event if you are not a member. However, once the webinar is completed a certificate of attendance can be obtained after completing an evaluation.

Contact hours will be awarded for this activity for IAFN members who register, attend the activity, and complete an evaluation.  This event is specifically targeted to nurses. The International Association of Forensic Nurses is an accredited provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The planners, presenters, and content reviewers of this webinar have disclosed no conflicts of interest. 

If you are an IAFN member, please click here for instructions on how to view this webinar in IAFN’s Online Learning Center and earn Nursing CE.

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Simply register to watch this video through the FREE form below, watch the video on the next page, and then complete the follow-up evaluation. Please DO NOT share a the direct link of the video. We need to track who watches the video due to our grant funding requirements.

How long is the video?

This video is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

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This educational offering was created through a grant awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice

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