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The Association recognized several of our members highlighted in local newspapers. These members and their teams are making a difference in their communities and paving the way for global awareness in the field of forensic nursing. Bonnie Price, Debra Mills, Alana Huber, Michelle Ortiz, Dee Krebs, Lynn Gifford, Susan Short, Aimee Falkenburg, Myna Shegog, Sheila Early, and Susan Wilson have received prestigious recognition for the work they do. IAFN thanks you.
Check out their stories in the Member Community. If you know of a member that has made headlines, please share it with us.
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Review the Criteria and Core Competencies for Board Service (Word) and/or the Criteria for Nominee to the Nominating Committee (Word). Complete the online application. There is no requirement to have someone nominate you. We prefer you apply for yourself.
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The Scope and Standards Task Force is pleased to present the most recent revision of Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Pre-approved by the Association's Board of Directors, click here. Deadline is June 28, 2015.
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The Association’s conference promises to be packed with diverse sessions and the option to earn valuable CEs. In addition to covering the most current forensic nursing science topics, the Conference offers a wonderful opportunity to network with your peers.
The Early Registration rate is $525 USD for Members and $654 USD for Nonmembers. Early registration ends July 31. This is a four-day conference and registration includes continental breakfast and three lunches. Register Now
The New York Times
There is no question that Donna Lou Rayhons had severe Alzheimer’s.
In the days before being placed in a nursing home in Garner, Iowa, last year, Mrs. Rayhons, 78, could not recall her daughters’ names or how to eat a hamburger. One day, she tried to wash her hands in the toilet of a restaurant bathroom. But another question has become the crux of an extraordinary criminal case unfolding this week in an Iowa courtroom: Was Mrs. Rayhons able to consent to sex with her husband?
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KTOO-AM
Close to 200 people in Juneau joined forces to break the link between childhood trauma and suicide. They’re taking part in a two day suicide prevention conference. Day one focused on establishing the trauma-suicide link. After analyzing data from state surveys on trauma and risky behaviors, Alice Rarig says she was taken aback.
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Psych Central
Children as young as three show a strong level of concern for others and an intuitive sense of restorative justice, according to a new study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig (Germany) and the University of Manchester (U.K.).
The findings show that young children prefer to return lost items to their rightful owners, and if for some reason that is not an option, they will typically prevent a third party from taking what does not belong to them.
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Huntington News Net
Marshall University Forensic Science Center DNA Analyst Misty Marra is passionate about providing training and education to professionals who are involved with responding to sexual assault crimes.
A graduate of Marshall's Forensic Science Graduate Program, Marra has been involved with the MU Forensic Science Center's sexual assault initiative since it began in 2001.
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Nanaimo News Bulletin
Intricate black Sanskrit runs down Aimee Falkenberg’s left forearm, a tattoo tribute for 210 sexually assaulted, abused or trafficked men, women and children and all those who will come after.
A forensic nurse in Nanaimo and Surrey, Falkenberg has examined dozens of people experiencing the worst days of their lives, such as 15-year-old girls who wake at a party, pants gone, with no memory of the last five hours. Sex trade workers who weren’t listened to when they said no and men who were assaulted but faced the stigma of no one believing them.
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Forbes
On June 8, former Penn State student James Vivenzio filed a complaint in Pennsylvania court alleging his fraternity was responsible for hazing and sexually abusive activities. Among other things, he alleges the fraternity chapter of Kappa Delta Rho maintained a Facebook page with photos of drunk and unconscious nude women, some of whom looked like they were being sexually assaulted. Fraternity pledges were given alcohol and sometimes drugs to facilitate sexual assault and abuse, the complaint alleges.
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The Huffington Post
New York is on track to become the second state to require that colleges notate on transcripts when students are found responsible for sexual assault.
The Empire State would join Virginia, which enacted a similar law in May requiring that certain sexual violence violations be noted on students' transcripts.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and leadership in the state legislature announced this week agreement on a package of campus sexual assault legislation known as "Enough Is Enough." The bill passed both the New York Senate and the state Assembly.
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By Keith Carlson
We've all heard the news before; healthcare fraud — especially Medicare and insurance fraud — is more common than we think. Fraud occurs in home health, hospitals, physician offices, and other facilities. Healthcare professionals who find themselves potentially entangled in a fraudulent situation should immediately report the suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities.
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