This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Click here to advertise in this news brief.   Mobile version   RSS   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive   Media Kit Aug. 16, 2012 Home   About   Membership   Education   Certification   Resources         New Opportunities for Continuing Education IAFN    Share    If you are not a current user of IAFN's Online Learning Center, check it out! Earn CE by viewing archives of our recent webinars, Chapter Leadership series, or SANE-P prep course. Newly added titles include Suicide Investigation, Child Sexual Abuse Examinations, and Virginity: Myths, Madness, and Mystery. More  Spotlight News 20th Annual Scientific Assembly — Click here IAFN    Share    Saturday workshops are included in the price of registration! On the final day of the Assembly, Saturday, October 13, registrants may select two half-day workshops. One of the eight workshops is highlighted below: Basic Physical Defense for Women Presented by Pamela Tabor and Julie Rose This workshop is limited to the first 50 participants to register and will be repeated in the afternoon. Participants should wear comfortable workout clothes and shoes. Morning session registration Afternoon session registration Please see the links below for more information: Registration brochure (PDF) Foundation Silent Auction Hotel registration Transportation Request form  Industry News The 2013 National Crime Victims' Service Awards nomination period is now open Office of Justice Programs    Share    Are you looking for a way to recognize an outstanding forensic nurse or victim service professional in your community? More Reclaim the fire Rosebud via YouTube    Share    A video written by the youth of Rosebud to address the issues of sexual violence in their community. More Polaris Project update on Human Trafficking laws in the US Polaris Progect    Share    Polaris Project has rated all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 10 categories of laws that are critical to a basic legal framework that combats human trafficking, punishes traffickers and supports survivors. More CDC sexually STI update for gonorrhea treatment Centers for Disease Control and Prevention    Share    Update to CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines: Oral cephalosporins no longer a recommended treatment for gonococcal infections. More Rower's resilience: Young woman's sexual assault puts lessons on strength to the test The Washington Post    Share    Jenn Gibbons waited, longer than she should have, by her own estimation. She stared at the numbers on her cell phone — 9-1-1 — but hesitated to hit send. She was stunned and alone on a desolate stretch of beach in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, trying to comprehend what had just happened. She had been raped, she says, surprised by an attacker who had crept aboard her one-person rowboat in the middle of the night and forced his way into the boat's cabin, where Gibbons had been sleeping, peacefully lulled by the waves. More Abuse probe follows discovery of underground cult Voice of America    Share    At least 20 children have been discovered living in an underground bunker beneath a house in Kazan, in the eastern republic of Tatarstan. Prosecutors say that many of the children have never seen sunlight because they weren't allowed to leave the bunker and that their parents are being investigated for possible child abuse. More Syrian rape crisis The Daily Beast    Share    Last month, the human-rights group Women Under Siege said it had documented 81 instances of sexual assault in Syria since March 2011, with 90 percent of the women assaulted suffering rape and 42 percent being gang-raped. Nearly a quarter had been killed after being raped. Most of the attacks the group recorded occurred in pro-rebel Homs, where the government's brutal suppression of anti-government protests triggered the rebellion. More   Forensic Nursing News Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469.420.2601 Download media kit Caitlin McNeely, Content Editor, 469.420.2692    Contribute news Disclaimer: Forensic Nursing News is a weekly roundup of articles of interest to those who practice forensic nursing. This email may contain an advertisement of IAFN and/or third party products and services. Opinions expressed in these articles do not necessarily reflect the views of IAFN or its advertising partners. Forensic Nursing News is compiled by MultiBriefs, a division of MultiView, Inc. Factual errors are the responsibility of the listed publication. This edition of the Forensic Nursing News was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here -- it's free! Recent issues Aug. 16, 2012 Aug. 9, 2012 Aug. 2, 2012 July 26, 2012 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063