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The IAFN's Spotlight-on-a-Member Project provides a befitting recognition to some of our forensic nursing colleagues and what motivates their dedication and commitment to forensic nursing.
 Please join the Membership Committee in recognizing Christine Banfield, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Location: Shirley, New York, USA
Work setting: Clinical Nurse Supervisor for the Suffolk County SANE Program- Community-based SANE program
Forensic Nursing experience: Christine has three-years of forensic nursing experience
Years of IAFN membership: 2 years
Do you know another IAFN member who is extraordinary? A member who makes a difference in their patients’ lives? Go ahead and nominate them for IAFN’s Spotlight-on-a-Member Project.
Oct. 17, 2017 | 11 a.m. PT | 12 p.m. MT | 1 p.m. CT | 2 p.m. ET
 In this training, participants will learn about the prevalence, core features, and range of symptom presentations of Autism Spectrum Disorders and the implications for providing effective services and supports to individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Register Now
Members of the International Association of Forensic Nurses witness their colleagues perform exceptional community outreach. We want to recognize these outstanding forensic nurses for bringing awareness to the specialty and compassion to their patients. Help IAFN recognize a member today!
Special Issue: Social Justice in Forensic Nursing
Deadline for Submission Dec. 1, 2017
Click here to learn more.
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The IAFN Foundation has called for applications from members to serve on the Foundation Board of Directors. If you are energetic, passionate, and dedicated to our organization, please login, learn more and complete the online application here.
The deadline for applying is Sept. 30, 2017. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application on or before Oct. 15, 2017.
Certification is for three (3) years and expires on Dec. 31, regardless of the month in which you attained your initial certification. For those nurses whose certification expires in 2017, the Association sent you a renewal notice earlier this year. If you have any questions about your renewal please contact certification@ForensicNurses.org or 410-626-7805 or click here to learn about the specific requirements
International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice
Wednesday, Oct. 11 - Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Take advantage of our Regular Registration rate of $550 USD for Members and $679 USD for Nonmembers before sessions fill up. Regular Registration ends Sept 22.
Up to 27 contact hours will be available as you explore topics covering General Forensic & Legal, SANE, Administrative & Leadership, Pediatrics, and more. Register today!
The Washington Post
In India, many consider them “monsters.”
Madhumita Pandey was only 22 when she first went to Tihar Jail in New Delhi to meet and interview convicted rapists in India. Over the past three years, she has interviewed 100 of them for her doctoral thesis at the criminology department of Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom.
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BBC
Operation Pallial began inquiries into allegations of abuse in the north Wales care system five years ago.
Keith Gregory said he was one of the first people to speak but was left to "fend for himself" afterwards.
The Home Office said it had funded specially-trained officers to provide victim support.
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WKOW-TV
Newly released data shows untested rape kits in Wisconsin include hundreds of kits involving potential child victims.
The data from the Wisconsin Department of Justice was first reported by USA Today.
State officials are using a $4 million federal grant to address a backlog of kits originally identified as six thousand in number.
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Inside Higher Ed
Betsy DeVos blasted guidance from the Obama administration on investigation of campus sexual assault for creating a failed system. What she didn't note was that many of the provisions covered in the 2011 guidelines — which she has vowed to rescind and replace with new regulation — have since been enshrined in law.
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Tribal Forensic Healthcare
The Indian Health Service (IHS) has funded the International Association of Forensic Nurses to deliver training related to the identification, collection, and preservation of medical forensic evidence obtained during the treatment of victims of sexual and domestic violence. These trainings allow medical professionals to acquire and maintain the knowledge, skills, and competent clinical forensic practice to improve the response to domestic and sexual violence in hospitals, health clinics, and health stations within the Indian health system.
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John Cornyn
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dean Heller (R-NV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), today introduced the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act to reauthorize, strengthen, and extend the Sexual Assault Forensic Reporting program in an effort to help reduce the national rape kit backlog.
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MSN
After a tense encounter between a nurse and a police officer drew widespread outrage, a Utah hospital said its nurses will no longer be allowed to interact with law enforcement agents.
"I need to make sure this never, ever, ever happens to another one of our care providers again," said Margaret Pearce, chief nursing officer at the University of Utah Hospital.
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