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FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES |
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 2016, 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.
Volume 12- Issue 3, July/September 2016
Continuing Education Opportunity
“Alternate light source findings of common topical products” by H. E. Pollitt, J. C. Anderson, K.V. Scafide, D. Holbrook, G. D’Silva, and D. J. Sheridan, has been selected as the Continuing Education article. ALS can enhance visualization of injuries, thereby contributing to improved evidence collection.
Members are able to obtain 2.0 continuing education units by registering and completing the test for $14.95; non-members, $21.95. To obtain the discounted fee online, members can take the test by logging into the secure area of the Online Member Community to get the discount code. Use the code when payment is requested prior to taking the CE test at NursingCenter.com/CE/JFN.
 This year, Forensic Nurses Week will take place Nov. 7-11. We hope that you will share your passion of forensic nursing with your communities.
Visit the IAFN Marketplace to order your complimentary Forensic Nurses Week Poster before we run out.
Attending the Annual Conference in Denver? We will have tons of posters on site in the Exhibit Hall.
International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel | Denver, CO USA
Be sure to follow @ForensicNurses on Twitter to keep up with all of the conference announcements on Twitter. Be sure to look out for the conference hashtag: #4N6RN.
Also, make sure to check us out on Facebook where you can see all the latest pictures, connect with peers, and stay up-to-date on all the exciting opportunities available at this year’s conference.
We are happy to announce the Tribal Forensic Healthcare Training project has been renewed by the Indian Health Service! New webinars, in-person and web based trainings will once again be offered FREE to healthcare professionals that serve American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The online Pediatric Sexual Assault Examiner is now open for registration. Classes have begun, so make sure to register today!
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
National Network To End Domestic Violence
Domestic violence thrives when we are silent; but if we take a stand and work together, we can end domestic violence. Throughout the month of October, help NNEDV to raise awareness about domestic violence and join in our efforts to end violence.
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Forbes
Despite what Idaho sheriff Craig Rowland, for one, has said about the needlessness of testing many sexual assault kits (or how most of his county’s ignored kits “are actually [from] consensual sex”), there’s now hard data that taking ‘rape kits’ seriously saves an enormous amount of time, money, and suffering for victims and their communities.
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Congressional Budget Office
H.R. 5578 would direct DOJ to establish a working group to develop and disseminate best practices relating to the care and treatment of survivors of sexual assault and the preservation of forensic evidence. Based on the cost of similar activities, CBO estimates that costs for the working group would be less than $500,000 annually; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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MobiHealthNews
Despite so many apps and devices available today, and their promise to help consumers better manage their own health, patient engagement is still both art and science.
"Patient engagement is whatever the patient thinks it is," said Frederick Muench, director of digital health intervention in the Department of Psychiatry at Northwell Health. "If we start at that point, work backward by figuring out the barriers and the fitting technology in, we're able to overcome those barriers and judge success as outcomes."
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The Denver Post
“Oh boy,” my son said, rolling his eyes. “Not rape culture again.”
We were sitting around the dinner table talking about the news. As soon as I mentioned the Stanford sexual assault case, my sons looked at each other. They knew what was coming. They’ve been listening to me talk about consent, misogyny and rape culture since they were tweens. They listened to me then, but they are 16 and 18 now and they roll their eyes and argue when I talk to them about sexism and misogyny.
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By Lynn Hetzler
 Emergency department overcrowding threatens access to healthcare and the quality of that care. It can lead to delays in analgesia, thrombolysis, antibiotic therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention and other time-sensitive treatments. However, a recent study suggests the implementation of nurse-initiated protocols, diagnostics and treatments prior to treatment from a physician or nurse practitioner can improve flow in the ED, thus reducing overcrowding.
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