Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 3:00pm to Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 4:30pm ET
Expiration Date:
Access to the evaluation and certificate for the live webinar will be available until Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 7:00am ET
Target Audience:
Due to the sensitive nature of this topic and the genital injury photos, registration for this webinar is limited to a medical audience (nurses, physicians assistants, and physicians). This webinar will not be recorded. This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, physicians, and physician assistants involved in the care of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Statement of Need/Program Overview:
While it is routine for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners and Child Abuse Physicians to evaluate children who have disclosed or are suspected as having been sexually abused, it is less common for children who are seen for a chief complaint of straddle injury to be examined by these same experts. This webinar will examine the child sexual abuse expert's role in examining straddle injuries, and how to manage significant genital injury in children.
Educational Objectives:
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Summarize the need for child sexual abuse expertise when evaluating straddle injuries in children.
- Identify common injuries seen post straddle injury.
- Recognize traumatic genital injury more commonly seen with penetrating injury.
- Describe effective methods of managing traumatic genital injury in children.
Presenter(s):
Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, Project Director for the International Association of Forensic Nurses, working with project partners, developed and implemented IAFN's 40 hour online SAFE adult/adolescent training program with 16 hour clinical skills workshop through a grant from the National Institute of Justice. Jennifer also managers the statewide Colorado SANE/SAFE Project through Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Health and regularly presents nationally on a variety of forensic nursing-related topics, including child and adult sexual assault, intimate partner violence, strangulation, child maltreatment and SART development With more than 27 years experience as an emergency nurse, Jennifer became a sexual assault nurse examiner in 1995, first serving as a facility coordinator and then as the State of New Hampshire Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Director. In 2007, Jennifer moved to Colorado Springs joining an established SANE program, successfully expanding the program from SANE to a comprehensive Forensic Nurse Examiner Program. Dual board-certified as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner– Adult/Adolescent (SANE-A) and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner–Pediatric (SANE-P). Jennifer's work at a national level includes being Past-President of the International Association of Forensic Nurses where she served on the Board from 2006-2010, serving as a consultant for the Southwest Center for Law and Policy’s SAFESTAR Project, and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's SANE Sustainability Project. In addition, Jennifer has written, edited and reviewed state-specific protocols and customized protocols for hospitals, SARTs and tribal communities. Jennifer was a contributing author for the most recent edition of the Atlas of Sexual Violence; has contributed to Forensic Health Online; has published in the Journal of Forensic Nursing as well as the Journal of Emergency Nursing; and has been featured in publications such as Evidence Technology Magazine, USA Today, and the National Center for Victims of Crime Profiles in DNA segment..
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Accreditation Statement:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Credit Designation:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses designates this live activity for 1.5 Nursing CE Credits.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Faculty or Presenter | Reported Financial Relationship |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Pierce-Weeks | Nothing to disclose |
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
The following International Association of Forensic Nurses planners and managers, Kim Day, RN, FNE A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P, Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, SANE-A, Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P and Sarah Tucker, BA, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
Media:
Live webinar
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