Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 3:00pm to Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 4:30pm ET
Expiration Date:
Access to the evaluation and certificate for the live webinar will be available until Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 3:00am ET
Target Audience:
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:
Medical evaluation of the intimate partner violence (IPV) patient is often under assessed as it is often not understood. This webinar will discuss medical forensic care of the IPV patient. Case studies of IPV patients who presented to a forensic nurse examiner program will be utilized. Presenting signs and symptoms, patient histories, clinical evaluation and case outcome (when known) will be included.
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Illustrates the care of intimate partner violence patients through case review demonstration and discussion.
- Summarizes the individual treatment plans of a variety of IPV patients.
Presenter(s):
Kim Nash, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Kim Nash, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P has been practicing as a registered nurse for 15 years and as a forensic nurse for 7 years. She earned her BSN from Regis University in 1998 and became a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in 2006. Dual board certified as a SANE-A and a SANE-P, she is part of a team of forensic nurses at Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Health in Colorado Springs, Colorado who provide medical forensic care to more than 1200 patients per year who are victims of violence (sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, strangulation, human trafficking). Additionally, she provides clinical skills training through Memorial Hospital’s Simulation Laboratory, teaching sexual assault care to providers from across the US, with a special emphasis on those working in rural or underserved areas. Ms. Nash’s work at the national level includes serving on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Forensic Nurses ( IAFN) and presenting at the International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice. Additionally, she is the Past President of the Colorado Chapter of IAFN. In 2012, she served as an International consultant for a USAID project in Swaziland, Africa, mentoring local health care professionals in the care of the pediatric rape patients with an emphasis on the prevention of HIV.
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. JBS International, Inc. is an approved provider through NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (Provider Number 000208).
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Credit Designation:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses designates this live activity for 1.5 Nursing CE Credits. JBS International, Inc. designates this live activity for 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) contact hours.
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 |
|---|---|
| Kim Nash | 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
CNE CEU Evaluation:
Nurses: How to Obtain your CEU or CNE Certificate
IAFN and JBS will use their standard activity evaluation for CNE and CEU.
For any questions relating to CNE (nursing) or CEU certification, please contact us at [email protected].
Medical evaluation of the intimate partner violence (IPV) patient is often under assessed as it is often not understood. This webinar will discuss medical forensic care of the IPV patient. Case studies of IPV patients who presented to a forensic nurse examiner program will be utilized. Presenting signs and symptoms, patient histories, clinical evaluation and case outcome (when known) will be included.
