Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 3:00pm to Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 4:30pm ET
Expiration Date:
Access to the evaluation and certificate for the live webinar will be available until Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 10:00am ET
Target Audience:
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, physicians, and other health and legal professionals involved in the treatment and care of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Statement of Need/Program Overview:
It is assumed that through education as well as on the job training medical providers possess the knowledge and skill necessary to provide holistic, comprehensive, compassionate care to the patients they serve. Most medical providers, however, have not received training or developed the skills to provide expert, objective and empirically sound court testimony.
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify the components necessary to develop expertise as a medical/nursing provider in cases of child sexual abuse.
- Summarize the necessary steps to prepare for testimony in a legal proceeding.
- Identify the factors that aid in delivering successful expert testimony.
Presenter(s):
Hollye Gallion, MSN, PNP-BC, SANE-P
Clinical Director, Our Kids Child Advocacy Center Faculty, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Nashville, TN
Hollye Gallion is a pediatric nurse practitioner who has worked in the field of child sexual abuse for approximately 13 years, examining over 4000 children from birth to age 18 and testifying as an expert witness approximately 90 times in both criminal and civil proceedings throughout Middle TN. She is a Clinical Director at the Our Kids Center and faculty in the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics. Ms. Gallion has presented at both National and local conferences on topics related to child sexual abuse and published original research. She earned a BSN from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1985 and a Master’s Degree in Nursing in 1997 from Belmont University in Nashville TN. Ms. Gallion is certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and SANE-P certified.
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 enduring activity for 1.25 Nursing CE Credits. JBS International, Inc. designates this enduring activity for 1.25 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) 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 |
|---|---|
| Hollye Gallion, MSN, PNP-BC, SANE-P | Nothing to disclose |
The following International Assoication 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:
Enduring activity
CNE CEU Evaluation:
Nurses: How to Obtain your CEU or CNE Certificate
Complete the appropriate evaluation at the conclusion of the activity to obtain your CNE or CEU certificate.
For any questions relating to CNE (nursing) or CEU certification, please contact us at [email protected].
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