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Our mission is to link research to practice through dissemination of scholarship, education and service to those affected by and responding to trauma.  Our vision is to respond to trauma with care.

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AFN & Walking Wise Help Schools Build an Anti-Sex Trafficking Culture

Walking Wise develops educational materials to prevent trafficking

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AFN Regional Conference

AFN Indy:
July 20-21, Indianapolis

"Beyond the Bedside: Increasing the Footprint of Forensic Nursing V"

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Podcast

Latest Podcast

Episode 44: Stop the Bleed

Listen to the latest episode of Bell Work Talks with Dr. Kenji Inaba with Stop the Bleed®

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Webinar - June 28, 2023

Growing Up in a Porn Culture: The Effects - and a Public Health Solution

Learn more and register for this webinar event. Live event is free for members (with coupon code!)

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News

AFN Member Joins Global Leadership Program

Dr. Rachell Ekroos to participate in 2023 GNLI program

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News

Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing Now Available!

Read the inaugural issue of JAFN here

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News

AFN Partners with APSAC to Provide Dual Memberships

AFN members can join APSAC at a discounted rate

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Membership

Membership Sale: 20% Off All Individual Memberships

Use Code: SPRING23

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Webinar - June 14, 2023

Building an Anti-Sex Trafficking School Culture

Learn more and register for this webinar event. Live event is free for members (with coupon code)!

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AFN Regional Conference

AFN National:
November 2-3
Virtual Conference

Advancing the Global Practice of Forensic Nursing

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News

AFN Board Member Named Nurse of the Year in Colorado

Christine Foote-Lucero, MSN, RN received the honor from UCHealth

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AFN's Kathy Bell Receives Purple Ribbon Award

Bell wins in the Outstanding Healthcare Professional category

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Tools of the Trade

Utilizing Medical Illustrations and Diagrams

How medical illustration and anatomic diagrams support accurate documentation of findings during an exam

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NEW FOR 2023!

EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS WITH WEDNESDAY WEBINARS

Beginning January 2023, you can earn continuing education credits by joining our Wednesday Webinars – now on our AFN Learn platform!

Members: Watch live to earn FREE CE credits as part of your membership benefit. Can't watch live? Watch on your own schedule and earn CE credits for $15 per webinar.

Non-Members: Watch webinars any time and earn CE credits for $25 per webinar.

Unite with the leading experts in Forensic Nursing. 

SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE EDUCATION

Events Calendar

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

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GUNSHOT WOUNDS

Forensic & Medical Evaluation of Gunshot Wounds
[3.0 Contact Hours]

 

Presented by Bill Smock, MD
Louisville Metro Police Department Police Surgeon

This educational session is geared toward law enforcement, forensic nurses, and emergency department/healthcare providers. Be sure to share this opportunity with all of your multidisciplinary team members!


Bill Smock, MD, the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Police Surgeon, will present a unique forensic program specifically designed for forensic nurses and law enforcement officers involved with the investigation, evaluation, and reconstruction of firearms-related incidents, including domestic and officer-involved shootings.

PEDIATRIC
INSTITUTE

AFN PEDIATRIC SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP PRESENTS

WALKING FORWARD: BEST PRACTICES FOR PEDIATRIC MEDICAL FORENSIC CARE

 

Join your AFN Colleagues for this Virtual Learning Opportunity. 
You can still access this amazing Lecture Series through AFN Learn. 
Click the the link below to register today!

 

Update your knowledge about pediatric forensic health care principles and practices.  Engage with the experts as they discuss current evidence-based practice information about the health care response to suspected child abuse and neglect. 

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