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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
PEDIATRIC
INTENSIVE
AFN PEDIATRIC SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP PRESENTS
Medical Forensic Care for Adolescent Patients
[7.5 Contact Hours]
This five-part series explores the unique aspects of medical forensic care for adolescent patients, addressing clinical, legal, and behavioral considerations. Sessions cover forensic examinations, case studies, legal implications, and problematic sexual behaviors, with insights from experts in forensic nursing, law, and psychology. A strengths-based approach will also be discussed, emphasizing resilience and trauma-informed care. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of best practices for supporting adolescent patients in forensic settings.
The full series is available on demand. Learn more by hitting that button below.
FIREARM VIOLENCE INTENSIVE
[6.25 Contact Hours]
Presented by Jessica Buck-Atkinson, Christine Foote-Lucero, Jennifer Johnson, Laurie Lovedale, Virginia (Ginny) McCarthy, & Frankie Wallis
This six-session intensive training provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of firearm violence through forensic, legal, and clinical lenses. Designed for healthcare professionals, forensic practitioners, law enforcement, legal personnel, and public health advocates, the series aims to deepen understanding of gunshot wound (GSW) injuries, evidence handling, death investigations, and ethical responsibilities in testimony.
Each 60-minute session blends theoretical knowledge with practical application, case studies, and guided discussion. Participants will gain the skills and insight necessary to navigate the complexities of firearm-related harm with a strong emphasis on trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and ethical integrity.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING BOOTCAMP
[8.0 Contact Hours]
Presented by Christine Foote-Lucero, Debra Holbrook, Tanisha L. Knighton, Thomas Stack, and Wendy Barnes
This 5-session bootcamp will ensure that forensic nurses and healthcare providers improve awareness and become familiar with screening techniques to identify patients being trafficked for sex, labor, organ harvesting, and all other forms of trafficking. Participants will be able to recognize symptoms of trafficking, create effective community response systems, and develop trauma-informed models of care for trafficked patients.
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.
FORENSIC & MEDICAL EVALUATION OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS
[3.0 Contact Hours]
Presented by Dr. William Smock
This session is geared toward law enforcement, forensic nurses, and emergency department / healthcare providers. William Smock, MD, the Louisville Metro Police Department's Police Surgeon, presents 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.
FORENSIC & MEDICAL EVALUATION OF "CHOKEHOLD" PATIENTS
[1.5 Contact Hours]
Presented by Dr. William Smock
When a patient presents with a history of having been “strangled,” “choked,” or placed in a “chokehold” or “vascular neck restraint,” the medical provider must understand the importance of providing an appropriate medical and radiographic evaluation. In this presentation, William Smock, MD of the Louisville Metro Police Department explores the medical evaluation and forensic examination of the patient who has experienced a vascular neck restraint, including a review of case studies.
PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS BOOTCAMP
[6.5 Contact Hours]
Presented by Diana Faugno & Valerie Sievers
This workshop focuses on basic forensic photography skills needed for the documentation of bodily injuries for victims of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child physical and sexual abuse, and elder abuse. It is designed to increase basic photography skills, knowledge, and competence for healthcare professionals, specifically forensic nurses.
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