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AFN 2022
INDY REPLAY

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Looking forward to seeing you online this November!  You won't want to miss this virtual conference replay and the opportunity to learn from nationally-recognized speakers in the field of forensic nursing.

BEYOND THE BEDSIDE:
INCREASING THE FOOTPRINT OF FORENSIC NURSING IV

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Connect, Engage and Learn with your AFN Colleagues for the 2022 Regional Conference Virtual Replay this fall on November 15, November 29, December 6 and December 13, 2022!  Looking forward to seeing you online!!
 

Felt like you missed out this past July in Indianapolis when you couldn't attend the AFN 2022 Regional Conference?  Now's your chance to catch up on what you missed.  Don't miss this VIRTUAL REPLAY of this fast-paced conference that focused on Increasing the Footprint of Forensic Nursing, and the opportunity to learn from nationally recognized speakers in the field of forensic nursing.  Build your knowledge base, and enhance your forensic nursing practice and skills!
 

The two-day conference held in July will be replayed LIVE over four sessions in November and December.   Attend the live sessions when convenient or catch up on sessions that you can't make when your schedule allows through AFN Learn.   
 

This "Live" Web Series will launch on November 15, 2022 and will feature four interactive web sessions through December 13, 2022 (see dates and session descriptions below).  Each session will be followed by a 15- to 30-minute Q&A.  We plan to have a live webinar that is recorded so attendees can choose to view live or watch the recorded session later.  Nursing CE provided by AFN.


See you online starting November 15, 2022!  Registration opens soon!! 

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AFN REGIONAL CONFERENCE VIRTUAL REPLAY

This regional conference VIRTUAL REPLAY is designed for nurses looking to learn from Domestic Violence Programs that have expanded services and how you can expand your program to include follow up services for your forensic patients.  Additionally, there will be discussion around the Forensic Nurse Generalist role, and you will gain an understanding of the educational and clinical requirements needed to practice as a Forensic Nurse Generalist.  Plus join in on case review for quality improvement and take away several tools on combating vicarious trauma.

Do not miss your opportunity to:

  • Gain an understanding of using correct injury terminology and how to document those injuries.

  • Learn to identify the difference between entrance and exit wounds in gunshot wounds.

  • Gain an understanding of how an existing forensic program can expand their services with development and implementation of a follow up clinic for clinical forensic patients.

  • Gain an understanding of the educational and clinical requirements needed to practice as a forensic nurse generalist. 

  • Learn to identify effective history and physical examination techniques when assessing a patient who has experienced domestic violence.

  • Gain an understanding of injury analysis & interpretation for the legal system.

  • Learn to identify and utilize case review of forensic patients to improve their assessment and documentation.

  • Review and discuss the top six research forensic nursing articles in 2021-2022.

  • Learn the etiology of vicarious trauma and intervention tools to assist themselves, co-workers, and those we serve.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

LIVE SESSION DATES

  • Day One: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 16:00 to 18:30 EST

  • Day Two: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 16:00 to 18:30 EST

  • Day Three: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 16:00 to 18:30 EST

  • Day Four: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 16:00 to 18:30 EST
     

CONFERENCE COST

  • $200 for AFN Members

  • $275 for Non-AFN Members

REFUND POLICY

No refunds on conference registration.  Registrants who are unable to attend may gift his/her purchase to an individual qualifying for the same registration rate. For example, an AFN Member may not gift his/her ticket to a non-member, etc. To make arrangements to gift your purchase to another individual, please contact AFN as soon as possible at: afn@afnmail.org.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing Education (CE) 9.0 contact hours are included in Conference Fee!
 

The Academy of Forensic Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  For more information regarding contact hours, please contact afn@afnmail.org for more information.

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

DAY ONE - NOVEMBER 15, 2022 / 16:00 TO 18:30 EST

SESSION / PRESENTER

DAY ONE - NOVEMBER 15, 2022
16:00 TO 18:30 EST

CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO

INJURY IDENTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION

Injury identification and documentation is a critical function of a forensic nurse.  This presentation will review blunt and penetrating trauma, as well as proper terminology based upon the mechanism of injury and appearance.

SESSION / PRESENTER

DAY ONE - NOVEMBER 15, 2022
16:00 TO 18:30 EST

CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO
 

FORENSIC IMPLICATIONS OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS

Gunshot wounds are complex and prevalent.  Nurses who interact with patients affected by GSW, aside from rendering medical care and performing life-saving measures, play a crucial role in identification, collection, and preservation of forensic firearm evidence.  Knowledge about the language used to describe GSW, as well as how to recognize different injury patterns and objectively document findings are imperative for both patient care outcomes as well as legal outcomes.

DAY TWO - NOVEMBER 29, 2022 / 16:00 TO 18:00 EST

SESSION / PRESENTER

CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO

BEYOND ACUTE EXAMS: HOW TO DEVELOP A FOLLOW-UP CLINIC

This presentation will provide guidance on strategies to promote and sustain a forensic nurse examiner program including the process of improving and maintaining quality patient care outcomes by developing a rigorous peer review tool, ongoing competencies, and rigorous orientation.  Outpatients follow up clinic development including the importance and how to develop the logistics will be reviewed.  Once approval is received for a follow up process, billing to sustain it will be discussed. 

SESSION / PRESENTER

KATHY BELL
TERESA DEVITT-LYNCH
CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO

THE OSCARS: THE TOP RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 2021-2022
(PANEL DISCUSSION)

Maintaining currency in research and evidence-based practices is essential in forensic nursing as healthcare is an everchanging field based upon the most current evidence identified through research.  The members of this panel will be presented and facilitate discussions of current research in varied aspects of forensic medicine that impact forensic nursing.

DAY THREE - DECEMBER 6, 2022 / 16:00 TO 18:00 EST

SESSION / PRESENTER

KATHY BELL

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: PATIENT CARE & DOCUMENTATION

Domestic violence is a serious public health issue that nurses encounter every day in all healthcare environments.  This presentation emphasizes the forensic nurse role and focuses on assessment, documentation, and safety planning.  It also details biological, psychological, and social dynamics in the care of a patient experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence. 

SESSION / PRESENTER

CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO

TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE INFORMED CARE UPDATE

Many have heard of TIC, but have you heard of TVIC?  Join us to review this up-and-coming patient centered practice approach that is particularly crucial in those that care for patients affected by violence.

SESSION / PRESENTER

CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO

GFN/AFN BOARD CERTIFICATION UPDATE

This brief review will cover the two types of forensic nurse board certifications now offered, as well as how to sign up and prep for thIs important career certification. 

SESSION / PRESENTER

DIANA FAUGNO

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN AT CASE REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION

This presentation of Case studies will illustrate patient history, physical exam, and FNE assessment and documentation of physical findings regarding sexual assault, non-fatal strangulation that is important to discuss in criminal proceedings and for patient care. 

DAY FOUR - DECEMBER 13, 2022 / 16:00 TO 18:30 EST

SESSION / PRESENTER

TERESA DEVITT-LYNCH

WORKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN: FORENSIC NURSES GUIDE TO CRIMINAL CASE CONSULTING

Medical evidence is presented in criminal court cases, from sexual assault to driving under the influence, in which medical issues are relevant or central to the pursuit of justice.  Such evidence often plays a pivotal role in the outcome of such cases.  This educational session will highlight how legal nurse consultants can leverage their critical thinking and medical legal case analysis skills and knowledge to facilitate the effective utilization of medical evidence in the criminal courts.

SESSION / PRESENTER

PAMELA TABOR

VICARIOUS TRAUMA

Vicarious Trauma (VT) is a type of empathetic engagement or an occupational hazard of working with victims of violence and trauma.  Empathy, which is the quality that makes us so effective in our work, also makes us the most vulnerable to experiencing VT.  VT has an insipidus onset and occurs with repetitive exposure to another’s trauma and can result in negatively affecting our sense of belonging, relationships, work, beliefs, safety, and judgement.  Through a concept analysis and intervention tools we will learn how to assist ourselves, co-workers, and patients.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTERS

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KATHY BELL

MS, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-AFN

Ms. Bell is a forensic nurse, performing sexual assault, drug endangered children, and domestic violence examinations.  She is SANE-A and SANE-P certified.  She has participated on many task forces, advisory committees and boards regarding sexual assault, violence, and forensic nursing issues.  Her current taskforce work includes the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention medical advisory board, Oklahoma sexual assault task force and Academy of forensic nursing. 

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TERESA DEVITT-LYNCH

MSN, RN, AFN-BC, SANE-A

Teresa Devitt-Lynch is a 20-year veteran of the US Navy Nurse Corps, where she first started providing forensic nursing care to active-duty military members and began providing legal nurse consulting services for Military Court Martials.  She is a certified adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and board certified Advanced Forensic Nurse.  The proprietor of the INTREPID Forensic Healthcare Consulting firm located in Fargo, ND, she provides criminal case consultation and expert witness services for military and civilian courts.

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DIANA FAUGNO

MSN, RN, CPN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN

Diana Faugno graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing-University of North Dakota and a Master of Science in Nursing-University of Phoenix.  Ms. Faugno is a Founding Board Director for End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI).  She is a founding board member for the Academy of Forensic Nursing.  She is also a retired fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Science.  She currently is a Forensic Nurse at Live Safe resources in Dallas, Georgia.  She was the recipient of the 2019 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Award given in Washington DC.  She provides training across the country and internationally for sexual assault and strangulation to assist communities who wish to bring forward teams of health care providers.

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CHRISTINE FOOTE-LUCERO

MSN, RN, NPD-BC, SANE-A

Christine Foote-Lucero has been a licensed Registered Nurse in Colorado for 20 years, with a focus on critical care and obtained her master’s degree in forensic nursing.  She currently manages the Forensic Nursing team at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) in Aurora, CO.  Her clinical experiences as a forensic nurse have included death investigation and correctional nursing, as well as sexual assault, intimate partner violence, physical assault, strangulation, elder abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking.  She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Forensic Nurses.

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PAM TABOR

DNP, AFN-BC

Pamela has practiced in forensics since 1997 and holds a DNP, with a forensic focus, is a Board-Certified Advance Forensic Nurse and has an Advance Health Specialty Forensic Science Certification, in addition to being a Certified Law Enforcement Standards and Training Instructor.  Her work includes serving as a consultant and expert witness in the private sector and serves the Department of Defense in military trials.  She has testified before the legislature on numerous occasions and has consulted at the Pentagon.  She served as the inaugural director for two programs: Arkansas Infant & Child Death Review Program and the first hospital-based sexual assault unit in Arkansas.  

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