CONFERENCE AGENDA
Note: Agenda is subject to change.
Conference Day 1 – November 5, 2026
10:00–10:15 ET
Welcome
Presenter: Cathy Carter-Snell, AFN President
10:15–10:30 ET
Recognition of Awards: AFN Distinguished Members, Distinguished Fellows, and The DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Forensic Nursing
Presenter: Cathy Carter-Snell, AFN President
10:30–11:20 ET
Forensic Nursing: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Global Contexts
Presenters: Kimberly Kasper, Valeria Kaegi, Orli Grinstein-Cohen
11:20–11:30 ET
Break
11:30–12:20 ET
From Chaos to Crisis: Sexual Violence Against Women in Disaster Settings
Presenter: Serena Robbins
12:20–12:30 ET
Break
12:30–13:20 ET
Normal or Not?: Interpreting Genital Findings in the Medical Forensic Exam
Presenters: Christine Foote-Lucero & Valerie Sievers
13:20–13:30 ET
Break
13:30–14:20 ET
The Science of Strangulation: What We Know, What We Assume, and What Still Isn’t Proven
Presenters: Tara Godoy & Merriam Young
14:20–14:30 ET
Break
14:30–15:20 ET
Understanding the Crisis of Murdered Indigenous Youth: Sex Differences in Patterns and Context of Homicide
Presenters: Emily Banasiak, Shanon Brickner & Sheree Cornstubble
15:20–15:30 ET
Break
15:30–16:20 ET
Ecosystem Simulation: Interdisciplinary Training to Disrupt Human Trafficking
Presenters: Francine Bono-Nieri, Jessica Wickey Byrd & Douglas Gilmer
16:20–16:30 ET
Break
16:30–17:20 ET
From Bedside to Bench: Documentation That Withstands Legal Scrutiny
Presenters: Christine Foote-Lucero & Dustina Bitten
17:20–17:30 ET
Break
17:30–18:20 ET
Fatal Overdose and Criminal Legal System Involvement: Findings from a Non-Medicaid Expansion State
Presenter: Shanon Brickner
18:20–18:30 ET
Break
18:30–19:20 ET
Who, Me?: Imposter Syndrome & Forensic Nursing
Presenter: Jo Shelton
19:20–19:30 ET
Closing
Presenter: Kimberly Kasper
Conference Day 2 – November 6, 2026
10:00–10:15 ET
Welcome
10:15–10:30 ET
Meet the New Board
10:30–11:20 ET
From Awareness to Action: Men, Toxic Masculinity, and Awareness About Interpersonal Violence
Presenter: Cathy Carter-Snell
11:20–11:30 ET
Break
11:30–12:20 ET
Sovereign Safety: Forensic Nursing Interventions for Organized Crime and Jurisdictional Trauma on Indigenous Reservations
Presenters: Sheree Cornstubble, Emily Banasiak, & Shanon Brickner
12:20–12:30 ET
Break
12:30–13:20 ET
Forensic Interviewing of Adults: A Gap in Knowledge of Sexual Assault Interviewing Processes
Presenters: Emma Cleveland, Laurie Charles, & Kimberly Skidmore
13:20–13:30 ET
Break
13:30–14:20 ET
Violence Against Women in Alaska: Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking and Survivors' Experiences Accessing Resources
Presenters: Nicole Wilkes & Cheryl Jones
14:20–14:30 ET
Break
14:30–15:20 ET
Providing Culturally Competent Care to Patients Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation
Presenters: Janice Ceccucci & Nancy Harris
15:20–15:30 ET
Break
15:30–16:20 ET
Consent, Capacity, and Collaborative Care Supporting Survivors with Behavioral Health Needs
Presenters: Bethany Patterson
16:20 –16:30 ET
Break
16:30–17:20 ET
Perceived Health Care Needs Among Detained Youth
Presenter: Shenoa Dale
17:20–17:30 ET
Break
17:30–18:20 ET
When Survival Leaves a Mark: Applying Trauma‑Informed, Forensic, and Multidisciplinary Insight to Biting in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Presenter: Shannon Scott
18:20–18:30 ET
Break
18:30–19:20 ET
Infant Deaths by Unsafe Sleep: Accident, Natural, Homicide, or Undetermined? The Forensic Nurse Coroner Investigation
Presenter: Gina Dyer-Goss
19:20–19:30 ET
Closing
Continuing Education Disclosure:
This two-day virtual continuing education activity is designed for registered nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in forensic nursing practice. Content includes up-to-date information on forensic techniques, patient care strategies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. A total of 16.75 hours of continuing education is available upon completion.
Criteria for successful completion:
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Virtual attendees will be monitored via Zoom system & must complete at least 90% of the sessions (450 minutes per day / 900 total) to earn credit
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All attendees will complete the verification form, and
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All attendees will complete the post-conference evaluation.
Recordings of the live sessions will be made available within two weeks of the live date. If you are unable to complete the two-day event virtually via Zoom, you may view the conference presentations asynchronously (on demand).
Asynchronous attendees must utilize the LMS to obtain resource information (if available), view 100% of recordings, complete all modules, and successfully complete the attestation and evaluation. Upon completion, a CE certificate for 16.75 hours of continuing education will be awarded.
All content has been reviewed by the Academy of Forensic Nursing to ensure that it is evidence-based, fair, balanced, and free from commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated in accordance with the standards set forth by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Academy of Forensic Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.