Recognition of strangulation injury and its sequelae has come a long way from a few short years ago when strangulation was considered just choking, to today where non-fatal strangulation ( NFS) is now recognized as a felony and life-threatening crime in 48 states. Like the risk and severity of non-fatal strangulation, the medical forensic examination of patients who have experienced…
2-Part Event PART 1 Join your AaNA & AFN Colleagues at Virtual School Nurse Forensic Boot Camp available online now! The purpose of this five-part series is to improve the school nurse’s knowledge on providing care to students impacted by violence, trafficking, or suicide and mental health issues. Boot Camp consists of: Five pre-recorded webinars. View and learn at your…
The Academy of Forensic Nursing is delighted to announce a three-part virtual boot camp series on Criminal Case Consulting, Defensible Documentation & Ethical Expert Testimony! Forensic Nurses with expertise providing care for patient populations affected by various forms of interpersonal violence and crime are in a unique position to provide consulting services to attorneys litigating both criminal and civil cases. The…
The Academy is honored to welcome Dr. Jordan Greenbaum and Dr. Martha Dodd for this FREE 90-minute webinar on Jan. 27, 2021, at 12:00 PM EST. Join your colleagues at The Academy for this FREE Webinar! Learn about the scope and dynamics of human trafficking, and how forensic nurses can recognize those at risk for this form of exploitation and…
JOIN EVA C. VELASQUEZ FOR THIS FREE AFN WEBINAR ON JULY 22, 2020 @ 12:00 PM (EST) AS SHE DISCUSSES BUILDING YOUR RESILIENCY DURING COVID-19. Learning to place past traumatic events in the proper context of our experience is a life long journey. We often vacillate between placing our trauma on two ends of the spectrum, either foundation or footnote, but the truth…
Cherry Hill, NJ (Tuesday, June 2, 2020) – VictimsVoice, a web-based tool designed to help domestic violence victims receive admissible court cases through proper documentation, is announcing its newest alliance with the Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN) AFN is a newly-established organization consisting of advanced nursing scholars and practitioners dedicated to the development of forensic nursing. While representing 500 collective…
