Target Audience:

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of medical and behavioral health professionals involved in the care of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Program Overview:

In addition to defining "forensic evidence", this 90 minute webinar will discuss the policies necessary for
transfer and storage of evidence. Proper storage of forensic exam documentation and record retention
will be outlined, as well as Evidence Integrity from the National SAFE Protocol recommendations.

Technical Requirements:

This webinar requires a computer with:

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows: XP (Service Pack 3), Vista, 7, 8, & 10 (32 & 64 bit)
• Mac: OSX 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11 (For access to all features, presenters must be on Mac OSX 10.8+)
• Linux: 2.6+ kernel; 64 bit; x86 CPU required
  

Supported Browsers:

• Internet Explorer: 7+
• Firefox: 31+
• Google Chrome
• Safari: 5.0+

Required Plugins:

• Adobe Flash 11+

Educational Objectives:

After completing the webinar, the participant will be able to:

• Define what information and materials can be classified as "forensic evidence" from the medical forensic examination
• Identify the recommendations for Evidence Integrity from the National SAFE Protocol
• Outline the policies necessary for transfer and storage of evidence
• Discuss storage of medical forensic exam documentation and record retention
• Identify the necessary components for acceptable chain of custody of evidentiary materials
• Discuss recommendations for destruction of evidentiary materials

Presenter(s):

Kim Day, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

Kim Day, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, is the SAFEta Project Director at the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN). As the SAFEta Project Director, she provides technical assistance and training around the U.S. DOJ’s National Protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations of adult/adolescent. She is a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner with dual certification as a SANE-A and SANE-P by the IAFN.

Mrs. Day has worked on many national level projects such as: the PREA medical protocol advisory committee, the NSVRC’s SANE Sustainability project, the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare's PREA standards training for correctional healthcare, and the SWCLAP’s SAFESTAR project.. She also has participated in the OVW’s DNA Backlog Roundtable and the White House Roundtable on Sexual Violence. Mrs. Day also participated in the OVC’s Vision 21 project, was a member of the National Coordination Committee on the American Indian/Alaska Native SANE-SART initiative and the AG’s Federal/Tribal Prosecution Task Force the NIJ SAFER Steering Committee, OVW’s new Pediatric Sexual Abuse Exam Protocol project and the SART toolkit advisory committee.

Mrs. Day has spoken at many national, state and local conferences and webinars on the National SAFE Protocol, and the medical forensic examination. She has authored chapters and/or contributed to textbooks including: The Atlas of Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault Victimization Across the Lifespan and co-authored The Clinical Management of Children and Adolescents Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence: Technical Considerations for PEPFAR Programs in 2013. She has also written articles for several publications.