Medical evaluation of the intimate partner violence (IPV) patient is often under assessed as it is often not understood. This webinar will discuss medical forensic care of the IPV patient. Case studies of IPV patients who presented to a forensic nurse examiner program will be utilized. Presenting signs and symptoms, patient histories, clinical evaluation and case outcome (when known) will be included.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

· Illustrate the care of intimate partner violence patients through case review demonstration and discussion.

· Summarize the individual treatment plans of a variety of IPV patients.

Faculty

Kim Nash, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

Faculty Bio

Kim Nash, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P has been practicing as a registered nurse for 15 years and as a forensic nurse for 7 years. She earned her BSN from Regis University in 1998 and became a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in 2006. Dual board certified as a SANE-A and a SANE-P, she is part of a team of forensic nurses at Memorial Hospital, University of Colorado Health in Colorado Springs, Colorado who provide medical forensic care to more than 1200 patients per year who are victims of violence (sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, strangulation, human trafficking). Additionally, she provides clinical skills training through Memorial Hospital’s Simulation Laboratory, teaching sexual assault care to providers from across the US, with a special emphasis on those working in rural or underserved areas. Ms. Nash’s work at the national level includes serving on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Forensic Nurses ( IAFN) and presenting at the International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice. Additionally, she is the Past President of the Colorado Chapter of IAFN. In 2012, she served as an International consultant for a USAID project in Swaziland, Africa, mentoring local health care professionals in the care of the pediatric rape patients with an emphasis on the prevention of HIV.