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:
This presentation will include discussions on how to recognize effects of drug exposure on patients seeking forensic care, considerations for forensic exam administration, such as consent and sample collection, as well as a review of additional best practices related to drug-facilitated sexual assault. At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will have increased knowledge of expected effects of various drugs and specific intervention that will assist with adjusting their approach to a forensic exam.
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+
Presenter(s):
Bethany Copper, MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Forensic Nurse Examiner
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Faculty or Presenter | Reported Financial Relationship |
|---|---|
| Bethany Copper |
Nothing to disclose |
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. The IAFN planners and managers have nothing to disclose.
Media:
Internet Activity
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use:
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer:
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and International Association of Forensic Nurses
This activity is funded by Indian Health Service.
| Title | Credit(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | Completion certificate only |