Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, physicians, and other health and legal professionals involved in the care of children that have been the victims of physical and sexual abuse.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
SANE nurses are in need of case studies that illustrate use of evidence based practice in the care of patients with a concern of physical and/or sexual abuse.
A variety of sexual assault/domestic violence case studies will be utilized for this webinar. Presenting signs and symptoms, patient histories, and clinical evaluation will be included and discussed.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
· Discuss the prevalence of intimate partner sexual assault
· Identify various forms of intimate partner sexual abuse
· Develop safety planning strategies
Faculty
Kathy Bell MS, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Faculty Bio
Ms. Bell joined the Tulsa Police Department in 1994. She provides the day to day operations management of the forensic nurse examiner programs. She is responsible for development of replication strategies and training programs that will facilitate other communities in providing forensic nurse examiner services. Ms. Bell is a forensic nurse, performing sexual assault, drug endangered children, domestic violence, and elder abuse examinations in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is certified as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner of Adults and Adolescents and Pediatrics (SANE-A and SANE-P) by the International Association of Forensic Nurses. She is an active member and Past-President of the International Association of Forensic Nurses. She is a member of the American Nurses Association and Oklahoma Nurses Association. She is a member of Academy on Violence and Abuse. She has participated on many task forces, advisory committees and forums regarding sexual assault, violence, and forensic nursing issues.
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