Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and International Association of Forensic Nurses
This activity is funded by Indian Health Service.
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.
Educational Objectives:
- Compare and contrast the differences in pediatric vs adult anatomy and its impact on strangulation injury, evaluation, and treatment.
- Demonstrate understanding of the acute and long-term health implications unique to the pediatric/adult patient who has been strangled.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills in the evaluuation of pediatric/adult strangulation through participation in case review.
- Aquire foundational knowledge to provide objective, evidence based testimony in judicial proceedings.
Presenter(s):
Physician Accreditation Statement: 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the International Association of Forensic Nurses. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.Physician Credit Designation:
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for the two-part series. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Nursing Accreditation Statement:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider ofnursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.Nursing Credit Designation:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses designates this live activity for 7 Nursing CE Credits for the two-part series.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 |
|---|---|
| Kim Nash | Nothing to disclose |
| Karen Carroll | Nothing to disclose |
| Kathy Cook | Nothing to disclose |
| Jennifer Viehman | 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 following PIM planners and managers, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP, Judi Smelker-Mitchek, MBA, MSN, RN and Amanda Glazar, PhD, CHCP hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
The following International Association of Forensic Nurses planners and managers,Nicole Stahlman, MN, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC and Bonnie Barsa, BS hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months
Nursing CE:
For any questions relating to Nursing CE , please contact us at tribalforensichealthcare@iafn.org.
CME Method of Participation and Request for Credit:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During June 24, 2021 and July 1, 2021 , participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity.
How to Obtain your CME Certificate
PIM supports Green CME by offering your Request for Credit online. If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please follow the steps below:
1. Go to CME University at: www.cmeuniversity.com and register or login
2. Once logged in, click on “Find Post-test/Evaluation by Course” at the top of the page
3. Type the assigned code in the box, and hit enter
4. Click on the activity title
5. Complete the online post test and evaluation and obtain your CME/CEU certificate to download and/or print for your files.
Upon completion of the online post test and evaluation form, you will have immediate access to a certificate of attendance to print or save for your files. You can save your certificate by selecting the “Save” option on the print screen.
For any questions relating to CME (physician) certification for this activity, please contact Postgraduate Institute for Medicine at: inquiries@pimed.com or (303) 799-1930.
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.
CNE CEU Evaluation:
Nurses: How to obtain your CEU or CNE Certificate
IAFN and JB will use their standard activity evaluation for CNE and CEU.
For any questions relating to CNE (nursing) or CEU certification, please contact us at tribalforensichealthcare@iafn.org
CME Evaluation:
Physicians:To obtain CME:
PIM supports Green CME by offering your Request for Credit online. If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please follow the steps below:
1.Contact Bonnie Barsa (bonniebarsa@forensicnurses.org) for the CME code.
2.Go to CME University at:www.cmeuniversity.com and register or login
3.Once logged in, click on “Find Post-test/Evaluation by Course” at the top of the page
4.Type in the box the code that Bonnie gave you and hit enter
5.Click on the activity title
6.Complete the online post test and evaluation and obtain your CME/CEU certificate to download and/or print for your files.
Upon completion of the online post test and evaluation form, you will have immediate access to a certificate of attendance to print or save for your files. You can save your certificate by selecting the “Save” option on the print screen.
For any questions relating to CME (physician) certification for this activity, please contact Postgraduate Institute for Medicine at:inquiries@pimed.com or (303) 799-1930.