This course shows the learner how to assess if there is a need for a strangulation evaluation on a patient during a sexual assault exam. It outlines patient history gathering, patient assessment, how to photograph strangulation, how to discharge strangulation patients and how to follow up strangulation patients.
Available courses
Certificate of Completion for Photography And Forensic Exam Techniques With Anogenital Assessment
You are welcome to take this course without receiving a Certificate of Completion
If you wish to receive your Certificate of Completion
The cost is $39 per Certificate of Completion. (Note: This fee is waived when you participate in SDFI-Tele-Education Training)
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Initial Release Date: October 11, 2017
This activity is intended for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Psychologists, Healthcare Executives, Rape Crisis Advocates, Children Advocacy Center Directors, Health Care Executives, Attorneys, Law Enforcement, Sex Crime Detective and Crime Lab Personnel who are engaged in the care of patients who have been sexually assaulted.
Learning Objectives: After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Review the use of a DSLR Camera and Photodocumentation Protocols
- Discuss the use of a vaginal speculum and insertion procedure
- Review the use of a anoscope and insertion procedure
- Discuss the use of Toluidine Blue and procedure
Faculty
Diana Faugno - MSN, RN, CPN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN
Val Sievers MSN, RN, CNS, SANE-A, SANE-P
Physician Continuing Medical Education
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 SDFI - TeleMedicine LLC. The
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Continuing Nursing Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
All
faculty members have nothing to disclose. The PIM planners and
managers, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP,
Judi Smelker-Mitchek, MBA, MSN, RN, and Jan Schultz, MSN, RN, CHCP have
nothing to disclose. The SDFI planners and managers have nothing to
disclose.”
After payment is received, you will be enrolled in our SDFI.Q. online learning site courses. Here, you will have access to all current 16 Pre-Recorded Forensic Camera Training Videos for the Standard SDFI-Telemedicine Camera System - Generation 9, plus additional training videos from educators and SDFI experts, when they become available. This includes any and all updated videos as they are created and technology evolves.
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Trauma Informed Care in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse is a specialized e-learning module created from:
Medical Evaluation of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Evidence-based e-learning and clinical reference.
Learn how to use a trauma-informed, rights-based approach when caring for pediatric sexual assault patients.
Receive a certificate of completion for this module.
Medical
Evaluation of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse-
Evidence-based
e-learning and clinical reference. Click To Purchase
CNE: 20 ANCC credits
- CME: 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
Developed in collaboration with:
- Nancy Kellogg, MD
- Joyce Adams, MD
- Jordan Greenbaum, MD
Medical
Evaluation of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse is an online, self-paced
training program developed by internationally recognized experts in the field
of child abuse.
This innovative
program provides a comprehensive, evidence-based educational experience, and is
considered the new gold standard in child abuse education. It is written for an
international health professional audience working in low, medium and high
resource settings who seek to understand and apply the multifaceted knowledge
required to serve victims of abuse. Key topics included in the program:
- Trauma Informed Care, Cultural Considerations, and Motivational Interviewing
- Clinical Presentations
- Medical History
- Physical Examination
- Forensic Evidence
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Interpretation of Findings
Pediatric Sexual Assault is an accredited online e-learning module that teaches medical residents, (forensic) nursing students and other relevant healthcare professionals the language of evidence-based evaluative methods used when caring for the pediatric sexual assault patient.
This module presents a selection of interactive pediatric peer-reviewed cases with a concise history and photographic representation. The learner can confirm their knowledge of anatomical landmarks, injury identification, evidence collection and treatment protocols.
- Institutional access for 365 days
- CNE accredited: 10 credits
- CME accredited: 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
- Users will be required to pass the CNE/CME assessment before they can claim their credits and certificat
- Authored by Diana Faugno, MSN, RN. CPN,SANE-A, SANE-P, DF-IAFN, FAAFS
- Reviewed by Dr Joyce Adams, MD
- Key sections:
- Context & Conduct of the Examination
- Examination Positions
- Key anatomic findings
- Discharge Planning
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Human Trafficking / Child Sex Trafficking is an accredited e-learning module developed by a child abuse physician and an emergency physician in cooperation with ICMEC, the International Center for Exploited and Missing Children.
- Institutional access
- CME accredited: 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
- CNE accredited: 10 credits
- Authored by:
- Jordan Greenbaum, MD
- Kirsten Bechtel, MD
- Key sections:
- Introduction to Human Trafficking / Child Sex Trafficking
- Learn how to Recognize victims of CST
- Learn how to Respond to victims of CST
- Learn how to use a Trauma Informed Approach
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(4 Lessons) Lesson 1: Post-Anesthesia Patient In The ICU. Lesson 2: Post-Cardiac Arrest Care In The ICU. Lesson 3: Mistakes Happen: Creating a Culture of Safety In The ICU. Lesson 4: Healthcare Disparities Among Prenatal Patients.
Social Disparities - (9 Lessons) Lesson 1: Violence in the Emergency Department Lesson 2: Violence Against Nurses: The New Epidemic. Lesson 3: Understanding Addiction. Lesson 4: Sexual Assault Victims: Role of the Nurse. Lesson 5: Racism in Nursing: An Under-Addressed Problem. Lesson 6: Mindfulness in Nursing: Decreasing Burnout, Improving Outcomes. Lesson 7: Identifying Physical and Psychological Trauma in Victimes of Incest. Lesson 8: Healthcare Disparities Among Prenatal Patients. Lesson 9: Date Rape and Dug-Facilitated Rape: Clinical Implications. (10 Contact Hours)
Human Trafficking Awareness & Response Courses - (2 Lessons) Lesson 1: Sex Trafficking Victim Identification and Response Training for the Emergency Department. Lesson 2: Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism for Medical Professionals (6 Contact Hours)
This course is an introductory review of basic forensic principles for any healthcare provider and will deliver the foundational knowledge needed to provide patient-centered and trauma-informed care for patients that are victims of abuse or violence. Topics include common wounds, documentation pearls, evidence collection, child abuse, sexual assault, strangulation, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and elder abuse. Each lesson is broken up into short, 15-minute lectures to facilitate ease of learning. Quiz questions and case reviews are also included to solidify knowledge comprehension.
About the Presenter: Christine Foote-Lucero MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P is the current manager of a Forensic Nurse Examiner program in Colorado at a Level I trauma hospital and academic center. She has been a registered nurse in critical care for 18 years and a forensic nurse examiner for 10 years. She regularly testifies as an expert witness in court and has received her Masters degree in Forensic Nursing. Christine has also presented at state and national conferences and is a course instructor for Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Emergency Nurses Pediatric Course (ENPC) through the Emergency Nurse’s Association. She is board certified as an Emergency Nurse, a Sexual Assault Nurse for pediatrics, and a Sexual Assault Nurse for adults and adolescents.
10 short video demonstrations on what photos to take on patients who have experience a non-fatal strangulation event. Be consistent every time. Mobile device friendly, easy to use, use from anywhere, use anytime.
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Ten easy steps on what to take pictures of on patients who have
experienced a non-fatal strangulation event. Access this from any
mobile device, from your phone, tablet, desktop. Have these steps handy
anytime, from anywhere so you take consistent pictures on those who
have been through a non-fatal strangulation event.