Forensic Nursing Conference 

  

Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia County Regional

Forensic  Nursing Conference 

May 20, 2016

 Hosted by

Abington Hospital Forensic Nurse Examiner Program, Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA), Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center (PSARC)

This Activity has been submitted to the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours.  Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

 Presenters: Dr. Ralph Riviello, Director of Forensic Emergency Medicine, Drexel University; Anita Symonds, Forensic Nurse Examiner Coordinator for Christiana Care Health System; Lieutenant Nelson Whitney, Falls Township Police Department; Michelle Henry, Bucks County First Assistant District Attorney and  Lindsay Vaughn, Bucks County Deputy District Attorney and Chief of the Special Vicitm's Division; Arielle Curry, Program Manager for the Salvation Army of Philadelphia New Day to Stop Trafficking Program; and Mike Byrnes, Special Agent Philadelphia Division of the FBI.

TOPICS

• Forensic Injury Identification and Documentation
• Non-fatal Strangulation
• Forensic Photography
• Courtroom Testimony
• Human Trafficking
• Forensic Evidence Collection - An FBI Perspective 

Date:              May 20, 2016 

 Location:     GIANT Conference Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

 Times:         Registration and check in:  7:30  a.m. - 8:00 a.m.   

                      Presentations start promptly at 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

There is no commercial support for this activity. Nurse planners and speakers have declared that he/she has  nothing to disclose. Speakers are subject to change at the discretion of the organizers.

OBJECTIVES:

• Learn to thoroughly and objectively identify and document injuries secondary to trauma and to articulate the mechanism of injury.
• Review the pathophysiology of non-fatal strangulation; describe signs and symptoms of strangulation; explain the link between strangulation and DV/SA; outline the multi-team approach and management of the non-fatal strangulation victim. 
• Describe the principles of forensic photography and related record documentation.  
• Have an understanding of the issues related to Human Trafficking both nationally, statewide, and locally; become familiar with the resources available to assist vicitms in southeastern Pennsylvania.
• Obtain an understanding of foresnsic evidence collection from an FBI perspective.

 Questions: Debbie Nugent – Debbie@novabucks.org  

  Registration: $25.00 - includes continental breakfast and lunch

•    Payment: may be made using check or credit card
•    No refund for cancellations
•    Registration may be completed on-line (below) OR
•    Fax registration to NOVA: 215-343-6260 OR
•    Mail checks to: Network of Vicitm Assistance (NOVA), 2370 York Road, Building B1,  Jamison, PA 18929.  Please note that payment is for forensic conference.

 

 

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