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The ENA Forensics
Committee exists to address the awareness and knowledge needs of Emergency Nurses across Indiana. The focus of the committee
includes awareness related to training and education opportunities, and legislative issues. The committee serves emergency
nurses across Indiana by being a hub of connectivity and collaboration with other organizations and agencies pertinent to
medical legal issues, workplace violence prevention and care of patients who present for emergency care as victims of violence.
Forensic Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Course 2012 DATES: Friday, January 13th through Friday, April 13th
TIMES: Fridays 11am –4:30pm
Click here to download brochure and registration form
Upcoming Training & Conferences
1. January 26th 2012, New Castle, Indiana – Training on the “Indiana Guidelines for the Medical – Forensic evidence examination” – Sponsored by INCASA. See www.incasa.org for details 2. March 22-23, 2012 – The Marten House, Indianapolis, IN – State Conference for Anti-Sexual Violence Movement – INCASA. See www.incasa.org for details. 3. March 29 - 31, 2012 - National Conference on Health and Domestc Violence. Futures
Without Violence. 2012 NCHCV Early Registration Extended to January 17, 2012. nchdv.org 4. April 2 - 4, 2012 – End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) – San Diego, CA. www.evawintl.org 5. May 2-4, 2012 - Medico-legal Investigation of Death – Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI – Sponsored by Wayne State University. www.med.wayne.edu/cme 6. May 9-11, 2012 – 5th Annual Forensic Investigations –Downtown Marriott Hotel, 200 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105. www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/forensic
Calendar of Events
ENA Forensic-Legislative Subcommittee Minutes
Click here for Jan. 24, 2012 minutes Click here for Dec. 12, 2011 minutes Click here for Nov. 1, 2011 minutes Click here for Aug. 10, 2011 minutes Click here for July 7, 2011 minutes Cick here for May 3, 2011 minutes Click here for March 17, 2011 minutes Click here for February 8, 2011 minutes Click here for January 11, 2011 minutes Click here for Nov. 18, 2010 minutes Click here for Sept 23, 2011 minutes Click here for August 17, 2010 minutes Click here for July 14, 2010 minutes Click here June 2, 2010 minutes Click here for April 22, 2010 minutes
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Synopsis
of the legislative bills introduced this year that are of interest to Forensic Nurses.
Click here to download file of Bills Visit the government website to read Bills and follow their progress.
Links to useful websites Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault www.incasa.org Indiana Coalition Against
Domestic Violence www.icadv.org Domestic Violence Network of
Greater Indianapolis www.dvngi.org Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
www.cji.org Bill Watch in Indiana www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo.org Indiana Latino Coalition against
Sexual and Domestic Violence www.indianalatinocoalition.org Prevent Child Abuse in Indiana
www.pcain.org Fort Wayne Sexual Assault
Treatment Center www.fwsatc.org Madison County Sexual Assault
Treatment Center http://www.communityanderson.com/emergency/satc.asp. Julian Center Domestic Violence
Shelter www.juliancenter.org Prevail Victim Services Center
Hamilton County www.prevail.org Alternatives Shelter of Madison
County www.alternatives.org Beacon of Hope Center for
Women Hendricks County www.beaconofhopeindy.org Crisis Prevention Institute
www.cpi.org Legacy House Victim Services
Center www.legacy-house.org Sheltering Wings Domestic Violence
Shelter and Outreach in Hendrics County www.shelteringwings.org American Association of Legal
Nurse Consultants www.aalnc.org International Association
of Forensic Nurses www.iafn.org Middle Way House Domestic
Violence Program and Rape Crisis Center Southern Indiana (Bloomington) www.middlewayhouse.org Crawford County Family Crisis
Shelter for Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault www.familycrisisshelter.org
Documents for Downloading
Criteria for reimbursement of counseling services of patients Indiana Guidelines for the Medical forensic evidence collection Adult/Adolescent 2011 Medical Treatment Centers in Indiana for SA Jan. 30, 2012 The template below is only for healthcare providers to use as a guideline to create their own institutional policy regarding HCP responsibilities. This is a template only and each institutions legal department will want their own spin on it. Please fill out the Evidence Kit Tracker excel spread sheet if you have evidence you’ve collected from Sexual Assault patients that still remains in your institutions locked refrigerator. INCASA has agreed to help us if this is a problem for your SATC or ED in your institutions. Once you have completed it please send to acarpenter@incasa.org. Anita is the executive director for INCASA and is a collaborating partner with the ENA forensic subcommittee and ICIAFN. She has agreed to help us with the uncollected evidence in our storage units. If this is not a problem you do not need to submit to Anita. This also gives us data on how many anonymous reporters SANEs are seeing as SA patients. Evidence Kit Tracker spreadsheet Contact Info for questions, changes or updates:
Barb Bachmeier RN, NP-C (317) 797-8116 |
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