Our goal is to expand physicians' knowledge and skills, thereby improving patient care and enhancing the general health of the people in the region and beyond. Target audiences are regional primary care and specialty physicians including members of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System, and national/international audiences as appropriate.
A Virtual Practicum™ based on the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations. Provides expert instruction for healthcare professionals who may care for sexual assault patients – and may be called to testify about that care.
Joseph V. Henderson, MD Kristina Rose, MS Linda E. Ledray, RN, PhD, FAAN Michael Weaver, MD, FACEP Karen D. Carroll, RN, SANE-A Patricia M. Speck, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN Roger A. Canaff, JD Kevin G. McMahon, MS
Registration Fee:
Virtual Practicum DVD Enduring Material Fee $60.00
The target audience is physicians, advance practice nurses, physician assistants, registered nurses, midwives, and students in these professions.
Learning Objectives:
Perform a medical forensic examination on a sexual assault patient, if the patient consents,that is clinically appropriate and sensitive to the patient’s needs;
Perform a medical forensic examination on a sexual assault patient, if the patient consents, that will potentially aid in a criminal case investigation concerning the sexual assault;
Discuss standard protocols and practices and describe standard tools and kits used for evidence collection in alleged sexual assault situations;
Counsel a sexual assault patient regarding pregnancy concerns;
Counsel a sexual assault patient regarding treatment options for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV;
Describe the coordination necessary among health professionals to improve the care of the sexual assault patient;
Describe the interface between healthcare professionals, patient advocates, law enforcement officers, criminalists, and officers of the court;
Deliver proper testimony in a court of law regarding the conduct of a proper medical examination and medical forensic examination of a sexual assault patient.