On Demand Continuing Education

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Explore the library of pre-recorded content on various topics pertinent to forensic nursing practice. Certificate of Attendance issued upon request. Topics are clinical in nature and are intended for viewing by health professionals.​​​​​​​​

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Jessica Johnson-Rickert, MD, MCNP discusses unique healthcare challenges to the transgender population and best practices for improving forensic nursing care to this population. Includes a review of diagnostic criteria for gender incongruence, treatment pathways and associated resources.
VIDEO: Healthcare and the Forensic Exam for the Transgender Patient

Hear practical guidance on best practice on utilizing a trauma informed approach during the genital assessment.
VIDEO: Trauma Informed Pelvic Care

Explores effective strategies when caring for medical-forensic patients with complex needs and histories of high utilization.
VIDEO: Forensic Care of Complex Patients

Explores key mental health conditions commonly encountered during medical-forensic exams—such as dissociation, acute stress responses, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and psychosis—and how they can interfere with the exam process. Learn practical, trauma-informed strategies to support patients experiencing mental illness during a MFE.
VIDEO: Mental Health and the Forensic Exam

Forensic Skills

Hear from Digital Forensic Experts at the WSCL on their tips and tricks on forensic photography, a necessary skill for forensic nurses.
VIDEO: Photographing the Visible and Invisible 2023

General review of best practice collection technique with the Wisconsin Medical-Forensic Sexual Assault Evidence Kit.
VIDEO: Forensic Evidence Collection for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

Legal Topics


Medication Management

Review of 2022 CDC Sexual Assault Treatment Guidelines, dosing and current recommendations.
VIDEO: Webinar | Sexually Transmitted Infections & Treatment

Review of pregnancy risk assessments and emergency contraception treatment options, based upon latest guidance.
VIDEO: Webinar | Pregnancy Assessment and Risk Emergency Contraception

Jessica Dalby, MD from UW School of Medicine and Public Health reviews non-occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, including medication recommendations and dosing.

Pediatrics

Lynn Sheets, MD, FAAP from The Medical College of Wisconsin discusses how even the tiniest of bruises on an infant is a significant finding and often highly concerning for abuse.
VIDEO: Sentinel Injuries in Children

Hear about the WI DOJ ICAC Taskforce and how to care for children and families who were victims of digital abuse.
VIDEO: SANE Summer Webinar 2023 Internet Crimes Against Children

FNEs need specific skills on how and what history to gather on children presenting for concerns of abuse to not contaminate investigations. Learn what those skills are and how to implement in practice.

VIDEO: Webinar History Gathering and Preserving the Statements of Children


Special Populations

Learn about the unique healthcare challenges faced by the Indigenous population, historical and generational trauma and associated prevalence risks of violence.
VIDEO: Webinar | Special Populations Indigenous Women and MMIW

Hear from state experts from the Division of Criminal Investigation and Project Respect on what human trafficking looks like in our state and what forensic nurses need to know for effective care and treatment.
VIDEO: Wisconsin Human Trafficking A Panel Presentation 2023

Hear findings from a practicing FNE doctoral student about the experiences of African American women at the intersection of health and law enforcement.
VIDEO: African American Women Survivors IPV 2023
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