2025 SANE Training
October 6-10, 2025
40-Hour Didactic
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Course – Adult/Adolescent
Adult/Adolescent Didactic Registration
This 40 hour Adult/Adolescent Didactic Course provides SANEs the foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to provide holistic, comprehensive care to adult and adolescent patients that have experienced sexual assault.
Participants from across the Midwest will the have the opportunity to network and learn alongside other nurses while under the expert instruction of many Minnesota-based presenters, including SANE program managers, law enforcement, advocacy, victim-survivors, an attorney, forensic scientist and more.
When: October 6-10, 2025 0800-1730, daily
Where: Hopkins Fire Department – 101 17th Ave S, Hopkins, MN 55343
St. Paul, MN
Cost: $400 (see registration form for more info on reimbursement)
Eligibility: Licensed Registered Nurse, two years of clinical practice
recommended but not mandatory.
Questions: Abigail.Fliegel@hcmed.org
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, an accredited approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Clinical Skills Lab
Regions Hospital
2025 Clinical Skills Labs
Registration Link
2026 dates TBD
Regions Hospital
640 Jackson St
St Paul, MN 55101
Eligibility for the Clinical Skills labs: Licensed Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Physician, or Physician Assistant with two years of clinical practice (recommended). Completion of a 40-hour didactic SANE class.
This hands-on 16 hour skills trainings is designed for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) or Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNEs) who are looking to increase their knowledge and improve their skills providing post-assault care to adult and adolescent patients. Attendees of the lab will practice skills including evidence collection, speculum exams, forensic photography, obtaining informed consent, and more.
These nursing continuing professional development activities were approved by the Emergency Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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IAFN Strangulation Toolkit
The Strangulation Toolkit provides the forensic nurse with detailed guidance on assessment techniques, documentation, and evidence collection for this patient population. This toolkit also provides documents such as discharge instructions and sample policies that can be adjusted to best suit your institution and your forensic practice.
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Inside the News Podcast
A joint podcast of the Star Tribune and WCCO Radio takes listeners inside news coverage for the series “Denied Justice” with Star Tribune reporters and editors.
WCCO Radio’s Jordana Green is the host.
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