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RE Lab

RE Lab

Re LAB is a program led by forensic nurses for forensic nurses. Check out the many trainings and support available! Use the below links for details, dates, and registration. Membership is free.
  • Advanced Clinical Skills:
    Held in-person in Minneapolis MN (travel support available), this one-day training builds hands-on skills in wound documentation and photography on diverse skin tones and in forensic sensitive exams.
  • SANE Case Practice and Workshop:
    Held in-person in Minneapolis MN (travel support available), this two-day training allows participants to realistically provide care to Standardized Patients (highly trained actors) and explore the process of being a witness.
  • SANE Residency:
    Residents are placed with a high-volume SANE program in the Twin Cities (MN) for a 5 – 10 day clinical experience in providing patient care alongside a staff SANE.  17 CEUs upon successful completion.
  • SANE Mentorship Program:
    This Zoom-based program runs for 9 months (fall to spring).  Participants are matched with a seasoned SANE mentor for 1:1 meetings and case debriefs, and build community with other SANEs in small group meetings with a discussion learning format.  8 CEUs upon successful completion.
  • Individual case debriefs
    (SANE-A or SANE-P): This is a Zoom-based opportunity to review a case with a focus on your professional development as a SANE.
  • Reach out with any questions!
    relab@umn.edu

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Clinical Skills Lab

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Clinical Skills Lab

The Hennepin Healthcare:
Train to Retain
hands-on skills training is designed for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs), Forensic Nurse Examiners (FNEs), or other providers of medical forensic care 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. 

  • When: November 25th – 26th, 2024,
    0800 – 1700 both days
  • Where: Hennepin Healthcare Simulation Center, 600 Park Ave,
    Minneapolis, MN 55415
  • Cost: $600 (see below for info on registration fee reimbursement)
  • Eligibility: You must be a licensed Registered Nurse and have completed a 40-hour didactic SANE course. 2 years of clinical experience is recommended. 

Clinical Skills Registration

Registration Fee Reimbursement: Re LAB at the University of Minnesota runs a HRSA-funded program to support forensic nurses, and can financially support your participation in this training if eligible. The first step in this process is to complete Clinical Skills Registration to become a Re LAB member. The form to request reimbursement approval can be found here.  Membership and reimbursement applications must be completed and processed a minimum of 2 weeks before the training date; processing can take up to 10 days. If you have questions or difficulty with the grant process, please direct your emails to Lexy Lipsh relab@umn.edu. If your organization/employer has paid for your spot and requires reimbursement, the process of applying for Re LAB support needs to be completed by you, not by your …

October 21-25, 2024 SANE Training

October 21-25, 2024 SANE Training

40-Hour Didactic
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Course – Adult/Adolescent

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 21st-25th, 2024. 0800-1730, daily
Where: Anderson Center Room 305, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue,
St. Paul, MN
Cost: $350 (see registration form for more info on reimbursement)
Eligibility: Licensed Registered Nurse, two years of clinical practice
recommended but not mandatory.

Adult/Adolescent Didactic Registration 

Questions: Abigail.Fliegel@hcmed.org
October SANE Training Flyer 

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.

Clinical Skills Lab

Clinical Skills Lab

Regions Hospital  St Paul, MN
2024  Clinical Skills Labs

November 2-3, 2024 0800 – 1700
Register here 2024 Clinical Skills Lab Registration (cognitoforms.com)
Link for Grant fund information

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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Victims of Sexual Assault: Your Rights and Resources

Victims of Sexual Assault: Your Rights and Resources

The notice provided to sexual assault victims by hospitals has been updated.

The English version of the notice is available in PDF and Word formats on the Professional Resources page of the OJP website.  Spanish, Somali, and Hmong versions areavailable too.

The notice to sexual assault victims was created in 2014 and updated in 2018 following a change in the law. Legislation that passed in 2020 has changed the kit testing landscape significantly, requiring another update of the notice. In particular, the new law requires the following:

  1. All unrestricted kits will be tested.
  2. All restricted kits will be sent to the BCA.
  3. The BCA must develop a statewide tracking system of sexual assault examination kits.
  4. The BCA must develop …
IAFN Strangulation Toolkit

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.

Inside the News Podcast

Inside the News Podcast

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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