
March 4-8, 2024 SANE Training
Adolescent/Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training
sponsored by the RE Lab: Strengthening Forensic Nursing
March 4-8, 2024
SANE A Training Course information
Location:
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Campus
Refundable registration fee: $250
The SANE-A Course includes access to SANE SharePoint account with reference materials and course handouts.
All handouts will be available online at least one week before the course to
download and print or bring on a laptop. Lunch is on your own, we will have
coffee, tea, and snacks available. There are many restaurants and fast food places nearby.
Questions? Email lwalther@mncasa.org
There is grant funding available for mileage, hotel, and registration fee – grant information will be available when you register
Core Content providers:
Linda Walther RN SANE A Regions SANE Program, MNCASA SANE Consultant
Ellen Johnson RN, SANE-A, CEN, SANE Program Supervisor Regions SANE program
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurse, an accredited approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

May 20-24, 2024 SANE Training
Adolescent/Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training
sponsored by the Train to Retrain Hennepin Healthcare HRSA grant
May 20-24, 2024
Registration link will be available soon
SANE A Training Course information
Location:
Hamline University in the Anderson Center
Refundable registration fee: $250
The SANE-A Course includes access to SANE SharePoint account with reference materials and course handouts.
All handouts will be available online at least one week before the course to
download and print or bring on a laptop. Lunch is on your own, we will have
coffee, tea, and snacks available. There are many restaurants and fast food places nearby.
Questions? Email lwalther@mncasa.org
There is grant funding available for mileage, hotel, and registration fee – grant information will be available when you register
Core Content providers:
Linda Walther RN SANE A Regions SANE Program, MNCASA SANE Consultant
Ellen Johnson RN, SANE-A, CEN, SANE Program Supervisor Regions SANE program
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurse, an accredited approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Clinical Skills Labs
2024 Clinical Skills Labs
February 3-4, 2024
March 23-24, 2024
June 1-2, 2024
September 14-15, 2024
November 2-3, 2024
Link for 2024 registration
Link for 2024 Grant fund information
Have you taken the 40-hour SANE course but still need experience performing medical forensic exams for adult/adolescent sexual assault patients? If so, this 16-hour IAFN Clinical Skills Lab is for you.
This 16-hour Clinical Skills Lab will provide the nurse hands on Sexual Assault Examination training with live models. The Skills lab includes training and practice on pelvic speculum insertion, obtaining a medicolegal history, evidence collection and handling, anoscopy, and photography. The Skills Lab will provide training and practice with developing a plan of care, discharge/safety planning, and risk assessment for STI’s, pregnancy, and HIV with discussions regarding options for prophylaxis of each. This Clinical Skills Lab is designed to provide clinical practice to nurses who are new SANEs or SANEs who have not had the opportunity to perform many exams. The Skills Lab will increase the nurse’s skill and confidence with performing a medical forensic examination of adult and adolescent sexual assault patients.
This offering has been approved for 16.0 nursing continuing education contact hours. The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Course Location
Regions Hospital EMS
680 Hale Ave North, Suite 230
Oakdale, MN 55128
Program Contact Ellen.m.johnson@healthpartners.com
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