Course Description & Objectives

Designed to help teams update skills in domestic violence and sexual assault. This course combines the knowledge and expertise of experienced faculty with a variety of educational methods to give participants the maximum opportunity for review and professional growth.

• Identify victims of domestic violence
• Identify uses for documentation of strangulation
• Describe the stages of battering

• Registered Nurses & Advocates
• Law Enforcement & District Attorneys

• Barbara Spence-O’Donnel, RN, BSN
• Mary Sullivan, RN, BSN
• Dr. George Wesley, Dir. & Medical Consultant, Inspector General
• Gerald Richards, Asst. Chief, Phoenix Police Dept.
• Dr. Linda Chambliss, Maricopa County Hospital
• Mike Eyring, DPS
• Doreen Nicholas, Arizona Coalition on Domestic Violence
• Janet Barber, RN, MSN, CEN
• Carol Bayer Brening
• Tascha Boychuk, RN, PhD
• Colleen Proffett
• Sgt. Jim Markey, Phoenix Police Dept.
• Officer Shannon Lewis, Arizona Dept. of Public Safety Gang Task Force
• Sunny Porter, VA Medical Center
• Diana Faugno, RN, BSN, CPN

Saturday, March 11th

7:00 Registration 8:15 Welcome
8:30 Collection of Medical Evidence
9:00 Legal Aspects Involving Nurses
9:50 Break
10:05 Cultural Considerations
11:00 Domestic Violence
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Trace Evidence and Interpersonal
Violence: The Devil is in the Details
2:00 Myths about Battered Women
3:00 Forensic Nursing
4:00 Close of Session

Sunday, March 12^th

7:00 Registration 8:15 Welcome 8:30 Caregiver Abuse
9:30 S.A. of Vulnerable Populations
10:15 Break
10:30 DNA
11:00 Drug and Alcohol Facilitated Rape
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Gangs
3:15 Forensic Photography
3:45 Strangulation
4:15 Putting it all Together

CEU’s provided by Arizona State Board of Nursing by the Carl T. Hayden VAMC, Phoenix, AZ

Registration Information

• Conference will be held at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, 650 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ
• Registrations must include full tuition payment to be accepted. Confirmation is mailed, if your completed registration form and payment are received two weeks prior to the conference.
• Infants, children of any age and spouses may not attend the sessions.
• Tuition (U.S. Funds)
  Day 1 $95
  Day 2 $95
  Both Days $175
  Tuition includes program syllabus, morning coffee and Certificate of Attendance.

• Method of Payment for Tuition. Make payment by check (payable to IAFN), Visa or MasterCard only. A $30 fee is charged for any returned check or declined credit card.
• Telephone or FAX Registration (credit card only). To register, call (760) 739-3554 (Mon-Fri 8:00-4:00 PST) or FAX to (760) 739-3400. Register only ONCE by phone, FAX or mail.
• Tax Deductibility. Expenses to maintain or improve skills in your profession may be tax deductible. Consult your tax advisor.
• Cancellations. Phone cancellations must be confirmed in writing (certified mail suggested). Cancellations received by March 1st receive a full tuition refund. Cancellations received after March 1st are assessed a $50 processing fee. No refunds for cancellations received after the conference begins or for "no shows."
• Questions? Call (760) 739-3554 (Mon-Fri 8:00-4:00 PST)

CALL 760-739-3554 (credit card only)

FAX form to 760-739-3400 (credit card only)

SEND completed order form & payment to:

Diana Faugno, Palomar Medical Center
555 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92025

(Payment must accompany this form!)

Hotel Accommodations

• Hotel accommodations will be nearby at the Ramada Hotel, 502 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85103, (602) 264-9290. A limited block of rooms is being held at special group rates until February 10, 2000.
• Rates: $49 single, $49 double (rates are per room and subject to prevailing state and local taxes)
• To obtain the special group rate, make your reservations before the "hotel room block release date" which is February 10th.
• For room reservations, call (800) 688-2021 and inform them that you are attending the IAFN conference "First Clinical Update: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault." Request a confirmation number and written confirmation of your reservation.