Note: Subject to change. Final agenda will be emailed to attendees prior to the conference.

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Tuesday - April 29, 2025

Conference Day One

Up to 8.0 CE Credits Available

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Check-In / Registration

07:45 – 08:45 ET​

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Presentations – Morning

09:00 – 09:10 ET

Welcome & Opening Comments

Sarah Pederson, MSN, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C

Dr. Paul Thomas Clements, AFN President

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09:10 – 10:05 ET

Keynote: Forensic Genealogy

Amy Hutsell 

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​​​10:10 – 11:05 ET

Strangulation Case Review: The Importance of the Forensic Examination

Diana Faugno, MSN, RN, CPN, AFN-C, IVSE-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN
Heather Williams, MSN, RN, ASN, SANE-A, FN-CSp, IVSE-C

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11:05 – 11:15 ET

Break: Coffee, Snacks, Exhibits

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​​​11:15 – 12:15 ET

Update on Forensic Nursing Standards: Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC)

Barbra Bachmeier, JD, MSN, APRN, NP-C, DF-AFN, FAEN

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12:20 – 13:15 ET

You're Not a Doctor, Are You? Testifying Pearls for Nurses Who Are Expert Witnesses

Rachel Thomas, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

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Lunch & Learn

13:15 – 14:15 ET

Forensic Nursing Certification: Past, Present, and Future

Patricia Speck, DNSc, APN, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, DF-AFN, FAAN

Deborah St. Germain, DNP, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C

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Presentations – Afternoon

14:15 – 15:10 ET

Supporting Survivors: What Forensic Nurses Need to Know About the Law

Sharla Jackson, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor, Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia

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15:15 – 16:10 ET

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Working with Offenders with a Personality Disorder

Paul Thomas Clements, PhD, RN, CGS, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN

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16:15 – 16:45 ET

Q&A Panel

All Speakers

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16:50 – 17:00 ET​​​

Closing

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Networking Event

Tuesday Evening - Time & Location TBA

More information coming soon!

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Wednesday - April 30, 2025

Conference Day Two

Up to 7.0 CE Credits Available

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Check-In / Registration

07:45 – 08:45 ET​​

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Presentations - Morning

09:00 – 09:05 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

Greetings & Announcements

Jaclyn Rodriguez, BSN, BS, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

 

Track 2 – Pediatric

Greetings & Announcements

Sandra Shapiro, DNP, MSN-CNL, FNP-BC

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09:05 – 10:00 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

Behind the Screen: Who Offends, Who Suffers, and What Forensic Nurses Need to Know

Janie Steckenrider, BSN, RN, SANE-A, GFN-C, IVSE-C

 

Track 2 – Pediatric

Care & Collaboration: Role of the Pediatric Forensic Nurse within the Child Advocacy Center

Heather Head, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C, IVSE-C

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10:05 – 11:00 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

Understanding the Medical Role within a Multidisciplinary Response to Combat Human Trafficking

Katherine Barnett, DNS, RN, SANE

Sarah Pederson, MSN, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C

Jamie Lewis Saye, DNP, CNM, APRN, SANE-A

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Track 2 – Pediatric

Ethics: Consent/Assent

Michelle Trotter, DNP, PNP, APRN

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11:00 – 11:15 ET

Break: Coffee, Snacks, Exhibits

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11:15 – 1210 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

Pregnancy & Human Trafficking

Anne Troy, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

Deborah St. Germain, DNP, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C

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Track 2 – Pediatric

Intersectionality of Forensic and School Nursing: Expanding the FNE's Role

Jennifer Barrett, MSN, RN, APN-CNS, SANE-A, SANE-P

​Kristin Beers, MSN, RN, SANE-A

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12:15 – 13:10 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

Implementing an Elder Abuse and Neglect Response Protocol with Every Encounter

Deborah St. Germain, DNP, RN, AFN-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, IVSE-C

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Track 2 – Pediatric

Medical Child Abuse: A Case Study (a.k.a. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy)

Sandra D. Shapiro, DNP, MSN-CNL, FNP-BC

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Lunch + Exhibits

13:10 – 14:10 ET

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Presentations - Afternoon

14:10 – 15:05 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

Perpetrators in Disguise: Preventing Human Trafficking of Adults

Anna Thomas, MS Gerontology, CACTS; Section Manager, Forensic Special Initiatives Unit; GBI Crimes Against Disabled Adults and Elderly (CADE) Task Force; Georgia Department of Human Services

 

Track 2 – Pediatric

Adolescent Psychosexual Development in the Digital Age

Emmanuel Peña, DO, FAAP; American Board of Pediatrics Certified Child Abuse Pediatrician

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15:10 – 16:05 ET

Track 1 – Adult / Adolescent

But What If...? How to Handle Difficult Sexual Assault Presentations in the Healthcare Setting

Jaclyn Rodriguez, BSN, BS, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

Tamara Jackson, MSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

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Track 2 – Pediatric

Mimics of Abuse

Diana Faugno, MSN, RN, CPN, AFN-C, IVSE-C, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, DF-AFN

Heather Head, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AFN-C, IVSE-C

Sandra D. Shapiro, DNP, MSN-CNL, FNP-BC

Patricia Speck, DNSc, APN, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, DF-AFN, FAAN

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16:15 – 16:45 ET

Both Tracks – Main Room

Q&A Panel

All Speakers​

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Closing & Evaluations

16:45 – 17:00 ET​

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