It's the Law! Examining the Medical and Legal Aspects of Assault

 

This program is directed to those who work with patients/clients in a healthcare setting.  The information provided at this program will cover Kansas laws.

AGENDA

8:00-8:30
Registration & Introduction
  
8:30a-12:00p  
Medical Forensics from Cradle to Grave - Jennifer L. Johnson, MSN, WHNP-BC, APRN, SANE-A, SANE-P

12:00p-1:30p - Lunch On Your Own

1:30p-2:30p  The Outrage

"The Outrage" is an educational theatre performance piece that addresses the topics of teen dating violence and sexual assault in a candid, yet sensitive manner.  High school students present current statistical information and depict realistic dating situations.  Following the 25-minute performance, the high school actors answer questions from the audience.

The information presented is valuable to any person who knows, or is, a teenager. One in five high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner.  Fifty-four percent of parents admit they have not talked to their child about dating violence.

2:45p-4:15p  Strangulation - Jennifer L. Johnson, MSN, WHNP-BC, APRN, SANE-A, SANE-P

4:15p-5:00p
Evaluation and Wrap-Up

Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this course, the active learner will:

  • Discuss mechanism of injuries found in abused patients.
  • Discuss Kansas mandatory reporting statutes for elder abuse & maltreatment, child maltreatment, and sexual assault.
  • Discuss the process of ompleting a medical forensic evidentiary examination on victims and suspects..
  • Discuss the patho-physiological response to strangulation.
  • Discuss lethality and morbidity associated with strangulation.
  • Discuss injuries frequently seen in strangulation patients;  national vs. local.


Olathe Medical Center Education Department is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 6 contact hours applicable for RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number LT0048-0749.

Date: April 16, 2013

Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Cost: Free

1 session
Tuesday, Apr 16


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Location:

 

Olathe Health Education Center, Johnson County Community College (On the campus of Olathe Medical Center), 21201 W. 152nd Street, Olathe, KS  66061

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