False Reporting: A Medical and Legal Perspective (Code 97)

Saturday, September 14

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Galerie 3

CE: 1.5

Level: All Levels (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)

Accepted for SANE Certification Renewal: SANE-A, SANE-P

Primary Presenter(s)

Explore how false reporting can bar a community's response to sexual violence and how education and collaboration can address it.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

how false reporting can affect the level of care and services provided to patients following sexual assault.
using evidence-based research to redirect healthcare provider and law enforcement authorities' misconceptions regarding false reports.
law enforcement's decisions to charge or not charge false sexual assault reports.