Assessing Appropriateness for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations in Patients with Mental Illness: Ethical, Legal, and Safety Considerations (Code 27)

Wednesday, September 11

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Salon D

CE: 1.5

Level: All Levels (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)

Accepted for SANE Certification Renewal: SANE-A

Primary Presenter(s)

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Leslie Miles, DNP, APRN-BC

Associate Professor
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, SANE-A

Associate Professor
Texas A&M College of Nursing
Bryan, Texas
Eleanore Knox, MD

Psychiatry Resident
University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas

Review case studies of patients with mental illness who report sexual assault and examine the ethical, legal and practice guidelines.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

the relationship between mental illness and sexual assault.
the legal, ethical, and practice issues related to performing a medical forensic examination of persons with acute mental illness who have experienced sexual assault.
patient behaviors consistent with capacity to consent for a medical forensic examination following sexual assault.