SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner)

Case Review: From Acute Care to Testifying in Court (Code 20)

Primary Presenter(s)

• SK

  Sukhpreet Kainth, RN

  Registered Nurse
  Women's College Hospital
  Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Co-Presenter(s)

• MB

  Michelle Bobala, RN

  SANE
  Women's College Hospital
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• JW

  Judy Waldman, RN, NP-PHC

  Judy Waldman Counselling / Women's College Hospital
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dissect the case: Dive into cases that progress from acute care, to follow-up care, to criminal trial testimony.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

• the care processes, documentation, and injury assessment that contribute to successful progression through the justice system.
• working through complex cases that have proceeded to trial.
• providing relevant and objective testimony in sexual assault cases.