Webinar: HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis and Sexual Assault



Register at http://m360.iafn.org/calendar.aspx



International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) is pleased to

announce that it is hosting a free webinar, HIV Post Exposure

Prophylaxis and Sexual Assault, on Thursday, July 2, 2009, 2:00

p.m.-3:30 p.m., EDT. This event is presented as part of the IAFN SAFE-ta

Webinar series. To  <http://m360.iafn.org/calendar.aspx> register for

this July 2009 webinar, visit the IAFN calendar of events online now!



Topics to be covered include incidence of post sexual assault HIV

infection;

the role of advocacy for HIV counseling and assistance for victims

related

to HIV; the role and responsibility of the SANE for HIV PEP; and an

'algorithm' approach for programs to use for HIV PEP. This webinar will

be

presented by three outstanding faculty from around the United States:

Edith

Swann, RN, PhD will present on the risk of HIV in sexual assault, as

well as

current research going on in HIV. Ecoee Rooney, RN, MSN, SANE-A will

discuss

a unique n-Pep delivery system for sexual assault patients, and Terri

Hamrick, BA, NMN, WVLSW will present on HIV from the perspective of

advocacy.



Dr. Edith Swann, a Licensed Clinician for over 27 years, has had a

variety

of clinical experience. Since 2006, she has been working in the Division

of

AIDS (DAIDS) in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious

Diseases

(NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Swann completed her

Baccalaureate of Nursing from Hampton Institute, her Masters of Nursing

from

the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), and her Doctor of

Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing from Hampton University.



Ecoee Rooney is the Director of Education and Staff Development at LSU

Public Hospital in New Orleans. Ms. Rooney chaired the New Orleans Rape

Crisis Network from 2005-2007. She earned her MSN from Loyola University

and

has been a SANE-A since 2003.



Since 2006, Terri Hamrick has been the Executive Director of the

Pennsylvania-based organization, Survivors, Inc. Survivors supports

victims

of domestic violence or sexual assault. Prior to this position, she

served

as Clinical Services Manager at the AIDS Community Alliance, Inc. in

Harrisburg. Hamrick earned a Masters of Nonprofit Management from Regis

University in 2003.