Setting a new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
Sheridan Miyamoto in Penn State College of Nursing is one of 11 nurse scientists accepted to the inaugural cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowships for Nurse Leaders and Innovators. This new fellowship program, funded by a five-year, $37.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, recognizes early- to mid-career nursing scholars and innovators with a high potential…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center has been utilizing telehealth along with a community-engaged solution to enhance sexual assault care in rural and underserved communities in Pennsylvania. Now, its researchers are providing a guide to help others interested in creating similar programs. According to experts, nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in…
Hershey, PA — Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in partnership with Penn State College of Nursing, is launching a program to further enhance support for sexual assault survivors. Registered nurses in the Emergency Department at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center who have completed Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training are partnering with the College of Nursing’s…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Forensic nursing has emerged as a discipline to help curb the harmful effects that sexual assault victims face. According to the International Association of Forensic Nurses, “forensic nursing is the practice of nursing globally when health and legal systems interact.” Usually, it involves a nurse with highly specialized training in areas like forensic evidence and collection,…
Using Telehealth to Increase the Quality of Forensic-MedicalEvidence Collection and Deliver Trauma-Informed Care WebinarThursday, December 13th, 201810:00 AM PT/11:00 AM MT/12:00 PM CT/1:00 PM ET Course DescriptionJoin us for a fascinating presentation and discussion with two nursing experts who are using telehealth technology to expand the reach of forensic nursing to hospitals and clinics in rural, tribal, and other underserved…
SAFE-T Center takes part in congressional briefing on sexual assault victim care
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Nursing’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center played a key role in a congressional briefing Nov. 27 to educate congressional staffers about efforts to improve access to health care for sexual assault victims.
SAFE-T Center Director, Sheridan Miyamoto, PhD, FNP discussed sexual assault medical-forensic examinations in rural, isolated or challenging areas.
Delivering the new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
