by Sara Vehling | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog
Welcome to InSANE Stories – stories of people at the front lines of forensic nursing! After a very successful MobileODT customer event at the 2018 IAFN Conference in Reno, we wanted to strengthen our EVA community. We would like to introduce you to one another...
by Sara Vehling | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog
Human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery, has received a great deal of media attention lately and for a compelling reason; 40.3 million people have been victims of human trafficking worldwide. In spite of strong efforts to combat traffickers, current...
by MobileODT | Sep 12, 2018 | News and Media Coverage
The EVA System has been deployed in the newly launched Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center (SAFE-T Center). The Center was created by Penn State’s College of Nursing with support from the Department of Justice, and the Office for Victims of...
by Sara Vehling | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog
People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) represent approximately 3% of the US population. However, they are grossly overrepresented as victims of sexual assault and abuse. A recent review of statistics by NPR and the US Department of Justice shows...
by Rachel Gross | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
The #MeToo movement may have captured the headlines but is it creating concrete change? Photo by Mihai Surdu on Unsplash Helping survivors of sexual assault goes far beyond posting #MeToo. Translating increased public awareness into concrete support is an ongoing...
by MobileODT | May 8, 2018 | Blog
Illinois, United States – A new legislation push in Illinois advocates for all state hospitals to have a qualified sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) available within 90-minutes of a sexual assault patient arriving to an emergency room. With only 150 nurses...
by MobileODT | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog
Expert Interview with Shannon Knudsen, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, CFN Shannon Knudsen is a tireless registered nurse, certified sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) for adults and children, the Mid-Iowa SANE Coordinator and Story County SART Exam Coordinator in charge of...
by MobileODT | Feb 25, 2018 | Blog
This infographic displays the results of our 2018 SANE survey of 92 sexual assault nurse examiners conducted at the International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice in October 2017. The compelling results of the 2018 SANE Survey will inform further...
by MobileODT | Aug 17, 2017 | Blog
In July, Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3415, the bi-partisan Megan Rondini Act, to address the shocking need for hospitals across the United States to have a SAFE – Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner – available...
