Category: Articles of Note

It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the newly published peer-reviewed literature. As always, there’s plenty this month, particularly on campus sexual assault–fitting as I type this from the campus of Michigan State University, where I am finishing up an almost 2-year project. I hope folx will spend some time working through (at least some of) the research because I need to get real here–I’m 26 years in this field now, and I am having some of the same conversations today I was having 20 years ago–namely, reading science is part of the job of a forensic clinician. If you are a program manager, hi–allow time for reading–and analyzing science–for your team. I am handing you a monthly menu to make it easy (and if you don’t like mine, there are plenty of others–just sign up for Online First Alerts from journals like Violence Against Women, for instance, or peruse the Journal of Forensic Nursing table of contents every quarter and pick something that looks relevant). Level up your testimony, people. Make sure there’s science to support those opinions. Understand the evidence base behind the work we do. Analyze the clinical decisions we make to ensure they’re (still) appropriate. That happens through reading. Level. Up.

Links mainly go to PubMed abstracts, except where noted. If you’re having trouble finding articles let me know–we have access to full-text through a couple of different avenues for those of you who aren’t blessed with hospital librarians or university medical libraries. Something new this month: for the first time, I have included a single download link (for those of you who like to print it off), instead of the usual embedded doc. I have heard from a lot of you that the embedded doc is sluggish, so let’s try this and you can let me know if this works better [BTW: if you’re getting this update in your email, you may need to go to the website to access the download link–I’m not certain it will come through in the condensed email].

As always, thanks for reading, thanks for striving to do better by our patients. I hope some of you will be joining me virtually for my sessions at this year’s Virtual IAFN conference. You’ll note some familiar themes in my sessions 🙂

Don’t forget to visit our FHO Store where you’ll find a complete list of our offerings, perfect to help prep for your next court date or educational offering, including the latest: Applying the Strangulation Research to Expert Testimony. And coming soon: Testimony and the Forensic Nurse Expert.

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It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the newly published scientific articles. Just like last month, those citations in red are COVID-related forensic pubs; everything else is your non-pandemic forensic healthcare-associated research or clinical literature. You’ll notice there’s less red this month which is–better? Not sure. Here in the US we’re being awfully cavalier about this virus, so I guess we shall have to see.

As always, links take you to PubMed abstracts unless you see the words FREE FULL TEXT–those take you to the full article. Do let me know if you have trouble getting your hands on a particular article, in case you are not blessed with hospital librarians, or located within actual academic institutions. We have connections here at FHO 🙂 Happy reading, everyone…

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Don’t forget to visit our FHO Store where you’ll find a complete list of our offerings, perfect to help prep for your next court date or educational offering, including the latest: Applying the Strangulation Research to Expert Testimony. And coming soon: Testimony and the Forensic Nurse Expert.

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It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the newly published, peer-reviewed literature. Something different you may notice this month: articles specific to the intersection of COVID-19 and violence are delineated in red, for those of you looking for that content in particular. Otherwise, everything continues unchanged, even as we plug away, here at FHO headquarters, going on 9 weeks of lockdown (but healthy, knock wood, and still seeing patients Thursday nights, so there’s a break in the routine). Here’s hoping these articles find you healthy, as well, and able to continue feeding your brain and growing/strengthening your practice.

Links take you to PubMed abstracts, as always, except where noted as Full Text. Enjoy the reading–we’re heavy on sexual assault this month, but there are some interesting articles on the role of forensic nurses in here, too. [If the doc below doesn’t come up the first time, reload your page & see if that doesn’t do the trick.]

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It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through what’s newly published in the peer-reviewed literature. A few items of interest for those of you who are educators, and a good bit of variety for everyone else in the field. Lots that is clinically relevant, not all of it from the US. Plus one or two familiar faces in the bunch, which I always like to see.

A note in response to a reader’s query about whether (essentially) posting=endorsing. The answer, of course, is no–I post what I think is interesting, what I think others may find interesting, and what I think is worth noticing, even if it isn’t particularly great. Please remember that not everything given space in a journal is actually good science. And just because we think it’s good science today doesn’t mean we might not revise that opinion a year or two down the road. So please read critically–pick apart hypotheses, consider whether what you read applies to your own patient populations or mirrors what you see in practice. I publish these compilations only to get folks to read. What you choose to do with that information is up to you.

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It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the newly published peer-reviewed literature, and our first edition here in our new home. There’s plenty to capture the attention, so take your time with the list.

I should also mention for those who didn’t see the initial newsletter or the announcement on social media, we’re giving away two IAFN conference registrations for this year’s meeting in Palm Springs. Last year, we gave away one, and we gave it to a reader. This year, it’s two, and it’s for someone a reader promotes. Why? Because people are out there doing good work. And because that good work needs to be shouted from the rooftops. And because there’s plenty of self-promotion in the world, but a paucity of lifting up of others. And we need to see forensic nurses shining in public. On social media in particular. So if you would like to participate, please tell us about a member of your crew who is doing great things. You can leave a comment here, email us–OR better yet, shout it from the social media rooftops on the FHO Facebook page or on Twitter. Please use the hashtag #ShineOnForensicRN so we can find your entries. Winners won’t be chosen at random so make those entries good. The giveaway will be live until January 22nd. All FHO readers are eligible, including international readers.

Anyway, back to this month’s articles–links lead to PubMed abstracts, excepts where indicated:

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find the newest research brief, Applying The Strangulation Research To Expert Testimony In Cases With Adult Victims. Or purchase the complete set of three (Strangulation, Aging Bruises, and Consensual Sex Injury) for a special price.

Time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the peer-reviewed literature. Plenty to read, plenty to consider this month (as always). Links lead to PubMed abstracts–please don’t stop there. Sift through the abstracts to decide what’s worth your time, and what doesn’t apply to your clinical life. Better yet, divide among your colleagues and get together for real-time discussion. What an excellent use of staff meeting time.

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find the newest research brief, Applying The Strangulation Research To Expert Testimony In Cases With Adult Victims. Or purchase the complete set of three (Strangulation, Aging Bruises, and Consensual Sex Injury) for a special price.

It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the newly published peer-reviewed literature. There is *a lot* of choice material to sort through this month, so I hope you will spend some quality time with the list. As always, links lead to PubMed abstracts.

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find the newest research brief, Applying The Strangulation Research To Expert Testimony In Cases With Adult Victims. Or purchase the complete set of three (Strangulation, Aging Bruises, and Consensual Sex Injury) for a special price.

It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the peer-reviewed literature. Nothing free this month, but plenty worth tracking down, so I encourage you to spend some time with the list. It’s particularly fitting that I get a new edition up since I am sandwiching it between two weeks of teaching testimony, this week at Ft. Hood and next week at the annual IAFN conference, where we discuss at length the importance of fidelity to the science.

All links lead to PubMed abstracts. Happy reading!

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find the newest research brief, Applying The Strangulation Research To Expert Testimony In Cases With Adult Victims. Or purchase the complete set of three (Strangulation, Aging Bruises, and Consensual Sex Injury) for a special price.

It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our regular romp through the peer-reviewed science. Check it: we have not one, but two scientific papers this month on physicians committing misconduct, so that’s fascinating. We also get a look at how a clinician’s personal history of domestic violence impacts clinical care. Needless to say, there’s some good reading to be done in this edition (as always). Most links go to PubMed abstracts except where otherwise indicated.

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find the newest research brief, Applying The Strangulation Research To Expert Testimony In Cases With Adult Victims. Or purchase the complete set of three (Strangulation, Aging Bruises, and Consensual Sex Injury) for a special price.

Time once again for Articles of Note, our (almost) monthly romp through the peer-reviewed literature in search of all things new and/or useful to clinical practice, public policy, and testimony. As you may have noticed, I didn’t make one happen in May, so this month’s combined is pretty lengthy. There’s *a lot* here to work through, but I think it’s worth it. Some familiar faces in the bunch, too. Hope you enjoy.

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find the newest research brief, Applying The Strangulation Research To Expert Testimony In Cases With Adult Victims. Or purchase the complete set of three (Strangulation, Aging Bruises, and Consensual Sex Injury) for a special price.

Time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly frolic through the peer-reviewed literature. I assure you, this month’s is *full* of science you’re going to want to read, some of which is freely available through the links posted below. Everything else takes you to PubMed abstracts, which should take you down some excellent rabbit holes of their own. Happy reading!

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find our newest research brief, Aging Bruises Based On Color, plus our original guide, Injury Following Consensual Sex. Both available now for electronic download.

It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly waltz through the newly published peer-reviewed literature. I have to tell you, it’s a pretty glorious selection this month. Links lead to PubMed abstracts except where indicated.

Thinking about having a journal club for your team (or just looking for the next article to assign)? Here are some suggestions based on this month’s review:

For adult/adolescent SANE programs: Ectopic pregnancy following oral levonorgestrel emergency contraception use. or Vulnerabilities Relevant for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors.

For CAC/peds programs: Barriers and facilitators affecting self-disclosure among male survivors of child sexual abuse: The service providers’ perspective. or Estimating the probability of abusive head trauma after abuse evaluation.

For expanded programs: Acquired Brain Injury in the Context of Family Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review of Incidence, Prevalence, and Contributing Factors. or Childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence victimization: A meta-analysis.

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find our newest research brief, Aging Bruises Based On Color, plus our original guide, Injury Following Consensual Sex. Both available now for electronic download.

(Have you entered our giveaway yet for IAFN conference registration?)

It’s time once again for Articles of Note, our monthly romp through the newly published peer-reviewed literature. I hope you’ve made room on your nightstands and your e-readers, my friends, because there’s plenty to keep your brain occupied for a good long while. Links take you to PubMed abstracts except where indicated. Be a dear and cite back to FHO if you use our compilation 🙂

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Have you checked out the FHO store lately? You can find our newest research brief, Aging Bruises Based On Color, plus our original guide, Injury Following Consensual Sex. Both available now for electronic download.