SANE-A Course in Mankato
Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Course
Sponsored by MNCASA and The RE Lab: A HRSA supported sexual assault nursing workforce project (housed at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in collaboration with Minnesota State University Mankato School of Nursing) with the support of HRSA grant #456789.
When: Monday, September 12- Friday, September 16, 2022; 8 am – 5:30 pm daily
Where: Hubbard Building Room 201 (424 North Riverfront Dr., Mankato, MN 56001)
Registration Fee: $250. Registration, hotel, and travel costs are reimbursable upon completion of course: see “Logistics” for details.
Audience: To become a SANE, you must have a Registered Nursing (RN) license and two years of clinical practice. This guideline set by the International Association of Forensic Nursing (IAFN).
Registration
1. Register online – registration on the mnforensicnurses.org website
2. Complete the registration information.
3. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email, including pre-course information and an invoice for the $250.00 registration fee from lwalther@mncasa.org.
4. The week before the course you will receive an email with directions to access the handouts.
5. The registration fee will be refunded when you complete the SANE-A Course.
Deadline: September 9, 2022 (late registration will be accepted if there are still spaces available)
Course Description
This 40 hour Adult/Adolescent Didactic SANE-A Course provides SANE the foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to provide holistic, comprehensive care to adult and adolescent patients that have experienced sexual assault. The Course provides the minimum hours necessary to meet the SANE A Course eligibility requirements to apply to sit for the Commission for Forensic Nursing Certification examination. There is an additional 16 hour Clinical skills Lab available for the “hands-on” portion of the SANE Training.
Core Content Providers
Linda Walther RN SANE A; Regions SANE Program, MNCASA SANE Consultant
Ellen Johnson BA, RN, SANE-A, CEN; SANE Program Supervisor Regions SANE program
Certificate
A certificate of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the Course. Partial credit will not be awarded. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurse, an accredited approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Logistics
Cancellations
If an applicant withdraws registration prior to Friday, September 9, 2022 the registration fee, less a $25.00 handling charge, will be refunded. No refunds will be provided after September 9, 2022.
Financial Support
All SANEs and nurses interested in becoming SANEs are welcome to join The RE Lab! For information and questions about the process, email umnsane@umn.edu.
Course Supplies
Fee includes the course, flash drive with reference materials and handouts. All handouts will be available online at least one week before the training to download and print or bring on a laptop.
Parking
Free parking at the Hubbard Building.
Accommodations
Please make reservations ASAP because the Mahkato's Traditional Pow-Wow* is the weekend after the SANE Course and there is a Medical Conference close to the Hubbard Building the same week. Attendees are responsible for costs associated with accommodations. Grant funding is available to reimburse travel and hotel costs for all trainees of The RE Lab.
Meals
Lunch is on your own. There are many restaurants and fast-food places nearby. There is also plenty of space to store your food and small cooler. We will have coffee, tea, and snacks available. Bring a refillable water bottle and covered coffee/tea mug too! Questions? Please contact Linda Walther RN, SANE-A at 651-260-2072 or lwalther@mncasa.org.
*Mahkato Annual Traditional Pow-Wow – 50th Anniversary, September 16-18, 2022
Learn about Native American culture and enjoy traditional arts and crafts, delicious foods, drumming, singing and dancing at the annual Mahkato Pow-Wow, or Wacipi, at Land of Memories Park. The event takes place to honor the 38 Dakota warriors who died in the largest mass execution in U.S. history and to signify the reconciliation between the Dakota and local settlers following the Dakota Conflict. Learn more here.