2022_10724NAT Graduate Certificate in the Medical and Forensic Management of Adult Sexual Assault
Course category2022
Course Code: 10724NAT
Course Description: This course is intended to provide participants with a range of knowledge and skills to perform the following functions associated with the medical and forensic management of adult sexual assault in a health setting:
- respond effectively to the immediate health needs of an adult male or female patient following a sexual assault
- focus on the medical, legal and ethical specialist skills and knowledge required to carry out a forensic medical examination
- make high order, independent, complex judgements in a specialised context
- communicate effectively with diverse patients, within a specific legal framework
- provide expert opinion within the criminal justice system
Target audience: The Graduate Certificate in the Medical and Forensic Management of Adult Sexual Assault is targeted at:
- Doctors working for NSW health who are required to provide medical care and forensic examinations to adult victims of sexual assault
- Registered nurses who are training to become Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners working for NSW health who provide medical care and forensic examinations for adult victims of sexual assault.
Facilitator: Mandy Ashton, Irina Batyrkulova, Jane Brabin, Laura Campbell, Ravinay Chand, Subha Chowdhury, Kathryn Evans, Eleanor Freedman, Sigrid Herring, Sharon Kerr, Kathleen Kramer, Marlene Lauw, Tania May, Sonali Panda, Joanne Phillips, Shamini Ramoo, Carol Stevenson
Subject Matter Expert: Michelle Alexander, Amanda Baxter, Anisa Cheshire, Carey Day, Mandy Eagles, Catherine McGowan, Mary Stewart, Anousha Victoire