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The Medical Director’s Role in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs

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At your monthly meeting with the chief medical officer (CMO) and chief nursing officer (CNO), they inform you of the hospitals plan to start a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. Discussion SANE programs started in the early 1970s to provide medical forensic examinations to patients after sexual assault.

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ACEP Board Meeting Tackles Current Issues, Practice Trends

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Approved Policy Statements in April included— Length of Residency in Training in Emergency Medicine—new Policy Statement (which was developed based on a 2023 Council Resolution about “Supporting 3-year and 4-Year EM Residency Program Accreditation”) Selective Triage for Victims of Sexual Assault to Designated Exam Facilities—revised Policy Statement (..)