Thank you for your interest in the Adult/Adolescent SANE/SAFE Clinical Training to be held on February 5-6, 2026.
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Date and Time
Thursday, February 5 and Friday, February 6, 2026
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (both days)
Description
This live clinical training is a provider-directed clinical skills program designed to promote the professional performance of the RN or APRN in the role as an adult/adolescent sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) or sexual assault forensic examiner (SAFE). The purpose is to prepare didactically trained SANE/SAFE nurses in the clinical aspects of the adult/adolescent sexual assault medical-forensic examination, regardless of the medical practice setting.
Target Audience
RN's or APRN’s who have completed a 40-hour or 64-hour SANE/SART Adult/Adolescent Didactic Course.
*Please send 40-hour or 64-hour SANE/SART course certificate to jessica.albers@haysmed.com
Location
Fort Hays State University – Stroup Hall
601 College Drive
Hays, KS 67601
Recommended Lodging
Hilton Garden Inn
221 West 43rd Street
Hays, KS 67601
Registration
The normal registration fee of $400.00 for this course is being waived for professionals who work with rural or underserved Kansas victims/patients of sexual assault. This clinical training is being sponsored by the Pittsburg State University ANE-SANE Grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA requires that we collect certain demographic data as well as National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) from all nurses who attend this clinical. In order to collect this data, the grant coordinator at PSU will email a week or two before the training with a link to a brief questionnaire and instructions on how to obtain your free NPI number. Please note that this information will not be shared with anyone other than HRSA. Please email PSUSANEGrant@pittstate.edu for further information.
Registration Deadline: January 23, 2026
Cancellation Policy
** No-shows and cancellations made less than 72 hours before the event may be assessed the registration fee ($400)**
Cancellation: HMC reserves the right to cancel any training that does not meet enrollment quota. All pre-registered attendees; will receive a full refund.
Sponsored by
Joint providership with Pittsburg State University Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing (HRSA ANE-SANE Grant) and HaysMed Foundation
The Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing at Pittsburg State University was originally awarded an Advanced Nursing Education-Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in 2018, 2021 and was then awarded a three-year extension in 2024. The grant funds are used to recruit, train, and retain registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in rural areas of Kansas for SANE training, resources, and certification. The extension will provide for an increased numbers of sexual assault programs, improved access to forensic nurses, and multi-disciplinary education for sexual assault response teams (SARTs) across the state of Kansas.
The HaysMed Foundation, in an effort to address the increasing challenges faced by the medical community, was established in 1995. The Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization as described more specifically in Internal Revenue Service Code 509(a)(3) as a supporting organization of Hays Medical Center. The HaysMed Foundation is dedicated to support, assist, and promote the interest and welfare of Hays Medical Center, its programs and activities. The Foundation is governed by a board of community volunteers. Generous support from individuals, families, organizations, foundations, and corporations, has assisted HaysMed in meeting the demands for physical growth and modernization, proactive educational programming, and recruitment and retention of superior clinical and administrative professionals.
Prerequisites
RN's or APRN’s who have completed a 40-hour or 64-hour SANE/SART Adult/Adolescent Didactic Course (REQUIRED).
*Please send 40-hour or 64-hour SANE/SART course certificate to jessica.albers@haysmed.com
CNE
This offering has been approved for 17.75 nursing continuing education contact hours. This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Objectives
Following this program, the participants can be expected to:
- Verbalize and demonstrate clinical competency in performing a medical forensic examination of an adult/adolescent patient.
- Verbalize and demonstrate clinical competency in performing a detailed female and male ano-genital examination, including speculum and anoscope insertion.
- Verbalize and demonstrate the ability to utilize assistive visualization techniques, including but not limited to: toluidine blue dye, foley catheter technique, alternative light source, digital forensic photography, etc.
- Verbalize and demonstrate competency and application of critical thinking skills through history taking and assessment, in a variety of sexual assault examination scenarios including but not limited to: drug facilitated assault, reported vs. non-reported exams, etc.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this clinical training, nurses will have a more comprehensive understanding of the medical-legal examination and factors affecting the care of the sexual assault patient. Lecture and return demonstration of essential skills utilizing live patient models (GTAs), including history taking, assessment, forensic photography, evidence collection, patient education, care planning and discharge, will be the core focus. This clinical training will enhance the nurse's ability to provide comprehensive forensic medical care to persons affected by sexual assault in a variety of complex patient scenarios.
Instructors
- Jessica Albers, MFS, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
HaysMed
- Rystal Waldman, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
HaysMed
- Regan Krause, RN, SANE-A
HaysMed - Tina Jecha, RN, SANE-A
HaysMed
- Gordon Kuntz, APRN, CS-BC
HaysMed
- Jamie Malone, APRN, PMHNP-BC
HaysMed
- Karen Groot, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
Forensic Nurse Consultant
Agenda
Thursday, February 5, 2026
DAY 1
7:30 – 7:45 a.m. Sign in/Registration (light breakfast provided)
7:45 – 8:00 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, Pre-Test
8:00 – 11:00 a.m. Classroom session
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. SDFI Camera Education and Orientation
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:30 – 4:40 p.m. Skills Station Rotations
4:40 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap up, Q & A
Friday, February 6, 2026
DAY 2
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Review (light breakfast provided)
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Scenario-based exams
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:45 – 4:45 p.m. Scenario-based exams
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Evaluations/Wrap up/Post-Test