Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
(SANE) Training
SANE Instructors
- Gretchen Johnson-Gelb, Nurse Practitioner, SANE
- Kris Karcher, Coos County Chief Deputy Medical Examiner
SANE Curriculum
The 40-hour didactic training includes information on how to:
- obtain a relevant medical history from a sexual assault patient;
- conduct a physical examination specific to the medical history;
- document injury using photography, bodygrams and charting;
- collect and preserve evidence;
- use the OSP (Oregon State Police) Crime Lab Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Kit;
- provide the victim with prophylactic medications and/or emergency contraception for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy;
- treat and/or refer the victim for medical treatment; and
- work as part of a victim-centered and multidisciplinary response to the sexually assaulted victim/patient.
Participants also have the option of participating in a precepted Speculum Clinic. The clinic provides participants with (at least) two speculum exams required for their post-training clinical preceptorship necessary for Oregon SANE Certification. |
