Samuel McLean, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and Jeffery Houpt Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina, where he directs the Institute for Trauma Recovery. He has developed and leads several national research networks dedicated to improving the lives of trauma survivors, including the Better Tomorrow Network.

In this Bell Work Talks, Ms. Zaferes will discuss aquatic crimes and collection of DNA from submerged items.

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Davis discusses the persistent and pernicious problem of trauma-related nightmares.

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Campbell discusses her life’s work on how to improve the healthcare system in preventing domestic violence homicides. She discusses how her research has brought together nursing research, forensic nursing and other areas of nursing practice. She reviews how strangulation and traumatic brain injury impact the long-term health consequences of women experiencing abuse. She speaks of the additional effects on health when there are multiple types of trauma possibly beginning in childhood, or involving historical trauma and racism.

This podcast is just an introduction about the development of Forensic Nursing. In the future we will present a webinar that further discusses the topic by thought leaders of the Academy.

Brief introduction to the AFN's podcasting platform and background on Bell Work Talks.