MUSC SANE program
October 2012 Meeting Minutes
Present: Kathy Gill-Hopple, Janette Ward, Whitney Simpson, Nicole Wolf, Melissa Leslie, Stephanie Green, Lynze Eades, Brooke Bae, Jennifer Griffin
1. Announcements made:
a. www.muscsane.blogspot.com is the site of the new blog. Everyone was sent an invitation. Please look for policies, news and helpful information. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
b. Next meeting is business/Christmas at Janette’s house. Electronic invitations will be sent out. All food will be provided with an Italian theme. If you wish to participate you can bring a Christmas tree ornament for exchange.
c. Call calendar – still in evolution. Daytime hours (7a-3p) will be covered by the office staff, unless other arrangements have been made. There will still be plenty of opportunities for all SANEs to pick up hours. Please notify the office of your November schedule as soon as possible. Also need Thanksgiving covered. It is still expected for SANEs to pick up 6 hours on a holiday.
d. Community Resource sheets have been prepared by Janette. Please utilize them for each patient and choose the appropriate brochures for the patient’s situation.
e. A rolling suitcase is being purchased for the “away” cases. The suitcase will store all the needed equipment, so you will only need to pick it and the camera (when it arrives) up. Requests for exams in other hospitals will be approached on an individual basis. Please call Kathy or the office when you have received a request to go to another hospital. We will facilitate the request.
2. Guest speaker: Kimberly Purdue from South Carolina Legal Services spoke about orders of protection, and free assistance to fill them out at the Charleston court house on Fridays 9am – 1pm.
3. CV’s – must be completed and returned to Kathy. These will be filed at the courthouse and updated on a yearly basis. This is your documentation of your ability to act as an expert witness. A template is posted on the blog. If you have the info in another format please send it on to Kathy.
4. Anonymous reporting – the law says that victims must be offered the opportunity to receive a medical forensic exam without being required to pay for it, and without being required to notify law enforcement. The anonymous report numbers will now be the Pat Com number that is assigned to the patient when they register into the hospital. The only documentation to be on the outside of the kit is: Pat Com number
Date of the exam
Date of “expiration” 1 year from date of exam
SANE signature and “MUSC”
5. Unit competencies: The Anatomical Review list and Case Study #1 was distributed. Case Study is to be completed and returned at the next staff meeting: Nov. 27. Unit competencies meet the requirement for ongoing education. They must be completed – no exceptions.
6. Patient Follow up calls will be made from the SANE office beginning Nov 1. These will be health-care focused, and provide an opportunity for the patient to ask questions and receive additional support. Please verify 2 (if possible) good phone numbers and ask if it is ok to leave messages. Please tell your patient she/he will be receiving a FU call within a couple of days.
7. 2013 Peer Review – Request was made for an on call SANE to help with the development of a peer review tool. Please notify Kathy if you are interested.
8. Suggestion was made to have a group try to attend the next EVAW conference in Maryland. MUHA Giving Back grants can be applied for to help pay the costs by individuals. Other future training opportunities:
a. Adv. Forensic Photography, Nov. 14, 2012, 8:30-5:00 Midlands Technical College, Lexington Hall Room 185, 1260 Lexington Dr. West Columbia, SC
b. Evidence Collection, Preservation & Submission, Dec. 10, 2012,8:30 – 4:00 Lexington Police Dept, 111 Maiden Ln, Lexington, SC
