AAFS 2026: Workshop of Interest to Forensic Nurses

We encourage those of you attending the AAFS Annual Scientific Conference to consider registering for Workshop 32, Culture, Control, and Consequence: Addressing Harmful Norms Impacting LGBTQ+ Rights, Women's Autonomy, and Gender-Based Violence, taking place February 10, 2026.

Step into Culture, Control, and Consequence, a compelling and timely workshop on Tuesday afternoon, February 10, from 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm (W32) designed to empower forensic professionals confronting some of today's most pressing human rights challenges. From virginity testing and honor-based violence to the persecution of LGBTQ+ communities, this session exposes how culturally sanctioned harms reverberate through forensic, clinical, legal, and investigative practice. Tailored for experts across criminalistics, forensic nursing, jurisprudence, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences, the workshop delivers actionable insights, survivor-centered perspectives, and culturally informed, rights-driven strategies you can apply immediately in the field. We highly encourage you to sign up for this engaging workshop, which will help to sharpen your investigative lens, strengthen your advocacy, and elevate your practice as part of a global movement to dismantle harmful norms and protect the dignity and safety of every individual.

We hope you plan to join us!