Orlando 2027: Start Planning Now!

The 79th American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Scientific Conference will be held February 15-20, 2027, in Orlando, FL.

AAFS President Jim Curuso has chosen the theme "Around the World and Beyond" recognizing the fact that "there are issues in the forensic sciences that are beyond the boundaries of earth." We are looking forward to the Forensic Nursing Science (FNS) Section featuring high-quality workshops, podium presentations, and posters. Students and members are encouraged to apply with a focus on the three core pillars forensic nursing care is built on: legal principals, forensic science, and nursing science related to trauma and health outcomes.

Please consider volunteering to be a moderator for a workshop or session to assist your own membership advancement within the Forensic Nursing Science Section.

Suggestions for presentations were submitted by our members that they are interested in seeing offered. They are as follows:

Forensic Nursing

• Clinical forensic examinations and documentation (e.g., Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Response Team [SANE/SART] practices)
• Trauma-informed care in forensic settings
• Strangulation assessment and documentation
• Intimate partner violence and elder abuse investigations
• Human trafficking identification and response
• Death investigation collaboration with forensic nurses
• Evidence collection, preservation, and courtroom testimony
• Forensic nursing roles in disaster and mass casualty response
• Interdisciplinary collaboration between forensic nurses, law enforcement, and legal professionals
• Case-based applications of forensic nursing in criminal investigations

Abstract submissions open May 21, 2026. Please apply as soon as possible, the submission deadline is August 1, 2026. Contact FNS Section Program Chair Michelle Patch (mpatch1@jhmi.edu) and Co-Chair Max Veltmann (maximilianveltman@boisestate.edu) with any questions.

We look forward to your abstract submissions and seeing you in Orlando.