#OMAHA2025
International Conference
on Forensic Nursing Science & Practice
Join the largest network of professional forensic nurses and launch your career with top-tier presenters from all over the world.
August 19-20, 2025 @ CHI Health Center Omaha
+Add-on workshops available August 18, August 21
Registration Opens May 1
Welcome to the IAFN
Welcome to the
IAFN
#OMAHA2025 Conference!
The International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science & Practice is the world’s largest conference for forensic nurses.
Organized by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, the world’s leader in forensic nursing, this event is a unique opportunity to learn from leading clinicians and researchers. Come celebrate the power of forensic nursing — and meet IAFN’s expert forensic nursing staff and ask them anything — all while enjoying the Midwestern charm of a world-class city!
Event Organizer
Why Attend
OUR EVENT?
Experience the world’s premiere forensic nursing conference that gives you access to expert clinicians, researchers and others — all gathered in one place.
In-person Network
Get to know fellow nurses from around the world, including global leaders.
Top Speakers
Learn from international expert clinicians and researchers.
Contact Hours
Don’t miss the most forensic nursing CEs available in one place.
Omaha Beauty
Visit the #1 zoo in America! Take in gorgeous views of the mighty Mississippi from the Pedestrian Bridge. Enjoy delectable cuisine in the Old Market and stroll through a scenic outdoor mall and the Heartland of America Park.
Conference Nuts & Bolts
IAFN’s 2025 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice Registration
- Member: $560*
- Non-Member: $689*
Pre- & Post-Conference Workshops (limited capacity)
- Member per day: $275*
- Non-Member per day: $375*
(Want the member rate? Join today!)
*Early bird rate, through May 29, 2025
Hotels with Discounted IAFN Rates
- Hilton Omaha (connected to convention center): $198 + taxes
- Omaha Marriott Downtown at Capitol District (1 block away from convention center): $214 + taxes
**Both hotels offer free shuttles to and from airport – less than a 15-minute ride!
Meals
- 2 breakfasts + Welcome Reception with heavy hors d’ouevres included with registration
- Grab ‘n go lunch options available in the conference space!
Event Info Schedule
The world’s largest gathering of forensic nurses with two full days of educational sessions and plenary sessions from sunrise to dinnertime, an exhibit floor featuring tools you need to be your best, a festive welcome reception where you can unwind in style with music, food, karaoke fun, and more!
Core Presentations
OVER 2 DAYS
- Keynote Address: Strategies to Nurture Hope
(A facilitated conversation of the power of cultural responsiveness in healing) – Featuring A Back-by-Popular-Demand Speaker! (TBA in March) - Keynote Address: The Science and Power of Hope – Featuring one of the world’s leading hope researchers (TBA in March)
- 55 Total live sessions including 90-minute, Keynotes, 30-minute evidence-based research sessions, and 60-minute sunrise case-study sessions
- Poster Presentations
- And More!
Extra Pre- & Post-conference
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS
Limited Capacity!* Register Now
- Embark on a learning adventure at a state-of-the-art facility offering activities ranging from holographic theaters, to interactive visual activities, and simulated patient experiences
- Select from 7 unique full-day clinical workshops with nursing CE credits available the day before and after the conference
- Learn in a class size from 20-30
- Benefit from undivided attention from forensic nursing experts who will teach and provide real-time feedback
- Choose from a range of clinical experiences, including IPV and strangulation assessments with simulated patient experiences; fact & expert witness testimony workshops with field experts; post-mortem sexual violence examination education with cadavers and instruction from a forensic pathologist, along with a mock death investigation; and many others!
- And more!
*Accepting only 200 registrants per day
Workshop Location: The Davis Global Center
IAFN’s partner in developing genital anatomy models
The Davis Global Center is a highly advanced clinical simulation facility covering 192,000 square feet dedicated to fostering the practice of patient care in highly-functioning interprofessional teams.
This world-class facility is the only place you can work with holographic anatomy models developed with IAFN to maximize forensic nursing training.
Our 2024 Conference in a Snapshot
Never Been to Omaha?
Visit the #1 zoo in America! Take in gorgeous views of the mighty Mississippi from the Pedestrian Bridge. Enjoy delectable cuisine in the Old Market and stroll through a scenic outdoor mall and the Heartland of America Park.
Why Past Attendees Loved It
FAQ
Register by May 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET for our early-bird rate!
Members always save on registration fee! Not a member? Join today.
Yes! Our virtual conference will be held September 4 – October 16.
Registration cancellations or changes from in-person to virtual conference registrations must be made in writing and sent to invoiceadmin@ForensicNurses.org by the dates outlined below.
Cancellation requests for the in-person or virtual conference received by July 1, 2025, will be refunded at 50% of the registration fee. Refunds will not be made for cancellations on or after July 2, 2025, or for participants who register but do not attend.
Requests to change a registration from the 2025 in-person conference to the 2025 virtual conference received by July 1, 2025, will receive a refund of the difference between the in-person paid registration fee and the virtual conference registration fee. Refunds will not be made for requests received on or after July 2, 2025.
Transfer of registration fees to another person may be done without penalty with written notice given to IAFN home office at invoiceadmin@ForensicNurses.org by August 6, 2025.
We have this sample letter that you can modify, and we have this budget worksheet, too! If you plan to register for only the pre- and/or post-conference workshops, we have this pre-con sample letter that you can modify.
Yes. See this document. If you need additional information, please contact us conference@forensicnurses.org as soon as possible and provide a detailed description of what you need. We will be happy to help!
Email our conference team at conference@forensicnurses.org. We aim to return messages within 1 business day.
If you can’t make it to the conference in Omaha, you can always join us virtually from September 4 – October 16, 100% online!
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Our Event Venue
CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha's Convention Center
Location Address
455 N 10th St, Omaha, NE 68102, United States