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Beyond the Rape Kit: Canada’s Forensic Frontline – Intro Episode
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Welcome to Beyond the Rape Kit, the official podcast of the Canadian Forensic Nurses Association (CFNA). In this introductory episode, host Hannah Varto sets the stage for a series exploring the realities of forensic nursing in Canada—where healthcare, law, and trauma-informed care meet.
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Introduction and Podcast Overview
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This is not just another medical podcast or a true crime series. This is the voice of forensic nursing in Canada. This is Beyond the Rape Kit, Canada's Forensic Frontline.
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We're the Canadian Forensic Nurses Association and we're pulling back the curtain on what really happens when trauma meets healthcare, when survivors seek justice, and when nurses stand at the front lines of both.
New Season Focus
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Follow us on Spotify, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Blue Sky. Or check us out on the Canadian Forensic Nurses Association website.
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Welcome, this is an intro to the upcoming season of Beyond the Rape Kit, Canada's Forensic Frontline, a podcast of the Canadian Forensic Nurses Association, CFNA. I'm your host Hannah Varto, a forensic nurse practitioner.
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I'm joined in the background by our tech expert, Chloe Hunt.
Goals and Themes
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And I'm Chloe. I'm really excited to be part of this new initiative with the CFNA. For the most part, I'll be behind the scenes managing all things tech, but I'm looking forward to the incredible topics we have lined up this year.
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I'm really glad to be working with you, Chloe. This podcast is an exciting new adventure for CFNA. Whether you're a seasoned forensic nurse, a curious student, a survivor, or a non-healthcare professional, or maybe just someone who's passionate about justice and trauma-informed care, this space is for you.
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This podcast was born out of a need, a need to demystify forensic nursing, amplify survivor voices, and bring clarity to the complex intersections of healthcare care law and advocacy.
Role of Forensic Nurses
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Chloe, we're here to go beyond the headlines, beyond the assumptions, and yes, beyond the rape kit.
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Forensic nursing is more than just collecting evidence. It's trauma-informed, compassionate care. It's clinical documentation that holds weight in court. It's collaboration with law enforcement, legal professionals, and survivors themselves.
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It's about bearing witness to trauma, navigating systems that were not built for survivors, and advocating for dignity in every exam room and courtroom. Forensic nurses have a unique role that traverses the health and legal systems with both skill, expertise, and objectivity.
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Through this podcast, CFNA aims to educate, challenge, and connect because the work we do doesn't happen in isolation.
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Myths still haunt our legal system, and the stories demanding to be heard are often the ones left out of the courtroom. Each episode of Beyond the Rape Kit will explore a different facet of forensic nursing in Canada.
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We'll break down clinical practices, analyze legal cases, and speak with experts across disciplines. We'll also confront uncomfortable truths, like how rape myths persist in courtrooms, or why non-fatal strangulation is still overlooked despite its deadly implications.
Future Episodes and Engagement
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Some of the upcoming episodes that you can look forward to are a deep dive into the Hockey Canada trial and what it reveals about institutional accountability and the language we use around violence. We're going to take a look at femicide in Canada with a spotlight on British Columbia's most recent preventable deaths.
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We're going to do interviews with forensic nurses, legal experts and survivors. We're going to take the exam room to the courtroom and navigate the chain of evidence and testimony. We'll talk about the realities of providing forensic exams in rural and remote communities.
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We'll do some myth-busting sessions on topics like non-fatal strangulation and rape myths in legal proceedings. This is a space for truth, for hard discussions, for learning, and most of all, for change.
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So subscribe, share, and join us as we shine a light on the work Canadian forensic nurses are doing and the lives that they touch. We welcome respectful debate, comments, and suggestions for future topics or case studies.
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This is a CFNA podcast, Beyond the Rape Kit, Canada's Forensic Frontline.