On November 17, 2025, a lecture was delivered by the internationally recognized expert and founder of forensic nursing science, Virginia A. Lynch (MSN, RN, FCNS, DF-IAFN, DF-AAFS, FAAN), on the topic “Forensic Nursing Science. Gender-Based Violence.”

Virginia Lynch is a key figure in the development of the international school of forensic nursing and the author of the world’s first educational programs for forensic nurses. She is an honorary member of the American Association of Forensic Nurses and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, as well as a recognized leader in combating gender-based violence.

The central topics of the lecture included:

• specifics of interaction between healthcare professionals and victims;
• principles of a trauma-informed approach;
• methods of collecting, documenting, and preserving forensic evidence;
• ethical and legal aspects of working with vulnerable groups;
• ensuring victims’ rights and improving the quality of interagency cooperation.

She lecture became an important educational platform that fostered the exchange of professional experience and the dissemination of modern knowledge in the field of forensic nursing.