This course provides practical, up-to-date instruction primarily for full- and part-time medical examiners and coroners. Police officers, attorneys, forensic nurses, and other members of the death investigation team will benefit from acquiring in-depth understanding of current standard medical examiner/ coroner daily practices. The seminars are formulated with the intention of providing current and exhaustive coverage in forensic sciences on an annual recurring basis. Thus, the complexity of the topics presented will range from basic to advanced.
As a result of attending this conference, participants will understand:[list]
[*]Clinical and pathological manifestations of Bath Salts and other emerging drugs of abuse
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[*]Diagnostic criteria to differentiate Live from Still Births
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[*]One medical examiner's thoughts on job stress
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[*]Methods and limitations of forensic photo documentation
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[*]The developing roles of digital imagery in forensic medicine
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[*]The 4[sup]th[/sup] Amendment to the United States Constitution with regard to warrants and exceptions
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[*]The important role of the medical examiner in investigating sports related deaths
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[*]How to utilize "biological clocks" in answering time since death questions
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[*]An approach to the examination and investigation of a body recovered from water
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Participation by interactive voting and discussion regarding difficult manner of death determinations is always a lively and productive presentation. This course is well known for the informal give and take of these sessions, the perfect mixture of scholarship and congeniality for the close of each academic day at Colby. This entire educational program is relaxed and informal. Please come and join us in Maine this summer for what we feel will be a great experience.
Contact Information
Special Programs
4730 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8847
phone: 207-859-4730
fax: 207-859-4734
e-mail: [email="summer@colby.edu"]summer@colby.edu[/email]
For more information visit: http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/special_programs/programs/2012/1617908/39th-Annual-New-England-Seminar-in-Forensic-Sciences.cfm
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