2015 Annual Meeting W2113 : Best Practice Guidelines for Hospital Pathologists Performing Medicolegal Autopsies |
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 0800-1130, W2113
Please take a few minutes of your time to evaluate the scientific sessions.
Please take a few minutes of your time to evaluate the scientific sessions.
Kristopher Cunningham, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service; University of Toronto
Jayantha Herath, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service; University of Toronto
Michael Pollanen, Chief Forensic Pathologist of Ontario; University of Toronto
Objectives:
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
Explain the stepwise process for managing and conducting a medicolegal autopsy.
Describe injuries.
Use laboratory testing beyond toxicology.
Construct a professionally independent and impartial opinion on the cause and mechanism of death.
Construct a final medicolegal autopsy report.
Jayantha Herath, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service; University of Toronto
Michael Pollanen, Chief Forensic Pathologist of Ontario; University of Toronto
Objectives:
At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:
Explain the stepwise process for managing and conducting a medicolegal autopsy.
Describe injuries.
Use laboratory testing beyond toxicology.
Construct a professionally independent and impartial opinion on the cause and mechanism of death.
Construct a final medicolegal autopsy report.