Multiple Perspectives on Overdose Fatality Reviews

This webinar originally occurred on July 27th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour This webinar provided an overview of overdose fatality reviews (OFRs) with a specific focus on engaging partnerships with coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal death investigators. The presenters highlighted OFRs…

2021 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Overview The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) assisted the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in hosting the annual NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on February 16, 2021 from 10:00 AM ET to 5:40 PM ET. NIJ…

PMCT Potpourri of Unnatural Deaths

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on May 18th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour – In the sixth and final webinar, participants were introduced to the use of PMCT in the investigation of a variety of unnatural…

PMCT of Natural Deaths

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on May 11th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour – In the fifth webinar, participants were introduced to the use of PMCT in the investigation of natural deaths.  At the New Mexico OMI,…

PMCT of Blunt Force Trauma

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on May 4th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour – This webinar introduced participants to the use of PMCT in the diagnosis of blunt force trauma. PMCT scan may be used to…

PMCT of Gunshot Wounds

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on April 27th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour In the third webinar, participants were introduced to the use of PMCT for examining decedents with gunshot wounds, both homicidal and self-inflicted. At…

Overview of PMCT for Pathologist Triage

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on April 20th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour In the second webinar, participants were introduced to the use of PMCT as a triage tool in a busy forensic pathology practice. Participants first…

Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Webinar Series

Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is a valuable tool for medicolegal death investigation. PMCT examination may be used to supplement traditional autopsy or anthropological examinations. Further, PMCT combined with external examination may be used as an alternative to full autopsy for…

PMCT Basics: Facility and Technical Aspects

← Back to Series – – This webinar originally occurred on April 13th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour – In the first webinar, participants were introduced to x-ray computed tomography (CT) and some key differences between CT and traditional x-ray. The…

Utility of Microbes in Forensic Science

This webinar originally occurred on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour The presenter discussed the definition of forensic microbiology, a timeline of when it first became popular, and how it differs from molecular epidemiology. The webinar then covered differences…