40th Annual New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences
August 4–8, 2013
Location: Colby College, Waterville, Maine
Costs: MDs: $549. Hospital interns, residents, PA, RN, law enforcement officials and retired physicians: $375.
Who Should Attend: Full- and part-time medical examiners and coroners, family practice physicians, police officers, attorneys, and other death investigators.
  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:
- injury patterns in vehicular deaths
- the evolution of understanding in the "Shaken Impact Syndrome"
- the etiologies of childhood bleeding disorders
- hazards encountered in the autopsy
- the team approach to fire death investigation
- regional taphonomy data as a tool to help pinpoint time since death
- DNA collection, specimen transmission, expectations and pitfalls
- the evolving police science of accident scene reconstruction
- how forensic radiology analyzes and documents blunt force penetrating
injuries
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
Room and Board
All meals and lodging are available at the College for an additional $315, a fee that also covers campus recreational facilities and the lobster bake. Charges for family members, covering all of the above except seminar tuition, are as follows:
spouse $252
other adult $315
children ages 10-16 $189
children ages 3-9 $149
If you are living off campus, tickets to the lobster bake can be purchased at our Information Desk in Cotter Union and the prices are:
Lobster, $36 per person
Steak or Vegetarian, $28 per person
CO-DIRECTORS:
Edward David, M.D., J.D.
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
State of Maine, Bangor
Gregory J. Davis, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
State Medical Examiner
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort
Fred B. Jordan, M.D.
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
State of Maine, West Poland
MODERATOR:
Richard T. Callery, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner
State of Delaware, Wilmington
FACULTY:
Thomas A. Andrew, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner
State of New Hampshire, Concord
Peter M. Cummings, M.D.
Medical Examiner
Director of Forensic Neuropathology
Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Joseph T. Davis, M.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine,
Department of Radiology (R3);
State of Indiana, Indianapolis
Jennie Duval, M.D.
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
State of New Hampshire, Concord
Sgt. Darren L. Foster
Senior Crash Reconstruction Specialist,
Maine State Police Traffic Safety Unit
State of Maine, Augusta
Thomas Gilson, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner
Cuyahoga County
State of Ohio, Cleveland
Dan Gott, D.O.
Medical Examiner
State of Maine, Brewer
Margaret S. Greenwald, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner
State of Maine, Augusta
David Munied
Senior Forensic Scientist,
Forensic Biology Section, DNA,
Maine State Police Crime Laboratory,
State of Maine, Augusta
Clifford C. Nelson, M.D.
Deputy State Medical Examiner
State of Oregon, Portland
Marcella H. Sorg, Ph.D., DABFA
Consultant in Forensic Anthropology
Research Associate Professor of Anthropology
Public Policy and Climate Change
University of Maine, Orono
As an institution accredited for CME, Colby College designates this educational activity for a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Certificates of attendance are awarded at the end of the course.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses may claim credit for activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in most states, for up to 50% of the nursing requirement for recertification. Please check with your state accrediting body for further clarification.
Colby College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
11am - 1 pm
Registration
Diamond Building
Colby Campus
1:00 pm Welcome
Mr. Moore and Co-Directors
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Investigation of Drug Deaths, Dr. Greg Davis
2:15 – 3:00 pm
A Search for the "Causes" - Three Deaths in Maine, Dr. David
3:00 pm
Break
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Concealed Homicides, Dr. Cummings
4:30 pm
Q & A
5:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm
Informal Presentations MONDAY, AUGUST 5
8:30 – 9:30 am
Exercises, Drs. Andrew and Callery
9:30 am
Break
10:00 – 11:00 am
Forensic Radiology: Blunt Force, Dr. Joe Davis
11:00 – 12:00 pm
Injury Patterns in Vehicular Deaths, Dr. Gott
Ms. Stevens
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Crash Reconstruction I, Sgt. Foster
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Crash Reconstruction II, Sgt. Foster
2:30 pm
Break
3:00 – 4:30 pm
Exercises, Drs. Andrew and Callery
4:30 pm
Q & A
5:00 pm
Down East Lobster Bake
7:00 pm
Informal Presentations
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6
8:30 – 9:30 am
Evolution of Understanding in the Shaken Impact Syndrome, Dr. Callery
9:30 – 10:30 am
Artifacts II, Dr. Duval
10:30am
Break
11:00 – 12:00 pm
The Many Faces of Emboli, Dr. Andrew
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Childhood Bleeding Disorders, Acquired and Inherited, Dr. Nelson
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm
Evidence Response Team Exercise (indoor and outdoor)
Dr. David and staff, Maine State Police, Maine Warden Service (Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)
6:00 pm
Maine Medicolegal Society Dinner
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
8:30 – 9:30 am
Forensic Radiology, Penetrating Injuries, Dr. Joe Davis
9:30 – 10:30 am
Forensic Potpourri, Dr. Gilson
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Autopsy Hazards, Dr. Duval
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Deaths in Confined Spaces, Dr. Callery
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
DNA: Collection, Transmission, Expectations and Pitfalls, Mr. Muniec
3:00 pm
Break
3:30 – 4:45 pm
What Would You Do With This Case, Dr. Nelson 4:45 pm Q & A
5:00 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm Informal Presentations
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
8:30 – 9:30 am
Regional Taphonomy, Dr. Sorg
9:30 – 10:30 am
Forensic Geriatrics, Dr. Cummings
10:30am
Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fire Death Investigations, Dr. Greenwald
12:00 pm
Final Comments, Questions and Wrap Up
Hard copies of the handouts will be passed out at check-in.
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