Dr. Steve Naidoo, Independent Forensic Pathologist, Durban, South Africa Formerly Prof. of Forensic Medicine, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal In this paper, originally presented at the African Society of Forensic Medicine, Dr. Naidoo will discuss the nature and impact of trauma accompanying an alcohol-intoxicated fall. The presentation will describe the nature […]

Dr. Steve Naidoo, Independent Forensic Pathologist, Durban, South Africa In this presentation Dr. Naidoo looks at a series of cases he experienced at autopsies where the nature and pattern of the traumatic basal skull fracture was of particular interest in the reconstruction of the case scenario in court, which led him to delve deeper into the […]

Dr. Tomoya Kobayashi, Chief, Department of Radiological Technology at Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital; Member of Postmortem Imaging Committee, Japan Association of Radiological Technologists; Director of the Japan Society of Autopsy imaging. The number of postmortem imaging (PMI) examinations has been rapidly increasing in Japan. Reasons include the extremely low rate of only 1% for conventional autopsies, and number […]

Technical Aspects of Imaging in Medico-Legal Death Investigation / Setting up an imaging service with the police Jeroen Kroll, Forensic Radiology consultant, Unit Forensic Radiology at Maastricht University Medical Center, Chair IAFR In the Netherlands, forensic radiology is used as an independent medical forensic examination during the early stages of a forensic investigation. The leader […]

Roland Wessling - Roland has a BSc in Archaeological Sciences and an MSc in Forensic Archaeology. He has worked as a consultant for the UN ICTY, on domestic criminal cases in Germany/UK and has been deployed to Cyprus and Iraq for the Inforce Foundation. He was one of the Lead Archaeologists of the excavation of 250 WWI […]

An Introduction to Forensic Anthropology Dr. Nick Marquez-Grant - Senior Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology at Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University. What do bones tell us and what is the role of the forensic anthropologist? The involvement of forensic anthropologists in crime scene investigation, mass disasters and human rights’ abuses has increased in recent years. This […]

Registration is now open for IAFR Webinar #10 on Wednesday 24th April at 18:00 (BST).  The topic of this webinar will be the Imaging of Archaeological & Mummified Remains and will be delivered by Prof. Jerry Conlogue, Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT who has over fifty years experience in applying medical imaging techniques to non-medical areas, such as […]

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Forensic Imaging - Paul Hunter, Lecturer in Medical Imaging, Teesside University Radiographers deal with a range of stressful situations in their day-to-day practice, but potential stressors are even wider ranging and more extreme in a forensic setting – especially when imaging the deceased.  This may lead radiographers to develop symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress […]

Challenges of Post-Mortem Radiology - Prof. Tania Grgurich Tania Grgurich, DHSc, MHS, RT(R)(M)(CT) ARRT is a Clinical Associate Professor and Computed Tomography Clinical Coordinator for Quinnipiac University’s (Hamden, CT. USA) Radiologic Sciences and Advanced Medical Imaging and Leadership Programs.  Since 2005, Prof. Grgurich has also volunteered as a Radiology Consultant for the Office of the Chief […]

Registration is now open for the IAFR Online Study Event, which will take prior to the AGM, between 11:00-13:00 (BST) on Saturday 7th September 2019. The event will consists of the following three webinars: Death Investigation in Minors (Dr. Willemijn Klein, Netherlands) The Forensic Investigation of the Great Belt Bridge Train Accident (Dr. Peter Leth, Denmark) […]