The Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFS) is a non-profit professional organization incorporated to maintain professional standards, and to promote the study and enhance the stature of forensic science. Membership in the society is open internationally to professionals with an active interest in the forensic sciences. It is organized into sections representing diverse areas of forensic examination: Anthropology, Medical, Odontology, Biology, Chemistry, Documents, Engineering, Firearms and Toxicology.
The CSFS and its members wish the CAFM a fruitful inaugural conference. We look forward to future collaboration as our organizations continue to advocate for forensic experts in their fields and foster a community of professionals.
La Société canadienne des sciences judiciaires (SCSJ) est une organisation professionnelle sans but lucratif constituée dans le but de maintenir des normes professionnelles, de promouvoir l’étude et accroître la visibilité des sciences judiciaires. L’adhésion à la Société est ouverte au niveau international pour les professionnels ayant un intérêt actif dans les sciences judiciaires. Elle est organisée en sections représentant divers domaines des sciences judiciaires: Anthropologie, Médecine légale, Odontologie, Biologie, Chimie, Documents, Génie, Balistique et Toxicologie.
La SCSJ et ses membres souhaitent à la ACML une conférence inaugurale fructueuse. Nous nous réjouissons de notre future collaboration, car nos organisations continuent à défendre les experts en sciences judiciaires dans leurs domaines respectifs et à favoriser la création d’une communauté de professionnels.
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Describe how new & emerging technologies can be applied to Forensic Medicine.
Analyze how the Portapique, Nova Scotia mass fatality incident will change policy in Canada.
Discuss evolving best practices in forensic toxicology.
Overview
Day 1
Day 2
Mass Fatalities & Emerging Technologies
Toxicology & Biochemistry
Location:
Saint Mary’s University
McNally Auditorium, Halifax, NS
Earlybird Rates Don’t Wait!
Become a member and register for the conference at the same time to access the early bird rates!
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Before August 1st:
150.00 off (Best Deal!)
Before September 1st:
50.00 off
Before October 1st:
10.00 off
CAFM Membership
Membership Benefits:
CONTRIBUTE to a forum where forensic pathologists can MEET ONE ANOTHER, exchange ideas, DISCUSS practices, and CONSIDER new approaches to difficult and emerging problems.
ATTEND annual meetings where we can receive continuing education that is relevant to our PRACTICE AND OUR GEOGRAOHIC LOCATION/JURISDICTION.
Help FOSTER AND PROMOTE excellence in DEATH INVESTIGATION in Canada by THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES, and by hosting educational programs for allied professionals.
ADVOCATE FOR OPTIMUM WORK ENVIRONMENTS by collecting and sharing information about working conditions and creating workload and other standards that are relevant to our practice.
Be part of the VOICE for all Canadian forensic pathologists, on the provincial, national, and international stage.
Receive DISCOUNTED RATES to attend CAFM events
Membership Types
Member (Voting):
A licensed medical doctor with recognized postgraduate training in Forensic Pathology.
Physician Affiliate (Non-Voting):
A licensed medical doctor.
Non-Physician Affiliate (Non-Voting):
A professional working in a medico-legal death investigation system, holding a graduate degree in a forensic field, or working in forensic medicine/medico-legal work.
Trainee (Non-Voting):
A student enrolled in medical studies, postgraduate medical training, or relevant postgraduate studies at a recognized university.
Registration Rates
Each registration includes access to all sessions and welcome reception.
Membership Type
Membership Fee
Registration Rate
Earlybird Bundle & Save
Member
Regular
300.00
400.00
Affiliate (Physician)
300.00
400.00
Affiliate (Non-Physician)
100.00
275.00
375.00
Trainee
0.00
200.00
200.00
Non-Member
Regular
800.00
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Affiliate (Physician)
800.00
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Affiliate (Non-Physician)
600.00
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Trainee
200.00
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Other Information
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Association of Pathologists. (credits are automatically calculated).
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.
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AND/OR
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Christopher Milroy is a forensic pathologist in Ottawa and a Full Professor in the University of Ottawa. He qualified in medicine from the University of Liverpool and started training in pathology forty years ago. He trained in Forensic Pathology in Sheffield. He worked as a forensic pathologist in Sheffield for 18 years before moving to Ottawa in 2008. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and the Royal College of Physicians of CanadaHe has given evidence in hundreds of criminal trials and in inquests in multiple jurisdictions. He has published over 130 peer reviewed articles and chapters and is co-editor of forensic neuropathology with the late Helen Whitwell and with Daniel Du Plessis. He edits Academic Forensic Pathology. His research interests include the metabolic autopsy and the history of forensic medicine. With colleagues he has provided a forensic pathology service for Nunavut since 2010. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2023.
Dr. Chatterton is the Chief Toxicologist at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in Edmonton, AB, Canada and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology at the University of Alberta. Dr Chatterton earned his PhD from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom prior to taking up employment within the toxicology department of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) in 2001. Dr Chatterton is a board-certified forensic toxicologist (F-ABFT) and chartered chemist.As a senior reporting officer and service delivery team leader, Dr Chatterton managed the National DUID and Road Traffic Alcohol units of the FSS before moving to Canada in 2011 to join the OCME as Deputy Chief Toxicologist; he was promoted to Chief Toxicologist in 2017.Dr Chatterton is a member of numerous professional organisations including The Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), The Society of Hair Testing (SoHT), The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and The United Kingdom and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists (UKIAFT).As an active member of these organisations Dr Chatterton has chaired scientific workshops, presented numerous platform, poster and workshop presentations and completed a large number of abstract reviews. Dr Chatterton has published peer-reviewed papers and book chapters on forensic toxicology and drugs in hair analysis, and most recently, post mortem toxicology in Clarke’s Analysis of Drugs and Poisons.
Dr. Jacqueline Parai is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is a full time forensic pathologist at the Eastern Ontario Regional Forensic Pathology Unit in Ottawa; previously having worked in Toronto for 8 years. She completed a Forensic Pathology Fellowship at the OCME for the State of Maryland and is board certified in Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. She has completed a Master’s of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. She is an examiner in Forensic Pathology and past Chair of the Specialty Committee in Forensic Pathology of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is secretary-treasurer of the CAFM and sits on the Board of Directors of the CAP-ACP.She holds the appointment of Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She is involved in research looking at postmortem biochemistry and its use in Forensic Pathology.
Kona Williams
Dr. Williams is a forensic pathologist and coroner with the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. She is both Cree (Peguis First Nation) and Mohawk (Kahnawake). She is the Director of the Northeastern Regional Forensic Pathology Unit at Health Sciences North (HSN). She is appointed as the First Nations Liaison for the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS).She is the co-chair of the Indigenous Health Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). She serves on the Senate at the NOSM, and has recently been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools, Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
Dr. Matt Bowes obtained his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Queen’s University School of Medicine. After completing his anatomical pathology training at Dalhousie University, he traveled to Miami, Florida, where he was a forensic pathology fellow and associate medical examiner in the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department. He then returned to Halifax, where he worked as a consultant forensic pathologist and medical examiner in the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service until 2006, when he was appointed Chief Medical Examiner. In addition to his regular duties, Dr. Bowes has given many lectures around the country on various topics in forensic pathology and is honoured to have served on the Forensic Pathology Specialty Committee and on the Forensic Pathology Board of Examiners of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Matthew Orde
Matthew Orde is a consulting forensic and anatomical pathologist, who is currently contracted to provide autopsy services to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Alberta. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, and former Medical Director of Autopsy Pathology at the Vancouver General Hospital (2013-2021). Matthew is a ‘Geordie’, originating from Newcastle upon Tyne in northern England, but attended medical school in Scotland, and underwent the majority of his pathology training in southern England. During his training he also spent a year as a Registrar in Forensic Medicine in South Africa, and prior to relocating to Canada in 2013, he worked as a forensic pathologist for 9 years in Sydney, Australia. Matthew also holds legal qualifications, culminating in call to the Bar of England & Wales, and previously held office as Her Majesty’s Deputy Coroner for the City of Brighton and Hove, England.undertaken by pathology trainees under his close supervision.He has been accepted as an expert witness in forensic and autopsy pathology by the Supreme Court of British Columbia on numerous occasions, as well as by courts in Australia and the United Kingdom.Matthew is a much sought-after and engaging speaker, and regularly presents to a variety of audiences, ranging from schoolchildren to senior criminal lawyers and members of the judiciary.
Michael S. Pollanen BSc PhD MD FRCPath DMJ (Path) FRCPC FFFLM (hon) Founder, Forensic Pathology is a Canadian forensic and anatomical pathologist with over 20 years of experience. He is the founding Chief Forensic Pathologist of the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, and Professor and Vice-Chair (Global Health) of the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Dr Pollanen is the founding Program Director for the accredited residency program in forensic pathology (the first in Canada) and the Raymond Chang fellowship at the University of Toronto, in partnership with the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. Dr. Pollanen led the reform of forensic pathology in Ontario after a public inquiry (Goudge Inquiry) by introducing professional oversight and systemic quality improvements for autopsies. He also contributed to quashing many wrongful convictions, mostly in alleged cases of fatal child abuse with flawed medical evidence. His main educational interest is forensic capacity development in resource-limited settings. He has worked for the United Nations, International Criminal Court, and the International Committee for the Red Cross. He has been involved in international work (casework and training missions, and external examiner duties) in: Algeria, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chile, East Timor, Egypt, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Peru, and the West Bank. Dr. Pollanen was also instrumental in a collaboration with the Department of National Defense to conduct autopsies on Canadian soldiers killed in the international coalition war Afghanistan to help improve protective equipment for Canadian soldiers. His current main professional interest is the application of the autopsy to the investigation of torture, extrajudicial execution, and death in custody. He is also a Principal Investigator at the Tanz Centre in Neurodegenerative Disease where he studies a post-conflict African brain disease. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles. Dr Pollanen has trained or contributed to the training of over 50 residents/fellows in forensic pathology at the University of Toronto. He is a long term examiner for the specialist certification in anatomical pathology (now diagnostic and molecular pathology) for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a past president of the International Association of Forensic Sciences.
Program
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Board Working Dinner
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Registration & Networking
Coffee on Arrival
Foyer
Opening remarks
The Honourable Rebecca DruhanDr.Chris MilroyDr.Sam Veres
