Training of Doctors on how to conduct standard Forensic autopsies and produce credible reports for Criminal Justice system

Name	UGANDA POLICE DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES
Activity Title	Training of Doctors on how to conduct standard Forensic autopsies and produce credible reports for Criminal Justice system
Details	Background: The Directorate of Police Health Services is mandated to provide Medico-legal services in administration of justice among other services. This requires medical evidence and one way of achieving this is by conducting Postmortem examinations and presenting expert evidence in courts of law. A larger proportion of this work is being performed by the Doctors in the mainstream Health Sector and it has being realized the quality of the work is not to the required standards to secure successful prosecution. In order to address this gap, there has been periodic capacity building training of Doctors in the upcountry Health Facilities. Objective: • To train Drs in Postmortem examinations /techniques, writing standard reports, cases/ record management and court procedures Participants Doctors from Albertine Region (Districts of Masindi, Hoima, Kibaale, Buliisa ) Training contents • Postmortem examination and techniques • Identification of bodies • Postmortem report writing ( Only for Drs) • Forensic specimen/evidence collection, management and chain of custody • Handling problem cases, sudden deaths, drowning, burns, decomposing bodies, poisoning, asphyxia deaths, Gunshot injuries, Perinatal deaths etc • Certification of deaths ( Writing of Death certificates) • Record Management • Court Procedures • Share experiences and challenges Training period
Competence	Pathology
Start Date	22-05-2024
End Date	25-05-2024
Event Time	08:30 AM
Location	KCCA MORTUARY, MULAGO
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	24