Training of Doctors on how to conduct standard Medicolegal autopsies, produce credible reports and give expert evidence in court to support for Criminal Justice system

Name	UGANDA POLICE DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES
Activity Title	Training of Doctors on how to conduct standard Medicolegal autopsies, produce credible reports and give expert evidence in court to support 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 Medicolegal autopsies 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 these gaps, there has been periodic capacity building training of Doctors of upcountry Health Facilities. Objective: • To train Drs in Medicolegal autopsies techniques, appreciation and interpretation of findings, writing standard reports, cases/ record management and court procedures. Participants; Doctors from Hospitals of Moroto, Bukwe, Kapchorwa and Bukwo .Training contents • Objectives Medicolegal autopsy and Role of a Medical Officers, Medicolegal autopsy procedures/Techniques • Identification of bodies • Postmortem report writing • Forensic specimen/evidence collection, management and chain of custody • Handling problem cases and overview of, 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, challenges and recommendations
Competence	Pathology
Start Date	03-12-2024
End Date	06-12-2024
Event Time	09:00 AM
Location	KCCA MORTUARY, MULAGO
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	20