Disasters causing mass fatalities occur in many settings. They may be caused by natural events or man-made, they may be ‘open’ or ‘closed’.
Within the UK, we may remember "London Bridge", "Westminster" and "Manchester" and "Grenfell".
This in-person meeting will enable participants to understand the role of the specialists who contribute to the investigation of an incident which causes mass fatalities and the identification of the victims. A group of experts will explain the approach to this work and how different specialists contribute to investigating disasters and identifying victims.
This event aims to:
This annual event is a joint meeting run in conjunction with the British Academy of Forensic Sciences (BAFS).
A CPD certificate will be issued to those attending. Certificates will be issued 7 days after the event for those who attend in person.
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Dr Bernadette Butler, President, Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Ms Tracy Alexander, President, British Academy of Forensic Sciences
DCC Jane Gyford, Deputy Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Dr Karl Harrison, Science Advisor, National Crime Agency
Colonel Iain Gibb, Consultant Radiologist, Ministry of Defence
Mr Paul Dainty, Director of Forensic Services, City of London Police
Wing Commander Mel Clarkson, Lead Forensic Dental Officer, Defence Dental Identification Team
Ms Tracy Alexander
Dr Julie Roberts, Scientific Advisor, Alecto Forensic Sciences
Professor Denise Syndercombe-Court, Professor of Forensic Genetics, King’s College London
Miss Joanne Kearsley, His Majesty’s Senior Coroner, Greater Manchester
Dr Bernadette Butler
Dr Bernadette Butler, President, Clinical Forensic and Legal Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine and Ms Tracy Alexander, President, British Academy of Forensic Sciences
DCC Jane Gyford, Deputy Chief Constable, Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Dr Karl Harrison, Science Advisor, National Crime Agency
Colonel Iain Gibb, Consultant Radiologist, Ministry of Defence
Mr Paul Dainty, Director of Forensic Services, City of London Police
Wing Commander Mel Clarkson, Lead Forensic Dental Officer, Defence Dental Identification Team
Ms Tracy Alexander
Dr Julie Roberts, Scientific Advisor, Alecto Forensic Sciences
Professor Denise Syndercombe-Court, Professor of Forensic Genetics, King’s College London
Miss Joanne Kearsley, His Majesty’s Senior Coroner, Greater Manchester
Dr Bernadette Butler
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
Registration for this event will close on 20 January 2023 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted.
The agenda is subject to change at any time.
All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.
We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion.
This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.
