The FFLM will be holding their next Mental Health Care and Learning Disability Day for Healthcare professionals /clinicians working in GFM and SOM day on Saturday 08 June 2019 in Birmingham.

The training day programme will be available soon.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Professor Keith Rix (visiting Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust)

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The fees are:

• Members £150
• Non-members £200

The Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine are pleased to announce that bookings for their 13th Annual Conference in Cardiff are now open!

The conference programme will follow in the coming weeks as their Conference Secretary and Conference Subcommittee finalise all the details. The themes for 2019 will include Miscarriages of Justice and Vulnerable Victims. Currently, our confirmed list of speakers include:

• Dr Juliet Cohen, Head of Doctors, Freedom from Torture;
• Judge Leslie Cuthbert, Crown Court Recorder, Police Misconduct Panel Chair for the Metropolitan Police and Tribunal Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Mental Health);
• Mr Neil Dalton, Police Misconduct Panel Chair;
• Catrin Evans, IOPC Regional Director for Wales;
• Dr Peter Green, Consultant Forensic Physician and Designated Doctor for Child Safeguarding, St George’s Hospital, London;
• Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales;
• Professor Tim Thompson, Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology; Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) School of Science & Engineering, Teesside University.

Early bird fees will be available until midnight on Sunday 10 March 2019.

To book your place, please click here.

To view conference ticket prices and options, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk

Now in its 5th year, this annual meeting will explore postgraduate subjects and common dilemmas in forensic and legal medicine.

This evening meeting will provide an insight into the various career paths that can be taken and what various careers will entail.

This event is not to be missed by any student or trainee wanting to get into forensic medicine.

Topics include:

• Develop skills and knowledge of forensic and legal medicine in areas applicable to daily practice
• Common medico-legal dilemmas, issues around death certification
• Procedures involved in the investigation of rape and sexual assault
• Direction and careers advice to those looking to extend their involvement, or get into  this area