The Original Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course

The Original Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course is organized by Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine and will be held from Aug 19 - 22, 2024 at Marriott St. Louis Grand, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America.

Overview:
This course is for the purpose of training anyone who plays a role in the investigation of medicolegal deaths. This includes MD and DOs that act as Medical Examiners are responsible for documentation of cause of death. This course will prepare the participants to take a closer look at the scene, at the evidence, and prepare complete and thorough documentation that can be used identify and report cause of death.

This 40-hour course prepares both novice and seasoned investigators to effectively and efficiently process a death scene and gather pertinent information. 
Participants must be currently employed in a position such as funeral director, coroner, death investigator, law enforcement, or other medicolegal field to register for this course.

Objectives:
The Course Objectives are as follows:
• Utilize the expertise of other types of practitioners or other resources/databases that are readily availble to enhance their current death investigation practice.
• Modify office protocol and SOPs to reflect national standards in investigation for various types of death scene cases.
• Use nationally recognized best practice techniques to investigate medicolegal deaths in their region.