Interpretative Toxicology for NPS in Forensic Casework- Session 3 of 3 for Best Practices Guidance for Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Synthetic Drug Epidemic

This online workshop series is focused on sharing information with the forensic analytical community to promote improved capabilities for NPS detection and measurement, as well as outreach to human and public health agencies and practitioners to promote better understanding of patterns of NPS use, diagnosis and treatment in the emergency room, and understanding of their role in determination of cause and manner of death, by collating and sharing information with emergency room physicians, medical toxicologists, and epidemiologists.

Agenda

• General Approaches to Toxicological Interpretation in Medicolegal Death Investigation with a focus on NPS cases
  - Rob Middleberg, PhD, F-ABFT, D-ABCC-TC, NMS Labs
• General Approaches to Toxicological Interpretation in Impaired Driving Investigations with a focus on NPS cases
  - Barry Logan, PhD, F-ABFT, CFSRE, Aya-Chan Hosokawa, NMS Labs
• Outcomes based approaches to Toxicological interpretation and NPS in particular
  - Simon Elliott, PhD, Alere Toxicology
• Medical Examiner Perspective on the use of Toxicological Data in NPS related cases
  - Amy Hawes, M.D., Knox County Medical Examiner
• Summaries of Case Reports and Drug Concentrations of Major NPS categories: Cathinones and Benzodiazepines
  - Donna Papsun, MS, D-ABFT, NMS Labs
• Summaries of Case Reports and Drug Concentrations of Major NPS categories: Opioids
  - Amanda LA Mohr, MSFS, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
• Summaries of Case Reports and Drug Concentrations of Major NPS categories: Synthetic Cannabinoids
  - Matt McMullin, MS, F-ABFT, NMS Labs