Applied Forensic Medicine and Pathology Medical Ethics, Clinical Forensic Medicine, Forensic Pathology, and Special Disciplines

I: Medical Ethics and Clinical Forensic Medicine 1. Introduction 2. Consent 3. Confidentiality 4. Patient-Doctor Relationship 5. Medical Records 6. End-of-life Care and Related Matters 7. Euthanasia 8. Torture 9. Infectious Diseases 10. Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety 11. Fee Splitting 12. Blood Transfusion 13. Abortion 14. Assisted (Human) Conception 15. Medical Research 16. Stem Cell Research 17. Organ Donation, Retrieval and Transplantation 18. Medical Malpractice 19. Medicolegal Systems 20. Inquests 21. Fitness to be Detained, Interviewed and Plead 22. Child Mistreatment 23. Drug Testing and Alcohol Abuse 24. Drug Testing in the Workplace 25. Courts and the Doctor as Witness II: Forensic Pathology 26. Changes Following Death 27. Determination of Time Since Death 28. Human Identification 29. Wounds 30. The Forensic Autopsy 31. Sudden and Unexpected Natural Deaths 32. Sex-Related Deaths and Sexual Homicides 33. Pregnancy-Related (Maternal) Deaths and Abortions 34. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 35. Child Homicide 36. Missile Injuries and Explosions 37. Electrocution and Lighting 38. Fire-Related Deaths 39. Drugs and Alcohol-Related Deaths 40. Poisoning 41. Transportation Injuries and Deaths 42. Custodial Deaths 43. Asphyxial Deaths 44. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 45. Suicide 46. Exhumations, Mass Graves and War Crimes 47. Diving Fatalities and Barotrauma 48. Forensic Investigations of Mass Disasters III: Overview of Some Special Disciplines and Topics 49. Forensic Radiology and Virtual Autopsy 50. Forensic Histopathology 51. Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology 52. Forensic Odontology 53. Forensic Psychiatry 54. Forensic Entomology 55. Forensic Anthropology 56. Forensic Palynology 57. Forensic Taphonomy 58. Forensic Biology 59. Forensic Acarology 60. Forensic Aspects of Cremation 61. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 62. Forensic Photography 63. The Crime Laboratory 64. The Biosafety Level 3 Autopsy Suite

Biography

John Oladapo Obafunwa, qualified in Medicine in 1980 with an MBBS, from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is currently involved in research into the determination of the postmortem interval in forensic pathology, through the applications of forensic entomology and taphonomy, at the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also currently serves as the Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.

Leon G Higley is a Professor of Applied Ecology and Forensic Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received a B.A. in chemistry from Cornell University in 1980, an M.S. in entomology from Iowa State University in 1984, and a Ph.D. in entomology/crop production and physiology from Iowa State University in 1988.