Saint Louis University Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course Enduring Material November 2021 - January 2022

This activity was recorded during a live stream course that took place January 4-8, 2021. The content was approved as being a value to those seeking to learn more about Medicolegal Death Investigation.

The full course will take about 35 hours to complete depending upon how many times you stop and review information.

Technical issues should be sent to the Encore/PSAV team. Their contact information will be listed on the material link.

The link will open November 2, 2021 and be available until December 16, 2021.  

1. Prepare the investigator to conduct thorough and systematic death scene and telephone investigations which, by law, are under the jurisdiction of a medicolegal office; to then disseminate the investigative information to departmental forensic scientists to achieve a coordinated, efficient and complete death inquiry.
2. Teach capabilities of ancillary forensic sciences (anthropology, biology, criminalistics, entomology, psychiatry, radiology and toxiciology) will be explained.
3. Place emphasis to the medical aspects of death investigation.

The purpose of this enduring material (on-demand viewing) is to provide basic introductory training in medicolegal death investigation. Prior to the institution of this course 42 years ago, there was NO training available for medicolegal death investigators. Mary Fran Ernst and Dr. Gantner developed this training course to provide training for those who were tasked with investigating deaths. Fast forward 42 years, we are still the premier basic trainer for medicolegal death investigators.  Anyone who plays a role in the investigation of medicolegal deaths, whether they be coroners, police officers, homicide detectives, or medicolegal death investigators can benefit from this course.  It provides basic introductory information on the key players in a medicolegal death investigation by providing lectures from practitioners such as medical examiners, toxicologists, anthropologists, odontologists, crime scene investigators, and homicide investigators on what type of information from the scene should be collected by the death investigator and how that information can help them with the determination of cause and manner of death.  The participants are then given training on how to gather information at various types of death scenes.  The material includes a review of courtroom techniques and a discussion on social media's impact on next of kin notification.  This course can prepare both novice and seasoned investigators to more effectively and efficiently process a death scene and gather all of the information needed.  

Participants need to be currently employed in a position such as funeral director, coroner, death investigator, law enforcement, nursing, EMS, or other medicolegal field to register for this course. 

College Credits Available

Saint Louis University will be offering 2 undergraduate credit hours at $770.00 per credit hour.  This is a total of $1540.00 for this summer course.  In order to receive this credit, you must summarize each of the lectures with at least 5 main points.  After you watched all of the lectures and submitted your summaries, you will be sent a short answer assessment of what you have learned.  This must be completed within 4 hours of the test being sent.  You may take this test any day after submitting the lecture summaries but no later than the last day of the course. 

If you are interested in receiving college credit, contact Barb Weekley at [email protected] as soon as possible.  

Participants who complete this Basic Course are eligible to take the Masters Course held every other year. This is a case-based course which covers new techniques and high profile cases. These lectures provide training on what to do in unique situations and how new techniques can assist with obtaining evidence and/or identification. The next Masters face to face course is being planned for June of 2022.

These courses are training courses, not certification courses or degree courses. We offer continuing education certificates to those wanting to turn in the credits to their professional board to maintain certification. Please refer to the accreditation information below for a list of approved types of CE. More will be added as they are approved. We will also provide a certificate of attendance at the completion of the course to all that do not need an official CME/CE credit certificate. All will need to complete the material, submit a self-assessment, and complete the on-line evaluation regardless if you are requesting an official CME/CE or a general attendance certificate.

Please note, we are not affiliated with the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators. Saint Louis University staff will not answer question on their behalf. Please contact the ABMDI regarding requirements, exam, and fees. We are not providing testing at the end of the course. Please refer to the ABMDI site for a practice test and for more information.

Registry Examination - ABMDI - American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators

Registry Examination. The scope of knowledge for the Registry exam is defined in the National Institutes of Justice publication Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator and further defined in the Performance Training Guidebook Checklist. For an online practice test, you can visit Occupational Research and Assessment... The 240 multiple choice examination covers factual knowledge ...

https://abmdi.org/registry_exam

For additional information and details regarding the Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course, please view our website:   http://medschool.slu.edu/mldi/

Everyone registering for the course must be registered with a unique email address and registration fees must be paid in full prior to receiving the link to the material. Once you register and pay the $650.00 fee, you will receive a confirmation email. Within five business days you will receive an email from Encore/PSAV that contains the link to the material and your password. Each material link will be available for 90 days. The date you register, pay the fee, and receive the link to the material will decide how many days you must complete the process and download or print your certificate. After the 90 day from the date you registered, you will not have access to the material. Please refer to the date ranges listed below, registration will only be open for the dates listed. This time-frame will allow for those registering on the last day, December 16, 2021, access until January 30, 2022 to complete the process. We do not want anyone to register and not have time to complete the material, the self-assessment and the evaluation.

Order of lectures for the material can be reviewed in the brochure tab. Please note when you click on the tab it opens at the bottom of your screen.

Material Link Dates:

November 2, 2021 (Last day to register in this group will be December 16th)

MLDI Basic Course Enduring Material Registration Fee: $650.00

Fee includes one Continuing Education Certificate.  Accreditation information is listed below, if approved for this date, new approvals will be added as we receive them.  Participants will be required to complete an on-line form indicating the type of continuing education desired.  It is the responsibility of the participant to understand their board's requirements for continuing education credits.

Additional CE credit/certificate: If more than one type of Continuing Education credit is desired, an additional $25 fee will be collected. (this is rare that a participant needs more than one official certificate) Please contact the CME office to discuss.

This course is designed for to provide basic medicolegal death investigation information to medicolegal death investigators, coroners, law enforcement officers, physicians, nurses, emergency medical personnel, attorneys, forensic scientists, and others who are involved in the investigation of violent, suspicious, and unexpected deaths.    

Cancellations: No refunds will be given once the link to the material has been sent.

 Course Directors:

Michael A. Graham

Chief Medical Examiner, City of St. Louis Medical Examiner

Professor, Department of Pathology

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

 MariaTeresa A. Tersigni-Tarrant, PhD, D-ABFA, Course Co-Director

 Adjunct Associate Professor-Department of Pathology, Co-Director of Forensic Education 

 Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

It is the responsibility of the participant to understand their board's requirements for continuing education credits. 

ACCREDITATION:
Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designations:

 
Physicians (MD and DO)
Saint Louis University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 29.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Saint Louis University School of Medicine will provide Other learner certificates (APPs, nurses, and other types of learners).  The certificate will state that the activity was designated for 29.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Follow your board's requirements for reciprocal CE credits.
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Nurses

Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO221-1
Nursing Contact Hours: 29.5

Activity #N22015EM

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The Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program
The Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program has approved this activity for a total of 35.25 Course Hours.
Post Control # 21417
Training Hours:  Interpersonal Hours: 2.00     Legal Studies Hours: 4.00  Technical Studies Hours: 29.25

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American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI)
The ABMDI has approved this continuing education activity for 29.5 ABMDI Credit Hours.  The accreditation number for this activity is 21-023.

Pennsylvania State Coroners' Education Board
The approval number for this activity is CEB Number 2021-51. This on-line activity has been approved for 8 credits.