TimeOnline: Animal Forensics: Cruelty & Interpersonal Violence
Centre for Veterinary Education
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Date: Monday 28th September, 2020 - Sunday 22nd November, 2020
Start time: 9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Cost: £243
Please note: The estimated time to complete this course is 1520 hours, therefore the course will be open for 8 weeks. This course is the third in the three-part animal forensics series. Part 1 and 2 will also be delivered in 2020. This course will explore the relationship between human violence and animal maltreatment, its history, its presence in the legal system, society and the family.The course will explore resources available and how veterinary professionals can work within their community to facilitate a more effective response to cruelty and violence.
Who is it for?
Veterinarians. Veterinary nursestechnicians with a special interest in the topic are welcome to enrol in this course. Please be aware that the course is designed for qualified veterinarians and you should consider this in light of your knowledge and experience before you register.
The Speakers
Jason Byrd (PhD D-ABFE) is the Associate Director of the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine at the University of Floridas College of Medicine. At the University of Florida, he instructs courses in forensic science at the University of Floridas nationally recognized Hume Honors College. He is a Board Certified Forensic Entomologist and Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Entomology. He was twice elected President of the American Board of Forensic Entomology, and is a Past-President of the North American Forensic Entomology Association. He is the first person to be elected President of both professional North American Forensic Entomology Associations. He served for over a decade as a faculty member of the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine.Susan Underkoffler, MFS, holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and Scientific Illustration from Arcadia University and a Master of Forensic Science degree from Drexel University College of Medicine. She has developed an animal forensic science track at Drexel University College of Medicine, offered as part of their graduate forensics program. She spent many years as Forensics Manager for the Pennsylvania SPCA, where she developed the first Forensics Unit and handled all forensic responsibilities associated with humane law enforcement animal cruelty cases including crime scene documentation, evidence collection and processing, animal forensic exams, necropsies and courtroom preparation, along with assuming veterinary technician responsibilities and management of a court case animal fostering program. She developed and participates in community advocacy initiatives including the establishment of a Philadelphia Hoarding Task Force. She also previously worked as an analyst and researcher in the toxicology and criminalistics departments at NMS Laboratories and Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology and was an environmental scientist performing wetland delineations, Phase I site assessments, and wildlife monitoring in both Pennsylvania and Delaware.
The Venue
Online
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
20 hours
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