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Location
The conference will be held at the Shores Resort and Spa at
2637 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118. The group
room rate is $154. The resort and self parking fees are waived. Valet
parking is $17 per day.
The deadline for room reservations is June 23, 2015. A limited number of rooms are blocked; the resort will sell out early.
Call 1-866-934-7467 to make reservations. Group name: University
of Florida– Florida Association of Medical Examiners Annual
Conference. Persons wishing special accommodations should contact
Bruce Goldberger by June 15, 2015.
Registration Fee
The registration deadline is July 1, 2015.
The conference registration fee is $425. The fee includes breakfast, all
breaks, the evening tropical reception, and the Thursday evening
dinner. The discounted registration fee for students is $350 (with
copy of valid student ID). Additional tickets for the Wednesday
Evening reception ($60) and Thursday Evening banquet ($100) may be
purchased in advance from the CME office.
Exhibitor fees are $700 per booth. This covers one exhibitor for all
Conference events. Required forms can be found at
http://fame.cme.ufl.edu .
Course Description and Objectives
The 42nd Annual Florida Medical Examiners Educational Conference
is designed to provide up-to-date information regarding the latest
topics in forensic medicine and death investigation. An emphasis will
be placed on forensic pathology, forensic toxicology and medico-legal
death investigation.
This activity is targeted to Medical Examiners (Forensic Pathologists),
Death Investigators, Law Enforcement Personnel, Lawyers, and
Forensic Medicine Students. Only persons currently employed or
retired may attend.
CME Credit
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in
accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint sponsorship of the University of Florida College of Medicine and
District 7 Medical Examiners Office. The University of Florida
College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this
live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
CEU Credit
CEU Credits will be provided to ABMDI certificants.
Notice: Law Enforcement agencies may use this course to satisfy
Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Criminal Justice
Standards and Training mandatory retraining hours. Retain the
certificate from this course (or a copy) for your agency for their
records for mandatory training hours for each four-year cycle.
Note: The decision to allow this training to count toward
mandatory retraining is an agency decision, not the individual
officer's choice.
Registration Fee - $425
($50 late fee after July 1, 2015)
Credit Card Payment (preferred) – REGISTER
ON-LINE – It’s fast, safe and convenient. To register
with your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express,
please visit our secure, on-line registration web-site:
http://fame.cme.ufl.edu
Please make checks/purchase orders payable to:
University of Florida. Mail this form to: University of
Florida, Continuing Medical Education, P.O. Box
100233, Gainesville, FL 32610-0233.
*Registrants must withdraw prior to July 1, 2015 to
receive a full refund. After July 1, 2015, a $50
cancellation fee will apply.
42nd Annual Educational Conference
of the Florida Association of
Medical Examiners
FAME 2015
Selected Topics for Florida
Medical Examiners and
Death Investigators
July 15-17, 2015
The Shores Resort and Spa
Daytona Beach Shores, Florida
Jointly Sponsored by:
District 7 Medical Examiners Office &
University of Florida College of
Medicine, William R. Maples Center
for Forensic Medicine
In Collaboration with:
Medical Examiners Commission
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
8:30-10:00 am
Registration Opens
7:30-8:15 am
Breakfast & Registration
7:30-8:15 am
Breakfast & Registration
Exhibitor Setup
8:15-10:15 am
Forensic Odontology
Ken Cohrn, D.D.S.
8:15-10:15 am
10:15-10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45-12:45 pm
Archaeological Unmarked Graves:
Procedures and Practices for Historic
and Prehistoric Human Remains Within §872.05, Florida Statutes
Daniel Seinfeld, Ph.D.
Mass Fatality Response and Planning: The Evolution of a Statewide
Response Team
(Comair Flight 5191)
Tracey Corey, M.D.
10:15-10:45 am
Snack Break
10:45-11:45 pm
Mass Fatality, Continued
Tracey Corey, M.D.
11:45-1:15 pm
The Identification of Unknown
Children– NCMEC
Carol Schweitzer, M.A.
1:15-1:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Marie A. Herrmann, M.D.
Medical Examiner for Districts 7 & 24
10:00-10:30 am Opening Remarks
Marie A. Herrmann, M.D.
Medical Examiner for Districts 7 & 24
Robert Pfalzgraf, M.D.
President, FAME
10:30-12:30 pm Autopsy Findings in Motor Vehicle
Fatalities
Daniel Schultz, M.D.
12:30-2:00 pm
Lunch on your own
2:00-2:30 pm
Forensic Jeopardy, Part 1
Russell Vega, M.D.
2:30-3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:00-5:00 pm
Best Practices for Forensic Photography in a Medical Examiner’s
Setting
Rand Swartz
5:00-6:00 pm
12:45-2:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
2:00-2:30 pm
Forensic Jeopardy, Part 2
Russell Vega, M.D.
2:30-3:15 pm
Synthetic Cannabinoids
Kevin Shanks, M.S.
3:15 PM-3:45
Coffee break
3:45-5:30 pm
Forensic Neuropathology Topics
Thomas Coyne, Ph.D, M.D.
6:00-7:00 pm
Reception (cash bar)
7:00-9:00 pm
Dinner (cash bar)
FAME Business Meeting
Entertainment (TBD)
6:00-8:00 pm
Friday, July 17, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Reception (cash bar)
(informal dress)
For additional information, please contact:
Dr. Bruce Goldberger
phone: (352) 265-9900 ext. 72001
Robert Pfalzgraf, M.D.
President, FAME