Online Events

Joint TIAFT-SFTA Webinar on High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

November 12, 2024

The TIAFT Continuing Education Committee in association with the SFTA invite you to the webinar on Forensic, clinical and research applications of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS).

The webinar on Forensic, Clinical, and Research Applications of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) will feature lectures on various HRMS applications in toxicology, diagnostics, and research. Following the opening remarks, presentations will cover HRMS screening in forensic toxicology, quantitation techniques, and tools for detecting new psychoactive substances. Additional topics include the benefits and limitations of LC-HRMS in clinical and forensic contexts, metabolomics applications, and methods for improved identification of compounds using advanced mass spectrometry techniques. This event will provide valuable insights into the diverse applications of HRMS across scientific disciplines.

Joint TIAFT- SOFT Webinar: Challenges in Postmortem Toxicology

May 30, 2024

In this 3-hour webinar, seven experts will discuss various aspects of postmortem toxicology interpretation. Florian Hakim will look at alcohol biomarkers, Ruth Winecker at genetic polymorphisms in a pediatric death, Sarah Kerrigan at cannabinoids in postmortem toxicology, Ilkka Ojanperä at fatal buprenorphine poisonings, Diane Moore at palliative care toxicology, Kathrina Hlela at findings in fire deaths and Peter Maskell at transparency and justification of interpretation in postmortem toxicology.

TIAFT Continuing Education - Case Studies

November 30, 2023

Ten cases will be presented and discussed by an expert. Amlodipine, insulin, doxepin, heavy metals and nitrous oxide will be among the topics discussed by presenters including Jing Chang (China), Nadia Arbouche (France), Merja Neukamm (Germany), Bendjamaa Atika (Algeria), Fabricio Pelicao (Brazil), Laura del Puerto (Uruguay), Luke Rodda (USA) and Aaron Shapiro (Canada).

TIAFT Continuing Education - Emerging Drug Challenges

May 2, 2023

Following up on the success of previous continuing education events, TIAFT’s Continuing Education Committee is delighted to invite you on Monday, May 2nd (3:30 - 6:30 pm CEST, 9:30-12:30 am Eastern, 10:30 pm - 1:30 am SGT) to a webinar on Emerging drug challenges. In this 3-hour webinar, five experts will talk about emerging drugs(old and new) in their region. Registration is free for members (one of the many benefits of being a TIAFT member) and costs $50 for non-members. The program can be found below. Spaces are limited (first come, first serve). Please register before April 29th, 11:59 p.m. CEST.

In this 3-hour webinar, five experts will discuss emerging drug challenges from their perspectives across the globe. Yi Ju Yao will discuss codeine syrup abuse; Atika Bendjamaa the new trends of drug diversions in Algeria, Volker Auwärter the designer benzodiazepines, Amine Larabi the pharmacology and toxicology of ketamine derivatives and Marilyn Huestis will share insights on kratom.

TIAFT Continuing Education - Cannabis: Fundamentals and New Developments, what every toxicologist needs to know

December 7, 2022

Following up on the success of previous continuing education events, TIAFT’s Continuing Education Committee is delighted to invite you on Wednesday, December 7th (3:30 - 6:30 pm CEST, 9:30-12:30 am EST, 10:30 pm - 1:30 am SGT) to a Webinar on Cannabis: Fundamentals and New Developments, what every toxicologist needs to know. Registration is free for members (one of the many benefits of being a TIAFT member) and $50 for non-members.

In this 3-hour webinar, five experts will explain different aspects of cannabis including the pharmacology of cannabis (Marilyn Huestis), cannabidiol (Jeffrey Block), medicinal cannabis (Kirsten Müller-Vahl), setting cut-offs for driving under the influence of cannabis (Stefan Toennes), and the experience with legalization in Canada (Edith Viel).

TIAFT Continuing Education - Alcohol: Global Perspectives

May 10, 2022

In this 3-hour webinar, four experts (Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Wayne Jones, Peter Maskell, Jennifer Limoges and Graham Jones) will explain different aspects of the forensic analysis of alcohol, including back-calculations, and alcoholic blackouts. The webinar will end with five country perspectives on alcohol analysis from five different continents (Luis Ferrari from Argentina, Joanna Rositano from Australia, Daniel Awuah from Ghana, Doina Radu from Romania and Ping Xiang from China).

SOFT and TIAFT Joint Webinar - Interpretation of Forensic Toxicology Results Around the Globe and Into the Future

December 7, 2021

Dr. Randall Baselt authored the many editions of "Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man" that scientists around the world rely upon for interpreting drug concentrations in forensic toxicology cases. This massive tome grew with each edition and is fondly referred to as the "Red Book". Dr. Baselt also authored the Green Book entitled "Drug Effects on Psychomotor Performance"? Throughout his life, Dr. Randall Baselt touched so many of us through his scholarly writing and many of us personally with his encouragement and generosity.

A brief personal memory of Randy is shared by Robert Middleberg, PhD. who will also address utility of the Red Book in DUI cases. The challenges of interpreting the psychomotor effects of drugs are astutely confronted by Luke Rodda, PhD, and applying the principles of forensic toxicology to interpreting the role of drugs in drug-facilitated crimes is intelligently presented by Lisa Reidy, PhD. The many difficult interpretation issues of postmortem toxicology and the differences between ante and postmortem toxicological interpretation are perceptively described by Dimitri Gerostamoulos, PhD, and "The Future of Analytical and Interpretative Toxicology: Where are We Going and How Do We Get There?" is perceptively addressed by Sarah Wille, PhD. Join us in honoring the life and contributions of Dr. Randall Baselt, and for the opportunity to learn from and discuss with five excellent toxicologists on interpretation of forensic toxicology results.

TIAFT Continuing Education Webinar

July 13, 2021

The inaugural webinar of the TIAFT Continuing Education Committee. Five world-class presenters (Dr. Marc LeBeau, Prof. Dr. med. Torsten Passie, Dr. Felix Muller, Prof. Dr. Gérard Hopfgartner, Dr. Frank Peters) address the topics of therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs and minimum requirements of drug identification.