As you may know TIAFT was founded in London on April 21, 1963. The founding meeting elected Dr. E.C.G. Clarke (UK) as President, Dr. Alan S. Curry (UK) as Secretary, Dr. Ian Holden (UK) as Treasurer and Dr. Fred Rieders (USA) as Newsletter Editor.
To commemorate our 60th Jubilee anniversary, a one-day meeting was held in London on April 21st, 2023.
The event was held at the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London SWlA 0AA, UK.
The event concluded with a dinner in the Members Dining Room at the House of Commons. Given the location, attendance was limited to 150 persons.
This was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate with other colleagues what TIAFT means to us all, and to recognise the importance and longevity of our association in the field of forensic toxicology.
Tickets cost $200USD and included the day's program, breaks, lunch and a 3-course dinner.
The event's program can be found - here
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 08:30 am - 09:30 am | Arrival - Commons room |
| 09:30 am - 10:00 am | Opening – TIAFT on the move Dimitri Gerostamoulos - TIAFT President Welcome - Professor Joanne Elizabeth Martin - Deputy Vice Principal Health at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Brief history of TIAFT - Bryan S. Finkle-Past President and Alain Verstraete-Past President |
| 10:45 am - 11:15 am | Morning Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am | From TLC to HRMS – changes in forensic toxicology analysis – Simon Elliott-President elect |
| 11:45 pm - 1:00 pm | TIAFT then and now panel discussion - moderated by Nikolas Lemos Panel - Bryan S. Finkle, Rokus de Zeeuw, Robert Wennig, Marilyn Huestis, Pascal Kintz, Olaf H. Drummer, Alain Verstraete, Heesun Chung & Marc LeBeau |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch - Terrace Pavilion |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | A pathologist’s perspective on Toxicology for the medico-legal death investigation process - Noel Woodford |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Toxicology in the future - TIAFT Achievement Award Winners Future studies in drug metabolism - Andrea Steuer Future analysis of drugs in hair - Luca Morini Future challenges of Drugs and driving - Sarah Wille |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Afternoon Tea/Coffee Break |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | TIAFT in Algeria – report from the inaugural Bryan S. Finkle Visiting Scientist Grant - Alberto Salomone |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | The use of toxicology results in clinical medicine - Robert Flanagan & Drug-related deaths among the rich and famous - Wayne Jones |
| 5:30 pm - 7.00 pm | Break |
| 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Dinner - Members Dining Room |
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