SOFT Continuing Education Regional Workshop
Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Affecting the Central Nervous System: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Impairment
Faculty:
Jennifer Colby, Ph.D. DABCC, FACB
Toxicologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jason Hudson, Ph.D., F-ABFT
Toxicology Section Chief at Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
Ann Marie Gordon, MS
Forensic Toxicology Consultant
Kenneth E. Ferslew, Ph.D., F-ABFT
Professor East Tennessee State University
Melinda Quinn, MS, D-ABFT-FA
Special Agent Forensic Scientist, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
April Bramlage, MS
Special Agent Forensic Scientist, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
James Harper
Safety Trainer 3, Georgia Police Academy
Darrell Julian, J.D.
Assistant District Attorney, 31st Judicial District of Tennessee
Amy Hawes, M.D.
Assistant Medical Examiner, Knox County Regional Forensic Center
Audience knowledge level required: Basic/Intermediate
Workshop Schedule:
Thursday, August 17
8-8:10 am Welcome
Hosts
8:10-9 am Introduction to Pharmacology
Jennifer Colby, Ph.D. DABCC FACB
9:10-10 am Alcohol
Melinda Quinn, MS, D-ABFT-FA
10:10-11 am Cannabinoids
April Bramlage, MS
11:10 am-12 pm Stimulants
Jason Hudson, Ph.D., F-ABFT
12-1pm Lunch
1:10-2 pm Opioids
Kenneth E. Ferslew Ph.D., F-ABFT
2:10-3 pm Benzodiazepines
Jason Hudson, Ph.D., F-ABFT
3:10-4 pm Non-BZD CNS Depressants
Jennifer Colby, Ph.D. DABCC FACB
4:10-5 pm PK/PD concerns in multi-drug intoxications
Kenneth E. Ferslew Ph.D., F-ABFT
Friday, August 18
8-8:10 am Introduction
Hosts
8:10-9 am DRE Recognition of Impairment
James Harper, Public Safety Trainer 3
9:10-10 am DRE Videos/Descriptions for Different Drug Classes
James Harper
10:10-11 am Case Discussion
James Harper and TBI Toxicology
11:10 am-12 pm Testimony on Human Performance Effects
Darrell Julian J.D.
Kenneth E. Ferslew Ph.D., F-ABFT and TBI Toxicology
12-1 pm Lunch
1:10-2 pm Medical Examiner: Autopsy, sample collection, and discussion of using toxicology results for cause/manner of death
Amy Hawes, M.D.
2:10-3 pm Interpretation of Postmortem Toxicology Results
Ann Marie Gordon, M.S.
3:10-4 pm Case Discussion
Amy Hawes, M.D.
Ann Marie Gordon, M.S.
4:10-5 pm Testimony on Post Mortem Toxicology
Darrell Julian J.D.
Amy Hawes, M.D.
Ann Marie Gordon, M.S.