Postgraduate Professional Education Catalogue for Certification as “Forensic Toxicologist GTFCh“
Appendix 1 of Postgraduate Professional Education Regulations “Forensic Toxicologist GTFCh“
Introduction
The applicant must acquire thorough specific knowledge, experience and skills in the area of forensic toxicology according to scientific and technical standards. Amongst others it is required
- Independent furnishing of forensic-toxicological expert report under consideration of scientific standards and prevailing case law
- Publishing independent scientific papers in acknowledged journals
- Participating in postgraduate professional education arranged by the GTFCh
- Participating in scientific events (workshops, conventions etc.) and, if necessary
- Delivering oral expert opinions, particularly in criminal proceedings
The applicant may substantiate acquired knowledge, experience and skills by additional
- Visits in other postgraduate professional education institutions
- Participation in postgraduate professional education arranged by other institutions related to forensic toxicology (associations, chambers)
- Conducting of own lectures and courses
- Successful participation in postgraduate university courses or seminars in related topics
- The applicant needs postgraduate professional and continuing education in the areas (postgraduate professional education modules) listed below:
Postgraduate Professional Education Modules
Basics of human biology
Basic knowledge of the function of the human body (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry)
Toxicology/Pharmacology
Toxicodynamics and toxicokinetics / pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
Structure, physical mechanism, spectrum of efficacy, adverse reaction, interaction, mode of application, toxicogenetics / pharmacogenetics xenobiotic metabolism, organ toxicology, toxicity tests, structure-response relationship
Forensic Toxicology
Post mortem toxicology
Definition of terms, conditions of effect of toxins, influence of endogenic and exogenic factors, post mortem diagnostic findings in poisoning, principles of inquest, sampling in suspicion of poisoning, exhumation, thanatochemistry, metals, non-metal inorganic poisons, organic poisons, legal aspects
Alcohol
Backward calculation, law, alcohol consumption after the critical incident and prior to blood sampling
Other substances affecting the central nervous system
Pharmacokinetics of the most important intoxicating substances, intoxicating substances in road traffic, aspects of medicine in road traffic, sampling, determination of chronic abuse, backward calculations, legal matters, intoxication versus forensic psychopathology.
Substances not affecting the central nervous system
Analyses and appraisal of samples taken from living humans
Basics of forensic genetics
Basics of forensic chemistry
Analysis of illicit drugs
Analysis of other non-biological seizures
Quality management
Accreditation
Certification
Clinical Toxicology
Epidemiology of acute poisoning
Legal aspects in diagnostics and treatment of poisoning
Measures taken in acute poisoning
Differential diagnosis and cardinal symptoms in poisoning
Therapy of acute poisoning
Symptoms of the most frequent types of poisoning, therapeutic methods, antidotes
Clinical chemistry
Toxicologically relevant parameters
Basics of pharmacy
Legislation
Relevant laws and regulations
Narcotics law, road traffic law and criminal law (e.g. intoxication effects and criminal responsibility)
Rights and duties of experts
Current court judgements passed
Analytical toxicology
Material of investigation
Standard matrices
Alternative matrices (e.g. hairs, saliva, tissue samples)
Pre-analytical aspects
Sampling and storage
Analytics
Sample preparation
Qualitative and quantitative analysis procedures incl. validation
Quality assurance
Method development
Post analytical aspects
Sample storage
Bio statistics
Forensic expertise
Plausibility of forensic-toxicological results
Interpretation of forensic-toxicological results, e.g. consideration of problem, limit values
Expert opinion on records