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The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

in conjunction with the

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington DC

present

Deaths in Custody 3: Judicial Considerations

WebEx Online Event

Saturday 26 September, 20200900 hrs - 1200 noon and 1400 hrs - 1745 hrs EST

Moderators:Dr Alfredo E Walker Director of Education and Vice Chair - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dr Roger Mitchell JnrChief Medical ExaminerOffice of the Chief Medical ExaminerWashington DC, USA

https://med.uottawa.ca/pathology/news/deaths-custody-3-judicial-considerations

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PROGRAMME

0800 - 0855 Participants Online Login

0855 - 0900 Welcome Remarks Dr Roger A. Mitchell Jnr MDChief Medical ExaminerWashington DC

Dr Alfredo E Walker MBBS, FRCPath, DMJ (Path), MFFLM, MCSFSDirector of Education and Vice Chair - Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Session 1 Moderator: Dr Roger A. Mitchell Jnr0900 - 0930 1.1 Principles of Courtroom Testimony Dr Alfredo E Walker MB.BS FRCPath,

DMJ (Path), MFFLM, MCSFSChair - Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

0930 - 0955 1.2 Deaths in Custody: The Challenges of Prosecuting Law Enforcement Officers - A New York State of Mind

Ms Jennifer Sommers EsqDeputy Chief New York State Attorney General’s OfficeNew York, USA

0955 - 1015 1.3 The Litigation of Deaths in Custody Cases in Canada

Mr Selwyn Pieters BA, LLB, LECAttorney at LawPieters Law OfficeToronto, Ontario, Canada

1015 - 1035 1.4 A Survey of Select Proceedings Involving Indigenous and Racialized Deaths in Custody in Ontario - Confronting Racism and other Recurring Themes Over Three Decades of Advocacy: Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est La Meme Chose

Mr Julian FalconerBarrister at LawFalconers LLPToronto, Ontario, Canada

1035 - 1100 1.5 Deaths in Custody in the USA: Civil Litigation Considerations

Ms Julia SherwinAttorney at LawHaddad and Sherwin LLPOakland, California

1100 - 1130 1.6 The Judicial Challenges of Adjudicating Deaths in Custody Cases in the USA

Judge Glenda Hatchett EsqThe Hatchett Firm, PCAtlanta, Georgia, USA

1130 - 1200 Q&A: Session 1

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1200 - 1400 Lunch

1330 - 1400 Participants Online Login

Session 2 Moderator: Dr Alfredo E Walker1400 - 1420 2.1 Decision Making in Policing Dr Dean Jones BA (Ed) hons. MSc.

Dr.CRIMJ Forensic Pathology ManagerHome Office Science DirectorateHome OfficeLondon, UK

1420 - 1445 2.2 Deaths in Custody: The Undeclared American Epidemic

Dr Ken Obenson MBBS MFFLM (UK) FRCPC Director of Autopsy Services Saint John Regional HospitalAssociate Professor Dept of Pathology Dalhousie UniversityNew Brunswick, Canada

1445 - 1510 2.3 Stimulant Drugs and Excited Delirium

Dr Stephen Morley MRCP FRCPath DM LLMConsultant Chemical Pathologist and Forensic ToxicologistLeicester Royal InfirmaryLeicester, UK

1510 - 1530 2.4 Does Excited Delirium cause death, or does death cause Excited Delirium? A Systematic Review and Statistical Analysis of the World Literature

Prof. Dr. Michael D Freeman MedDr PhD MPH DLM FAAFSAssociate Professor of Forensic Medicine and Forensic EpidemiologyFaculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

1530 - 1550 Q&A: Session 2

1550-1600 Break

Session 3 Moderator: Dr Alfredo E Walker1600 - 1620 3.1 The Autonomic Nervous System

and Sudden DeathDr Enrico A. Risso, MD, MFM, MFFLMForensic PathologistDeputy Chief Medical ExaminerOffice of the Chief Medical ExaminerEdmonton, Alberta

1620 - 1640 3.2 Deaths in the Custody of Canada: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Dr Kona Williams MD, FRCPCForensic PathologistNorthern Ontario Regional Forensic Pathology UnitSudbury, Ontario

1640 - 1700 3.3 Suffer Not the Children: Deaths in Custody at the Border

Dr Roger Mitchell Jnr MDChief Medical ExaminerWashington DC

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1700 - 1725 3.4 Police-Involved Shootings in the USA

Dr Judy Melinek MDCEO Pathology Expert IncContract Forensic Pathologist – CommunioWellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand

1725 - 1740 Q&A: Session 3

1740 - 1745 Vote of Thanks Dr Roger A Mitchell JnrDr Alfredo E Walker