WEEK I
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
11:00am - 11:15am (EST)
Welcome and Introductions
Mr. Robert Zettl
Dr. Barry Logan
11:15 – 12:15pm (EST)
Historical Perspective on Forensic Alcohol Analysis
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, Guest Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.
12:15 – 12:30pm (EST) – BREAK
12:30 – 1:30pm (EST)
Pharmacology and Physiology of Alcohol (I)
Dr. Robert B. Forney Jr., Chief Toxicologist, Office of Lucas County Coroner, Toledo, Ohio; and Clinical Associate Professor, Medical University of Ohio.
1:30- 1:45pm (EST) – BREAK
1:45 – 2:45pm (EST)
Pharmacology and Physiology of Alcohol (II)
Dr. Robert B. Forney Jr., Chief Toxicologist, Office of Lucas County Coroner, Toledo, Ohio; and Clinical Associate Professor, Medical University of Ohio.
2:45 – 3:00pm (EST) – BREAK
3:00 – 4:00PM (EST)
Chemistry and Biochemistry of Alcohol
Dr. Barry K Logan, NMS Labs, Willow Grove PA.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
11:00 – 12:15pm (EST)
Primer on the Forensic Pharmacokinetics of Ethanol
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, Guest Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.
12:15 – 12:30pm (EST) – BREAK
12:30 – 1:30pm (EST)
Distribution of Ethanol between Blood and other Biological Specimens from Living and Deceased Persons
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, Guest Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Linköping, Sweden.
1:30 – 1:45pm (EST) – BREAK
1:45 –3:00pm (EST)
Blood Alcohol Analysis: Theory and Practice
Dr. Curt Harper, Toxicology Discipline Chief, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Hoover, AL.
3:00 – 3:15pm (EST) – BREAK
3:15 – 4:15pm (EST)
Breath Alcohol Instrumentation: Theory and Practice
Ms. Teri Martin, Centre of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thursday, May 20, 2021
11:00 – 12:30pm (EST)
Approaches to Widmark Calculations & Retrograde Extrapolation
Ms. Alka Lohmann, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Richmond, VA
12:30 – 12:45pm (EST) – BREAK
12:45 – 1:45pm
Statistical Applications in Forensic Toxicology
Mr. Rodney Gullberg, Clearview Statistical Consulting, Seattle, WA
1:45 – 2:00pm (EST) - BREAK
2:00 – 3:00pm (EST)
The Changing Landscape: Standards in the Forensic Laboratory
Mr. Randall Beaty, Deputy Scientific Director, Crime Laboratory Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, TX
3:00 – 3:15pm (EST) - BREAK
3:15 – 4:15pm (EST)
Re-Establishing Progress on Reducing Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities
Dr. James Fell, NORC, University of Chicago