Next AGM, Conference and Training Sessions
Thursday 8/7/2010 Venue: Huntingdon, Cambs
Lawrence Court, Princes Street, Huntingdon PE29 3PA
Training theme: to be announced

TRAINING EVENTS

FUTURE COA TRAINING EVENTS
The COA training group is actively involved in a number of training events for coroner's officers which are open to other professionals working in association with the coroner service.

Please re-visit this site for regular updates or contact:

Ms Debbie Large, Conference Co-ordinator at:
School of Social Sciences and Law
Teesside University 
Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA
01642 342 327 or e-mail
debbie.large@tees.ac.uk

COA TRAINING COURSES
The COA in partnership with the University of Teesside provides three short courses for Coroner's Officers and staff working in association with the Coroner service. Click here  for a flyer. Click here for an application form. Click here for dates and costs

Further information:

There are three different courses available over a number of dates.

Coroner's Law and the Bereaved (CLB)
A 2 week course with an introduction to Coroner's law, death certification and registration, issues such as religious and cultural perspectives of death, ethical practice, effective communication etc.

Fundamental Medicine for the Coroner Service (FMCS)
A two week course dealing with medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diseases and procedures and their potential complications in the context of sudden death and referral to the Coroner.

Medico-legal death investigation (MLDI)
A two week course, looking at effective death investigation on behalf of HM Coroner, it deals with the role of staff gathering information for the Coroner, pathologists and inquests.

FUTURE COA COURSE DATES
FMCS 8 - 19 November 2010
            7 - 18 November 2011

CLB    11 - 22 October 2010
            10 - 21 October 2011

MLDI   15 - 26 March 2010
            7 - 18 March 2011
            5 - 16 March 2012

If you would like to contact a student from a previous course to find about their views, Debbie Large can put you in touch with someone. E-mail debbie.large@tees.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Medico-Legal Death Investigation

A three year undergraduate degree course has been developed. Click here for further information

SOME PAST TRAINING EVENTS

Summary of training sessions facilitated by COA:

5/2/2004 @ Hatfield Coroner's Court, Herts: Child Deaths
8/10/2004 @ Surrey Police HQ, Guildford, Surrey: Deaths in Prison
9/2/2005 @ Hatfield Coroner's Court, Herts Communication
9/6/2005 @ West Midlands Police Training Centre, Birmingham: Deaths Overseas
6/10/2005 @ Hatfield Coroner's Court, Herts: Mental Health Deaths
8/2/2006 @ Leicester Police HQ Multiple Fatalities
5/10/2006 @ West Midlands Police Training Centre, Birmingham Fire related deaths
8/2/2007 @ Peterborough Deaths in Care Homes
10/7/2008 @ Nottingham "When Things Go Wrong: An Unexpected Outcome of Hospital Treatment"
15/7/2009 @ London "Working Together for the Future to Deliver Reform"

Anyone interested in attending a COA conference should contact

Ms Debbie Large
details as above

TRAINING FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS
 

Forensic Cultures in Inter-Disciplinary Perspective June 2010

Forensic Cultures is sponsored by the University of Manchester's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), and by the Wellcome Trust Association of Clinical Pathologists Studentship
For more information click here
 

MSc Death, Bereavement and Human Tissue Studies

Association of Clinical Pathologists Studentship

This new postgraduate course is designed for all individuals who have a professional, managerial or voluntary involvement with caring for the deceased and their relatives and friends at the time of death and those who have a particular interest in obtaining consent for post mortem examination.

This course will provide you with the understanding, knowledge, skills and confidence in aspects of the legal and ethical framework and an understanding of bereavement and communicating with bereaved people. There is also the opportunity to think in broad terms about teaching, training and research on human tissue and what benefit can be derived from this.

If you would like further information about the course please contact Staffordshire University on 01785 353756 or email healthpostgrad@staffs.ac.uk

'Workplace Health & Safety Conference - The True Cost' on Tuesday 30th March, 2010 at Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham.
 

Date: Tuesday 30th March 2010
Time: 09:30am - 4:00pm
Venue: Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham

For a booking form and to reserve your place at the Health and Safety Conference please contact :
Emma Taylor Irwin Mitchell Solicitors40 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1N 2PZ emma.taylor@irwinmitchell.com or Tel: 0207 421 3997. There is no charge to attend this conference