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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 Christine Hurst, Conference Co-ordinator at:
School of Social Sciences and Law
Teesside University
Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA
01642 342332 or e-mail c.hurst@tees.ac.uk
COA TRAINING COURSES in partnership with TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY
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.
University Certificate in Professional Development Coroners
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.
University Certificate in Professional Development Fundamental
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.
University_Certificate in Legal Death Investigation
FUTURE COA COURSE DATES
FMCS 8 - 19 November 2010
7 - 18 November 2011
CLB 11 - 22 October 2010
10 - 21 October 2011
MLDI 7 - 18 March 2011
5 - 16 March 2012
If you would like to contact a student from a previous course to to discuss the course please contact Debbie Large (debbie.large@tees.ac.uk) or Christine Hurst (c.hurst@tess.ac.uk) who will put you in touch with someone.
SOME PAST TRAINING EVENTS
Summary of training sessions facilitated by COA:
February 2004 Hatfield:
"Child Deaths"
October 2004 Guildford:
"Deaths in Prison"
February 2005 Hatfield:
"Effective Communication with Bereaved People"
June 2005 Birmingham:
"Deaths Overseas"
October 2005 Hatfield:
"Mental Health Deaths"
February 2006 Leicester:
"Multiple Fatalities"
October 2006 Birmingham:
"Fire related deaths"
February 2007 Peterborough:
"Deaths in Care Homes"
July 2008 Nottingham:
"When Things Go Wrong: An Unexpected Outcome of Hospital Treatment"
July 2009 London:
"Working Together for the Future to Deliver Reform"
July 2010 Huntingdon
"Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy and Childhood:A Coroner’s Investigation"
Anyone interested in attending a COA conference should contact
Mrs Christine Hurst
details as above
TRAINING FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS
Child Bereavement Charity Conference
Wednesday 15th September 2010
Details on the members section (current issues) - click here
Conference - Imaging the Dead
Royal Society of Medicine
21st October 2010
Details on the members section (current issues) - click here
Heart to Heart Conference
SADS UK - Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Saturday October 23rd 2010
Details on the members section (current issues) - click here
Forensic Toxicology Training
Roar Forensics *** Discount on training for COA members ***
**NEW!!** For details of New Autumn (2010) Programme of Toxicology training now on the members section (current issues)
Please click here
MSc Death, Bereavement and Human Tissue Studies
Association of Clinical Pathologists Studentship
Details on the members section (current issues) - click here
