The Medicolegal Death Investigation International Community of Practice is an organization working towards increasing knowledge of MLDI systems globally.
Chief Parsons described the anatomy of the department and mentioned a few sobering statistics ie rising homicide rates, more projectiles discharge per homicide and the use of unregulated ghosts guns.
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Dr Uwom Eze, University of Ibadan in Nigeria.
"We have to be context specific..."
Pay attention to small details. The lack of things such as body bags can cripple a DVI response
Looking after mental health is CRITICAL! Keep an eye on your team!
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@MLDI_ICoP I am attending the third annual MLDI-ICoP symposium day two and the theme focuses on Medicolegal Death Investigation and The Integration of Gender Based Violence and Equity. The presenters are phenomenal!
Enjoying some great presentations on medicolegal death investigation at the CDC Foundation sponsored MDLI ICoP workshop in Zambia. Great turnout from across Africa but also the Philippines, Spain, the US, and the Caribbean Islands.
The Medicolegal Death Investigation International Community of Practice and the Office of the State Forensic Pathologist- Zambia Present
"From Policy to Practice: Improving Medicolegal Death Investigation-A Workshop In Zambia"
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These data can be used to prioritize interventions to prevent future deaths and improve health equity. Findings reflect an updated, more robust set of data, with information from more #MMRCs than ever before.
More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable according to an analysis of new data (https://t.co/UgT6T16iUz) from Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) in 36 US States.