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 The Synthetic Drug Crisis: Identifying NPS in Forensic Casework
        

                          Session 1 of 3 for Best Practices Guidance for Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Synthetic Drug Epidemic Event Dates
              July 17, 2018, 1:00 pm
 – 4:30 pm
Event Duration
              3 hours 30 minutes
Location
              Online

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This online workshop series is focused on sharing information with the forensic analytical community to promote improved capabilities for NPS detection and measurement, as well as outreach to human and public health agencies and practitioners to promote better understanding of patterns of NPS use, diagnosis and treatment in the emergency room, and understanding of their role in determination of cause and manner of death, by collating and sharing information with emergency room physicians, medical toxicologists, and epidemiologists.

Agenda

A Working Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Combating the Synthetic Drug Crisis
	- Barry K Logan, PhD, F-ABFT, Chief Scientist NMS Labs
	Identification of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Seized Drug Casework and the SWGDRUG Monographs
	- Sandra Rodriguez-Cruz, Senior Forensic Chemist, DEA Southwest Laboratory
	Identification and Quantification of New Psychoactive Substances Without Authentic Reference Standards
	- Ilkka Ojanpera, PhD, Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki
	Forensic Drug Testing in Urine by Nominal and High Resolution MS Analysis using Threshold Accurate Calibration
	- Thomas Rosano, PhD, F-ABFT, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Albany Medical Center, NY
	Screening Workflows for the Identification of NPS in forensic toxicology casework using High Resolution Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectroscopy
	- Alex Krotulski, MSFS, Research Scientist, Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
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              Webinar
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          Online,
                        On demand

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National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice;Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
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              If you have questions about this course, contact the FTCoE

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              ​Free and open to all.
    
  
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            Drug testing
        Novel psychoactive substances
        Seized drugs
        Drug analysis
        Forensic sciences
        New York
        Education sciences
        Forensic medicine
        Mass spectrometry
        Research centers
        Toxicology
        Research and development
        Opioids
        Drugs
        Drug detection
        Controlled substances
        Club drugs
        Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
        Medicolegal death investigations
  
Date Created: June 20, 2018
    
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