A new hospital-based clinical forensic service staffed by forensic physicians has been set up in South East Queensland, Australia, as part of the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Emergency Department (ED) with the aim of creating a more stream-lined response to patients requiring forensic medical assessments. The service will also coordinate emergency department…
The 6th International FORMAELIV workshop in clinical forensic medicine is being organized in 2018 in Montpellier at the Faculty of Historical Medicine and will be about DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. International speakers from different specialties, will present and discuss the management (detection, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care) of domestic violence in their respective countries (Australia, United Kingdom,…
The first day of IAFS 2017 contained a workshop on domestic violence attended by professionals from around the world. Presentations were made about the extent of the problem, the nature of injuries sustained and its effects upon children. The psychological damage done to children is enormous and costs the community through failure, inability to find…
In many countries, domestic violence has been receiving greater media attention. Much of the commentary has been based around violence against females. The statistics, however, show a slightly different picture. Based on the Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project, about 24% of individuals are assaulted by a partner at least once in their lifetime (23%…