Monday and Tuesday November 21st – 22nd from noon to noon
Location: RMV in Linköping
Registration: Open for members. Deadline for registration is November 4th
Cost: Free
Course description
This focus is interpretation of ethanol (and some other volatiles) in driving under the
influence, violent crimes, and in autopsy cases. The ethanol kinetics after single and
repeated intake will be discussed in the context of time-of- dose estimations using
BAC and UAC as well as direct ethanol metabolites such as ethyl glucuronide. The
implications for the hip flask defence will be discussed. The participants will have the
opportunity to practically defend opinions during the course. The course will also
highlight the differences and similarities between the Nordic countries’ legislations
around alcohol and driving as well as the national laboratories’ strategy to analyse
and interpret results. In the part on post mortem alcohol we will discuss the formation
of ethanol and other alcohols and how to investigate possible artefacts using different
matrices and ethanol metabolites.
Program
Monday November 21st: Ante mortem ethanol interpretation
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.15 Welcome
13.15-15.00 DUI legislation and practises in the Nordic countries – short communications from country representatives
15.00-15.20 Refreshment break
15.20-16.00 Ethanol absorption, distribution, and elimination (Robert Kronstrand)
16.00-17.00 Ethyl glucuronide to interpret time of intake (Gudrun Høiseth)
17.15-18.15 Dose estimations and back-calculations; practical session
Tuesday November 22nd: Post mortem alcohol interpretation
09.00-10.00 Post mortem alcohols, a review (Fredrik Kugelberg)
10.00-10.15 Refreshment break
10.15-11.15 Alcohol markers in post mortem toxicology (Gudrun Høiseth)
11.15-12.00 Case discussions; practical session
12.00-13.00 Lunch