By Denise Purdie Andrews
The life blood of advancing the science of forensic toxicology lies in the academic peer reviewed contributions of the field’s rank-in-file members. A variety of forums exist for a laboratory to share its experiences for the greater good. These include published full length journal manuscripts, case reports, and technical notes; additionally, sharing our experiences with colleagues from around the United States and the world is made possible by our participation in various meetings and scientific gatherings. Most often, these take the form of short oral platform presentations, poster sessions and contributions as workshop faculty speakers. The opportunity to do these things is only possible by the diligence, skilled professional competence, and effort of the laboratory as a team. We also acknowledge the collaboration we enjoy with our coroner and medical examiner clients.
We are pleased to announce that Axis Forensic Toxicology subject matter experts have had presentations accepted for national forensic toxicology and medical examiner conferences upcoming in the fall 2021.
Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT will be presenting two poster presentations and one oral platform presentation on various topics including novel psychoactive substances (synthetic cannabinoids and metonitazene) at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) annual meeting in Nashville, TN in September 2021.
George Behonick, Ph.D., F-ABFT will be presenting a case report describing novel psychoactive substances (brorphine, flualprazolam, and metonitazene) in the setting of heroin and fentanyl at the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) annual meeting in West Palm Beach, FL in October 2021.
We hope you can attend these presentations.
Postmortem Toxicology in Kentucky: Looking Back at 2020
Kevin G. Shanks1, Dr. George S. Behonick1, and Dr. William Ralston2
1Axis Forensic Toxicology
2Kentucky Office of the Medical Examiner
The Ever-Changing Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Toxicology Casework II (2016-2020)
Kevin G. Shanks1 and Dr. George S. Behonick1
1Axis Forensic Toxicology
Emergence of the Novel Opioid, Metonitazene, in Postmortem Toxicology and Detection by LC-QToF-MS
Kevin G. Shanks1*, Dr. George S. Behonick1, and Dr. Lisa K. Mannix2
1Axis Forensic Toxicology
2Butler County, Ohio Coroner’s Office
Case Report: Detection of Novel Psychoactive Drugs in the Context of Fentanyl and Heroin use
Dr. George S. Behonick1, Dr. Zhuo Wang2, Kevin G. Shanks1 and Merrilee Frey2
1Axis Forensic Toxicology
2Office of the Lake County Coroner, Crown Point, IN
If you would like a copy of these presentations, we can provide them after the conference dates. Please email us at [email protected].
The Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), founded in 1970, is a professional organization for forensic toxicologists and chemists. The Society’s peer reviewed scientific journal is the Journal of Analytical Toxicology.
The National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), founded in 1966, is a professional organization for medical examiners, forensic pathologists, and medical-legal affiliates and administrators. The Association’s peer reviewed scientific journal is The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.