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Current FFLM Webinar Programme
Our webinar programme covers Legal Medicine, General Forensic Medicine, and Sexual Offence Medicine topics to help update experienced practitioners and candidates preparing for FFLM examinations.
Webinars are held either between 13:00 – 14:00 or between 19:00 – 20:00 on weekdays. If you are unable to watch the live webinar you will be able to access the recorded content afterwards.
Attendance certificates are available for all live and recorded webinars.
For Members (Affiliates, Associates, Fellows, Licentiates and Members) each webinar is free to access. For Non-members, each webinar costs £10. Please make your payment by clicking on the webinar titles below. Most webinars can be booked retrospectively.
Please note, FFLM Members will need to log in to their FFLM website account first to access the member rate.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk.
Upcoming Webinars
| Date | Webinar | Presenter | Payment (Member / Non-Member) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 19:00 | Chemsex | Dr Brad Hillier | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 19:00 | Drug Tests – Impact Reduction | Prof. Fiona Measham | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 13:00 | Health Screening in Police Custody: The HELP-PC Study | Dr Thomas Cranshaw | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 09 April 2025 at 13:00 | Neurodiversity in Custody | Dr Iain McKinnon | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 13:00 | Child Safeguarding 101 | Dr Jo Gifford | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 23 July 2025 – 13:00 | Caldicott Principles and the Challenges of Information Sharing in the Criminal Justice System | Dr George Fernie | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
Recorded Webinars
| Date | Webinar | Presenter | Payment (Member / Non-Member) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 12 December 2024 at 19:00 | Death Certification Reforms and the Medical Examiner | Dr Alex Gorton | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 13:00 | Drugs & Alcohol Management in Custody | Dr Margaret Stark | Free to attend |
| Wednesday 20 November 2024 20:00 | Secure and detained settings | Dr Catherine Glover | Not available |
| Thursday 24 October 2024 13:00 | Purple Book Update | Dr Joanne Gifford | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 29 May 2024 at 19:00 | Botanical Origins of Pharmaceutical Medicines | Prof Alan Boyd, Consultant Pharmaceutical Physician and FFLM Honorary Fellow | Free for Members / £10.00 for Non-Members |
| Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 19:00 | Forensic Trace Evidence: A Significant Skill in Forensic Medicine | Dr Lawrence K. Acheampong, Medical Director, Ghana Prisons Service | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 19:00 | Forensic Hair Analysis as a Toxicological Tool for the Detection of Psychoactive Substances in Inmates | Dr Lawrence K. Acheampong, Medical Director, Ghana Prisons Service | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Tuesday 12 December 2023 at 19:00 | Forensics in Custody and the Secure Environment: A Unique Specialty in the African Context | Dr Lawrence K. Acheampong, Medical Director, Ghana Prisons Service | Free to attend |
| Tuesday 21 November 2023 at 19:00 | An Insight into MSc Forensic Science | Aneesa Baig, Queen Mary, University of London | Free: click here to view |
| Monday 23 October 2023 at 19:00 | Fitness for Interview in Children and Young People | Dr Heidi Hales, Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS and Forensic Psychiatry | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Tuesday 10 October 2023 at 19:00 | Forensics of Wildlife Crime | Tracy Alexander, Director of Forensic Services, City of London Police | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Monday 03 July 2023 at 19:00 | Supporting Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse | Duncan Craig OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Survivors Manchester | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Thursday 29 June 2023 at 19:00 |
Applying for FFLM Membership and Fellowship | Dr Bernadette Butler and Dr Helena Thornton | Free: click here to view |
| Monday 12 June 2023 at 19:00 | Forensic Radiology | Dr Curtis Offiah, Consultant Radiologist | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Monday 05 June 2023 at 19:00 | Forensic Medicine in the Middle East | Dr Dina Ibrahim, Sexual Offence Examiner | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Monday 24 April 2023 at 19:00 |
The Mankind Initiative | Mark Brooks OBE, The ManKind Initiative | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Monday 27 February 2023 at 19:00 |
The Institute for Addressing Strangulation | Dr Cath White OBE, Medical Director, Institute for Addressing Strangulation | Free: click here to view |
| Wednesday 18 January 2023 at 19:00 | Update on Police Response to Reported Needle Spike Incidents in Durham Constabularies Area | DI Chris Woollett, Durham Constabulary | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Thursday 08 December 2022 at 19:00 | The Role of Intermediaries in the Criminal Justice System | Dr John Taggart | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Thursday 01 December 2022 at 12:30 | What Do You Do If There Is A Suspicion Of Sexual Assault? | Dr Elisabeth Alton
Dr Sandy Fielding Prof Margaret Stark Dr Helena Thornton |
Free: click here to view |
| Wednesday 23 November 2022 | How to prepare for the LFFLM Part 2 | Thomas Bird, HCP Clinical Lead
Jessica Isaacs, Senior HCP |
Free: click here to view |
| Tuesday 25 October 2022 | Assisting the Coroner – How to reduce the risks to you when involved in an Inquest | Dr Clare Stapleton, Medicolegal Consultant, Medical Protection Society | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 05 October 2022 | Forensic Science is in Crisis | Prof Niamh Nic Daeid, Director, Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Monday 05 September 2022 | Novel psychoactive substances | Hassan Kurimbokus, Forensic Toxicologist, Analytical Services International | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Tuesday 10 May 2022 | Making Connections: the link between violence to people and violence to animals | Paula Boyden and Kate Richards | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 27 April 2022 | The Assisted Dying Bill | Mr Lee Biddle | Not available |
| Monday 07 February 2022 |
FFLM update on medical appraisals and supporting evidence | Dr Ewa Wolska | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 10 November 2021 |
HIV PEP and PrEP | Dr Amy Pearce | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Tuesday 02 November 2021 | Appraiser Refresh for Forensic Physicians | Prof Margaret Stark | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Wednesday 13 October 2021 | An introduction to Forensic Epidemiology: An evidence-based approach to causal analysis in Forensic Medicine | Dr Michael Freeman | Free for Members / £30.00 for Non-Members |
| Thursday 23 September 2021 | Deaths in Detention | Prof Andrew Harris | Not available |
| Monday 20 September 2021 | LFFLM (SOM) Part 1 Revision | Dr Lucy Love | Free: click here to view |
| Monday 13 September 2021 | DLM and MFFLM Part 1 Revision | Prof Sarah Hull | Free: click here to view |
| Monday 26 July 2021 | Fitness to be interviewed by the police | Prof Margaret Stark | Free for Members/ £30.00 |
| Wednesday 21 July 2021 | Tackling Stalking: A Multi-Agency Approach | A/DS Kimberley Gray and Dr Alan Underwood | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Thursday 15 July 2021 | Driven to Drink |
Dr Paul Williams | Free for Members / £ 30.00 |
| Wednesday 30 June 2021 | Adult Safeguarding | Dr Elisabeth Alton | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Monday 21 June 2021 | GHB and related analogues |
Dr David Wood | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Monday 07 June 2021 | Maintaining a Space for FMEs: Professional Challenges in Forensic Medicine | Dr Gethin Rees | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 02 June 2021 | GHBRS and Chemsex | Mr David Stuart | Free for Members/ £30.00 |
| Monday 24 May 2021 | Expert evidence: questions and answers | Prof Keith Rix | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Thursday 20 May 2021 | Medical Conditions, DVLA and (F)ME!! | Dr Sophie Carter-Ingram | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 13 May 2021 | Overview of the Sexual Assault Forensic Clinical Services in the Republic of Ireland |
Dr Roger Derham, Dr Maeve Eogan, Catherine Marsh and Dr Joanne Nelson | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 05 May 2021 | The Diploma of Legal Medicine | Mr Brian Westbury | Free: click here to view |
| Tuesday 04 May 2021 | Dr Philip Zack | £20.00 / £30.00 | |
| Wednesday 28 April 2021 | An introduction to the Forensic Capability Network – opportunities for research, ideas and current challenges | Carolyn Lovell | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 13 April 2021 | COVID, Custody and SARCs – an update | Dr Alex Gorton and Dr Cath White | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 31 March 2021 | Provision of Forensic Services over Australasia | Dr Angela Williams | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Thursday 18 March 2021 | Mental Health Legislation | Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 04 March 2021 | Photo-Documentation of Injuries | Dr Will Anderson | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 25 February 2021 | Leadership in a Pandemic | Prof Jason Leitch | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Monday 22 February 2021 | How are Clinical Forensic Medical Services Provided Outside of England and Wales Part 2? | Prof Denis Cusack and Dr Maric Thorpe | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 17 February 2021 | Forensic Sampling for HCPs working in General Forensic Medicine | Dr Bernadette Butler, Dr Sandy Fielding and Dr Alex Gorton | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 11 February 2021 | The FFLM Licentiate examination – the role of the Educational Supervisor and how to produce a ‘Gold Standard’ Portfolio | Dr Christine Greenshaw and Prof Margaret Stark | Free: click here to view. |
| Thursday 28 January 2021 | Management of Photo Documentation of Intimate Images | Dr Bernadette Butler | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 20 January 2021 | Child Safeguarding | Dr Peter Green and Dr Sheila Paul | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Monday 11 January 2021 | Reflections on medical negligence | Dr Michael J Powers QC | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 03 December 2020 | Wellness and Wellbeing | Dr Emma Vaux | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Monday 30 November 2020 | The Role of the Appropriate Adult | Chris Bath and Grev Wallington | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 24 November 2020 | Sexually Transmitted Infections after sexual assault | Dr Michelle Carroll | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Monday 02 November 2020 | Assessment for ASD in custody | Prof Rajan Nathan | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 28 October 2020 | How to Pass the Part 2 of the MFFLM or LFFLM | Dr Sally Pickard, Stacey Shelley and Dr Philip Zack | Free: click here to view |
| Monday 26 October 2020 | Complaint handling / Engagement with the IOPC | DCI Syed Hussain | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 14 October 2020 | Practical Ethics | Dr Michael Devlin | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 07 October 2020 | Route to LFFLM (SOM)c for Paediatricians experienced in CSA Examinations | Dr Caroline Jones | Free: click here to view |
| Monday 05 October 2020 | View from the ‘Beak’ – the role of Magistrates | Dr Bernadette Butler | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 29 September 2020 | COVID-19 and SARCs: The story so far….. | Dr Cath White OBE | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 24 September 2020 | COVID-19 and Custody | Dr Alex Gorton | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 17 September 2020 | Highlights from the Blue Guidelines – using illustrative cases | Prof Margaret Stark | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 10 September 2020 | Hints and tips for the October 2020 examinations | Prof Sarah Hull | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 09 September 2020 | Novel psychoactive substances | Mr Hassan Kurimbokus | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 03 September 2020 | Everything you always wanted to know about dentolegal but didn’t like to ask | Mr Brian Westbury | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 27 August 2020 | How Are Clinical Forensic Medical Services Provided Outside Of England And Wales? | Dr David Carson, Dr Vincent Davidson, Dr Deryn Evans | Free for Members / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 25 August 2020 | The Role of the Forensic Nurse | Jennie Smith | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 18 August 2020 | Clinical Leadership | Dr Caroline Osborne-White | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 13 August 2020 | Recognition and Photography of Human Bite Marks | Dr Douglas Sheasby | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 04 August 2020 | Scene Examination | Prof Richard Shepherd | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Effective handover from the ‘detained’ to ‘secure’ estate – how can we close the gap to improve patient care | Dr Jake Hard | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Tuesday 21 July 2020 | Completing a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death | Prof Jason Payne-James | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Thursday 16 July 2020 | A Conversation on Recently updated FFLM Documents | Prof Margaret Stark | Free for Members / £10.00 |
| Monday 06 July 2020 | The Role of the Medical Examiner | Prof Jason Payne-James | £20.00 / £30.00 |
| Monday 11 June 2020 | Stay-Alert – Pass Exam | Dr Caroline Jones | Free: click here to view |
Previous Series
Please note that the webinars from our previous series are still available to view. For more information, please click the link below: