About The Course
This course has been designed by physicians to train medical forensic examiners in the use of state-of-the- art digital photographic data collection. The course covers material useful to: physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants.
Course ObjectivesAfter attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Outline and define the basic principles of forensic photography.
- Describe the various types of photo documentation equipment.
- List the criteria of a quality forensic photograph.
- Apply corrective strategies to improve photos.
- Describe the system for security, storage, identification, duplication and retrieval.
- Include medical/legal issues within their photographic protocols.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of the equipment to achieve a quality image.
- Incorporate interactions with patients to enhance patient comfort with the process.
The University of California Davis Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit: Continuing Medical Education of the University of California, Davis Health System (School of Medicine, Medical Center, and Medical Group) designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 7 credit
hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association and the Certification Program of the California Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
NCCPA: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA accredited Category 1 courses are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for re-certification.
Nurse Credit: The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts Category 1 Credit.
MFT and LCSW Credit: UC Davis Health Systems CME PCE2354. This course meets the qualification for 7 credit hours for marriage and family therapists and/or licensed clinical social workers as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Disclosure: Consistent with UC Davis policy, faculty are expected to disclose 1) any significant financial interests or relationships with manufacturers of commercial products and/or providers of commercial services discussed in their presentations, and 2) any "off-label" uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products discussed in their presentations. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent speakers with significant financial relationships from making presentations, but rather to provide listeners with information on which they can make their own judgments.
