TIAFT Events

This page presents you information about TIAFT and other meetings in the field of toxicology or allied areas. If you wish to advertise about meetings don't listed here, please write to info@tiaft.org a message reporting name, location, dates of the Meeting and any further information you think useful. These information will be published here as soon as possible.

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST TIAFT EVENTS
 

Seattle 2007	Ljubljana 2006	Seoul 2005	Washington 2004
Melbourne 2003	Paris 2002	Prague 2001	Helsinki 2000
Cracow 1999	Albuquerque 1998		Padova 1997

 

International meeting reports

• 14th National Meeting of GIFT (Group of Italian Forensic Toxicologists)
  Florence, Italy
  November 23rd - 25th
  Palazzo Vecchio (the City Hall)
  
  The 14th National Meeting of GIFT (Group of Italian Forensic Toxicologists) was held in Florence between November 23rd and 25th, 2007. The meeting, superbly organised by the local forensic toxicologists Francesco Mari and Elisabetta Bertol, was dedicated to the theme of quality in analytical forensic toxicology. The opening ceremony, held in the 14th century Palazzo Vecchio (the City Hall) was enhanced by invited lectures of Hans Maurer (Quality principles, concepts, guidelines in forensic toxicology), Steven Karch (To test and what not to test, that is the question). Picking the best specimen), and Marcello Chiarotti (Peer-review accreditation, investigation and promotion of excellence). During the meeting, different forensic toxicology key issues were discussed, including markers of chronic alcohol abuse, general unknown search and other applications of high resolution mass spectrometry, saliva and hair testing, method validation, carbon monoxide determination in the victims of terrorist attacks. The renewal of the executive committee was the main item in the agenda of the business meeting: Elisabetta Bertol was elected as the new GIFT president, while Aldo Polettini was nominated deputy president. During the final banquet, held on the Brunelleschi Terrace of Grand Hotel Baglioni, meeting attendants were charmed with delicious Tuscan food and Chianti while watching a breathtaking view over Florence. The meeting was unanimously recognized as a huge success both in terms of scientific contents and attendance, with 95 participants from the whole country. It was also an occasion to reinforce Italian participation in TIAFT, with 24 new applications for membership.
  
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Other meetings

• 3rd International Drug Hypersensitivity Meeting
  Palais des Congres - Paris (France)
  Friday 11 April to Sunday 13 April 2008
  Recent progresses in drug hypersensitivity understanding and diagnosis have been tremendous, thanks to immunology, immunopathology, toxicology, genetic, pharmacology, pharmacogenetic, epidemiology and clinical research. This field definitely needs new ideas and connections from specialists of different backgrounds. Establishing an international network of excellent clinical and research centres devoted to drug hypersensitivities is necessary. This meeting gathers worldwide experts and actors from both academia, regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical companies. The aim of the DHM meetings is to foster the exchanges of knowledge in this exciting field.
  For further information please contact:
  Congress Office
  DHM3 - MCI France
  24 rue Chauchat – 75009 Paris, France
  Tel : +33 1 53 85 82 82 – Fax : +33 1 53 85 82 8
  e-mail: dhm3@mci-group.com
  or download the Preliminary programme
   
• Forensic Toxicology
  Joint Conference of The Forensic Science Society & The Centre for Forensic Investigation, University of Teesside
  Friday 18 April, 2008
  University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1-3BA, UK
  Forensic toxicology plays an important role in medico-legal investigations. This conference will address current trends in forensic toxicology, concentrating on front-end science, academia and research with a view to promoting best practice and is therefore aimed at managers, front-end scientists, academics, and researchers working within the field of forensic toxicology.
  For further information please contact:
  Michelle Carlin
  Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry
  M9.14, Middlesbrough Tower
  University of Teesside
  TS1-3BA
  Tel: +44 (0)1642-342553
  e-mail: M.Carlin@tees.ac.uk