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    TIAFT2003 PROGRAMME WITH WORKSHOPS
 
SummaryMonday 17Tuesday 18Wednesday 19Thursday 20Fri. 21 - Sat. 22Poster sessions



POSTER SESSION 1 (Monday to Tuesday)

P01  ANALYSIS OF 35 BENZODIAZEPINES, METABOLITES AND BENZODIAZEPINE-LIKE SUBSTANCES IN WHOLE BLOOD BY LC-MS(MS)
B.E. Smink*, J.E. Brandsma*, A. Dijkhuizen* , K.J. Lusthof*, J.J. de Gier**, A.C.G. Egberts**, D.R.A. Uges***
*Netherlands Forensic Institute, Department of Toxicology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands; ** Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht, The Netherlands; *** State University and Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS
P02  APPLICATION OF LC/MS/MS TO THE ANALYSIS OF BENZODIAZEPINES IN BLOOD
DN Sims*, P Stockham*, H Rivera*, and S Walker**
*Forensic Science SA , Adelaide, South Australia; **School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
P03  APPLICATION OF METHANOL CHEMICAL IONISATION MASS SPECTROMETRY AND MSMS TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS IN BLOOD
P Stockham, DN Sims and P Harpas
Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
P04  THE ANALYSIS OF METFORMIN IN BLOOD BY LC-MS-MS
RM Berezowski, MP Heenan
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Porirua, NEW ZEALAND
P05  ANALYSIS OF OPIOIDS BY LC-MS-MS
CA Park, SN Hampton, SGG Russell
Institute Of Environmental Science And Research, Porirua, NEW ZEALAND
P06  LC-MS(/MS) BASED GENERAL UNKNOWN SCREENING PROCEDURE (GUS) FOR DRUGS IN BLOOD USING INFORMATION DEPENDENT ACQUISITION (IDA): PROS AND CONS.
TN Decaestecker*, WE Lambert**, CH Van Peteghem**, D Deforce*** and JF Van Bocxlaer*
*Laboratory for Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis; **Laboratory for Toxicology; ***Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Ghent, BELGIUM
P07  THE FEASIBILITY OF MALDI-MS FOR SMALL MOLECULES AS A FUTURE FAST SCREENING ALTERNATIVE IN TOXICOLOGY? PRELIMINARY RESULTS
K Clauwaert*, D Deforce**, C Van Peteghem***, M Witt****, and J Van Bocxlaer*
*Laboratorium voor Medische Biochemie en voor Klinische Analyse, Universiteit Gent, Gent, BELGIUM; **Laboratorium voor Farmaceutische Biotechnologie, Universiteit Gent, Gent, BELGIUM; ***Laboratorium voor Toxicologie, Universiteit Gent, Gent, BELGIUM; ****Bruker-Daltonics Germany, Bremen, GERMANY
P08  CONSOLIDATION OF BENZODIAZEPINES METHODS USING LC/MS
C Davies
Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre, Macleod, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P09  INTERFERENCE BY OXYCODONE METABOLITE DURING ANALYSIS OF MORPHINE BY LC-MS
J Easson
Division of Analytical Laboratories, ICPMR, Lidcombe, NSW, AUSTRALIA
P10  SCREENING PROCEDURE FOR DIHYDROPYRIDINE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS IN PLASMA BY AUTOMATED SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND LC-MS-MS
A Baranda González*,**, C A Mueller**, W Weinmann**
*Departamento de Química Analítica, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain; **Institute of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Toxicology, University Hospital, Freiburg, GERMANY
P11  SCREENING FOR ACIDIC AND NEUTRAL DRUGS IN WHOLE BLOOD BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-FULL SCAN MASS SPECTROMETRY BY UTILIZING AUTOMATED MASS SPECTROMETRY DECONVOLUTION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AMDIS)
I Rasanen, H Vyyryläinen, I Ojanperä, E Vuori
Department of Forensic Medicine, PO Box 40, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, FINLAND
P12  FORENSIC INTOXICATION WITH CLOBAZAM: HPLC/DAD/MSD ANALYSIS
P Proença, HM Teixeira, J Pinheiro, EP Marques, DN Vieira
National Institute Of Legal Medicine, Coimbra, PORTUGAL
P13  STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MASS SPECTRAL LIBRARY FOR A LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH - ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETER WITH AN ELECTROSPRAY SOURCE
BJ Stevens, NT Campbell
Chemistry Centre, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
P14  COMPREHENSIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED TO TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER (GCXGC-TOFMS) AS A SIMULTANEOUS DRUG SCREENING AND CONFIRMATORY TOOL
SM Song*, PM Marriot*, PM Wynne**, J Gerostamoulos*** and OH Drummer***
*RMIT University, Victoria; **Racing Analytical Services Ltd, Victoria; ***Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P15  MONOLITHIC COLUMN AS A NEW TOOL FOR THE EXTRACTION OF AMPHETAMINES IN URINE
A Namera*, M Yashiki*, M Nishida*, A Nakamoto**, Y Takei***, Y Shintani***, M Furuno***, H Minakuchi****, K Nakanishi*****, K Kimura*
*Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima; **Scientific Investigation Laboratory, Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters, Hiroshima; ***GL Sciences Inc., Tokyo; ****Kyoto Monotech, Kyoto; *****Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN
P16  SYNTHESIS AND DETECTION OF PSILOCIN AND PSILOCYBIN USING FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS COUPLED WITH CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION
N Anastos*, NW Barnett*, SW Lewis*, NKP Gathergood**, PJ Scammels**, ND Sims***
*Centre for Chiral and Molecular Technologies, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria; **Victorian College of Pharmacy, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria; ***Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
P17  POSTMORTEM DETERMINATION OF VALPROATE IN BLOOD, SERUM AND VITREOUS HUMOUR
N. Anastos*, O.H. Drummer, A. Kotsos
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, *Currently at the Centre for Chiral and Molecular Technologies, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P18  THE USE OF RECOMBINANT DOPAMINE D2 RECEPTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-RADIOACTIVE RECEPTOR ASSAYS
LAA de Jong, JP Franke, DRA Uges, and RPH Bischoff
Bioanalysis & Toxicology, University of Groningen, The NETHERLANDS
P19  DETECTION OF COCAINE AND COCAETHYLENE IN SWEAT BY SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY
MJD Follador, M Yonamine, RLM Moreau and OA Silva
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toxicology, University of S. Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
P20  QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF AMPHETAMINES IN HAIR BY EI-GC-MS USING SIM MODE WITH UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION
YW Yang*, HE Young* , JS Lee*, YH Park*, EM Kim*, MA Lim*, HS Chung*, HK Choi*, MY Pyo**
*National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, KOREA; **College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women' University, Seoul, KOREA
P21  CASE REPORT: ROLE OF ORAL CONTAMINATION FOLLOWING SELF-REPORTED USE OF PRESCRIBED DIHYDROCODEINE AND CODEINE
GAA Cooper and C Hand
Cozart Bioscience Ltd, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
P22  PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COZART EIA AMPHETAMINES ORAL FLUID MICROPLATE KIT IN COMPARISON WITH GC-MS
GAA Cooper, L Wilson, C Reid, D Baldwin, C Hand
Cozart Bioscience Ltd, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
P23  AN EVALUATION OF THE COZART RAPISCAN SYSTEM AS AN ON-SITE SCREENING TOOL FOR DRUGS OF ABUSE IN A NON-CONVENTIONAL BIOLOGICAL MATRIX: VITREOUS HUMOR
N Fucci*, N De Giovanni*, F De Giorgio*, R Liddi**, GAA Cooper**, C Hand**, M Chiarotti*
*Dipartimento di Medicina Legale e Delle Assicurazioni, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, Rome, ITALY; **Cozart Bioscience Ltd, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
P24  ORAL FLUID DRUG TESTING AS A TOOL WITHIN AN INTERVENTION THERAPY CONCEPT
S Steinmeyer*, W Friedrich**, C Külker**, RS Niedbala***, D Fritch***, R Polzius****, A Manns*
*Dräger Safety AG & Co. KgaA, Lübeck, GERMANY; **Fachgruppe für alkoholauffällige Kraftfahrer (FAK), Sucht- & Lebenshilfe e.V. (S&L), Bad Schwartau, GERMANY; ***OraSure Technologies Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA; ****Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck, GERMANY
P25  IN-VITRO INVESTIGATION OF AMPHETAMINE-MELANIN BINDING IN HUMAN HAIR
L Gautam, K S Scott
Department of Forensic Science and Chemistry, Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge, UK
P26  DETECTION OF BENZODIAZEPINES BY A ONE STEP ONSITE ORAL FLUID RAPID DRUG SCREEN -- ORATECTTM
R Wong, B Wong, C Tran, P Fan
Branan Medical Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA
P27  EXPERIENCES WITH THE SALIVA SCREEN RAPID TEST FOR DRUGS OF ABUSE AT THE ROADSIDE
PX Iten, MR Baumgartner
Institute of Legal Medicine, University, Zurich, Switzerland
P28  POST-MORTEM RE-DISTRIBUTION OF D9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
M Chu, OH Drummer
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine Monash University, Southbank, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P29  SETTING THE BAR HIGHER: THE USE OF ROBUST STATISTICS IN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY PROFICIENCY TRIALS
R Wilson
Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Division of Analytical Laboratories, Quality Assurance Laboratory, Lidcombe, N.S.W, AUSTRALIA
P30  DRUG FACILITATED SEXUAL ASSAULTS - ARE THEY REAL
JF Gerstner-Stevens
Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre, Macleod, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P31  IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINES AND ADULTERANTS IN STREET TABLETS OF ECSTASY SEIZED IN SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL.
JL Costa*, MFM Pedrozo*, AAM Chasin**,***, LM Kayo*, ON Neto*
*Núcleo de Análise Instrumental/IC, São Paulo, São Paulo; **Faculdade Oswaldo Cruz, ***Núcleo de Toxicologia Forense/IML, São Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
P32  DESIGNER DRUGS ANALYSIS (ECSTASY AND EVE), THROUGH HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC), IN URINE, FOR FORENSICS PURPOSE
JL Costa*, AAM Chasin*
*Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas/USP, Núcleo de Análise Instrumental/IC, São Paulo, São Paulo; **Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz, Núcleo de Toxicologia Forense/IML, São Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
P33  HAS THE COCAINE EPIDEMIC ARRIVED IN THE UK?
SA George
Regional Laboratory For Toxicology, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
P34  EFFICIENT MONITORING OF THE ABUSE OF AMPHETAMINES
SA George, SB Parmar, M Chauhan
Regional Laboratory for Toxicology, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
P35  INTERNAL STANDARDS DESIGNED FOR RAPID ANALYSIS OF AMPHETAMINE-ENANTIOMERS BY GC-MS
K Hara, Z Liu, S Kashimura, J Liu, M Kashiwagi, A Miyoshi, T Hamanaka, M Kageura
Department Of Forensic Medicine, Fukuoka University School Of Medicine, Fukuoka, JAPAN
P36  STUDY OF IN VITRO DEGRADATION IN WHOLE BLOOD OF ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND NEUROLEPTICS AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF STORAGE AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURES
G Pépin (1) - G Duffort (1), V Dumestre (2), M H Ghysel (3), P Kintz (4) - M Villain (4), G Lachâtre (5), P Mura (6), M Perrin (7), Y Ricordel (8)
1. Laboratoire TOXLAB, Paris, FRANCE; 2. Laboratoire BIOffice, Artigues-Près-Bordeaux, FRANCE; 3. Laboratoire de Police Scientifique, Section Toxicologie, Lille, FRANCE; 4. Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Institut de Médecine Légale, Strasbourg, FRANCE; 5. Service de Toxicologie, CHRU, Limoges, FRANCE; 6. Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Toxicologie CHU, Poitiers, FRANCE; 7. Département de Toxicologie IRCGN, Rosny sous bois, FRANCE; 8. Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Police Scientifique, IML, Paris, FRANCE
P37  THE RAPID ANALYSIS OF HEROIN DRUG SEIZURES USING MICELLAR ELECTROKINETIC CAPILLARY CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH SHORT END INJECTION
N Anastos*, NW Barnett*, SW Lewis*, J Pearson**, P Kirkbride***
*Centre For Chiral And Molecular Technologies, School Of Biological And Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria; **victoria Forensic Science Centre, Macleod, Victoria; ***forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
P38  THREE CASES OF SUDDEN DEATH DUE TO BUTANE OR PROPANE GAS INHALATION: ANALYSIS OF TISSUES FOR GAS COMPONENTS
H. Sugie*, C. Sasaki*, C. Hashimoto*, H. Takesita*, T. Nagai*, S. Nakamura*, M. Furukawa*, T. Nishikawa** and K. Kurihara*
*Department of Legal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa; **Division of Medico-chemical Analysis, Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy, Tokyo, JAPAN
P39  ACUTE AMITRAZ POISONING: A CASE STUDY WITH AREACTIVE COMA AND METHEMOGLOBINAEMIA
Y Barguil*, H Le Coq Saint-Gilles**, M Mikulski**, E Choblet*, D Duval**
*Biochemistry Laboratory; **ICU, New Caledonia Territorial Hospital, Noumea, NEW CALEDONIA
P40  THE DEATH OF AN INFANT EXPOSED TO FLUVOXAMINE
M Boratto, J Gerostamoulos, M Lynch, OH Drummer
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Southbank, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P41  A CASE OF SUICIDE BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION OF METHYL PARATHION
H Tsoukali*, N Raikos*, G Theodoridis**, D Psaroulis*
*Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki; **Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GREECE
P42  FATAL CASES DUE TO LIDOCAINE INTOXIFICATION
SY Lee*, SK Lee*, SW In**, HK Choi*, MA Lim*, KH Chung***, HS Chung*
*National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, KOREA; **Southern District Office, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Busan, Korea; ***College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, KOREA
P43  DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES AND PCB CONGENERS IN KOREAN TISSUES
SY Lee*, SK Lee*, JY Yang*, KW Kim*, WT Lee*, YC Yoo**
*National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, KOREA; **College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk Do, KOREA
P44  A FATAL CASE OF MERCURY CYANIDE POISONING
L Labat*, V Dumestre-Toulet**, JP Goullé***, JP Anger****, M Lhermitte*
*Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, CHRU Lille; **Laboratoire BIOffice, Artigues près Bordeaux; ***Laboratoire de Pharmacocinétique et de Toxicologie Clinique, CH Le Havre; ****Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Faculté de Pharmacie de Rennes, FRANCE
P45  TWO FATAL INTOXICATIONS WITH PROPAFENONE
MH Ghysel, F Descamps, V Dupont, O Salvadore, S Boudjada, A Couvreur
Laboratoire de Police Scientifique, Lille. France
P46  CRIMINAL POISONING DUE TO ORGANO-PHOSPHORUS COMPOUND
L. Giannuzzi*, M.G.Arado**, D. Mirson**, R. Nieto**, I. Krbavcic**, V. Garrote**, C.A. Nardo**, L. Silva Acevedo**, A. Margharitis** and L. A. Ferrari*
*Cátedra de Toxicología y Química Legal (Universidad Nacional de La Plata); **Laboratorio de Toxicología y Química Legal. Suprema Corte de Justicia (Prov. Bs. As.) ARGENTINA
P47  AMITRIPTYLINE METABOLITE RATIOS AND CYP2D6 GENOTYPES IN POSTMORTEM MATERIAL
A Koski, M Gergov, I Ojanperä, A Sajantila, E Vuori
Department Of Forensic Medicine, University Of Helsinki, FINLAND
P48  INTERPRETATION OF BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS: A CASE REPORT WITH COMPARISON OF ANTE-MORTEM AND POST-MORTEM TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSES
O Plaut, C Staub
Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, Geneva, SWITZERLAND
P49  FATAL WORKPLACE ACCIDENT INVOLVING ETHYL ACETATE: A DISTRIBUTION STUDY
V Coopman*, C Demeyere**, J Cordonnier*
*Laboratory of Analytical Toxicology, Chemiphar N.V., Brugge, BELGIUM; **Department of Forensic Medicine, Wilrijk, BELGIUM
P50  DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE ANALYSIS OF OLANZAPINE FROM SPIKED POST-MORTEM BLOOD SAMPLES
C Kostakis*, M Kenneally**, P Felgate*, S Walker**
*Forensic Science SA, Adelaide, South Australia; **Flinders University, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
P51  POSTMORTEM CONCENTRATION OF CARISOPRODOL
HK Choi*, JS Lee*, HY Choi*, YS Park*, HS Chung*, MY Pyo**
*national Institute Of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea; **College Of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, KOREA
P52  ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN A DEATH CASE BY SUFFOCATION IN AN ARGON ATMOSPHERE
V Auwärter, F Pragst, H Strauch
Institute of Legal Medicine, Humboldt-University, Berlin, GERMANY
P53  BOON OR BANE - A 20 YEARS AUTOPSY EXPERIENCE OF ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE POISONING FROM A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF NORTH WEST INDIA
D Singh IJ Dewan, YS Bansal
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
P54  PESTICIDE INTOXICATIONS IN COIMBRA'S DELEGATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LEGAL MEDICINE: AN ANALYSIS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS
HM Teixeira, P Proença, M Oliveira, EP Marques, DN Vieira
National Institute of Legal Medicine, Coimbra, PORTUGAL
P55  VENLAFAXINE OVERDOSE - A CASE INVOLVING ANTEMORTEM AND POSTMORTEM LEVELS
T Prolov, T Duong, M Swerlowycz
Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Division Of Analytical Laboratories, ICPMR, Lidcombe, NSW, AUSTRALIA
P56  A FATAL CASE OF GUN BLUE INGESTION (SELENIOUS ACID) IN A 28-MONTH-OLD CHILD
W Bernhard*, B Aebi*, M-C Risse*, M Gasser*, M Thali*, E Logemann**, B Kruetzfeldt**
*Institute of Legal Medicine, Bern, SWITZERLAND, **Institute of Legal Medicine, Freiburg, GERMANY
P57  ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDE POISONING - AUTOPSY FINDINGS
A Arora*, AK Jain**, J Yadav*, BP Dubey*
*Department of Forensic Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal; **Department of Forensic Medicine, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, INDIA
P58  A STUDY OF THE IN VITRO INTERACTION BETWEEN LIDOCAINE AND PREMEDICATIONS USING RAT AND HUMAN LIVER MICROSOMES (II)
E Tanaka, A Nagashima, *S Inomata And K Honda
Institute of Community Medicine, *Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken, JAPAN
P59  THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE USE OF ENTOMOTOXICOLOGY AT THE VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE
MS Archer, MJ Lynch
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P60  SWEAT ANALYSIS FOR D9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC) BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY–NEGATIVE ION CHEMICAL IONIZATION-MASS SPECTROMETRY
T Saito*,**, A Wtsadik*, K Scheidweiler*, M McCain***, N Fortner***, S Takeichi**, M Huestis*
*Chemistry and Drug Metabolism, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.; **Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193 Japan; ***PharmChem Laboratories, Haltom City, Texas 76137, USA
P61  FIRST POSTMORTEM DISTRIBUTION STUDY OF PMA AND MDMA
KA Mortier*, EA De Letter**, R Dams*, JA Cordonnier***, MHA Piette**, WE Lambert*
*Laboratory of Toxicology, Ghent University; **Department of Forensic Medicine, Ghent University; ***Chemiphar NV, Bruges, BELGIUM





POSTER SESSION 2 (Wednesday to Thursday)

P65  RAPID AND CONVENIENT PREPARATIVE METHOD OF PHENOTHIAZINES SULFOXIDES AND N-OXIDES OF TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ON TITANOSILICATE CATALYST
A Ogamo, and M Fukumoto
School Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, JAPAN
P66  A VALIDATED RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE ACTIVITY OF MORPHINE AND ITS ACTIVE METABOLITE MORPHINE-6-GLUCURONIDE IN SERUM OF NEONATES
LAA de Jong, MPH Kroeze, K Kraemer, RPH Bischoff, DRA Uges, and JP Franke
Bioanalysis & Toxicology, University of Groningen, The NETHERLANDS
P67  EVALUATION OF THE NEW MICROGENICS CEDIA® 6-MONOACETYLMORPHINE IMMUNOASSAY
CFE George*, D Ramantas**, M Weberruss***
*Regional Laboratory for Toxicology, Birmingham, West Midlands, England; **Toxicology, The Austin Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; ***Biochemistry Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
P68  DETECTION OF 6-ACETYLMORPHINE IN ORAL FLUID BY CEDIA® IMMUNOASSAY
JB Clarke, FW Whitfield
Altrix Healthcare Plc, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
P69  SCREENING FOR THE LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF AMPHETAMINES IN URINE - MONOCLONAL OR POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY?
E Nováková
Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 1st medical Faculty and Hospital, Charles University, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
P70  REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING PROGRAMMES IN NEW ZEALAND OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD
S Nolan* and S Turner**
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), *Auckland, **Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
P71  MONITORING BUPRENORPHINE WITHDRAWAL PROTOCOLS
SA George, CFE George, M Chauhan
Regional Laboratory For Toxicology, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
P72  OCCUPATIONAL DRUG MONITORING IN THE UK
SA George
Regional Laboratory for Toxicology, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
P73  IS WORKPLACE DRUG URINALYSIS APPROPRIATE FOR CANNABIS?
W Allender, S Anderson, S Jennings, A Moynham and J Perl
Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit, Forensic Services Group, NSW Police, AUSTRALIA
P74  GLYPHOSATE POISONINGS: HOW 1H AND 31P NMR SPECTROSCOPY COULD HELP?
B.Cartigny*, N. Azaroual**, M. Imbenotte***, D. Mathieu****, G.Vermeersch** and M. Lhermitte***
*Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Hôpital Calmette; **Laboratoire d'Application RMN; ***Laboratoire de Toxicologie Université de Lille 2 and ****Urgences Respiratoires et Réanimation Médicale, BP 83, 59006 Lille cedex, FRANCE
P75  ACETAMINOPHEN SERUM LEVEL DETERMINATION IN ALL SELF POISONED PATIENTS?
M. Lhermitte*, M. Mathieu**, R. Grenot***, F. Klinzig*, N. Houdret* and D. Mathieu***
*Laboratoire de toxicologie; **Centre antipoison and ***Urgences Respiratoires et Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Calmette, Avenue du Professeur J. Leclercq, 59037 Lille Cedex, FRANCE
P76  A NON-FATAL ACUTE INTOXICATION WITH CIPRALAN®: MONITORING OF THE CIBENZOLINE SERUM LEVEL BY HPLC-DAD AND ITS TOXICOKINETIC APPLICATION
M Van der Plaetsen**, V Coopman*, M De Leeuw**, J Cordonnier*
*Laboratory of Analytical Toxicology, Chemiphar N.V., Brugge, BELGIUM; **Emergency Department, Aalsters Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Aalst, BELGIUM
P77  MULTICENTER EVALUATION OF ONLINE COCAINE II, METHADONE II, AND THC II ON COBAS INTEGRA AND ROCHE/HITACHI SYSTEMS
A Scholer*, R Cordery**, W Haase***, K Hon****, D LeGatt*****, ML Rivadulla Lamas******, C Shalapay*****, M Sheehan**, JSC Tsai****, I Domke*******
*Kantonspital Basel, Clinical Chemistry Dept., Basel, Switzerland; **southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, Washington, Usa; ***klinikum Nord, Zentrallabor, Hamburg, GERMANY; ****Roche Diagnostics Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, Usa; *****University Of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ******Universidade De Santiago De Compostela, Instituto Servicio De Medicina Legal Toxicología Forense, Santiago De Compostela, España; *******Roche Diagnostics Gmbh, Mannheim, GERMANY
P78  USE OF THE IMMUNALYSIS® ELISA ASSAYS FOR THE DETECTION OF DRUGS IN POSTMORTEM SPECIMENS: A MULTIPLE MATRIX APPROACH
DS Isenschmid, DM Patton, BR Hepler, CJ Schmidt
Office of the Wayne County Medical Examiner, Detroit, Michigan, USA
P79  SCREENING OF BENZODIAZEPINES IN WHOLE BLOOD AND URINE USING CEDIA DAU IMMUNOASSAY AND KONELAB 30
K. Wiese Simonsen, N. Christiansen, I. Breum Müller, C. Windberg and V. Munck
Department of Forensic Chemistry; University of Copenhagen; DENMARK
P80  DISCREPANT DRUG SCREEN IMMUNOASSAY RESULTS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MICROGENICS CEDIA® AND ROCHE OnLine IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUES
G Bain*, N Chung**, M Wang**
*Technical Support, Microgenics, Sydney, New South Wales; **Biochemistry Department, Queensland Medical Laboratory, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
P81  EVALUATION OF THE ONLINE COCAINE II IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF COCAINE METABOLITE
DC Ananias, Y Zhao, DK Hoch, and J Passarelli
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, USA
P82  AN ONLINE DAT II IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF CANNABINOID METABOLITES IN URINE
S Rashid, M Gnezda, T Gordon, C Hurt, S Jordan, and J Passarelli
Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana USA
P83  OPTIMIZATION OF HYDROLYSIS OF CONJUGATED METABOLITES OF DRUGS
H Inoue, K Tsujikawa, Y Ohmae, YT Iwata, T Kanamori, H Miyaguchi, K Kuwayama and T Kishi
National Research Institute of Police Science, Kashiwa, Chiba, JAPAN
P84  KINETIC CHARACTERISTICS AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE FOLLOWING DIFFERENT INTRAVASCULAR AND ORAL ADMINISTRATION IN RATS
Y Xue*, Y Hieda*, K Kimura*, K Takayama*, J Fujihara*, Y Tsujino**
*Department of Legal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane, JAPAN; **Department of Dermatology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane, JAPAN
P85  SCREENING AND QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF 4-AMINO-2,6-DINITROTOLUENE IN HUMAN URINE
V Vorisek*, M Pour**, V Hassmanova***, K Ubik****, E Korolova***, L Cerveny**, J Kunes**, V Palicka* and A Horna*****
*Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, Faculty Hospital Hradec Kralove; **Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Kralove; ***Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty Hospital Hradec Kralove; ****Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Prague; *****RADANAL, Ltd., Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC
P86  COMPARISON OF "ON-SITE" DRUGS OF ABUSE DEVICES FROM ELEVEN MANUFACTURERS, EMIT SCREENING TESTS AND THE REFERENCE GC-MS CONFIRMATIONS
V Vorisek*, V Palicka*, B Friedecky*, L Haklova*, P Hurtikova*, R Kaspar** and R Zitta***
*Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, University Hospital Hradec Kralove; **Biorad Prague Ltd.; ***dade-Behring GmbH, Prague, Czech Republic
P87  MINIATURIZED SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF AMPHETAMINES IN URINE
M. Nishida, A. Namera, M. Yashiki, K. Kimura
Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JAPAN
P88  DEVELOPMENT OF A GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD FOR RAPID DETERMINATION OF BENZODIAZEPINES IN HUMAN URINE
M Wang, T Forster
Biochemistry Department, Queensland Medical Laboratory, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
P89  SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF VALPROIC ACID AND GAMMA-HYDROXY-BUTYRIC ACID IN WHOLE BLOOD AND URINE
KJ Lusthof*, JD Brugma**, IJ Bosman*
*Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), dept. Toxicology, Rijswijk, The Netherlands; **Department of Pharmacy, University Hospital Groningen, The NETHERLANDS
P90  SIMULTANEOUS EVALUATION OF AMPHETAMINE/METHAMPHETAMINE IMMUNO-ASSAYS FOR THE SCREENING OF ECSTASY IN URINE
V Maresova*, E Novakova*, R Jedlickova*, L Trefil***
*Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 1st medical Faculty and Hospital, Charles University, Prague; **JK-Trading, Carlsbad; ***Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical Faculty and Hospital, Charles University, Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC
P91  NSW CASES INVOLVING GHB AND 1,4 BUTANEDIOL INTOXICATION
Rajeev Malhotra; Yen Tran; Glyn Hansen
Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Division of Analytical Laboratories, ICPMR, NSW, AUSTRALIA
P92  RAPID MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE ORGANOPHOSPHATE (OP) POISONING: TWO CASES STUDY
Y Barguil*, C Sebat**, E Choblet*, F Durand**, D Duval***, P Sauvagnat***, P Roulier***, M Hamm****
*Biochemistry Laboratory; **Emergency Unit; ***ICU; ****Internal Medicine Ward, New Caledonia Territorial Hospital, Noumea, NEW CALEDONIA
P93  QUANTITATION OF "LIQUID ECSTASY" (g-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID) BY SOLID-PHASE DYNAMIC EXTRACTION/GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY IN URINE
W Weinmann*, J Kempf*, B Maralíková1,** 1Institute of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Toxicology, University Hospital, Freiburg, GERMANY; 2University of Pardubice, FCHT, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC
P94  POPULATION STUDIES OF ENDOGENOUS BOLDENONE IN ENTIRE MALE HORSES
E N M Ho*, K C H Yiu*, F P W Tang*, T S M Wan*, L Dehennin**, P Plou** and Y Bonnaire**
*Racing Laboratory, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong, CHINA; **Laboratoire de la Fédération Nationale des Courses Françaises, 169 Avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, FRANCE
P95  PERFORMANCE ENHANCING NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IN SPORTS AND SOCIETY
VP Uralets
Quest Diagnostics Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
P96  THE MODIFICATION OF PARACETAMOL METABOLISM BY A NUTRACEUTICAL COMPOUND
LL Glowacki*, TA Macrides**, PFA Wright*** and PM Wynne*
*Racing Analytical Services Limited, Flemington, Victoria; **Department Medical Laboratory Science, RMIT University; ***Key Centre for Applied and Nutritional Toxicology, RMIT University Bundoora, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P97  PROTOPINE ALKALOIDS IN HORSE URINE
PM Wynne*, JH Vine* and RG Amiet**
*Racing Analytical Services Limited, Flemington, Victoria; **RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P98  A CONFIRMED EPISODE OF ACCIDENTAL DATURA CONSUMPTION - A CASE STUDY IN EQUO
PM Wynne
Racing Analytical Services Limited, Flemington, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P99  MACROPOD FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PHALARIS ALKALOID TOXINS
K Wan-pin*, D Krstevska**, J Hughes* and PM Wynne**
*Department of Applied Chemistry, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria; **Racing Analytical Services Limited, Flemington, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
P100  THEOBROMINE METABOLISM IN THE HORSE
AR McKinney, NJ Basgallop, CJ Suann
Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory, Randwick, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
P101  THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL IN FATALLY INJURED DRIVERS IN NORTHERN GREECE: A 3-YEAR STUDY (SEP 1999 - AUG 2002)
N Raikos, H Tsoukali, P Liakos, SN Njau, D Psaroulis
Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GREECE
P102  KETAMINE ABUSE IN HONG KONG
K.K. Mok, C.W. Hung
Government Laboratory of the Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong, CHINA
P103  PREVALENCE OF LIDOCAINE IN SAMPLES OF CRACK/COCAINE SEIZURES AND IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF SÃO PAULO
AAM Chasin*,** , DG Carvalho*
*Núcleo de Toxicologia Forense/IML, São Paulo; **Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, BRAZIL
P104  ANISE OIL AS PRECURSOR FOR PHENYLETHYLAMINE DESIGNER DRUGS OF THE 2C-X FAMILY
D Waumans, N Bruneel, J Tytgat
Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Leuven, BELGIUM
P105  EVALUATION OF THE IMPURITIES FORMED DURING THE PERACID OXIDATION OF ANETHOLE IN THE CLANDESTINE SYNTHESIS OF P-METHOXYAMPHETAMINE (PMA)
D Waumans, N Bruneel, J Tytgat
Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Leuven, BELGIUM
P106  EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON EVALUATING SKIN ANALYSIS IN KEROSENE LEVELS AND PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING DERMAL CONTACT TO KEROSENE IN PRACTICAL FORENSIC SITUATIONS
Y Tsujino*, Y Hieda**, Y Xue**, J Fujihara**, K Takayama**, K Kimura**, S Dekio*
*Department of Dermatology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane, JAPAN; **Department of Legal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Shimane, JAPAN
P107  DETERMINATION OF MARKERS OF ILLICIT HEROIN IN URINE SAMPLES OF PATIENTS IN A HEROIN MAINTANANCE PROGRAM
F Musshoff, J Trafkowski, L Kroener, B Madea
Institute Of Legal Medicine, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Stiftsplatz 12, 53111 Bonn, GERMANY
P108  RESULTS OF HAIR ANALYSIS FOR DRUG OF ABUSE FROM DRUG FATALITIES AND PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
F Musshoff, F Driever, L Kroener, DW Lachenmeier, B Madea
Institute of Legal Medicine, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Stiftsplatz 12, 53111 Bonn, GERMANY
P109  STUDY OF CYANOBACTERIAL TOXINS AND VOLATILE COMPOUNDS OF THE TOXICOLOGICAL RELEVANCE IN AN EPISODE OF BLOOM CYANOBACTERIA IN ARGENTINA
L Giannuzzi*, LA Ferrari**, D González***, R Echenique****
*Cátedra de Toxicología y Química Legal (Universidad Nacional de La Plata); **Laboratorio de Toxicología y Química Legal. Suprema Corte de Justicia (Prov. Bs. As.); ***Laboratorio de Toxicología y Química Legal (Universidad Nacional de San Luis); ****Departamento Científico de Ficología (Universidad Nacional de La Plata). ARGENTINA
P110  TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BLOOD, URINE AND SALIVA AFTER A HEMP LUNCH
MR Moeller*, K Hammer*, O Engel*, S Steinmeyer**
*Institute of Legal Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, GERMANY; **Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, Luebeck, GERMANY
P111  COMPARATIVE REGRESSION ANALYSES OF ELIMINATION-PHASE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION AND BREATH ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION VALUES MEASURED AT THE SAME TIME TO DETERMINE HOURLY DEGRADATION RATES
K Jachau, S Sauer, D Krause, H Wittig
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, GERMANY
P112  THE USE OF QUESTIONNAIRES TO INVESTIGATE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
A Smith-Kielland
Norwegian Inst. of Public Health, Division of Forensic Toxicology and Drug Abuse, Oslo, NORWAY
P113  DETERMINATION OF N-NITROSO FENFLURAMINE IN CHINESE DIET FOOD
Mi-ok Yun, Sung-jae Jang, Shin-jung Kang, Hyun-chul Choi, Sang-aeh Park, Ho-jung Kim
Narcotics Analysis Division, Drug Evaluation Department, Korea Food and Drug Administration, Seoul, KOREA
P114  ADVANCES IN THE DETECTION OF DRUGS OF ABUSE ON BANKNOTES
RC Denney*, R Sleeman**
*Dr Ronald C Denney & Co, 8 Letter Box Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, ENGLAND; **Mass Spec Analytical Ltd, Building 20F, Golf Course Lane, PO Box 77, Bristol, ENGLAND
P115  DANGERS OF EPHEDRINE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS
Y Barguil*, E Choblet*, C Sébat**, P Pichon***
*Biochemistry Laboratory; **Emergency Unit, New Caledonia Territorial Hospital; ***Direction of Health and Social Affairs, Noumea, NEW CALEDONIA
P116  DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS
JA Officer
Lothian and Borders Police Forensic Science Support Department, Edinburgh, UK
P117  THE PREVALENCE OF DRUGS IN SURVIVING TRUCK DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENTS.
JF Gerstner-Stevens, C Davies
Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre, Macleod, AUSTRALIA
P118  ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THE OPTIMISATION OF BENZODIAZEPINE ANALYSIS
R Webb, P Doble, M Dawson
Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
P119  HEPATOTOXIC STUDY OF CHRONIC ARSENATE ADMINISTRATION IN ALBINO RATS
N.P. Dubey*, H.S.Maheshwari**, S.K. Jain*** and A.C. Rana****
*Dept. of Criminology & Forensic Science, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, (M.P.) India, **Dept. of Criminology & Forensic Science, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P) India. ***Dept. of Zoology, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P.) India, ****Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P.) INDIA
P120  NANDROLONE AND DOPING - A NEW ASPECT IN ELUCIDATION OF QUESTIONABLE RESULTS
J. Grosse, D. Thieme, P. Hemmersbach, R. K. Mueller
Dresden-Kreischa, GERMANY and Oslo, NORWAY



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