Forensic Pathology

Code:

MML114

Acronym:

MML114

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences
OFICIAL	Health Sciences
OFICIAL	Criminology
OFICIAL	Natural Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S (of 01-10-2021 to 30-10-2021)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Molecular Pahology and Immunology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master's Degree in Legal Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MML	29	Oficial Plan Bolonha 2008	1	-	10	90	250

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Provide the student the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in this branch of knowledge, namely the importance in employment law, civil law and criminal law in connection with actual practice in various fields.

Learning outcomes and competences

Those who successfully master this gives the student a curriculum more valuable to develop into various types of medical-legal framework activities and ability to orient in this branch of science several of her members.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Concept and scope of Forensic Thanatology . Medicolegal autopsy Pathophysiology of death. Verification and certification of death . Destructive processes and conservatives corpse. The technique of autopsy. The importance of histology in medicolegal autopsy Death by firearm injuries . Undetermined death. His medico-legal importance . Death by cold and heat . Air embolism and fat embolism. Medicolegal considerations . Sudden Infant Death ( SIDS ) . Leading causes of death related to pregnancy . Intrauterine natural death. Death from anaphylaxis . Death by submersion . Death by barotraumatismo . Death by injury for melee weapons . The Forensic Pathology in large catástrofes.Morte per share of industrial and natural electrical current . Death from mechanical asphyxia . Hanging. Esganadura and strangulation . Sudden death in adults . His medico-legal importance . Cardiac death . Death by animal attack . Cadaveric trauma associated to animal activity. Pets , safety and health . Animal Pathology and risk to human health . Death by oncologic pathology . His medico-legal importance . The deadly dangers in fires . The importance of ecology in Forensic Thanatology . Study of diatoms. The criminal abortion. Infanticide . Death from head trauma . Suicide . The importance of photography in Forensic Thanatology . Death from infectious agents . The medico-legal report in Forensic Pathology . Site survey . His thanatological importance . Diagnosis forensic homicide, suicide and accident. The virtual autopsy. The importance of forensic dentistry in forensic pathology . The autopsy oro- dental . Observation of a medicolegal autopsy

Mandatory literature

Calabuig JAG;; Medicina Legal y Toxicologia, , 6ª ed, Masson, Barcelona., 2004
Sauko, P e Knight B; Forensic Pathology, Edward Arnold, London, 2004
Di Maio VJM, Dana SE;; Manual de Patología Forense, , Diaz de Santos, Madrid, 2003
(Trad. Concheiro L)Gall JAM, Boos SC, Payne-James JJ, Culliford EJ;; Forensic Medicine. , Colour Guide, Churchill Livingstone., 2003
Williams DJ, Ansford A, Priday DS, Forrest AS;; Forensic Pathology. , Colour Guide, Churchill Livingstone, 1998
Dominick J. Di Maio, Vincent J.M. Dimaio ; Forensic Pathology,, Elsevier,, 2005
J. Pinto da Costa, ; Ao sabor do Tempo, Felícia e Alvim, , Famalicão, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	25,00
Exame	70,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	50,00
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Frequência das aulas	100,00
Total:	270,00

Eligibility for exams

By controlling for pupil attendance by signing the attendance register in each class. Be considered valid frequency presence in two thirds of the number of lessons in each

Lectures of two hours with discussion of practical cases. Practical experience in the areas chosen by the student, whenever possible and in various types of public and private institutions.

Introduce the student to the curriculum of various disciplines together with the most important themes and subjects considered essential for the formation of a Masters Degree in Forensic Medicine.

Conducting theoretical and practical work as a teaching themes, and Where To review scientific articles.

Calculation formula of final grade

The theoretical classification is done quantitatively on a scale from 0 to 20 points and also in a qualitative way into four grades, can not satisfy enough satisfies satisfies satisfies good very good. In the theoretical part of each question is scored the highest rating of proof shall be fourteen values. To this is added a rating information for teaching the module that could reach a point. The research work done and submitted individually by each student for each student will have a rating of five points. The final grade will be used in a range of vi is obtained by following the Regulations of Masters from the University of Porto.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The type monographic literature review or scientific research experimental context on topics chosen by the student work can be performed.

Internship work/project

Students can relizar a volunteer internship in public or private institutions and prepare the respective probation report. At this stage it is intended that the student deepen their knowledge in AEA and preferably that area is related to the topic of your thesis. The completion of this stage can replace the elaboration of theoretical and practical work.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In exceptional cases provided for by law or in duly justified cases an assessment outside the usual context and schedule, which can traverse just an oral test on the clearance level of student knowledge relative to theoretical practice can be performed. This type of evaluation will be determined by the Coordinating Committee of the Master to inform the student about the subject. With regard to research work any special assessment shall be subject to review by the Coordinating Committee of the Master.

Classification improvement

The student may request, in the following semester, improving the final classification of each of the theoretical modules of the Master. Regarding the final classification of the Master, it included the classification obtained in the presentation of your dissertation, just released repetition of public proof of submission of Master's Thesis may be granted if this violates any statutory provision.