Face to face and specifically:
The teaching of the course “FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY” consists of lectures, tutorials and laboratory exercises.
Attendance at tutorials and exercises is mandatory.
The lectures develop the material described above.
The tutorials (in 4 groups of students, 1 instructor per group) summarize and deepen the material using examples of forensic cases (problem-based learning).
The laboratory exercises (in 4 groups of students, 1 instructor per group of 25-28 students) constitute the students’ practical training, are a necessary complement to the lectures and aim to familiarize them with the use of techniques that are frequently used in FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY, as well as to help in understanding concepts that are not easily understood theoretically (learning based on practical experience).

Information and Communication Technologies are used to prepare lecture material and online information and provide learning aids to students.
Specifically:
• Common software (e.g. PowerPoint) is used to prepare lecture material and display slides and videos.
• The study guide (analytical material & additional bibliography), the tutorial material (clinical cases for processing), the theory and protocols of laboratory exercises, the lecture slides after each lesson as well as videos and scientific articles related to the taught material are made electronically and online available to students through the e-class.
• Information about the course, the lecturers and their research interests are available online on the website of the Department of Medicine, UTh

The language of assessment for students is Greek.
Assessment methods.
A. In laboratory exercises: Written Exams with multiple choice questions, True/False questions, short answer questions and problem solving.
Student participation in laboratory exercises is mandatory. In the Laboratory exams, the subject matter to be examined is the theory, methodology and processing methods developed by the teachers during the workshops.
B. In theory – lecture material: Written Exams with multiple choice questions and True/False questions, development questions, oral examination of students with special needs The course exams are written, lasting 2 hours, and consist of multiple choice questions and True/False questions and critical or short answer questions concerning clinical cases. The subject matter to be examined is the lecture material as described above.
The laboratory and course exams are given together.
Final Grade
The final grade for the course is calculated 100% from the grade for the written course exams.

The syllabus of the FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY course has been structured as follows:
A. The theoretical clinical skills that students must acquire.
B. The practical and clinical skills that students must acquire.
C. The knowledge of the subject matter that students must have.

A. THEORETICAL COMPETENCES
SECTION 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
2. DEATH INVESTIGATION
3. FORENSIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS
4. CRIME SCENE

SECTION 2: CAUSE AND INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AND INJURIES
1. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF WOUND HEALING
2. TIME OF DEATH
3. DEATHS IN CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTION
4. SUICIDE, ACCIDENT, CRIME, UNINTENDED DEATH
5. INJURIES FROM WEAPONS
6. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CAUSING ILLNESS AND DEATH
7. INJURIES AND DEATH FROM HEAT AND ELECTRICITY
8. DEATH IN SURGERY
9. MATERNAL DEATH
10. SUDDEN INFANT AND CHILDHOOD DEATH
11. DROWNING
12. ASSPHYOGIA
13. SPORTS DEATHS
14. DIVING – INJURIES AND GRAVITY TRAUMA
15. BLASTING INJURIES
16. HEAD INJURIES
17. FALL FROM HEIGHT – INJURIES AND DEATH
18. DEATH BY FIRE

SECTION 3rd: PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT
1. AGE DETERMINATION
2. ADULT SEXUAL ABUSE
3. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ABUSE
4. ELDERLY ABUSE
5. DNA – PROFILING
6. SUBSTANCE USE
7. DRUG POISONING
8. MASS LOSS OF LIFE

SECTION 4th: FORENSIC SPECIALTIES
1. FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY
2. FORENSIC PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY
3. FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
4. FORENSIC DENTISTRY
5. FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
6. MEDICAL IMAGING
7. MEDICAL NURSING
8. MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
9. MEDICAL FORENSIC REPORTS

B. PRACTICAL SKILLS
1. Recognition of the phenomenon of death.
2. Cadaveric phenomena.
3. Antemortem – postmortem injuries.
4. Sudden deaths.
5. Violent deaths.
6. Preparation of a Death Certificate.
7. Bodily injuries.
8. Preparation of a medical certificate of bodily injuries for the judicial authorities.
9. Sexual abuse of adults and minors and learning to draw up corresponding medical certificates for the judicial authorities.
10. Familiarity with findings of forensic toxicology, forensic pathological anatomy, forensic genetics
(DNA) in cases of piles of unknown evidence and in cases of paternity testing.

1. “Guide of Clinical Forensic Medicine” by Ch. Spiliopoulou, K. Katsos, 1^st edition (2020) ISBN: 978-960-583-567-5