Kuwait Ministry of Interior General Department of Criminal Evidence DR. NADIA AL-KANDARY Head of Pathology Lab Forensic Medicine Department

Forensic Medicine The branch of medicine dealing with the application of medical knowledge to establish facts in civil or criminal legal cases, such as an investigation into the cause and time of a suspicious death. Also known as forensic pathology

Forensic Medicine Department Forensic Examination Section Forensic pathology Section Special Clinics Section

Infanticide

Drowning

Burning

Suicide

Health Care Paradox 3 3 $ Trillion 3 Best One of the BEST

USA

leading cause of Death in USA ? 3rd leading cause of Death in USA ? Medical (Preventable) Errors ! 250,000 deaths / year

ITS REALLY EASY TO DEFINE A LEADER BUT ITS EXTREMELY HARD TO SPOT HIM

Challenges Work Load Social Media Patient Awareness Growth contamination

Health Professional Staff YOU ARE Core of Facility critical part of the quality system important partner laboratory’s greatest asset

VALIDATION Validation refers to the process of demonstrating that a laboratory procedure is reliable in the personnel performing the test

Patient Safety as the Core Value, Zero as the Core Goal “Our goal is to have zero serious safety events. We’re not a perfect organization but we aspire to be one.” Richard Brilli, M.D. Chief Medical Officer Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, Ohio