1. Beat Squad Training
7/11/2017
Clinical Forensic Medical Services: Responses to the ACT Drug Driving Legislation
Associate Professor Vanita Parekh
Senior Specialist, Forensic and Sexual Health Medicine
Director, Clinical Forensic Medical Services (CFMS)
11/7/2017

2. Overview Who are CFMS and what do they do? Key principle
Response to drug driving legislation
Key principle
Removing impaired drivers from the road
ACTGAL data
ACT Jurisdiction
Best practice
11/7/2017

3. MVC Attend fatalities Coronial toxicology reports
Culpable
Toxicology interpretation
Serious injury
GBH
11/7/2017

4. Medical examination under section 16
Impairment testing and sample collection
Cocaine WH SH DA
Coronial
11/7/2017

5. Clinical Impairment/Sobriety Testing
Opportunity for intervention
Impairment testing
Alcohol
Sedatives
Stimulants
COMBINATIONS
New substances
What else could it be?
Head injury
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Intellectual disability

6. All Cause Impairment Fitness to Drive Medical Clinic
70% cancellation rate
Police custody medical care
Drug and alcohol
Sexual and general assault
Education
Police
Year 10
Alcohol still number 1
11/7/2017

7. Dr Ian Whittall, Lachlan Kite and Simon Rockliff 2015
ACT Government Analytical Laboratory (ACTGAL), Health Protection Service (HPS)

8. Dr Ian Whittall, Lachlan Kite and Simon Rockliff 2015
ACT Government Analytical Laboratory (ACTGAL), Health Protection Service (HPS

9. Levels and Impairment Tolerance Safe levels New substances
BAC 0.05% interpretation
New substances
Prescribed medications
ANU study
Diversion
Impairment testing models
DRE US
Vic , video

10. Questions?
Beat Squad Training
7/11/2017