Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology

The forensic medicine and clinical toxicology department is a special department, its staff and teaching assistants offer the best quality of education, the best clinical performance as well as the best community service including the medicolegal consultations unit which offers the best quality medicolegal reports, consultations, and opinions around the country, helping people get their rights and helping enforce the law, and the ASU Poison Control Center, part of ASU hospitals, and one of the most important Toxicology and poison control centers which saves a countless number of lives.

As regards teaching, our beloved department teaches both Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology subjects to 4^th year students at the faculty of medicine ASU. This includes lectures, as well as small group teachings in the form of clinical skills sessions and POS, as well as CPR and basic life support courses.

The department also uses continuous assessments and final exams for the students.

A crucial “Ethics and Moral Principles course” is taught to 2^nd year students (5+2) in order to help them create a moral compass and recognize what’s right and what’s wrong since the very first steps on their medical education road. The course is also taught as 4^th year teachings, lectures, small group teachings, continuous assessments, and final exams.

Other department activities include weekly scientific seminars, annual conferences, thesis discussions, training at the ASU ICU, and the Forensic medicine authority which is part of the ministry of justice.

It is a pleasure and an honor to be a staff member and Head of the department of Forensic Medicine and clinical Toxicology at the Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams university.

This department is one of the most active and beneficial departments at our beloved faculty of medicine, not only does it offer the finest modern education for both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, but it also offers community service in both branches of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology.

Being the only department in the Faculty of Medicine ASU which combines basic sciences, clinical practice along with invaluable community service, we are proud to be one of the corner stones for our second home, the Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University.

Prof Dr Manal Abd ElSalam M.D.

Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

Faculty of Medicine – Ain Shams University

Manalelsayed@med.asu.edu.eg

Phone  : ‎+2024346347 

Email : Forensic.toxicology@med.asu.edu.eg

Secretary Email : Forensic.toxicology_office@med.asu.edu.eg

Staff:

     There are 82 staff members working in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology supervised by Prof. Dr. Manal Abdel salam, Head of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department.

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Undergraduate:

• 4^th year syudents:

     Courses of teaching & training are established for 4^th year medical students in Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology with upgrading their practical skills through multiple practical & Problem Oriented Sessions (POS) together with different on line assignment.

• 1^st year students:

     Courses of teaching & training are established for 1^st year medical students on Basic Life Support (BLS).

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Postgraduate:

• Teaching & training for fulfillment of Master & MD degrees in 2 main specialties:
• Master & MD degrees for Forensic Medicine & Toxicology.
• Master & MD degrees for Clinical Toxicology.
• Teaching of courses of medical ethics for different specialties including Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Neurology & Microbiology.
• Teaching courses of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology for family medicine specialty.
• Teaching & training of courses of Medical Ethics, Clinical Toxicology & Advanced Life Support for house officers.

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Conferences:

• Crisis and Disaster Management from Forensic and Clinical Toxicology Prospects (16-17th March, 2014).
• Substance Abuse: Medico-legal, clinical and environmental aspects (16-17th March, 2015).
• ASU Forensic Department International Conference: From Cradle to Court (18-19 May, 2016).

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Journal & Researches:

     Ain shams Journal of Forensic Medicine &Clinical Toxicology is a semiannual journal released from the Department of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Ain Shams University. It has been established since 2003 & it is concerned in publishing different subjects in Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology. The following are some of international researches published in it:

• Acute Paraphenylenediamine intoxication has been increasingly reported in Egypt over the last decade (Sawsan A Shalaby, Mohy K Elmasry, Amany E Abd-Elrahman, Manal A Abd-Elkarim, Zeinab A Abd-Elhaleem, 2010).
• Forensic analysis of ocular injuries during the 2011 revolution in Egypt (Samar Abdelazim Ahmed, Rania Gamal Eldin Zaki, 2013).
• Thiocyanate blood levels in Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (CS) riot control gas patients. The Egyptian experience (Mohy K El-Masry, Samar Abdelazim, 2014).
• Patterns of palatal rugae among adult Egyptian population (Sonya M.S. Azab, Reham Magdy, Mohamed A Sharaf El-Deen, 2015).
• Inappropriate management and transfer of cases with acute poisoning referred to poisoning treatment center – Ain Shams University – Cairo (Mohy K El-Masry, Sonya M.S. Azab, 2013).
• Tetrodotoxin Versus Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in the Mediterranean Sea (Mohy K El-Masry, Marwa M Fawzi, 2011).
• Critical score as a predictor for progression of Tramadol intoxication (Seham Fouad, Nahla Hassan, Nabil Nassief, Fathia El-Halawany and Rania Hussien, 2015).

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Seminars:

     Weekly seminars are demonstrated in the department of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology concerning different subjects like:

• Road accidents in Egypt.
• Poisoning in elderly.
• Management of mass disasters & acute poisoning in Egypt.
• Aspects of Egyptian revolution as related to Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology.
• Clinical trials overview.

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Projects:

• Long Term Incarcerated Patients in Forensic Settings: Role of Research in Socioeconomic Enhancement (LIFE):

     LIFE is a two-year long project, between the Ain Sham University in Egypt and Nottingham University in UK, to study the health and well-being of long term incarcerated patients in Egypt’s forensic setting. This project seeks to build the capabilities of practitioners and professionals within the forensic psychiatric settings in Egypt by developing standardized guidelines and protocols to improve the health and quality of life of detained patients & to decrease unnecessary financial burden in the forensic psychiatry setting by reducing the length of patient’s stay and introducing more effective, evidence-based treatment.

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Special Units:

• The Poison Control Center:

     The Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals (PCC ASUH) is the first & largest national poison treatment center of Egypt & Middle East. This center is witnessing a continuously changing poisoning pattern closely reflecting the changing industrial, economic & social configurations in our community. The actual poisoning cases are referred to the center from different governmental, private hospitals & medical centers in the region. The information released by the Poison Control Center has been a trigger for laws & regulations revision & a warning for an increasing hazard challenging the community. PCC ASUH consists of three units; the emergency department (ER), the inpatient unit & the intensive care unit (ICU) in addition to the toxicology clinic. The PCC ASUH receives about 20.000 intoxicated cases from different regions in Egypt annually.

Post graduate students are also taught on master’s degree level, phd degree level, M.D. degree level and diploma degree level.

• Master’s degrees are in both Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology specialties, as well as Phd and MD degrees.
• Forensic chemistry diploma.

Lectures are taught by our staff face to face and online, exams are in the forms of clinical, practical and written.

A logbook has to be completed before the exam

Elective subject teaching and examinations for other specialties.