Happy Friday, I received a wonderful surprise via email. Joint work with Jayani Jayawardhana has received a #TopCitedArticle from Health Services Research Journal. You can read the article at the link #suicide #coroners #medicalexaminers pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39243207/
New York State Association of County Coroners & Medical Examiners
Spring 2026 Conference
March 21st, 2026 at 7 pm
Keynote: Dr. Asa Don Brown
Tioga Downs Casino Resort
#coroner #medicalexaminers #resiliency #care #ptsd
Huge congratulations to Dame @ilovepathology.bsky.social and past NME Professor Alan Fletcher OBE for their well-deserved recognition in the #NYHonours list
👏👏👏 #MedicalExaminers
We're pleased to highlight Professor Terence Keel's book, "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence," published by Beacon Press.
Stay tuned for more updates!
#TerenceKeel #TheCoronersSilence #BeaconPress #MedicalExaminers #CoriolisClient
...and yet the public thinks of them as neutral parties, come to an event and hear Professor Keel talk! More stops to come! And of course you can also pick up a copy of the book in person, or through the usual retailers.
#PoliceViolence #BeaconPress #MedicalExaminers (4/4)
Child Neurologists Can Play a Critical Role in Identifying Movement Issues in Autism, but More Training Is Needed
www.newswise.com/articles/chi...
#autismsupport #MotorSkills #NeurodevelopmentDisorders #neurology #childneurologists #MedicalExaminers #autismspectrumdisorder #UCLAHealth
Medical Examiner stats for NW Surrey
Tuesday marks 1 year since the Medical Examiner Service became statutory. Since 9th Sept 2024 we have endeavoured to ensure deaths in NW #Surrey are explained with care, compassion & transparency—supporting families & improving patient safety every day. Here’s our year in numbers #MedicalExaminers
Pre-dates the statutory roll-out of the #MedicalExaminers service: TAVI mortality rate at the time (2020) was three times higher than the UK average
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oregon is poised to revolutionize rural healthcare by allowing nurse practitioners and physician associates to step into the vital role of medical examiners, addressing a critical shortage in these communities.
Learn more here
#OR #PublicHealth #MedicalExaminers
Strong words from the Senior Coroner for East London
#MedicalExaminers www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/2509405...
A copy of A Clinician’s Brief Guide to the Coroner’s Court and Inquests
@briefguide.bsky.social thanks for the follow - spooky, as I have this on stand by 🤓
#MedicalExaminers
Hackman, his wife, and dogs found dead? We need an investigation and the #MedicalExaminers report.
A thread to help with the misunderstandings of the #MedicalExaminers Service circulating this week
#bbcnews #bbcwato #bbcradio2 @thetimes.com
Copy of the Death Certificate issued for HM Queen
An in-person appt to register a death may be offered 2-5 days from the online booking
A death must be registered within 5 days of #MedicalExaminers releasing the MCCD to the Registrars
At the in-person appointment, families register and receive the Death Certificate
THIS IS THE DEATH CERTIFICATE
Reverse side of MCCD
NOW #MedicalExaminers are involved
ME reviews MCCD & compares with hospital + GP records to make sure all tracks AND checks for missed opportunities for care AND ensures coroner referral not indicated AND checks with family for concerns
THEN countersigns MCCD (which is NOT a death certificate) 7/
Coroner leads to delayed registration: blamed for some reason on medical examiners
Coroner referral leads to delay in death registration, blamed for some reason on medical examiners
Inaccurate reporting on #BBC World at One
#BBC Jeremy Vine states the next Shipman will be a Medical Examiner
🚨TW: a thread on death
There has been a lot of discussion this week around delays to obtaining a death certificate, which highlights misunderstandings around the documents that accompany a death
So…
What is a “Death Certificate”?
#MedicalExaminers #DeathCertification #journosky #medsky 1/
Greek actor Melina Mercouri
Today’s observation from the #MedicalExaminers chair…
*Nobody* can spell melaena the same way twice.
Not even UGI surgeons.
Even within the same notes entry.
#Medsky #Surgsky
Implants need to be logged on the #newMCCD - but which ones are important?
*hint: the ones that could explode💥
Here’s our explainer
#MedicalExaminers #MedEd ll
Introducing the Medical Examiners team from Ashford & St Peter’s… we’ve moved over from the bird site to continue sharing our learning on the death certification legislation
Give us a follow for explainers on the new MCCD and other mysteries #MedicalExaminers #UKversion #MedEd
The Death Certification Reforms have been in force since 9th Sept 2024. The new MCCD looks a little different: here’s our 4min explainer ☕️ youtu.be/mo6qt_exTng?...
#MedicalExaminers
#MedicalExaminers and #Coroners have been shouting this into the wind
Not only do systems not link with each but the rise of the ePR has promoted a copy-paste culture of just awful record-keeping
