Grab your lunch and join us for this series of four webinars for all attorneys who want to hone and polish their evidence skills and forensic knowledge. Top evidence experts will cover key concepts and practical application of forensic evidence. Each webinar will be submitted for 1.25 hours of online MCLE credit.
Lunch-n-Learn - Forensic Evidence - Toxicology Testing Methods
Friday, July 25, 2025
11:40 am - 1:00 pm
1.25 Hours MCLE Credit CLE Course No.:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool for separating and identifying the components of forensic samples. This presentation will explain how the method works and its forensic use in testing blood or urine for the presence of controlled substances. The discussion will include case examples and possible limitations to the method that attorneys should be aware of. It will also cover Screening methods, including immunoassay tests and QTOF and how these methods work, and possible inferences and challenges to using screening methods. The presentation will include introductions to dose response curves, pharmacokinetics, interpreting qualitative drug test results, drug tolerance, and biological variation. Discussion of these topics will assist attorneys in understanding how to interpret the results of toxicology testing in their cases.
AGENDA
11:40 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Welcome & Speaker Introduction
Hervery B. O. Young, Deputy Director/General Counsel, SCCID
Lawrence Brown, Training Director, SCCID
11:45 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. Toxicology Testing Methods
Rohan Parekh, MS, PhD
12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Questions & Answers / Wrap Up
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Rohan Parekh, MS, PhD is a chemist by training with a plethora of experience dealing with analytical instruments and techniques such as chromatography and mass spectrometry. He has over 5 years of experience working in industry with these analytical techniques as well as a master’s in chemistry from East Carolina University. Dr. Parekh has also completed a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the Brody School of Medicine, which has provided a strong understanding of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, which aids in his ability to serve as an expert. Dr. Parekh has been published in numerous journals including Nature and has taught numerous seminars and courses on drug chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. Dr. Parekh has developed a keen understanding of translational medicine and how drugs/toxicants and their basic chemical reactions can result in direct effects in humans and can alter their states of consciousness and ensuing actions.