Course III: Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (focus on impaired motorists other than EtOH)
[attendees must take both Course I: Forensic Chromatography and Course II: Forensic Drug Analysis before taking this course]
Day 1
| 8:30 am | Review of GC |
| 9:15 am | Intro and Overview of DUID Analysis Techniques – Part 1 |
| 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Intro and Overview of DUID Analysis Techniques – Part 2 |
| 11:30 am | Lunch with Instructors |
| 12:30 pm | Principles of SPE Preparation of Physiological Fluids |
| 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:15 pm | Lab #1: Solid Phase Extraction of Physiological Fluids, Elute, Evaporation and Derivatization of a biological sample |
| 5:00 pm | Understanding and Properly using Epidemiological and Actual Driving Studies in defense of DUID Murder, DUID homicide by vehicle, DUID Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, and DUID impairment cases |
Day 2
| 8:30 am | Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Receptors – Part 1 |
| 9:30 am | Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Receptors – Part 2 |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Principles of Derivatization |
| 11:45 am | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Immunoassay Technologies (ELISA, EMIT, POCT) |
| 1:30 pm | Lab #2: Immunoassay technology–“Dipstick” testing and Probation Checks for Drugs and The NHTSA Virginia Beach Study |
| 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm | Benzodiazepines: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Analyses |
| 5:00 pm | Review of Data |
Day 3
| 8:30 am | GC-MS SIM analysis |
| 9:30 am | Opiates:Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Analyses |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | LC-MS Theory |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Lab #4: LC |
| 1:00 pm | Cannabinoids:Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Analyses |
| 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:15 pm | Sympathomimetic Amines: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Analyses |
| 4:15 pm | The Dräger 5000DT |
Day 4
| 8:30 am | Interpretation of a Forensic Laboratory Report |
| 9:30 am | Correlating Analytical Findings with Behavioral Events |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | The Listing of Assumptions |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Cross of a Toxicologist on Pharmacology |
| 2:00 pm | Review of each sections Top 5 concepts |