88509 - The Role of the Medical Office in Collecting Useful Evidence in the Differential Diagnosis of Abusefor Judicial Purposes

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Docente: Susi Pelotti
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: MED/43
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Course contents

The medico-legal section will include:

diagnosi of child abuse

diagnosi of sexual abuse in pre puberal age

crime scene investigation and chain of custody

DNA profiling on biological stains for personal identification

Report to Judicial authority of crimes

Informed consent and privacy

Readings/Bibliography

scientific literature on PubMed

Validated guidelines

Forensic textbooks

Teaching methods

Lessons, Discussion of casework, guidelines analysis, 

Assessment methods

Discussion on the principal issues of child abuse.

Teaching tools

Slides, video

Office hours

See the website of Susi Pelotti

SDGs

Good health and well-being

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.