March 28th 2025
The joint LTG and UKIAFT meeting on 28th March 2025, was held at the Coin Street Conference Centre which is just a short walk from Waterloo Station.
The LTG would like to thank everyone that attended, and made this event such a success, and would like to extend special thanks to our sponsors, Shimadzu.
Find the program for this meeting below, which will shortly be made available for download. Copies of presentations will also be made available to download where possible.
Downloads
Here you can find copies of the meeting program, and speaker presentations from the March 2025 meeting
Photos from the event
Location
Venue Location
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
108 Stamford Street, London
SE1 9NH
Sponsor
Founded in 1875 in Kyoto, Japan, Shimadzu is a globally recognised name offering a wide range of products and solutions, as one of the world’s largest providers of analytical instrumentation.
Shimadzu technologies impact toxicology with innovative solutions in sample preparation, chromatography, mass spectrometry and automation. Their fast and sensitive analytical approaches for toxicology support everything from volatile drug screening to heavy metal analysis, to organic drug identification and quantification.
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Program
10:00 – 10:30
Refreshments and Exhibitors
Morning Session:
Chair: Lorna Nisbet
10:30 – 11:00
Title: Synthetic Cannabinoids and Other Drugs of Abuse Found in Vapes Seized in Secondary Schools
Speaker: Christopher Pudney (University of Bath)
11:00 – 11:30
Title: Detection of Illicit Drugs in Seized Vape Pods from Scottish Prisons
Speaker: Lorna Nisbet
11:30 – 12:00
Title: Activity-based detection of SCRAs in e-liquids, herbal material, and other matrices
Speaker: Axelle Timmerman (University of Ghent)
12:00 – 12:25
Title: Forensic Toxicology Certification Update from the UK & Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists
Speaker: Geraldine Dowling
12:25 – 12:30
Title: UKIAFT Updates
Speaker: Susan Grosse
12:30 – 13:30
LUNCH
Afternoon Session:
Chair: Atholl Johnston
13:30 – 14:00
Title: Postmortem Blood Bromazolam Concentrations and Cofindings in 96-Coronial Cases in England and Wales
Speaker: Laura Hikin (University Hospital Leicester)
14:00 – 14:30
Title: The Rise of Bromazolam in Postmortem Cases from Travis County And Surrounding Areas 2021-2023
Speaker: Kayla Ellefson (Deputy Chief Toxicologist Travis County Medical Examiner)
14:30 – 15:00
Title: Why GHB should be included in standard toxicology protocols in all suspected drug related deaths
Speaker: Marc Svensson (Project GHB)
15:00 – 15:30
Refreshments and Exhibitors
15:30 – 16:00
Title: Evaluation of Interlock Devices in Ireland
Speaker: Maria Benson (Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS))
16:00 – 16:30
Title: Evaluating Alcohol Biomarkers (PEth, EtG, EtPa) in Civil Cases, England 2022–2023
Speaker: Sharnette Ashiru (AttoLife)
16:30 – 17:00
LTG Business meeting