ABOUT THE SECTION

Year Formed: 2007

Inaugural Executive Committee

- Chair:
   Dr. Michael Pollanen
  Chief Forensic Pathologist for Ontario
  Toronto Forensic Pathology Unit
  Office of the Chief Coroner
  Toronto, Ontario M7A 2G9
  Email: Michael.Pollanen@ontario.ca

- Vice-Chair:
   Dr. Jacqueline Parai
   Ottawa, Ontario

- Secretary-Treasurer:
  Dr. Matthew Bowes
  Halifax, Nova Scotia

- Members:
  Dr. Anny Sauvageau
  Montreal, Quebec

  Dr. Michelle Sapp
  Oshawa, Ontario

  Dr. Graeme Dowling
  Edmonton, Alberta

- Resident member:
   Dr. Kris Cunningham
  Toronto, Ontario

Objectives

• To promote forensic pathology in Canada and to act as an advisory body on forensic pathology to the Executive Committee of the Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP)

• To enhance the inter-provincial communication among forensic pathologists in Canada

• To develop guidelines and other documents to enhance the quality of forensic pathology in Canada

• To facilitate continuing professional development in forensic pathology by providing educational events at the CAP Annual General Meeting

Resources

• Canadian Association of Pathologists, Forensic Pathology Section, Guidelines for Medicolegal Autopsies in Canada (First Edition, 2008). 234kb

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