Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Washoe County NV

Washoe County (Reno), Nevada, is seeking a Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. The Washoe County Medical Examiner and Coroner’s Office (WCMECO) provides forensic pathology services for 17 counties in Nevada and California. The office has received many awards for compassionate care and has a stellar reputation for quality service delivery.

The Deputy Chief Medical Examiner (DCME) is a new position for the WCMECO with upward mobility to the ME position. The DCME is a management level position recommended for appointment by the County Manager and approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The individual selected will join a management team including the Chief Medical Examiner, Assistant Medical Examiner, and two Medicolegal Investigation/Forensic Technician Supervisors.

Graduation from an approved school of medicine and a current license (or eligibility to obtain a license) to practice medicine in the State of Nevada is required. The selected candidate must be a forensic pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology. Board certification in clinical as well as anatomic pathology is desired but not required. Subspecialty Board certification is highly desired in related specialties such as neuropathology, pediatric pathology, etc.

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2015 FAME Meeting

The 42nd Annual Florida Association of Medical Examiners (FAME) Educational Conference will be held on July 15-17, 2015 at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.

The FAME conference will feature "Selected Topics for Florida Medical Examiners and Death Investigators." A detailed brochure and order form is not yet available.

The conference is jointly sponsored by the District 7 Medical Examiner Office, University of Florida College of Medicine, and the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine.

The Shores Resort & Spa website is HERE. The hotel rate is $154 per night with the resort and self parking fees waived. The deadline for room reservations is June 23, 2015. Call 1–866–934–7467 to make reservations and use the group name: University of Florida-Florida Association of Medical Examiners Annual Conference.

Additional information can be found HERE.

Ebola Virus Disease and Florida Medical Examiners

Per Dr. Stephen Nelson, chair of the Medical Examiner Commission:

Given that it is far too dangerous to come into contact with a person who died from Ebola virus disease, no medical examiner should conduct an autopsy on any victim of Ebola (per CDC recommendation).  Those bodies should be sent for direct cremation or direct burial per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  Cremation should be by heat, rather than bio-cremation via alkaline hydrolysis or any other method of cremation.

Please consult these resources should your office encounter a decedent with Ebola virus disease:

Guidance for Safe Handling of Human Remains of Ebola Patients in U. S. Hospitals and Mortuaries

Florida County Health Department contacts are found HERE.

Florida Department of Health has numerous resources that are found HERE.