While forensic medicine deals with criminal law and patient harm, legal medicine is more relevant to civil and tort law, which affects patient care. Forensic case reports and testimony narrative construction requires more than just objectivity and scientific knowledge.
Related Associations/Hospitals : American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Association of Forensic Nurses, National Association of Medical Examiners, American College of Forensic Examiners Institute, National Association of Medical-Legal Death Investigators, American Society of Forensic Odontology, Forensic Expert Witness Association, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, American Board of Forensic Psychology, The Forensic Medicine Institute in Turkey, The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Australia, The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner in the United States
Related Tags : Autopsy, Toxicology, Forensic pathology, Forensic DNA analysis, Forensic entomology, Crime scene investigation, Forensic psychology, Medical jurisprudence, Expert witness, Forensic anthropology