On 2-4 November 2016, Tehran hosted 5th Annual Iranian International Congress of Forensic Medicine.

Iranian Society of Forensic Physicians in concert with renowned national & international faculty as well as eminent Iranian healthcare organizations and entities held the 5th annual international meeting of forensic medicine in which top officials of medical and judiciary systems were among guests of honor.

Iranian Medical Council, Iranian Ministry of Health, Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization, Iranian Judiciary System, The UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, and 3 Iranian universities of medical sciences were the main partners of this event.

Dr. Zali, IRIMC President and Dr. Shojaei, IFMO President were the keynote speakers.

In his opening remarks before the 5th AIICFM, Dr. Zali acclaimed the professional expertise of recent generations of forensic physicians which is contributed to the most significant strides in this career.

“Forensic Medicine is a multidisciplinary subject which combines medicine and law to analyze evidences and to determine the nature of death. Forensic Medicine has been improved significantly through advances in genetics, genomes, molecular biology and modern technology.”Dr. Zali said.

He added:”It is needed to Institutionalize the forensic medicine in every aspects of national health system which leads to excellence in clinical practice and fulfillment the society need.”

With more than 16 scientific panels and one workshop addressed all healthcare professionals, the congress came to an end on Friday afternoon.

Dr. Shima Naghavi, Director of International Affairs