Legal Medicine

Established in November 1995, The Australasian College of Legal Medicine provides a network for doctors and dentists who have completed dual qualifications in law and medicine or dentistry, or forensic medicine, or whose areas of practice are impacted by the law and who have consequently elected to undertake internal College or external training to gain at least a basic understanding of the law as it applies to their practices for the benefit of their patients. The term Legal Medicine represents four broad areas of medical practice; encapsulating the fields of Civil Legal Medicine, Criminal or Forensic Legal Medicine, Medical Ethics and medical practice areas affected by statute law.

Upcoming ACLM Events

2025 Annual Scientific Meeting - 'Ethics, Medicine & the Law'

+ an Expert Report Writing course the day prior (7 November)

Singapore

Call for abstracts is now open!

Expert Witness Training

Melbourne, VIC

Law Intensive 1

Brisbane, QLD

College NEWS

Reminder – ACLM CPD submissions due 31 March for all Fellows (FACLM) and Members (MACLM)

ACLM’s new CPD requirements are easy to meet and submit each year.

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Dr Mark Woodrow appointed as the President of the Medico-Legal Society of QLD

ACLM congratulates Dr Woodrow for his appointment.

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ACLM welcomes a new President, Professor Mike O’Connor AM

We thank Dr Adam Griffin for his service to the College as President.

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UNSW Master of Forensic Mental Health

ACLM has approved this pathway to ACLM Fellowship (Forensic Stream) for Psychiatrists.

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Reminder – ACLM CPD submissions due 31 March for all Fellows (FACLM) and Members (MACLM)

ACLM’s new CPD requirements are easy to meet and submit each year.

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More for members

Join ACLM's recommended CPD home: Osler

ACLM is proud to have partnered with Osler, who are the recommended CPD Home for ACLM members. ACLM members can receive a special discounted price when they subscribe to use Osler as their CPD home. Learn more here or contact ACLM to access the discount.

Benefit from our Expert Witness database

Are you a member who would like to be contacted to provide mediolegal reports? Are you a lawyer looking for an expert medical professional? See how ACLM’s Expert Witness Database can benefit you.

Submit an article for publishing

We welcome all members to submit articles for consideration to be published on our online Members Library or in an upcoming College Newsletter. Please email article submissions to aclm9@legalmedicine.com.au.