What to know
- The Collaborating Office for Medical Examiners and Coroners (COMEC) hosts a virtual seminar series.
- Find the current schedule of seminars below. If you would like to receive an invite please email mdi@cdc.gov.
COMEC seminar series
COMEC hosts a seminar series on medicolegal death investigation and public health.
2nd Tuesday, every other month
3:00–4:00 PM EST
Email mdi@cdc.gov for an invitation
Upcoming webinars
February 9, 2026
From Gaps to Guidance: Homeless Mortality Surveillance in Utah
Megan Broekemeier, MPH and Tyler Riedesel, MPH, Utah Department of Public Health and Human Services
April 14, 2026
Hidden Homicides: Overcoming the Challenges of Staged Crime Scenes
Casey Gwinn, Esq, and Bill Smock, MD, Louisville, Kentucky Police Dept
June 9, 2026
Stronger Together: OSHA and Medical Examiners and Coroners Collaborating to Safeguard Worker Health
Dawn L. Cannon, MD, MS, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
August 11, 2026
Applied Forensic Epidemiologist Approaches to Heat-Related Deaths
Natasha Tully, Pima County Medical Examiner's Office, Yang Martin, King County Medical Examiner’s Office and Kimberly Repp, PhD, MPH, Washington County Oregon Health and Science
October 13, 2026
Medicolegal Support for Human Spaceflight Contingency Planning and Mishap Recovery Operations
Katherine A Grosso, MA, D-ABDMI, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
December 8, 2026
Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices
Charlotte Lopez-Jauffret, PhD and Alexia Cooper, PhD, U.S. Department of Justice
Weekly office hours
CDC Foundation holds weekly office hours every Wednesday from 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET. During office hours, you can get answers to technical questions about using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) with medicolegal death investigations (MDI) data.
Contact COMEC
Email mdi@cdc.gov to—
- Ask questions about upcoming events or programs.
- Be added to or removed from our monthly mailing list.
- Receive access to archived seminars and other resources.