WEBINAR
Join us for a live CPD webinar that dives into alcohol testing. Our expert Toxicologist, Sharnette Ashiru will be delivering a presentation first aired at St. Johns Chambers in Bristol. You’ll learn when to use which test and why PEth can have the edge over some hair tests.
On Demand
Duration: 60 mins
Audience
Family Law Solicitors
Local Authorities
When testing for alcohol in family law settings, it’s important to know the latest tests available and how they differ from older tests. In the case of blood testing, older tests include CDT, LFT & MCV which are indirect markers of alcohol consumption - as such, they are subject to a number of additional factors, such as smoking, liver diseases, medications, genetic factors. PEth on the other hand is a direct marker, and is rising as the preferred method of blood testing.
Hair strand tests are a robust method for measuring alcohol consumption. However, hair testing comes with a variety of limitations that we will cover in this webinar.
To close the webinar, Sharnette will discuss her recently published paper that evaluates PEth, EtG and EtPa as methods for evaluating alcohol consumption in civil cases in England, 2022-2023.
Join us for a live CPD webinar that dives into alcohol testing. Our expert Toxicologist, Sharnette Ashiru will be delivering a presentation first aired at St. Johns Chambers in Bristol. You’ll learn when to use which test and why PEth can have the edge over some hair tests.