Thanatologist Training
Gain mastery in thanatology for healthcare settings: evaluate time of death, analyse scenes, record observations, prioritise safety, and assist families through ethical, evidence-driven practices that uphold medical protocols and respect human dignity with compassion and precision.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical skills to safely manage death scenes, liaise with officials, and follow rigorous PPE and infection protocols. You'll learn to record postmortem changes, calculate time since death, and analyse cause and manner. Build expertise in mortuary procedures, body preservation, viewing setup, and delivering empathetic, ethical family communications in a compliant, streamlined manner.
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Develop skills
- Forensic scene safety: implement medical-grade PPE, conduct hazard assessments, and maintain chain of custody.
- Postmortem examination fundamentals: record livor mortis, rigor mortis, algor mortis, injuries, and scene details.
- Time of death estimation: apply mortis indicators, decomposition stages, and environmental factors.
- Mortuary handling techniques: decontaminate, preserve, and ready remains for viewing securely.
- Ethical thanatology practice: fulfil legal obligations while communicating transparently with bereaved families.
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