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Patient’s Final Records, Lasting Impact

Death Certificate 101

Event Details

Date
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time
12-1:30 p.m.
Description
Every physician will be asked to certify deaths, but many death certificates contain errors that can delay funerals, affect families, life insurance claims and skew public health data. Learn to avoid common mistakes through real cases and examples from a forensic pathologist.
Event will be in-person and online, lunch provided for in-person attendees.
Event hosted by: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Population Health Sciences Department, State Lab of Hygiene, Medical History and Bioethics
Cost
Free
Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-3414 (voice only) or email nsenter@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, April 8, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.

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