AFSN & APMLA KOREA 2025

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Date	Day 1 Sep 15 (Mon)	Day 3 Sep 17 (Wed)
08:30 - 08:40		Welcome to APMLA Annual General Meeting Summary of 2024-2025 Prof. Noel Woodford Chair APMLA Director Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Melbourne, Australia
08:40 - 09:00		Keynote Transforming the Forensic Pathology Service – the Singapore Experience Dr. Paul Chui Chief, Forensic Medicine, Director Forensic Medicine Division, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
09:00 - 09:10	Introduction to Session: Changing Face of Mortuaries—Advancing Mortuary Science and the Role of the Mortuary Technician Dr. Jodie Leditschke Manager, Forensic Technical Services and Coronial Admissions and Enquiries, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Austrialia	Beauty and Fatality: A Forensic Perspective on Periprocedural Deaths After Aesthetic Procedures in Korea Dr. Sohyung Park Director Forensic Medical Examination, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea
09:10 - 09:20	New Technology and Techniques in the Mortuary: Including Bluetooth Tracking of Bodies and CT Angiography Ms. Helen Messinis Senior Quality Improvement Officer, Forensic Technical Services, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicin, Austrialia	Current Evidence on the Preservation of Postmortem Blood Samples for Toxicological Analysis: A Scoping Review Dr. Ade Firmansyah Sugiharto Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
09:20 - 09:30		Enhancing Medico-Legal Examination of Skeletal Remains in the Philippines: Challenges, Developments, and Regional Collaboration Opportunities Police Major Dr. Christian Allan Brunio Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory Group, Quezon City, Philippines
09:30 - 09:40		Management of Unclaimed Unidentified Bodies in Sri Lanka. Dr. R. R. G. Sriyantha Amararatne Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Colombo, Sri Lanka
09:40 - 09:50	Utilization of Postmortem CT for Retrospective Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Applications Mr. Jin-Haeng Heo Forensic Radiological Technologist, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea	Achievements in Forensic Identification of Unidentified Bodies and Missing Persons Tracking in Thailand: Case Reports Mr. Wissarut Thanomsub Forensic Scientist, Central Institute of Forensic Science Bangkok, Thailand
09:50 - 10:00		Questions For Previous Presenters *Note no questions for Keynote speaker
10:00 - 10:20	Recent Advances in Forensic Drowning Diagnosis: Insights into Diatom Testing Dr. Young San Ko PhD Scientific Officer, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea
10:20 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45		Coffee break
10:45 - 11:00	Manufacturing Skull Positioning and Maintaining Device Using 3D Printer for Postmortem Dental Radiography Mr. Kyoung Min Koh Forensic Odonatological Technologist, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea	Coffee break
11:00 - 11:05		Characteristics of Solitary Death Handled by Medical Examiners in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan During 2016-2023 Prof. Hideto Suzuki Jichi Medical University, Japan
11:05 - 11:10	Biosafety and Managing CBR Contaminated Bodies in the Mortuary: What Are the Real Risks to Mortuary Staff and Risk Mitigation Dr. Jodie Leditschke Manager, Forensic Technical Services and Coronial Admissions and Enquiries, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Austrialia
11:10 - 11:20		20 Years of Autopsy Imaging in Japan: The Evolution and Social Impact of the Japanese Society of Autopsy Imaging (JSAi) Prof. Morio Iino Division of Legal Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
11:20 - 11:30		Use of Postmortem Computed Tomography in Identification of the Bodies: Japanese Current Situation and Our Challenges Dr. Maiko Yoshida Department of Forensic Medicine, Chiba University Japan, Japan
11:30 - 11:40	Q&A - Discussion	Quality Assurance in Small Forensic Centre Dr. Chng Kay Ly Forensic Medical Service, Sultan Ahmad Medical Centre, Malaysia
11:40 - 12:00	Q&A - Discussion	Questions for Presenters
12:00 - 13:00		Lunch
13:00 - 13:20		Keynote Humanitarian Forensic Action in the Asia Pacific: Projects and Priorities of the International Committee of the Red Cross Cheryl Katzmarzyk ICRC Regional Forensic Manager Asia and Pacific, Thailand
13:20 - 13:30		Professional Identity as the Foundation for Quality Assurance in Forensic Medicine Services: Insights from a Qualitative Research in Indonesia Dr. Oktavinda Safitry Daud Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
13:30 - 13:35	Opening remarks Prof. Noel Woodford APMLA Chair, Director of Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia Dr. Sookyoung Lee Director of Postmortem Investigation Division, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea	Development and Application of Quality Assessment Criteria for Hematoxylin-Eosin-Stained Slides in Postmortem Histopathological Examination Dr. Hyun Lyoung Koo Forensic Pathologist, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea
13:35 - 13:40	Normal Postmortem Changes Dr. Wataru Fukumoto Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Center for Cause of Death Investigation Education and Research Hiroshima University, Japan
13:40 - 13:55		Audience Questions
13:55 - 14:00	Postmortem Images of Out-of-Hospital Death -1 Dr. Maiko Yoshida Assistant Professor, Education and Research Center of Legal Medicine, Chiba University, Japan	Audience Questions
14:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:35	Postmortem Images of Out-of-Hospital Death -2 Dr. Heon Lee Diagnostic Radiologist, Hongseong Medical Center, Forensic Consultant Radiologist for National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea
14:35 - 14:55	Postmortem Images of Out-of-Hospital Death -3 Prof. Makino Yohsuke Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
14:55 - 15:00	Workshop with Lectures (Hands-on Seminar)
15:00 - 15:10		Welcome to APMLA Annual General Meeting Summary of 2024-2025 APMLA Chair Prof. Noel Woodford Director Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Melbourne Australia
15:10 - 15:20		Business Meeting - Apologies: Quorum Established Register of attendance reminder APMLA Secretary Dr. Rijen Shrestha Minutes of previous APMLA AGM 28 August Bangkok Thailand New Member Organisation Approved May 2025 Department of Forensic Medicine , School of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Japan Correspondence - Letter of thanks to CIFS Director General, Dr. Weerakit Harnpariphan for hosting the 2024 annual APMLA meeting.
15:20 - 15:40		Election of APMLA Management Committee Current APMLA Management Committee Chair: Prof. Noel Woodford (Australia) Deputy Chair: Dr. Panjai Woharndee (Thailand) Secretary: Dr. Rijen Shrestha (Maldives) Management Committee Members: -Prof. Morio Iino (Japan) -Dr. Nguyen Duc Nhu (Vietnam) -Dr. Hafizam Bin Hasmi (Malaysia) -Dr. Sohyung Park (Korea) Election - Nominations for four (4) Management Committee positions up for election: Management Committee members (4) Held by: -Dr. Nguyen Duc Nhu -Dr. Valentinus Yudy -Dr. Hafizam Bin Hasmi -Dr. Rijen Shrestha Note only APMLA member organisation representatives allowed to nominate and vote. Only one vote per country. To be nominated by a member organisation representative– seconded by another member organisation representative. Can nominate existing Committee Members for another term.
15:40 - 16:30		Other Business
16:30 - 16:57	Case Discussion -1 Dr. Masanori Ishida Associate Professor, Department of Radiology Tokyo Medical University, Japan
16:57 - 17:11	Case Discussion -2 Dr. Minju Lee Forensic Pathologist, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea
17:11 - 17:24	Case Discussion -3: Availability of PMCT images in Forensic Odontology Dr. Won-Joon Lee Forensic Odontologist, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea
17:24 - 17:30	Closing Remarks Prof. Hyodoh Hideki Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Fukui, Japan Dr. Kyung-Moo Yang Director National Forensic Service, Seoul Institute, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea

* Program is subject to change.

Moderator: Dr. Hyodoh Hideki
Floor Staff: Dr. Yohei Ikebe, Dr. Rina Hayata