The 30th Annual Spring Conference and Workshop of the Korean Society for Legal Medicine

○ Date: May 22, 2026 (Friday)

○ Venue: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Main Auditorium

○ Topic: Forensic autopsy and appraisal.

○ Schedule

08:50-09:00 Opening and Greeting

Session I. Forensic Autopsy and Medical Ethics (Session Chair: Jang Han Kim, University of Ulsan)

09:00-10:00 Medical Ethics Issues Related to Forensic Autopsies (Il Hak Lee, Yonsei University)

10:00-10:20 Coffee break

Session II. Autopsy report format (Session Chair: Moon-Young Kim, Sungkyunkwan University)

10:20-11:00 Format of Autopsy report in Korea (Sohyung Park, National Forensic Service)

11:00-11:30 Format of Autopsy report in the USA (Hyejong Song Marshall, Cook County ME Office)

11:30-12:00 Format of Autopsy report in Japan (Yosuke Usumoto, Kyushu University)

12:00-13:00 Lunch break

Session III. Social Need of Forensic Autopsy (Session Chair: Seong Hwan Park, Korea University)

13:00-13:30 Activities of the KSLM's Appraisal Committee (Sang Jae Noh, Jeonbuk National University)

13:30-14:00 Court-requested appraisal (Seong Ho Yoo, Seoul National University)

14:00-14:30 Insurance-related appraisal (Joo-Young Na, Pusan National University)

14:30-15:00 Consultation on vaccination-related death (Jong-Pil Park, Yonsei University)

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

Session IV. Latest Advances in Forensic Research (Session Chair: Seon Jung Jang, National Forensic Service)

15:30-15:45 Transcriptomic analysis reveals distinct molecular signatures and disease progression patterns in anterior versus posterior circulation intracranial aneurysms (Su-Jin Lee, Chonnam National University)

15:45-16:00 Forensic DNA extraction from decomposed human soft tissues: optimization using ethanol treatment and surfactant-based lysis conditions (Eun Byoul Jung, Sungkyunkwan University)

16:00-16:15 A 10-year retrospective analysis of forensic autopsies in the republic of Korea military (2016-2025) (Hyeong Rok An, Criminal Investigation Command)

16:15-16:30 Stature estimation using sternal body length measured on chest radiographs in a Korean population (Eun Jin Seok, Sungkyunkwan University)

16:30-16:45 Fulminant herpes simplex hepatitis as a cause of sudden death: a forensic autopsy case (Daeun Kim, Korea University)

16:45-17:00 Forensic application of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate for ethanol interpretation in autopsy cases (Young Hun Jo, National Forensic Service)

17:00-17:15 Evaluation of the usefulness of procalcitonin testing for the postmortem diagnosis of infectious disease (Dayoung Kim, Yonsei University)

17:15-18:00 General Assembly and Closing Remarks