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Asphyxial Games - Is the Media Ahead of NAME in the Recognition
National Association
of Medical Examiners
430 Pryor Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30312
First Class
US POSTAGE PAID
St. Louis, MO
Permit No. 5615
39th Annual Meeting
National
Association
of
Medical
Examiners
Sponsored by
in conjuction with
39th Annual N.A.M.E. Meeting
SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE
October 14 - 19, 2005
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
N.A.M.E.
October 14 - 19, 2005 • Los Angeles, California
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N.A.M.E.
2005 N.A.M.E. OFFICERS
President:
*Fred B. Jordan, M.D.
West Poland, ME
Vice President:
*John C. Hunsaker, III, M.D., J.D.
Frankfort, KY
Secretary-Treasurer:
*John D. Howard, M.D.
Tacoma, WA
2005 N.A.M.E. BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Chairman of the Board:
*Michael A. Graham, M.D.
St. Louis, MO
Members:
Thomas A. Andrew, M.D.
Concord, NH
Jonathan L. Arden, M.D.
McLean, VA
Elizabeth K. Balraj, M.D.
Cleveland, OH
Christopher Boden, B.S.
Administrative Affiliate
Panama City, FL
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Ellen G. I. Clark, M.D.
Reno, NV
Donald R. Jason, M.D., J.D.
Winston-Salem, NC
*Tracey S. Corey, M.D.
Louisville, KY
Jeffrey M. Jentzen, M.D.
Milwaukee, WI
Gregory G. Davis, M.D.
Birmingham, AL
Mitra B. Kalelkar, M.D.
Chicago, IL
J. Scott Denton, M.D.
Chicago, IL
*Bruce P. Levy, M.D.
Nashville, TN
Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D.
San Antonio, TX
Kurt B. Nolte, M.D.
Albuquerque, NM
James C.U. Downs, M.D.
Savannah, GA
*Joseph A. Prahlow, M.D.
South Bend, IN
Ljubisa J. Dragovic, M.D.
Pontiac, MI
Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Jan C. Garavaglia, M.D.
Orlando, FL
Gregory A. Schmunk, M.D
Des Moines, IA
John Edward Gerns, M.F.S.
Investigative Affiliate
Ramstein AB, Germany
Executive Vice President
Susan Carr, J.D.
Atlanta, GA
Julia C. Goodin, M.D.
Des Moines, IA
Executive Director:
Denise McNally
Atlanta, GA
* Indicates Member of the
Executive Committee
Amy P. Hart, M.D.
San Francisco, CA
N.A.M.E. Meeting
Management:
Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, M.D.
2005 N.A.M.E. Annual Meeting
Program Chairman
Mary Fran Ernst
N.A.M.E. Meeting Planner
Michele & Tom Grimm photographers, © LACVB
L o s A n g e l e s , C a l ifor nia
Los Angeles, California
The first European visitors to the area were Spaniards,
and the names they gave the place seem ironic given
perceptions of the city today. In 1542, Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo first sailed along the coast. The local Tongva
people paddled out to meet him. Seeing the haze of
their campfires over what is now called Santa Monica
Bay, he named it Bay of Smoke. In 1769, Gaspar de
Portola’s overland expedition first reached the area,
and named it San Miguel de los Temblores (Saint
Michael of the Temblors) because of earthquakes they
felt during their visit. In 1771, Fathers Cambon and
Somera founded the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel,
the fourth of 21 California missions built from 1769 to
1823, which were established by Father Junipero Serra
to claim and settle the land.
In 1781 settlers from what is now Mexico were
recruited to found a city near the mission. They called
it El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angels
del Rio de Prociuncula, or LA for short.
To the north of downtown LA in the San Fernando
Valley sits the mission which gave the valley its name
- Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, a major supplier
of food and supplies to the growing pueblo. In 1822
the citizens of El Pueblo learned of Mexico’s revolution
and swore allegiance to the new country. In 1846 the
Mexican American War began and U.S. troops took Los
Angeles the following year. This led to the signing of
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo in 1848 that formally
ended the war, ceding California and Texas to the
United States.
Downtown, where Los Angeles began as a mission
site more than two centuries ago, is the heart of it
all. It offers an incredible cultural experience with
the unique Music Center. The newest venue is the
Walt Disney Concert Hall, home of Los Angeles
Philharmonic. Downtown’s new Cathedral of Our Lady
of the Angels, the largest cathedral in the western U.S.,
is an awesome work of art. Minutes away are living
testaments to the rich diversity of the area: Chinatown,
Koreatown, Little Tokyo and Olvera Street.
Los Angeles County has a population of 9.5 million
people and is 4,061 square miles that includes both
desert and mountain terrain and 81 miles of coastline.
Eighty-eight cities are incorporated in the county,
ranging in size from Vernon (population 100) to Los
Angeles (population 3.7 million). Tourism is the second
largest revenue producer of the Los Angeles County
economy, supporting approximately 314,200 full-time
equivalent jobs. Los Angeles County is the home to 158
colleges and universities.
California is the leading supplier of entertainment
to the world. The film and TV industry employs
approximately 246,600 people in LA.
Los Angeles Weather
Los Angeles enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate moderate temperatures with low humidity year-round.
Average temperatures in October are high of 78 °F and
low of 59 °F.
Transportation to Los Angeles and the
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest
international airports in the world. If you can’t get
a flight into it, you must live on another planet. The
airport code is LAX. The Millennium Biltmore is located
at 506 South Grand Avenue, across the street from
Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.
The Super Shuttle (800-730-9267) operates 24 hours
daily. It has dark blue vans that stop outside every
baggage claim area. It costs $15 per person one-way.
It will take you 45 minutes to one hour to travel
from the airport to the Biltmore. Reservations are
not needed. You can check in at any of the airport’s
baggage claim levels.
Yellow Taxi Company provides transportation from the
airport to the Biltmore for a flat rate of $41.50 per
person. Cabs are located outside the baggage claim
area. It is about a 30-minute cab ride from LAX to the
Biltmore.
The Metro Rail System runs from the airport to
Pershing Square station, two blocks from the Biltmore.
The cost of the METRO is $3.00. An airport shuttle
will take you to the “G” Aviation Train Station. There
you should take the Green (G) Line to Rosa Parks Exit
where you must transfer to the Blue (B) Line. From
there you travel about 10 stops and transfer to the
Red (R) Line. Then travel one stop to Pershing Square.
When you get off you will have a two-block walk to
the Biltmore. There are no luggage racks on the Trains.
(Your meeting planner does NOT suggest this mode of
transportation!)
Complimentary valet parking has been negotiated for
Biltmore hotel guests.
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General Information
The Millennium
Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2607
Telephone: (213) 624-1011
Fax: (213) 612-1545
www.thebiltmore.com
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel
has been a downtown landmark
since it opened its doors in 1923. It
reflects a rich blending of classical
architecture with contemporary
luxury... and the elegance of
European hospitality. Designed
in the style of the Spanish Italian
Renaissance, the hotel opened in
1923 to national acclaim, and was
designated a Historical Cultural
Landmark in 1969.
The 11 story structure was designed
by the same architectural firm that
designed the New York Waldorf
Astoria. The cathedral-like public
room ceilings are hand-painted.
Touted as the “host of the
coast” from the beginning, the
Biltmore became the place to be
for Los Angeles high society, film
industry czars and stars. Among
the momentous events held at
the Biltmore was the founding
banquet for the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It
was at the dinner on May 11, 1927
that the concept and design for the
“Oscar” was conceived. A statue
was sketched on a napkin during a
Crystal Ballroom banquet marking
the occasion. John Kennedy
established his headquarters during
the 1960 Democratic National
Convention in the hotel’s Music
Room (now the lobby).
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Today, restored to its initial
elegance and grandeur, the
Biltmore has been the set
for countless movies, commercials
and print photography since 1975.
Television series shot there include
Alias,The West Wing, Without a
Trace, Crossing Jordan, Cold Case
and Judging Amy.
Concierge Privileges include:
access to exclusive Club Lounge
including complimentary breakfast,
afternoon hors d’oeuvres and
beverages, use of computer, fax
and printer.
The Biltmore is located at the
corner of Fifth and Grand, in the
financial and cultural heart of
downtown Los Angeles. The hotel is
within close proximity to the Music
Center, theaters, shopping and
restaurants. It is just a short ride to
Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Marina
del Ray and LAX airport as well as
Disneyland and Universal Studios.
There is no charge for children
under 18 staying in their parents’
room. The current room taxes are
14%, which are subject to change.
Check in time is 3:00 p.m. Check
out time is 12 noon.
There are 683 elegantly appointed
guestrooms including suites, a
beauty salon, retail and specialty
shops on premises and a 24-hour
business center. Room service is
available 24-hours. There are two
restaurants on property as well as
the Gallery Bar and Cognac Room
and the Grand Avenue Sports
Bar voted downtown LA’s hottest
sports bar with great food and
drinks. The Biltmore Health Club
is a full service facility featuring a
Roman-style swimming pool, steam
room, Jacuzzi, sauna, weight and
cardiovascular equipment. The
Club is complimentary to all guests.
There will be complimentary valet
parking for overnight hotel guests.
Room amenities include: Cordless
telephone, in-room voicemail,
color TV, in-room movies, hair
dryer, iron and ironing board,
radio alarm clocks and high-speed
Internet access.
The following daily room rates have
been negotiated for our members:
Single or double occupancy: $149
Concierge Privileges: $169
You are responsible for making
your own hotel reservations.
Please call the Millennium Biltmore
Hotel directly at 1-866-866-8086.
Be sure to IDENTIFY yourself
as a member of the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL
EXAMINERS group.
Reservations must be received
by September 16, 2005 to obtain
this meeting rate. After that date,
if hotel rooms are available, the
room charge will be the prevailing
hotel rate. All reservation requests
must be made by telephone and
guaranteed with a major credit
card.
Registration Desk Hours
The N.A.M.E. Registration Desk
will be conveniently located in
the Galeria Foyer of the
Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Friday, Oct. 14
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday,
Oct. 15
7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 16
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 17
10:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
7 - 11 a.m.
Wednesday,
Oct. 19
7 - 11 a.m.
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Meeting Schedule
Thursday, October 13th
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Executive Committee Meeting
Presidential Suite
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Standards Committee Meeting
Heinsbergen
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Executive Committee Dinner
Off property
Friday, October 14th
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Meeting Registration
Galeria Foyer
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
ABMDI Examinations
Corsican
8 a.m. - 12 noon
Exhibit Service Setup
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Board of Directors’ Meeting
Tiffany Ballroom
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Board of Directors’ Luncheon
Boardroom
1 - 5 p.m.
Exhibitors’ Setup
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
3 - 5 p.m.
Tissue Guidelines
Committee Meeting
Grecian
3 - 5 p.m.
Training Directors’ Meeting
Roman
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Welcoming Reception
Tiffany Ballroom
12 noon - 10 p.m.
Posters
Tiffany Ballroom
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Welcome Buffet Dinner
Biltmore Bowl
1:30 - 5:05 p.m.
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
Saturday, October 15th
3:35 - 4:05 p.m.
Coffee Break/Exhibits
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast
Biltmore Bowl
7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
8 a.m. - 12 noon
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
9 - 9:30 a.m.
Spouses’ Get Together
Moroccan
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Spouses’ Program
Off property
10:05 - 10:35 a.m.
Coffee Break/Exhibits
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
On your own
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Past Presidents’ Luncheon
Boardroom
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Ethics Committee Luncheon
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
AJFMP Editorial Board Luncheon
Roman
6 - 9 p.m.
Optional Evening King Tut Exhibit at LACMA
Off Property
Sunday, October 16th
6:30 - 7:30 a.m.
Rigor Run and Dead Man’s Walk
Off property
8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Posters
Tiffany Ballroom
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Strategic Planning
Committee Meeting
Boardroom
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Optional Tour - The Getty Center
and Lunch in Malibu
Off property
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Optional 11th Annual Cadaver
Open at Santa Anita Golf Course
Off property
1 - 5 p.m.
2nd Meinhart Raabe Miniature
Golf Tournament
Off property
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
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7 - 10 p.m.
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
3 - 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break/Exhibits
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
8 - 8:30 p.m.
Break/Exhibits
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
4 - 8 p.m.
Exhibits Takedown
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
Monday, October 17th
5 - 5:30 p.m.
Posters Takedown
Tiffany Ballroom
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast
Biltmore Bowl
7 - 8 a.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
8 a.m. - 12 noon
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Posters
Tiffany Ballroom
8:15 - 10 a.m.
N.A.M.E. Business Meeting
Crystal Ballroom
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
7 - 10 p.m.
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
8 - 8:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
Crystal Ballroom
Tuesday, October 18th
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast
Biltmore Bowl
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Spouses’ Program
Off property
7 - 11 a.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
10 - 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break/Exhibits
Gold & Emerald Ballrooms
8 a.m. - 12 noon
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
10:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
10 - 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
Crystal Ballroom
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
On your own
12:15 - 2 p.m.
Annual N.A.M.E. Luncheon and
Awards Ceremony
Biltmore Bowl
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Femme Fatale Luncheon
Bernard’s
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1:30 - 5 p.m.
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
2 - 5:30 p.m.
Field Trip to LA County Emergency
Operations Center and Department
of Coroner Offices
Off property
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Affiliate Business Meeting
Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday, October 19th
6:45 - 7:45 a.m
Buffet Breakfast
Biltmore Bowl
7 - 11 a.m.
Registration
Galeria Foyer
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Scientific Program
Crystal Ballroom
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.
Coffee Break
Crystal Ballroom
1:00 p.m.
39th Annual N.A.M.E.
Meeting concluded
Events
Friday, Oct. 14th
Welcoming Reception
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tiffany Ballroom
Welcome Buffet Dinner
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Biltmore Bowl
Thermo Electron Corporation
will again sponsor the
Welcome Buffet Dinner.
Aegis Sciences Corporation
will again sponsor the
Welcome Dinner Wine.
The evening will begin with a
one-hour reception (wine, beer
and soft drinks) compliments of
the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Relax and unwind as you greet
old friends and meet new ones
before our conference begins.
The meeting theme is High Profile
Cases - The Medical Examiner and
the News Media. Our opening
event will feature the glamour
that our host city, Los Angeles,
embodies. The function will be
held indoors. Glitzy casual attire
is suggested for what hopes to be
a whimsical evening. The buffet
dinner will be served from 7:30
until 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
Annual Luncheon and
Awards Ceremony
12:15- 2 p.m.
Biltmore Bowl
Enjoy a leisurely lunch with friends
and a very special program.
Immediately following the
luncheon, you will board deluxe
motor coaches for travel to our
field trip.
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
The Los Angeles County
Department of the Coroner will
sponsor this event.
The American Board of
Medicolegal Death Investigators
(ABMDI) will sponsor the Affiliate
Business Meeting.
Scientific Field Trip
LA Co. Emergency Operations
Center and Coroner Offices
2 - 5 p.m.
The Annual Meeting Scientific Field
Trip will tour two large facilities
that will house and support Los
Angeles County officials responsible
for the millions of people in the LA
metropolitan area if a mass disaster
should occur.
The Los Angeles County Emergency
Operations Center tour will
include the communications
area, the situation room and the
various SEMS/NIMS (Standardized
Emergency Management System/
National Incident Management
System) organizational functions.
The Department of Coroner tour
will include information on
(1) use of new technology in
forensic work (live scan, video
conferencing, etc.); (2) a static
display of the Special Operations
and Response Team (SORT) vehicles,
including the recently acquired
Weapons of Mass Destruction
(WMD) Response vehicle that was
purchased with Homeland Security
Grants and dedicated for use by
the Department of Coroner; and
(3) conclude with a visit to the tool
mark analysis and SEM Laboratory
(Scanning Electron Microscopy).
Affiliate Meeting
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Crystal Ballroom
This year Dr. Sathyavagiswaran,
the N.A.M.E. Program Chair, has
chosen to include the Affiliate
members’ presentations in
the Annual Meeting’s General
Scientific Program. Thus, the
Affiliate Business meeting will be
held separately.
Come to the meeting to see old
friends and meet new ones. Chris
Boden, Administrative Affiliate
Board Representative and John
Gerns, Investigative Affiliate
Board Representative will chair
the meeting and update affiliates
on current issues facing Affiliates
in the National Association of
Medical Examiners.
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Special Events
Special Events
Optional Saturday
Night Event
TUTANKHAMUN - and the Golden
Age of the Pharaohs
A National Geographic Exhibition
Los Angeles County Museum of
Art (LACMA)
Saturday, October 15th
6 - 9 p.m.
Meet in the Biltmore Lobby
at 6 p.m.
On November 26, 1922 the tomb of
King Tutankhamun was discovered,
unlocking the most precious
treasures the world had ever seen.
In 1978, millions of Americans
marveled at the treasures of King
Tut in an unprecedented museum
exhibition that would become the
most highly attended traveling
museum exhibition ever. By its time
of closing over 8 million people
had visited the King Tut exhibit.
For the first time in over 25
years, King Tut’s treasurers have
left Egypt for America for the
last time. Los Angeles is the only
West Coast stop for this four-city
US tour. This is your once in a
lifetime opportunity to get “up
close and personal” with King Tut!
TUTANKHAMUN - and the Golden
Age of the Pharaohs will explore
the history of the “Boy King,” from
his beginnings in Ancient Egypt
to the dramatic 1922 discovery of
the tomb by Howard Carter. The
exhibit will also feature artifacts
and information from today’s
Valley of the Kings, with new
secrets being revealed through
innovative technology. National
Geographic will complement
the exhibit with its most current
research and content
including a companion
book. A film by National
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Geographic will reveal fresh
images of Tutankhamun’s body
through state-of-the-art scanning
technology, perhaps providing
answers as to the actual cause of
his death.
The King Tut Exhibit will be in Los
Angeles during our meeting. We
have obtained eighty (80) tickets
for the 7 p.m. tour on Saturday
evening. In addition, you will
be given audio tour equipment
narrated by Omar Sharif, to
perfectly complement your Tut
experience. The audio tour will be
your guide to this extraordinary
exhibit. Exhibition visits are
approximately 1 and 1/2 hours.
Deluxe motor coaches will take you
to the exhibit and return you to
the hotel at 9 p.m. NO dinner has
been scheduled with this event,
as we will not return to the hotel
until 9 p.m. You will then be free
to make your own dinner plans or
retire early.
Dressy casual attire and
comfortable walking shoes
are suggested.
Cost is $60 per person.
Register early, as reservations are
limited to 80 people. Reservations
are accepted on a first-come basis.
Make your reservation on the
N.A.M.E. Registration Form located
in the rear of this brochure.
Optional Sunday Event
8th Annual Rigor Run and Dead
Man’s Walk
Sunday, Oct. 16th
6:30 - 7:30 a.m.
Meet in the Biltmore Lobby
at 6:25 a.m.
LIFE NET AND ST. JUDE’S HOSPITAL
are the sponsors of this event.
Demonstrate your support for
organ and tissue donation.
N.A.M.E. is encouraging meeting
attendees and locals to run 5K
(3.1 miles) or walk 2 miles to
support organ and tissue donation
efforts that save and enhance the
lives of thousands of children,
men and woman throughout
the nation. After the Run/Walk
the sponsors will provide tee
shirts and refreshments for those
participating in this event.
If you are interested in
participating, please contact Denise
McNally at the N.A.M.E. office
[email protected]
OR at 404-730-4781 by September
23 to insure that you will be
guaranteed a souvenir tee shirt.
Optional Sunday Event
The Getty Center and Lunch
in Malibu
Sunday, Oct. 16th
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Biltmore Lobby
at 9:20 a.m.
The Getty Center is a grand
structure located on the hill
overlooking West Los Angeles.
The Richard Meier-designed Getty
Center took 15 years of planning
and construction, and at least one
billion dollars to become reality.
The Getty Trust is the curator
for the collection that focuses
on antiquities from Greece and
Rome, Renaissance and Baroque
paintings from Europe and 18th
Century decorative arts from
France. The galleries are divided
among five unique buildings
each featuring a chronological
collection of paintings, drawings,
sculpture, manuscripts, artifacts
and photographs. Among Getty’s
highlights are works by Vincent
Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Monet,
Manet, Renoir and Cezanne.
In addition to the extensive art
collection housed at the Center,
there is a beautiful garden
overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It
is circular in design and leads to a
serene area to sit and reflect on
your surroundings among over 500
species of plants.
The Getty Center features a
30-45 minute optional guided
architectural tour, which provides
an opportunity for you to explore
and discuss the architecture of
the Getty Center. Another option
is the 45-55 minute garden tour,
which begins with an overview of
the layout of the Getty Center and
then will focus on the site’s four
planting zones. Sign ups for all
tours are taken on site.
After visiting the Getty, enjoy a
drive to the coast for lunch in
Malibu overlooking the vast Pacific
Ocean and sweeping coastline at
Gladstone’s Malibu restaurant.
After lunch we will drive south
along the Pacific Coast Highway to
see the white sandy beaches and
world famous Santa Monica pier
before returning to the hotel.
Casual attire and comfortable
walking shoes are suggested. Cost
for the full day excursion is $100 per
person - includes Oceanside lunch.
Register early, as reservations are
limited. Reservations are accepted
on a first-come basis. Make your
reservation on the N.A.M.E.
Registration form located in the
rear of this brochure.
Optional Sunday Event
11th Annual Cadaver Open
Sunday, Oct. 16th
Tee time 10 a.m.
Santa Anita Golf Course
CryoLife Incorporated will
again sponsor N.A.M.E.’s 11th
Cadaver Open.
Plan to join your colleagues for
the 11th annual Cadaver Open. Dr.
Susan Selser is the 2005 Cadaver
Open coordinator. Green fees will
be approximately $54. The course
is within 30 minutes of the hotel.
As usual, transportation to the
course will be the responsibility of
the players. There is room for 28
players. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come basis.
If you are interested in playing,
please contact Denise McNally
at the N.A.M.E. office denise.
[email protected] OR at
404-730-4781 BY September 15th
to register. Provide her with the
name/s of people who wish to
register for the tournament and
each person’s handicap. A special
email distribution list will be setup
so that players can communicate
prior to the tournament.
Optional Sunday Event
Second Meinhardt Raabe
Miniature Golf Tournament
Sunday, Oct. 16th
Tee time 1 p.m.
Course to be determined
As you are all aware, Meinhardt
Raabe was the Coroner of Oz who declared the Wicked Witch
dead. Plan to attend the Second
Meinhardt Raabe Miniature
golf tournament. All members
of the family are encouraged
to participate in this event. This
tournament will be played at one
of LA’s most exclusive miniature
golf courses. Green fees for
eighteen holes excluding cart have
yet to be determined.
Dr. Bruce Levy will be the 2005
MRMGT Event Coordinator. If you
are interested in playing, please
contact Denise McNally at the
N.A.M.E. office denise.mcnally@co.
fulton.ga.us or call her at 404-7304781 by September 15 to register.
Provide her with the name/s of
people who wish to register for the
tournament and their handicaps.
A special email distribution list
will be setup so that players
can communicate prior to the
tournament.
Optional Monday
Luncheon
Femme Fatale Gathering
Monday, Oct. 17th
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Bernards
Femme Fatales - Plan to join your
sisters in forensic pathology for
a light lunch and get-acquainted
gathering with those you haven’t
yet had the pleasure to meet.
Lunch will be held in Bernards,
a lovely area adjacent to the
Rendevous Court on the hotel’s
Lower Level.
Be sure to pre-register for this
luncheon on your meeting
registration form. This is a Don’t
Miss luncheon for all forensic
femme fatales.
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Spouses’ Program
Spouses’ Program
This program has been designed
to provide spouses and guests
the opportunity to enjoy the
Los Angeles area and still have
time to relax. Joint activities with
meeting registrants include the
Welcoming Reception and Buffet
Dinner, Buffet Breakfasts, Annual
Luncheon and the Field Trip.
Welcoming Reception
Friday, Oct. 14th
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Tiffany Ballroom
Welcome Buffet Dinner
Friday, Oct. 14th
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Biltmore Bowl
Thermo Electron Corporation will
again sponsor the Welcome
Buffet Dinner.
Aegis Sciences Corporation will
again sponsor the Welcome
Dinner Wine.
The evening will begin with a
one-hour reception (wine, beer
and soft drinks) compliments of
the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Relax and unwind as you greet
old friends and meet new ones
before our conference begins.
The meeting theme is High Profile
Cases - The Medical Examiner and
the News Media. Our opening
event will feature the glamour
that our host city, Los Angeles,
embodies. The function will be
held indoors. Glitzy casual attire
is suggested for what hopes to be
a whimsical evening. The buffet
dinner will be served from 7:30
until 9:30 p.m.
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Buffet Breakfasts
Saturday, Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.
Biltmore Bowl
A buffet breakfast will be
available so that you can start
your day with friends in a casual,
relaxing atmosphere.
Getting Together Again
Saturday, Oct. 15th
9 - 9:30 a.m.
Moroccan Room
Gather in the Moroccan Room
(on the Conference Level - up a
short flight of steps from the Main
Galeria) so that you can meet
and greet others in your Spouse
Program group and your very
special N.A.M.E. escort, Dr. Vijay
Lakshmanan. Casual attire and
comfortable walking shoes are
suggested for all tours.
Historical and Cultural
Los Angeles
Saturday, Oct. 15th
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Meet in the Biltmore Lobby
at 9:25 a.m.
Our morning begins with a tour
of the beautiful and magnificent
Biltmore Hotel. This Historical
Cultural Landmark originally
opened its doors in 1923 and has
been the site of everything from
formal dinners with international
dignitaries to some of Hollywood’s
most famous films and television
shows. You will recognize the
stone stairway and balcony at the
Olive Street entrance from the
movie Vertigo as well as recent
movies such as Daredevil and
Austin Powers Goldmember, not
to mention The West Wing and
Without a Trace.
Next we will take a bus tour of
historical and architectural sites
about Los Angeles, such as Little
Tokyo and the Our Lady of the
Angels Cathedral. After lunch at
Kendall’s Brasserie we will walk
to see the stunning architectural
achievement that is the Disney
Concert Hall. Our tour will continue
with a drive through Chinatown,
before arriving at the birthplace of
Los Angeles, Olvera Street.
Hollywood and Rodeo Drive
Monday, Oct. 17th
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Meet in the Biltmore Lobby
at 9:25 a.m.
It is time to experience the
glamorous side of Los Angeles
by visiting Hollywood and Rodeo
Drive. As we turn onto Hollywood
Boulevard, the first thing guests
will notice is the streets paved with
sparkles of gold and silver that
represents the glitz and glamour of
The Hollywood Sign™ & © 2002 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
old Hollywood. We will stop at Mann’s Chinese Theatre
and the Hollywood and Highland entertainment
complex, home to the Kodak Theatre and the Academy
Awards. Enjoy a docent-led walking tour of the Kodak
Theatre to see where your favorite movie stars meet
and mingle on Awards Night.
Before leaving Hollywood, guests will have time
to match their
footsteps with the
stars at the Chinese
Theatre, stroll along
the Walk of Fame,
see the El Capitan
Theatre as well as
browse through
the shops. Next,
is a drive down
the Sunset Strip
to see famous hot
spots including the
House of Blues and
Whiskey A Go Go.
Annual Luncheon
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
12:15- 2 p.m.
Biltmore Bowl
Enjoy a leisurely lunch with friends. Casual attire
is suggested.
Then on to the
glamour capitol of
the world - Rodeo
Drive, a street filled
with fine designer
stores, boutiques
and art galleries.
As you stroll along
Rodeo, you’ll
recognize the name
Used with permission of Beverly Hills Conference Visitors Bureau
of every single store...
Prada, Escada, Gucci,
Valentino, Armani, Versace, Dior, Cartier, Tiffany and
Harry Winston. At the south end of Rodeo Drive you
will see the Regent Beverly Wilshire - home to Richard
Gere and Julia Roberts in the film, Pretty Woman. Tour
includes lunch on 2 Rodeo at McCormick & Schmick’s
before you are returned back to the Biltmore.
Scientific Field
Trip
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
2 - 5 p.m.
LA Co. Emergency
Operations Center
and Coroner Offices
Attendees will tour
two large facilities
that will house and
support Los Angeles
County officials
responsible for the
millions of people
in the LA
metropolitan area
if a mass disaster
should occur.
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Scientific Program
Educational Objectives: This program will provide
forensic pathologists, forensic investigators and
forensic administrators with information regarding
dealing with the news media, mass disasters and other
related topics.
SATURDAY, Oct. 15th
8:00 a.m.
Welcome to Los Angeles
Ms. Gloria Molina
Supervisor 1st District
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County
Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran
Los Angeles Co. Chief Medical Examiner/Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Anthony T. Hernandez
Director, LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
8:30 a.m.
MODERATOR:
Christopher Rogers, M.D.
Chief, Forensic Medicine Division
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
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8:55 a.m.
Fashion Faux Pas: Versace and Cunanan
Emma Oy Hir Lew, M.D.
Director Forensic Pathology Services
Miami-Dade Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
Miami, FL
9:10 a.m.
Taking a Bite Out of Crime: PCP, Rap Music and Murder
M.A. Russell, M.D.
Eucen Fu
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
9:30 a.m.
*Postmortem Urine Immunoassay Showing False
Positive Phencyclidine Reactivity in a Case of Fatal
Tramadol Overdose
Mindy J. Hull, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
9:40 a.m.
The DOD Assistance to the Medical Examiner in a
CBRNE Mass Fatality Event
John Nesler
Joint Task Force Civil Support
Virginia Beach, VA
10:05 a.m.
EXHIBITS AND COFFEE BREAK
8:30 a.m.
American Beauty: Murderess in the Medical
Examiner’s Office
Christopher Swalwell, M.D.
San Diego Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
San Diego, CA
10:35 a.m.
MODERATOR:
Emma Oy Hir Lew, M.D.
Director Forensic Pathology Services
Miami Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office
Miami, FL
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EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
* Indicates Best Resident Paper
8:45 a.m.
The Death of a Personage: Dealing with the Media
Frenzy and Beyond
Marcella Fierro, M.D.
Commonwealth of Virginia Chief Medical Examiner
Richmond, VA
Scientific Program
10:35 a.m.
Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Preparedness for Mass
Disasters including Terrorist Attack - Los Angeles Plan
Christopher Rogers, M.D.
Chief, Forensic Medicine Division
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
10:50 a.m.
Sept. 11, 2001 and the New York City Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner
James Gill, M.D.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
New York, NY
1:35 p.m.
Body Double Reloaded: The Death of Joseph
Michael Kalady?
J. Scott Denton, M.D.
Cook Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
Chicago, IL
11:05 a.m.
The Role of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
System in the Space Shuttle Columbia Mishap
James Caruso, CDR, MC, USN
Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Rockville, MD
1:50 p.m.
The Murder of an English Policeman - An International
Search for Justice
Chris Milroy, M.D.
University of Sheffield, Medico-Legal Centre
Sheffield, U.K.
11:20 a.m.
Fatalities Associated with Home-Made Pipe Bombs in
Northern Ireland
Professor Jack Crane
Institute of Forensic Medicine
Queen’s University of Belfast
Belfast, U.K.
2:05 p.m.
Hiding in Plain Sight: At the Bottom of the Pool
Raffi Djabourian, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
11:35 a.m.
Stand By Your Medical Examiner
Bruce Levy, M.D.
Center for Forensic Medicine
Nashville, TN
11:55 a.m.
*Fatal Birth Trauma due to Undiagnosed Abdominal
Teratoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Amy Sheil, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
12:05 p.m.
Morning session concluded
12:05 p.m.
LUNCH - on your own
1:35 p.m.
MODERATOR: Valerie Rao, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner
Boone and Callaway Counties
Columbia, MO
2:20 p.m.
Modulating Media Response to a Rogue Crematory
Hal Brown, ADME
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
2:35 p.m.
Be Careful What You Wish For ...
Jonathan Arden, M.D.
McLean, VA
2:50 p.m.
Religious “Exorcism” and the Media: A Case Study
Jeffrey Jentzen, M.D.
Eileen Weller, R.N., M.H.A.
Milwaukee Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
Milwaukee, WI
3:05 p.m.
Catch 22 No More! Twenty-two Lessons Learned after
10 years as a Chief Medical Examiner
Thomas Young, M.D.
Jackson Co. Chief Medical Examiner
Kansas City, MO
3:25 p.m.
*Acute Deaths in Adults due to Invasive
Streptococcal Infection
Nick Batalis, M.D.
Children’s Hospital
Charleston, SC
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Scientific Program
3:35 p.m.
EXHIBITS AND COFFEE BREAK
4:05 p.m.
MODERATOR: Lisa Scheinin, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
4:05 p.m.
A Review of Molecular Laboratory Applications as an
Adjunct to the Autopsy: Where are We and Where are
We Going?
J. Keith Pinckard, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas
Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences
Dallas, TX
4:20 p.m.
Recreational SCUBA Diving Fatalities
James Caruso, CDR, MC, USN
Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Rockville, MD
4:35 p.m.
Case Report: Sudden Death in a Teenage
Hockey Player
Judy Melinek, M.D.
San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
San Francisco, CA
4:50 p.m.
Protocols for Medical Examiners and Organ/Tissue
Procurement Organizations to Ensure Release of
Organs/Tissues for Transplantation
J. Keith Pinckard, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas
Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences
Dallas, TX
5:05 p.m.
Afternoon session concluded
SUNDAY, Oct. 16th
7:00 p.m.
MODERATOR: Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
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HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
7:00 p.m.
As We Saw it: NAME’s Year in Review
Randy Hanzlick, M.D.
National Association of Medical Examiners
Atlanta, GA
9:20 p.m.
Sudden Unexpected Death in an Amusement Park
John Andrews, M.D.
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
*#3 Verapamil Toxicity: An Unusual Case Report and
Review of the Literature
Nick Batalis, M.D.
Children’s Hospital
Charleston, SC
7:20 p.m.
The Press: Multiple Roles in High Profile Cases
Judy Suchey, Ph.D.
LA Co. Department of the Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
9:40 p.m.
The Murder of Linda Sobek
James Ribe, M.D.
Senior Physician
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Heidi Robbins
Senior Criminalist
LA Co. Sheriff’s Department
Los Angeles, CA
*#4 Souvenir Knife: A Retained Transcranial
Knife Blade
Neil Davis, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ
7:35 p.m.
Santeria: A Forensic Anthropological Perspective from
Los Angeles County
Elizabeth Miller, Ph.D.
LA Co. Department of the Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
7:50 p.m.
Thrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient with Anemia
and History of Intravenous Drug Abuse
Jeffrey Gutstadt, M.D.
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 p.m.
EXHIBITORS/COFFEE BREAK
8:30 p.m.
Glendale Train Derailment
Lt. Edward Winter
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
10:00 p.m.
Evening session concluded
MONDAY, Oct. 17th
8:00 a.m.
Proposed Forensic Autopsy Performance Standards
Garry Peterson, M.D., J.D.
Retired Chief Medical Examiner
Minneapolis, MN
Steven Clark, Ph.D.
Occupational Research and Assessment
Grand Rapids, MI
8:15 a.m.
POSTER SESSION
* Indicates Best Resident Poster
8:45 p.m.
Rabies Encephalitis: The Evolution of a Case
Stephanie Erlich, M.D.
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
#1 Expert Evidence in the Assassination of
Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
Dr. T. D. Dogra
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India
9:05 p.m.
The Medical Examiner and Mass Media - Understanding
Effective Communication with the Public
Thomas Noguchi, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Forensic Pathology
University of Southern California
Retired Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
#2 A Case of Traumatic Osteomyelitis in a Victim of
Child Abuse
James Ribe, M.D.
Senior Physician
Chanikarn Changsri, M.D.
Fellow in Forensic Pathology
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
#5 Adolescent Suicides: Strategies and Options
F. John Krolikowski, M.D.
Office of the State Medical Examiner
Trenton, NJ
#6 Sudden Child Death - the New Jersey Approach
F. John Krolikowski, M.D.
New Jersey Sudden Child Death Autopsy
Protocol Committee
Newark, NJ
#7 Issues in the Investigation of a Hospital Serial Killer
F. John Krolikowski, M.D.
Office of the State Medical Examiner
Trenton, NJ
#8 Pre-Teen Homicides in Maryland: 1994-2004
Ana Rubio, M.D.
State of Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Baltimore, MD
#9 Quantitative Bone Scintigraphy in Age
Determination of Livings: Pattern and Usefulness
AbdAlla El Tawil
Departments of Forensic Medicine, Toxicology and
Nuclear Medicine
Cairo, Egypt
#10 Pseudo-Stippling: Bugs, Doc, and Sweaters
Russell Alexander
Office of the Medical Investigator
Albuquerque, NM
#11 Identification of Charred Remains Using an
Aspergilloma in Conjunction with Secondary Methods
Gary Simmons, M.D.
Jefferson Co. Coroner/Medical Examiner Office
Birmingham, AL
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HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
#12 Mammoth Tooth Lesion: Etiology of a Surgical
Artifact in Trauma Patients
Stacy Drake, R.N., M.S.N.
Harris Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
Houston, TX
#20 Diphenhydramine (DPH)-related Suicide Deaths:
Two Case Reports
Daniel Brown, M.D.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Augusta, GA
#13 Fatal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in an
Infant with Mobius Syndrome
Reade A. Quinton, M.D.
Southwestern Institute Forensic Sciences
Dallas, TX
*#21 Sudden Death due to Dissecting Pulmonary Artery
Aneurysm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Jason Graham, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
#14 Unusual Method of Hanging
Nobby Mambo, M.D.
Regional Medical Examiner’s Office
Newark, NJ
#22 Comparison Study of Motor Vehicle Crash
Deaths between the State of Maryland, USA and
Wuhan City, China
Ling Li, M.D.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Baltimore, MD
#15 Facial Dissection in Forensic Pathology
Zhongxue Hua, M.D., Ph.D.
Regional Medical Examiner’s Office
Newark, N.J.
#16 Atraumatic Cardiac Deaths in a Pediatric
Population: A 15-Year Review
S. Erin Presnell, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
#17 National Drug-Related Death Reporting
Systems (NDDRS)
Ernest Belser, Pharm.D.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Alexandria, VA
#18 An Unusual Gross Presentation of Subdural
Hemorrhage Extending through an Undetected
Cribriform Plate Fracture
Kim Collins, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
#19 Pseudo-Gunpowder Stippling due to an Unusual
Ricochet in a Police Shooting
Frank Miller, III, M.D.
Cuyahoga Co. Coroner’s Office
Cleveland, OH
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8:15 a.m.
BUSINESS MEETING
10:00 a.m.
EXHIBITS AND COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m.
MODERATOR:
Raffi Djabourian, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
10:30 a.m.
National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and
the Law
Carol Henderson, J.D.
Stetson University College of Law
Gulfport, FL
10:45 a.m.
The Sally Clark Case - An English Miscarriage of Justice
Helen Whitwell
West Midlands Forensic Pathology
Birmingham, U.K.
11:05 a.m.
The Medical Examiner/Coroner and Death
Investigators Roles in Organ and Tissue Donation
Mary Dudley, M.D.
Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center
Wichita, KS
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HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
11:20 a.m.
Integrating the ACGME Core Competencies into
Forensic Pathology Fellowship Training
Jeffrey Nine, M.D.
Office of the Medical Investigator
Albuquerque, NM
1:50 p.m.
Fatal Hemoperitoneum: An Unusual Complication of
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Joseph Felo, D.O.
Cuyahoga Co. Coroner’s Office
Cleveland, OH
11:35 a.m.
Hate Crimes and Other High-Profile Cases
Joseph Prahlow, M.D.
South Bend Medical Foundation
South Bend, IN
2:00 p.m.
Unusual Finding of Fatty Infiltration (Lipomatosis) in
the Cardiac Atrial Septum: An Actress with Clinical
Atrial Fibrillation
Louis Pena, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
11:50 a.m.
Shaken/Impact Syndrome - Are We Looking in the
Right Places?
J. C. Upshaw Downs, M.D.
GBI Coastal Region Medical Examiner
Savannah, GA
12:00 noon
Morning session concluded
12:00 noon
LUNCH - on your own
1:30 p.m.
* Indicates Best Resident Paper
MODERATOR:
Pedro Ortiz-Colom, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
2:15 p.m.
A Review of the Anatomical Basis of the Different
Types of Concussion and Traumatically Caused
Unconsciousness and a Discussion of the Type of Head
Injuries Associated with These Phenomenon
Mary Case, M.D.
Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center
St. Louis, MO
2:45 p.m.
Responding to an Unauthorized Disclosure of Medical
Examiner Information
Thomas Gilson, M.D.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
New York, NY
3:00 p.m.
EXHIBITORS AND COFFEE BREAK
1:30 p.m.
Asphyxial Games - Is the Media Ahead of NAME in
Recognition of the Phenomenon?
Thomas Andrew, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner
Concord, NH
3:30 p.m.
MODERATOR:
Joseph Muto
Chief, Forensic Laboratories Division
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
1:40 p.m.
Sudden Death Due to Hamartomatous Malformation
of the Atrioventricular Nodal Arterial System
Dana Rodgers, M.D.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
3:30 p.m.
Analysis of a Rapid Colormetric Test for Alcohol to
Guide Case Management
Randy Hanzlick, M.D.
Fulton Co. Chief Medical Examiner
Atlanta, GA
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3:40 p.m.
An Atypical “High-Profile” Case:
Scrutiny without
Media Involvement
Randy Hanzlick, M.D.
Fulton Co. Chief Medical Examiner
Atlanta, GA
3:50 p.m.
Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
or Pseudopoisoning?
Phillip Burch, M.D.
St. Louis Medical Examiner’s Office
St. Louis, MO
4:00 p.m.
Death due to Wasp Sting
Juan Carrillo, M.D.
LA Co. Department of the Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
4:15 p.m.
The Predictive Value of History and
Scene Investigation for Toxicology
Results in a Medical Examiner
Population
Amy Gruszecki, M.S.F.S., D.O.
University of Alabama
at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
4:30 p.m.
Pharmacogenetic Applications to
Forensic Pathologists
Jeffrey Jentzen, M.D.
Milwaukee Co.
Chief Medical Examiner
Milwaukee, WI
4:50 p.m.
National Violent Death Reporting
System Update
Marcella Sorg, Ph.D.
University of Maine
Orono, ME
5:00 p.m.
Afternoon session concluded
5:00 p.m.
DINNER - on your own
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7:00 p.m.
MODERATOR:
Craig Harvey, D-ABMDI
Chief, Operations Bureau
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
8:45 p.m.
The Murder that Shook Singapore
- Philippines Relations
Dr. Keng Poh Wee
Centre for Forensic Medicine
Republic of Singapore
8:00 a.m.
Investigating Deaths of Prisoners
in the Media Spotlight
Bruce Levy, M.D.
Center for Forensic Medicine
Nashville, TN
7:00 p.m.
Challenges in Utilizing the Interpol
Disaster Victim Identification
Protocol to Identify Tsunami
Victims in Thailand
Sawait Kanluen, M.D.
Chulalongkom University
Bangkok, Thailand
Troy, MI
9:00 p.m.
Bad End to A Good Trip: Death on
the Airport Shuttle
Ellen Moffatt, M.D.
Office of the Medical Investigator
Albuquerque, NM
8:20 a.m.
Transportation Disasters: Updates
on Victim Recovery, Identification
and Family Assistance Issues
Paul Sledzik, M.S.
National Transportation
Safety Board
Washington, DC
7:20 p.m.
AFMES and Operation
Iraq Freedom
Louis Finelli, D.O.
Office of the Armed Forces
Medical Examiner
Rockville, MD
7:40 p.m.
The Tri-State Crematory Incident:
Dealing with a Media Onslaught
Kris Sperry, M.D.
GBI Chief Medical Examiner
Decatur, GA
8:00 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK
8:30 p.m.
MODERATOR:
David B. Whiteman, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
8:30 p.m.
Who Shot JR?
Deborah Kay, M.D.
Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner
Richmond, VA
9:15 p.m.
Apocalyptic Dimensions of a
Natural Disaster: The Tsunami
Experience in Identification of
Mass Disaster Victim
Michael Tsokos, M.D.
Institute of Legal Medicine
Hamburg, Germany
9:30 p.m.
Drowning Death during Basic
Marine Corps Training
Cynthia Schandl, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical University of
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
9:45 p.m.
Lap Belt Restraint Asphyxia
Charles Harvey, M.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch
The Woodlands, TX
10:00 p.m.
Evening session concluded
TUESDAY, Oct. 18th
8:00 a.m.
MODERATOR: Susan Selser, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
8:40 a.m.
The Morris Black Murder
Charles Harvey, M.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch
The Woodlands, TX
8:55 a.m.
Dealing with the Aftermath
of a Tragic Loss - Trauma
Scene Response
Dan Hannan, CHMM
Assured Decontamination Services
Roberts, WI
9:10 a.m.
Managing the Search for Sin
Nombre; The Hantavirus Epidemic
of 1993
Richard Malone
New Mexico Office of the Medical
Investigator
Gallup, NM
9:30 a.m.
Insects and the Time Since Death:
What Do We Really Estimate?
M. Lee Goff, Ph.D.
Chaminade University
Honolulu, HA
9:45 a.m.
My Old Kentucky HOMER HOMER Metastasizes
Mandy Combest
Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner
Louisville, KY
HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
10:00 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m.
MODERATOR: Yulai Wang, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
10:30 a.m.
Infant Death Scene Investigation
Terry Davis, Ed.D.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
10:50 a.m.
The Early Forensic Pathology
Response to the Asian Tsunami
in Thailand
Peter Ellis, MBBS, CHIR
Department of Forensic Medicine
Wentworthville, NSW, Australia
11:15 a.m.
Intimate Partner Homicide in
Lane Co. Oregon: Its Relationship
to Suicidal Behavior and Domestic
Violence
Frank Ratti, M.S.
Lane Co. Medical Examiner’s Office
Eugene, OR
11:30 a.m.
Electronic Death
Registration: Opportunities for
Medical Examiners
Steven Schwartz, Ph.D.
Bureau of Vital Statistics
New York City, NY
11:45 a.m.
How to Make Justified Increases of
Medical Examiner Personnel and
Resources when the National Trend
is Reduction
Beverly Begay
Harris Co. Medical Examiner’s
Office Chief Investigator
Houston, TX
12:00 p.m.
Morning session concluded
12:15 p.m.
N.A.M.E. Annual Luncheon and
Award Ceremony
2:00 p.m.
Annual Luncheon concluded
2:00 p.m.
SCIENTIFIC FIELD TRIP
Los Angeles Co. Emergency
Operations Center and Department
of Coroner Tours
5:00 p.m.
Scientific field trip concluded
Afternoon session concluded
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19th
8:00 a.m.
MODERATOR: James Ribe, M.D.
Senior Physician
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 a.m.
Postmortem Cardiac Channel
Genetic Testing in Sudden
Infant Syndrome, SUDS, and
Unexplained Drowning
Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
8:15 a.m.
Postoperative Deaths in Cuyahoga
County - A Five-Year Review
Andrea McCollom, M.D.
Cuyahoga Co. Coroner’s Office
Cleveland, OH
8:25 a.m.
Organ Donation after Cardiac
Death and the Medical Examiner
Donald Jason, M.D., J.D.
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
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Scientific Program
8:40 a.m.
Peterson East: A “Fall” Heard
“Round the World”
Deborah Radisch, M.D.
Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner
Chapel Hill, NC
8:50 a.m.
Comparison of Locations of
Ocular Injuries in Non-Accidental
and Accidental Injuries in Infants
and Children
MGF Gilliland, M.D.
East Carolina University
School of Medicine
Greenville, NC
9:00 a.m.
Sickle Cell Trait: A Cause of
Natural Death After Police Pursuit
Lisa Scheinin, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
9:10 a.m.
A Gunshot of the Head Caught
on Videotape
Steven Trenkle, M.D.
San Bernardino Co. SheriffCoroner’s Office
San Bernardino, CA
9:25 a.m.
Amusement Park Deaths in
Virginia 1997-2004
Deborah Kay, M.D.
Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner
Richmond, VA
9:40 a.m.
Positional Asphyxia in the Elderly
- A Case Report
Elizabeth Balraj, M.D.
Cuyahoga Co. Coroner
Cleveland, OH
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HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
9:55 a.m.
An Unusual Airplane Crash Fatality
- A Case Report
Eric Peters, M.D.
Forensic Science Center
Tucson, AZ
10:05 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK
10:20 a.m.
MODERATOR: Louis Pena, M.D.
Deputy Medical Examiner
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
10:20 a.m.
Alcestis: Multi-State Health
Surveillance and Case Management
Tool for ME/Coroner Offices
Gerry Polverento
Michigan Public Health Institute
Okemos, MI
10:30 a.m.
Current Biological
Containment Design Guidelines
and Their Applications
Lou Hartman
Crime Lab Design
Southfield, MI
10:45 a.m.
Canine Homicide: Dog-Mauling
Case Prosecuted as Second
Degree Murder and Involuntary
Manslaughter
Venus Azar, M.D.
Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner
San Francisco, CA
10:55 a.m.
“Pitch to Barry”: A Brutal Killing
After a Magical Baseball Game
Ellen Moffatt, M.D.
San Francisco Office of the
Medical Examiner
San Francisco, CA
11:05 a.m.
The Current Status of the
ABMDI Certified Medicolegal
Death Investigator
Steve Nunez, F-ABMDI
President, American Board of
Medicolegal Death Investigators
Julie Howe, M.B.A.
Executive Director, American Board
of Medicolegal Death Investigators
St. Louis, MO
11:20 a.m.
Is SIDS on the Rise?
Lisa Shields, M.D.
Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner
Louisville, KY
11:35 a.m.
New Genome Assay for Genetic
Ancestry Determination and
the Objective Inference of
Anthropometric Traits from
Remains
Tony Frudakis, Ph.D.
DNAPrint genomics, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
11:50 a.m.
The Culture of Russian
Prison Tattoos
Chris Milroy, M.D.
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, U.K.
12:05 p.m.
Forgotten But Not Gone: A Case of
Mummification and Review of the
Factors Influencing Decomposition
Charles Littman, MBChB, FRCPC
Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NOW
SHOWING
Scientific Program
12:20 p.m.
Latino & African American Youth
Gang Violence: A Growing
Domestic Terrorism Problem for
Medical Examiners and Coroners
from Coast to Coast
Cliff Akiyama, M.A.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
12:30 p.m.
A Problematic Case of Blunt
Abdominal Trauma (OR The
Gardener Didn’t Do It)
Stephen Scholtz, M.D.
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
12:40 p.m.
Acute Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
and Sudden Unexpected Death: A
Cross Country Odyssey
Stephanie Erlich, M.D.
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
12:50 p.m.
Hemoglobinopathy in a 36-year old
Black Male
Jeffrey Gutstadt, M.D.
LA Co. Department of Coroner
Los Angeles, CA
1:00 p.m.
N.A.M.E. meeting ends
HIGH PROFILE CASES - THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER AND THE MEDIA
Continuing Medical
Education Credit
ACCREDITATION:
This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with
the Essential Areas and Policies
of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education
through the joint sponsorship
of Saint Louis University School
of Medicine and the National
Association of Medical Examiners.
Saint Louis University School of
Medicine is accredited by the
ACCME to provide CME
for physicians.
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION:
Saint Louis University School
of Medicine designates this
educational activity for a maximum
of 28.5 credits toward the AMA
Physician’s Recognition Award.
Each physician should claim only
those credits that he/she actually
spent in the activity.
DISCLOSURE POLICY
It is the policy of Saint Louis
University School of Medicine to
insure balance, independence,
objectivity and scientific rigor in
its continuing medical education
program. Faculty and planning
committee members participating
in these activities are required to
disclose to the audiences prior to
the activity the following:
(1) The existence of any significant
financial or other relationship
with the manufacturer of any
commercial product or
provider of any commercial
service discussed.
(2) Their intention to discuss a
product that is not labeled for
the use under discussion.
(3) Their intention to discuss
preliminary research data.
VALIDATION OF CONTENT
Saint Louis University School of
Medicine follows the ACCME policy
on Validation of Content for CME
activities which requires that:
• All recommendations involving
clinical medicine must be based
on evidence that is accepted
within the profession of medicine
as adequate justification for their
indications and contraindications
in the care of patients.
• All scientific research referred
to, reported or used in CME
in support or justification of a
patient care recommendation
must conform to the generally
accepted standards of
experimental design, data
collection and analysis.
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2005 Annual Meeting Registration Fees:
Durrant will again sponsor meeting registration materials.
Category:
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At the door
fee:
registration fee:
Member
$525
$600
Affiliate
$425
$500
Resident*
$375
$450
Spouse/Guest
$425
$500
Non-member
$625
$725
Individual Scientific Session
$ 75
$100
CME Credit
$ 65
$100
*Residents must submit a letter from their training director to receive the resident discount rate.
NOTE: All registration fees, including any continuing medical education
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Member, Affiliate, Resident, and Non-member registration fee includes
admission to the following events:
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Friday, Oct. 14
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• Buffet Breakfasts:
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Saturday, Monday, Tuesday,
• Scientific Field Trip:
and Wednesday
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Spouse Registration Fee includes admission to the following events:
• Welcoming Buffet Dinner:
• Spouses’ Program: Historical
Friday, Oct. 14
and Cultural Los Angeles:
• Buffet Breakfasts: Saturday,
Saturday, Oct. 15
Monday, Tuesday, and
• Spouses’ Program: Hollywood
Wednesday
and Rodeo Drive:
• Spouses’ Program: Getting
Monday, Oct. 17
Together: Saturday, Oct. 15
• Annual Luncheon:
Tuesday, Oct. 18
• Scientific Field Trip:
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Additional tickets for the
following events can be
purchased at the N.A.M.E. meeting
Registration Desk subject to preregistration availability.
Welcome Buffet Dinner
Friday, Oct. 14, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
$75 per person
Buffet Breakfasts - Saturday,
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
6:45 - 7:45 a.m.
$30 per breakfast
Historical and Cultural Los Angeles
Saturday, Oct. 15,
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
$125 per person
Lunch is included.
Tutankhamun - and the Golden
Age of the Pharaohs
Saturday, Oct. 15, 6-9 p.m.
$60 per person
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Monday, Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$100 per person
Lunch is included.
N.A.M.E. Annual Luncheon
Tuesday, Oct. 18
12:15 - 2 p.m.
$45 per person
Scientific Field Trip
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2 - 5 p.m.
$35 per person
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Welcoming Reception (for non-registrant)
$ 75
$
Buffet Breakfast (for non- registrant)
$ 30 each $
Saturday Spouse Tour
$125
$
Monday Spouse Tour
$100
$
Optional Saturday evening (King Tut)
$ 60
$
Optional Sunday Tour (Getty Center)
$100
$
Femme Fatale Luncheon
$ 35
$
N.A.M.E. Luncheon (for non-registrant)
$ 45
$
Scientific Field Trip (for non-registrant)
$ 35
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Sunday, Oct. 16,
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$100 per person
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Monday, Oct. 17,
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
$35 per person
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