Conference Agenda
Schedule
Monday January 20, 2020
8:00 – 8:10 President’s Introduction- Angela Hinze
8:10-8:30 State of the WCMEA and future conferences – Agnieszka Rogalska, 1st VP
8:30-9:20 Alkaline hydrolysis – James M. Olson, Olson Funeral Home
9:20-10:00 Green Burials-James M. Olson, Olson Funeral Home
10-10:15 Break –Sponsor TBD; WCMEA Book Giveaway
10:15-11:00 Tissue Banks Legal, Technical and Practical Considerations of Tissue Banking
Al Klimek (Versiti), Greg Kinblom (ATSF)
11:00-11:20 Update on Organ Donation and Transplantation Michael Anderson,
Adam Schneider, UW Organ and Tissue Donation
11:20-12:00 Stratton Way Explosion Investigation, Part I – William F. Fulton III
12:00-1:00 Lunch Sponsored by Versiti Organ and Tissue
1:00-1:20 Stratton Way Explosion Investigation Part II: Medical Examiner Investigation of the Case of Lee Ann Pirus – Vincent Tranchida
1:20-1:40 Stratton Way Explosion Investigation Part III: Criminal Investigation of the Pirus Homicide / Arson- Darrel Monroe Madison Police Department
1:40-2:00 “Details in Murder” – Linda Biedrzycki, MD
2-2:20 Investigation Hypothermia Deaths - Linda Biedrzycki, MD
2:20-2:40 Cathinones—Not just for bath time anymore! – Diane Kalscheur
2:40-3:00 Death Pronouncement – Vincent Tranchida, MD
3:00-3:15 Break – Sponsor TBD; WCMEA Book Giveaway
3:15-3:35 Work-Related Fatal Injuries and Reporting Procedures – Jameson Bair; Madeline Zweirs
3:35-4:35 Len Bias Prosecutions – Chad D. Verbeten, JD
TUESDAY January 21, 2020
8:00-8:45 Identifying John Doe – Patrice Hall, Kenosha County Medical Examiner
8:45-9:05 Pill Counts “Made Easy” - Taylor Strunsee, MS
9:05-9:25 Recovery of Skeletal Remains – Petra Schwab
9:25-9:45 Work-related farm equipment death – Lynn Johnson
9:45-10:00 Break –Sponsor TBD; WCMEA Book Giveaway
10--12:00 Mass Fatality Preparedness – Lessons Learned from the 1 October Shooting in Las Vegas – John Fudenberg, Clark County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office
12-1 LUNCH
1:00-1:30 The Coroner’s Report of Motor Vehicle Death –Scott Stary
1:30-1:50 I-94 Trucking crash June, 2019 – Challenges of body recovery and death investigation-Michael Payne 20 min
1:50-2:30 Providing Informed Relief to Families After a Mass Violence: The Importance of an Effective Partnership Between Victim Services and the Medical Examiner/Coroner- Julie Foley
2:30-3:15 National Guard and Filling a Mass Fatality Response Gap - Lt Col Elizabeth Johnson, SMSgt Mark Emond, TSgt Corey Walker
3:15-3:30 Break – sponsor TBD
3:30-4:00 Wisconsin Funeral and Cemetery Aids Program - Jennifer McKenzie
4:00-5:00 Forensic Terminology Crossword – answers, explanations Winners Announced Agnieszka Rogalska, MD
WEDNESDAY
8-8:40 A multidisciplinary approach for the identification of human remains at the Waukesha County Medical Examiner’s Office Cristina Figueroa Soto, PhD
08:40-9:00 Wisconsin Department of Health Services Coroner and Medical Examiner Technical Advisory Board Overview - Charles Vear, MPH
900-9:20 Postmortem Investigation of Methamphetamine- Diane Kalscheur/Lori Edwards
9:20-10:00 Coroner/Medical Examiner use of the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program – Christian Albours
10-10:30 Check out and break – Sponsor TBD
10:30-12 Drug Paraphernalia and Innovative Weapons for First Responders – Det. Sgt. Michael Haverley, Det. Sgt. Dave Clark
