Professor Naesinee Chaiear Thailand

6 August 2026 - Day 1 (Main-Congress) Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak

Time	Session

13:30 15:00	Symposium 2 Occupational Health in the Informal Economy: A Global Perspective Professor Dr Marzuki Isahak Chairperson MalaysiaPrincipal (Occupational Health)Upstream HSE, PETRONAS Professor Dr Dongmug Kang Co-chair South KoreaKorean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (KSOEM) Occupational Melioidosis in Southeast Asia: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Regional Burden Professor Naesinee Chaiear Speaker ThailandProfessor of Occupational Medicine & ChairDepartment of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine and Center of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Improving occupational health in informal economy workplaces in South Asia - Application of participatory training methods Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami Speaker JapanSenior Research AdviserThe Ohara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour Hidden workers, Visible Health Risks in Hong Kong’s Informal Economy Dr Eugene Tordecilla Macalinga Speaker Hong Kong, ChinaSenior LecturerDepartment of Population Health, School of Nursing and Health Science, Hong Kong Metropolitan University Great Hall C

Time

Session

13:30

15:00

Symposium 2

Occupational Health in the Informal Economy: A Global Perspective

Professor Dr Marzuki Isahak Chairperson MalaysiaPrincipal (Occupational Health)Upstream HSE, PETRONAS

Professor Dr Dongmug Kang Co-chair South KoreaKorean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (KSOEM)

Occupational Melioidosis in Southeast Asia: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Regional Burden

Professor Naesinee Chaiear Speaker ThailandProfessor of Occupational Medicine & ChairDepartment of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine and Center of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Improving occupational health in informal economy workplaces in South Asia - Application of participatory training methods

Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami Speaker JapanSenior Research AdviserThe Ohara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour
Hidden workers, Visible Health Risks in Hong Kong’s Informal Economy

Dr Eugene Tordecilla Macalinga Speaker Hong Kong, ChinaSenior LecturerDepartment of Population Health, School of Nursing and Health Science, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Great Hall C

8 August 2026 - Day 3 (Main-Congress) Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak

Time	Session

12:30 13:30	Forum 3 Global Partnerships in Occupational Medicine: Building Capacity and Advancing Training in Asia Professor Dr Anselm Ting Su Moderator MalaysiaMedical LecturerDepartment of Community, Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Dr Oscar Duran Tinio Panelist PhilippinesPCOM Specialty Board MemberPhilippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM) Emeritus Professor Dr Krishna Gopal Rampal Panelist MalaysiaEmeritus ProfessorUniversity of Cyberjaya Professor Dr Muchtaruddin Mansyur Panelist IndonesiaHead of Occupational Medicine, Specialist Study Programme, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia & Perhimpunan Spesialis Kedokteran Okupasi Indonesia (PERDOKI) Professor Naesinee Chaiear Panelist ThailandProfessor of Occupational Medicine & ChairDepartment of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine and Center of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Hall A+B

Time

Session

12:30

13:30

Forum 3

Global Partnerships in Occupational Medicine: Building Capacity and Advancing Training in Asia

Professor Dr Anselm Ting Su Moderator MalaysiaMedical LecturerDepartment of Community, Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Dr Oscar Duran Tinio Panelist PhilippinesPCOM Specialty Board MemberPhilippine College of Occupational Medicine (PCOM)

Emeritus Professor Dr Krishna Gopal Rampal Panelist MalaysiaEmeritus ProfessorUniversity of Cyberjaya

Professor Dr Muchtaruddin Mansyur Panelist IndonesiaHead of Occupational Medicine, Specialist Study Programme, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia & Perhimpunan Spesialis Kedokteran Okupasi Indonesia (PERDOKI)

Professor Naesinee Chaiear Panelist ThailandProfessor of Occupational Medicine & ChairDepartment of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine and Center of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Hall A+B