Professor Naesinee Chaiear Department of Community, Family and Occupational Medicine and Center of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Professor Naesinee Chaiear is Professor of Occupational Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, and Chair of its Occupational Medicine Residency Training Programme. She is a leading occupational health specialist with more than 30 years of experience in occupational medicine, workplace health, and worker protection. She currently serves as Vice President of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Diseases of Thailand, Vice President of the Southeast Asia Occupational and Environmental Medicine Network, and a Board Member of the International Commission on Occupational Health. She is also a Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini. Professor Chaiear has made significant contributions to occupational health research, occupational disease prevention, healthcare worker safety, and the development of occupational health systems in Thailand, and is widely recognised for her leadership in advancing occupational health practice, education, and regional collaboration across Asia.

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

TBC

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
TBC

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

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 MalaysiaUniversity 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 MalaysiaUniversity 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