On September 20-22, 2017 in Tallinn (Estonia), the International Conference on Forensic Medicine was held at the Baltic Medico-Legal Association - BMLA 2017. BMLA 2017 encourages international dialogue and provides a forum for the exchange of information and experience in research area and best practice in forensic medicine through professional and national boundaries. Specially invited speakers took part in the conference to present their capabilities and modern developments. The main topics of the conference were: judicial pathology, clinical and legal medicine, forensic radiology, virtual autopsy, forensic genetics, forensic anthropology, forensic toxicology and forensic dentistry. The conference gathered more than 200 participants in the Estonian land - representatives of the practical link of forensic medicine, leading experts and manufacturers of medical equipment from different countries.

The mission of the conference is to create an international platforms for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the topical issues of forensic medicine. The scientific program of the event covered almost all the peculiarities  of modern forensic medical examination. There were presented reports of the participants from Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Japan, Great Britain, USA, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary for two days of work. There were  considered the topical issues of forensic medicine, application of new methods in its conduct, and a number of discussions. There were  also conducted master classes and practical seminars on methods of virtual autopsy, molecular genetic studies and forensic toxicology. The report on priorities and prospects of forensic medicine development in the Republic of Kazakhstan was presented by the associate professor of the Department of Pathological Anatomy of KSMU S.A. Musabekova . The BMLA 2017 conference provided an invaluable opportunity to share new knowledge, new opportunities for professional progress and exchange of experience with other colleagues in various areas of forensic medicine, to develop ideas and communicate with colleagues from around the world.