(Virtual event) International Conference on Radiation Safety: Improving Radiation Protection in Practice - Programme - Week 1

11:30-13:00 CET - SESSION 1: OPENING SESSION

Chair: Ms Rosario Velasco Garcia, Spain

Rapporteur: Mr Diego Telleria, IAEA

Official Opening: Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, IAEA

Welcome Presentations:

Mr Qu Liang, Director Joint FAO /IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 

Mr Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Chief Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Branch - The International Labour Organization (ILO)               

Mr James Fitzgerald, Director of the Department of Health Systems and Services - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)                                                                                                                                              

Mr Jian Liu, Director of Science Division - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)   

Ms Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director General, Division of Healthier Populations - The World Health Organization (WHO)                                                                                                                                              

Mr Massimo Garribba, Deputy Director-General responsible for the coordination of Euratom policies and Energy Union financing instruments - The European Commission (EC)    

Mr William D. Magwood IV, Director General - The Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (NEA/OECD)            

Mr Michael Tzortzis, Cyprus: Regional Challenges in Radiation Protection: Europe                                              

Mr Wee Teck Hoo, Singapore: Regional Challenges in Radiation Protection: Asia and the Pacific                  

Mr Pablo Zunino, Argentina: Regional Challenges in Radiation Protection: Americas                                          

Mr Wilbroad Muhogora, Tanzania: Regional Challenges in Radiation Protection: Africa     

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13:30-15:00 CET - SESSION 2: OPENING SESSION

Chair: Ms Cindy Flannery, United States of America

Co-Chair: Mr Gourav Kumar Jain, India

Rapporteur: Mr Benjamin Kellogg, IAEA

Keynote Presentation:

Mr Abel Gonzalez, Argentina: Emerging Challenges in Radiation Protection         

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Chair: Mr Michael Kawooya, Uganda

Co-Chair: Ms Fernanda Guerra Paiva, Brazil

Rapporteur:  Ms Debbie Gilley, IAEA

Keynote Presentation:

Mr Thierry Schneider, France: Reasonableness and tolerability in the system of radiological protection: ICRP on-going reflections

Presentations:

Mr Jim Malone, Ireland: Radiological imaging of asymptomatic individuals: guidance for justification, governance and decision making in CT-IHA

Ms Natsai Mutanga, Zimbabwe: Optimization of dose to skin of fingers for nuclear medicine workers

Mr Nurhadiansyah Nurhadiansyah, Indonesia: Justification Process of Non-medical Human Imaging for Detection Purpose in Correctional Institution for Drugs Crime in Indonesia

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Chair: Ms Dina Husseiny, Egypt

Co-Chair: Mr Franklin Eze, Nigeria

Rapporteur: Ms Jenia Vassileva, IAEA

Keynote Presentation:

Ms Ritva Bly, Finland: Development and use of dose constraints and reference levels – an overview

Presentations:

Mr Saravana Kumar Adhimoolam, India: Establishment of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in diagnostic radiology in India

Mr Richard Ndi Samba, Cameroon: Analytical approach to accompany the development of national diagnostic reference levels

Mr David Allard, USA: Radiation protection regulations in the USA - A needed update

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15:30-17:00 CET – YOUNG PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME OPENING SESSION

Chair: Mr. Peter Johnston, IAEA

Keynote Presentation: Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA

Presentations: Ms. Borislava Batandjieva-Metcalf, UNSCEAR

Ms. Nancy Macharia, IAEA

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Chair: Ms Aayda Al Shehhi, United Arab Emirates

Co-Chair: Mr Zakaria Tahiri, Morocco

Rapporteur: Mr Jovica Bosnjak, IAEA

Keynote Presentation:

Mr Philip Ahmet, United Kingdom: Radiation risk reduction - a graded and pragmatic operational approach

Presentations:

Ms Camila Salata, Brazil: Development of a methodology based on graded approach to define the frequency of inspections at radiotherapy facilities

Ms Margaret Cervera, United States: The application of the graded approach to the regulation of radioactive sources in the United States

Ms Anet Hayani, Indonesia: Development of Indonesia’s regulation concerning grading approach monitoring dose period for worker on plan exposure situation

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About this roundtable

Chair: Ms. Karla Petrova, Czech Republic

Co-Chair: Mr Sajjad Ahmad, Pakistan

Rapporteur: Ms Joanne Brown, IAEA

Speakers

Mr Haridasan Pappinisseri, IAEA: Key issues in developing updated guidance on exemption

Mr Vladan Ljubenov, IAEA: Key issues in developing updated guidance on clearance

Mr Stefan Mundigl, EC: Requirements on exemption and clearance in the European Union

Mr Roger Coates, IRPA: Exemption and clearance - the practitioner's viewpoint

Panel Members:

Mr Arne Larsson, Sweden

Ms Analia Canoba, Argentina

Mr Stefan Thierfeldt, Germany

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Chair: Mr Haruyuki Ogino, Japan

Co-Chair: Ms Viktoryia Kliaus, Belarus

Rapporteur: Mr Burcin Okyar, IAEA

Presentations:

Ms Michèle Légaré, Canada: Risk mitigation for therapeutic nuclear medicine patients unexpectedly returning for medical care

Mr Francisco Perez Gonzalez, Cuba: Evaluation of establishment and practical implementation of GSR part 3 requirements in a general hospital

Ms Lisa Dimmick, United States: Release of patients containing radioactive material following medical procedures 

Mr Endang Kunarsih, Indonesia: Strengthening the radiation protection and safety optimization for worker of health facilities in Indonesia trough implementation of dose constraint at operational stage

Panellist:
Mr Tony Colgan, IAEA

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About this roundtable

Chair: Mr Ricardo Gutterres, Brazil

Co-Chair: Ms Ilieva Ilizástigui Arissó, Cuba

Rapporteur:  Mr Michael Hajek, IAEA

Speakers:

Mr Ronald Pacheco, IAEA: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regulatory activities for the safety of radiation sources

Ms Catrin Baureus Koch, Sweden: Challenges posed by COVID-19 for the nuclear industry

Mr Jim Malone, Ireland: What COVID-19 has taught us about ethics in radiation protection and vice-versa

Mr Pablo Jimenez, PAHO: Public health measures in the context of COVID-19 versus the international system of radiation protection

Panel members;

Mr David Tucker, IAEA

Mr Ted Lazo, NEA/OECD

Mr Faradally A. Ollite, Mauritius

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