DOHA: The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), in collaboration with Qatar University (QU), is hosting the third World Nuclear University School on Radiation Technologies (WNU-RT), until March 20, at Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City.
The two-week leadership programme is being held in Qatar for the first time and will provide selected local and international radiation professionals in the field of healthcare, industry and radiation protection an opportunity to benefit from an intensive overview of nuclear technologies worldwide.
The WNU-RT school is organised every two years by WNU Coordinating Centre in London, under the auspices of several leading institutes of nuclear education and training. The school is provided technical support from the World Council on Isotopes as well as scholarships from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
“This year the scientific committee of WNU-RT school accepted 64 participants to attend the program in Qatar. Forty percent of the participants are from Qatar and the rest are from 28 different countries around the world,” said Dr Huda Al Naemi, Executive Director of OHS at HMC.
“This is a very exciting opportunity for selected HMC physicians, radiologists and specialists, as well as other local healthcare professionals in the radiation field, as they will not only attend a world class radiation program, but also gain from a unique platform which will stimulate discussions and a multitude of ideas pertinent to radioisotope application,” she added.
Some of the topics that will be covered during the school include: development of nuclear technologies in the Gulf region, international safety regime and lessons learned from past radiological accidents, security of nuclear materials and nuclear facilities, and setting up radioisotope production and application programme.
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