HICARE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE on Medical Responses
to Radiation Accidents and Disasters
Organized in cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency
Hiroshima, Japan, February 19-21, 2018.
Course Director (HICARE): Nobuyuki HIROHASHI (Professor, Hiroshima University, Research Institution forRadiation Biology and Medicine)
Venue: The course will take place at;- Monday 19 FEB, Tuesday 20 FEB morning and Wednesday 21 FEB morning,Hiroshima University Kojin Kaikan Conference Hall (1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan) ,- Tuesday 20 FEB afternoon, Hiroshima University Hospital,- Wednesday 21 FEB afternoon, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), then visit to the Peace
Memorial Museum.
Objective: To train personnel expected to respond to radiation accidents and disasters.
Learning outcomes: At the completion of the workshop, the participants will be able to:

Understand the history of radiation accidents/disasters and basic knowledge on radiation;
Understand the practical medical management and other related areas responding to radiation
accidents and disasters;
Acquire proven know-how and skills necessary for responding to radiation accidents and disasters
Prospective participants; 30 persons from Malaysia, Mongolia, Korea, USA, Brazil, Philippines,
Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Japan.

Day1: February 19 (Monday)
08:30 – 09:00

09:00 – 09:30

09:30 – 10:30(Lecture)

10:45 – 11:45(Lecture)
11:45 – 13:15
13:15 – 14:15(Lecture)

Registration/ Break
Keiichi HIRAMATSU(HICARE)
Kenji KAMIYA
Welcome and Opening addresses(Hiroshima Univ)
Istvan TURAI (IAEA)
Nobuyuki
Introduction, course presentation
HIROHASHI
Group Photo
IAEA Lecturer, Prof. of Rad.
Health, ELTE Univ.BudapestRadiation Emergencies: Scope ofIstvan TURAI(former IAEA-EPR, WHOthe Problem, Statistics,
REMPAN & EC specialist, DG of Classifications
NRIRR)
Professor, Research Institute for Nuclear and radiation physics Hiroshi YASUDA
Radiation Biology and Medicine, Dosimetry of internal andHiroshima University
external exposure
Lunch Break
Masaharu MAEDA

14:15 – 15:15(Lecture)

Makoto AKASHI

15:15 – 16:00(Lecture)

Istvan TURAI

Professor, Fukushima MedicalUniversity
Professor; Executive Director,
National Institutes for Quantumand Radiological Science andTechnology
IAEA Lecturer,
Professor of Radiation Health,
ELTE Univ. Budapest, Hungary
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Mental health in emergencies
Lessons learned from Fukushima
Accident
Lessons learned from assessmentof environmental radiation
monitoring and publicinformation in Hungary following
the Fukushima accident
16:00 – 17:00(Lecture)

Makoto AKASHI

17:15 – 19:00

Welcome party

Professor; Executive Director,
National Institutes for Quantum
and Radiological Science andTechnology

Lessons learned from Tokaimura
accident(Venue: ‘Viola dining’ second floor of Kasumi Hall)

Day2: February 20 (Tuesday)
09:00 – 10:00(Lecture)

Istvan TURAI

10:15 – 11:15(Lecture)

NobuyukiHIROHASHI

11:25 – 12:00(Tour)
12:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 17:00(Drill)Shingo SASATANI
Nobuyuki
HIROHASHI
Lunch break
Emergency
Radiation Medicine
Promoting Center,
Hiroshima
University

IAEA Lecturer, Professor ofMedical Management On-site
Radiation Health, ELTE Univ.
and at Pre-hospital Levels
Budapest, Hungary
Professor, Research Institute for
Emergency room management ofRadiation Biology and Medicine,
Radiation-Nuclear patients
Hiroshima University
Facility tour:
Whole Body Counter, Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hiroshima
University Hospital

Emergency medical response to radiation and nuclear accidents

Day3: February 21 (Wednesday)
09:00 – 10:00(Lecture)

Satoshi TASHIRO

10:15 – 11:15(Lecture)

Kazuhiko
MAEKAWA

Professor, Research Institute for
Radiation Biology and Medicine,
Hiroshima University
Professor Emeritus, Universityof Tokyo
Chairman, the Humanitarian
Medical Assistance
IAEA Lecturer,
Professor of Radiation Health,
ELTE Univ. Budapest, Hungary

11:15 – 12:00(Lecture)

Istvan TURAI

12:00 – 12:45

Lunch break

12:45 – 13:00

Transportation: Move to RERF by bus

13:00 – 14:30
14:45 – 15:00
15:00 – 17:00(Tour)

Recent advances in biologicaldosimetry
Why do we have to be preparedfor nuclear/radiologicalemergencies?
The main Lessons learned frommedical management of radiation
accidents in Goiania, Chernobyl,Lilo, Istanbul, Bangkok & Nueva
Aldea

Kazunori KODAMA Radiation Effects Research Foundation:
Istvan TURAI
Introduction and presentation of RERF
NobuyukiHanding of certificates (in RERF venue)
HIROHASHI
Closing remarks
Transportation: Move to Peace memorial park
Optional tour (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, A-bomb dome)

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