Download DHA Radiation Protection Educational Program (RPEP)

DHA
Radiation Protection Educational Program (RPEP):
Basics of Radiation Protection in Hospitals
(Radiology Practices)
• Basics of Radiation Safety (RS) in hospitals is mandatory to protect patients, staff and public
• RS is required for radiation workers working in radiation areas (Radiology, Nuclear Medicine,…etc)
• Education and Training in the RS field are recommended by National and International Laws and
Regulations to ensure the beneficial use of ionizing radiation.
• Radiation Protection Educational materials based on the publications of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) will be delivered during this course along with other references related to
Radiation Protection subject. :
https://rpop.iaea.org/RPOP/RPoP/Content/AdditionalResources/Training/1_TrainingMaterial/Radiology.htm
Venue: Dubai Health Authority (DHA), DHA Hospitals / Rashid Central Library – Medical Educational
Department (MED)
Targeted Audience : Physicians, Radiologists, Radiographers, Medical Physicists & Bio-Medical
Engineers
Contact : - Ms Maryam Hassan ALHattawi ( [email protected] ) Tel 042191792 / - Ms Ghariba H O
Salem Al Ktebi ( [email protected] ), Tel 042191782
Accredited by: DHA as 11 DHA Credit Hours
Organized by:
Department of Medical Education (MED), DHA
In cooperation with:
DHA Radiation Protection Committee (RPC)
‫الصحة – دبي‬
‫إدارة التعليم الطبي‬
‫اللجنة المركزية للوقاية من اإلشعاع – هيئة‬
DHA Radiation Protection Educational Program (RPEP)
Scientific Program Model
DHA
Radiation Protection Educational Program (RPEP):
Radiation Protection for Dental Radiology
Practices
• Basics of Radiation Safety (RS) in hospitals is mandatory to protect patients, staff and public
• RS is required for radiation workers working in radiation areas (Radiology, Dental,…etc)
• Education and Training in the RS field are recommended by National and International Laws and
Regulations to ensure the beneficial use of ionizing radiation.
• Radiation Protection Educational materials based on the publications of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) will be delivered during this course along with other references related to
Radiation Protection subject.
Venue: Venue: Dubai Health Authority (DHA), DHA Hospitals / Rashid Central Library – Medical
Educational Department (MED)
Targeted Audience : Dentists and Dental Professional Teams, Dental Nurses, Radiographers, Medical
Physicists & Bio-Medical Engineers
Contact : - Ms Maryam Hassan ALHattawi ( [email protected] ) Tel 042191792 / - Ms Ghariba H O
Salem Al Ktebi ( [email protected] ), Tel 042191782
Accredited by: DHA
Organized by:
Department of Medical Education (MED), DHA
In cooperation with:
DHA Radiation Protection Committee (RPC)
‫الصحة – دبي‬
‫إدارة التعليم الطبي‬
‫اللجنة المركزية للوقاية من اإلشعاع – هيئة‬
DHA Radiation Protection Educational Program (RPEP)
Scientific Program Model
Jacek Andrzej Janeczek, BSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Medical Physicist
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Senior Medical Physicist at Tawam Hospital, BSc & MSc
(Warsaw University of Technology) since November 1995, PhD (Prague
Technical
University).
Working at the Medical Physics Department of Tawam Hospital in Al Ain.
Established Quality Assurance program for Diagnostic Radiology X-ray
equipment.
Conducting Quality Assurance and Radiation Protection Surveys of X-ray
equipment in hospitals and clinics both private and government all over UAE
Guest lecturer at UAE University (2001-2002) medical Physics Faculty
Conducting practical training of medical physicists from outside hospitals.
Participating in IAEA project of patient dose assessment
participating in the IAEA patient protection regional project on Strengthening
Radiation Protection in Medicine (RAS9055) (2010/2011).
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Lecturer (Medical Physicist)
Jamila Salem AlSuwaidi, BSc, MSc, PhD
Consultant Medical Physicist at Dubai Health Authority (DHA), BSc (UAE
University), MSc & PhD (Surrey University, UK), joined DHA since Aug 1984.
Established the Medical Physics Department at the DHA.
Participated in establishing the Nuclear Medicine Department and created the
Radioiodine Therapy service at Dubai Hospital - DHA.
Founded Radiation Protection and Quality Control programs for Radiology and
Nuclear Medicine at the DHA.
Participated in the establishment of the Medical Physics undergraduate track at the
UAE University.
Guest lecturer at UAE Univ (2001-2004) and Clinical Instructor for the Higher
College of Technology (HCT), Dubai Women College (DWC), Health Sciences,
Medical Imaging (1997-2003).
Managed IAEA National technical projects of control of radiation exposure and
participated in IAEA Regional and International Projects.
Awarded UAE Presidential Award for Sciences (Dec 2012) for her achievements
in the Radiation in Medicine field.
Awarded the IAEA Certificate of Merit, RAS9055 Project on Strengthen
Radiation Safety in Medicine, Nov 2011.
Member of the team who win the Best Technical Project, Picture Achieving and
Communication System (PACS) for Radiology Practices, Dubai Government
Excellence Award Program, 2008.
Honored as Distinctive Female Employee, Dubai Government Excellence Award
Program, 2001.
Awarded Sheikh Rashid Award for Sciences, Dubai Government, 1995.
Published a number of scientific articles in international journals on subjects in
radiation dosimetry and patient radiation safety.
Contribute in organizing the DHA Radiation Protection educational courses.
Former President of Emirates Medical Physics Society (EMPS), 2005-2009.
Lecturer (Medical Physicist)
Laila Ghuloom Al Balooshi ,BSc, MSc
• Senior Medical Physicist at Dubai Health Authority (DHA), BSc (UAE
University), MSc (Queensland University Of technology, Australia).
• First local employee in Radiation Protection Unit in Medical Physics
Section since 2002.
• Certificate in Routine Hospital Radiopharmacy (Organized by the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Certificate in Management of Medical Equipment, Department of
Medical Engineering and Physics, Kings College Hospital London, UK.
• Regular lecturer on radiation protection given to radiation nurses in
Dubai Hospital
• Supervising newly recruited Medical Physicists.
• Training radiation users from other hospitals.
• Publish Many scientific papers and posters presented in local and
international conferences and educational programs.
• Participate in several projects with the IAEA related to the evaluation of
patient doses in the diagnostic radiology mainly in CT imaging
modality.
• Contribute in organizing national and regional workshops within the
DHA.
Lecturer (Medical Physicist)
Najlaa Khalfan Almazrouei, BSc
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Senior Medical Physicist at Dubai Health Authority (DHA), BSc (UAE University), since
2005.
Certificate of Professional Development in Radiation Protection from University of Strathclyed
–Scotland May 2006
Licenses in Radiolabeling of blood elements (WBC & Platelets) from ISORBE (International
Society of Blood Element Radiolabeling ) 2010
In charge of the Radiation Protection Unit since 2011.
Secretary of the Radiation protection Committee Nov2011.
President of the Medical Physics Society 2013.
Publish a chapter (Assessment of AGD in UAE) on a book
(http://www.intechopen.com/books/mammography-recent-advances) 2012.
Engage in several national and regional projects with the IAEA related to the evaluation of
patient doses in the diagnostic radiology
Participate as a lecturer in international and local conferences.
Organize workshops within the DHA.
Lecturer (Dentist, Oral Radiologist)
Dr Saad Al Bayatti
Short Biography of the speaker:
• Dr. Saad Al Bayatti graduated from the College of
Dentistry, University of Baghdad.
• He got his B.D.S. in 1983 and obtained his Master’s in Oral Radiology
from the same University in 1989.
• Dr. Al Bayatti started his carrier as a Dentist soon after graduation in
the College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad. He worked in his
specialty as a lecturer in Oral Radiology at the University of Baghdad
from 1989 till 1999.
• He has also worked as a lecturer in Oral Radiology at the University of
Ajman from 2000 until 2006.
• Dr Saad Joined Tawam Hospital Dental Centre, Al Ain in 2006 and
worked as the Head of Oral Radiology Division, and left the Centre in
2011.
• Currently, Dr Al Bayatti is working as a Lecturer in Oral Radiology at
the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sharjah, UAE.