Radiation Emergency Management

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Description

This training course showcases the key elements of radiological emergencies response, in cases of inadvertent, malicious or nuclear accidents, as part of national preparedness plans. Radiation protection directives recommend that countries establish emergency response capability to facilitate the rapid diagnosis and medical management of overexposed individuals. Topics include: basic of ionizing radiation, biological effects, important health aspects and radiopathology; radioactive contamination; biodosimetry dose assessments; detection equipment; communication and psychological effects; preparedness for a mass casualty event; medical management on-site and at pre-hospital levels; and lessons learned from past radiological accidents. The IAEA-based materials will help in establishing and maintaining an effective and efficient emergency management response programs.

Objectives

  • To present the background information on medical preparedness and response for nuclear or radiological emergencies.
  • To understand the radiobiological mechanisms of radiation exposure, effects and their potential health consequences.
  • To discuss the importance of the radiation dose received and the various biodosimetry methods to estimate doses absorbed.
  • To describe actions to be taken in medical response to various nuclear and radiological emergencies at pre-hospital and hospital levels.
  • To enable participants to train in responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies, in accordance with their level of qualification and expertise.
  • To provide “Biodosimetry” and “Drill” exercise to responders on pre-hospital care for overexposed, injured and/or contaminated victims as a result of mass casualty events.

Target Audience

Emergency medical personnel, civil defense, radiation safety officers, relevant medical specialists (radiologists, surgeons, radiopathologists, hematologists, nurses), radiobiologists, medical and health physicists, residents, technologists, radiation workers and health administrators responsible for training, planning, and managing medical response and any personnel may be involved in pre-hospital care of victims as a result of a nuclear and radiological emergency, including a mass casualty event.

Workshops

REW01: Radiobiology and Biodosimetry      |      Fee: SR 100

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Registration Fee: SR 100
Workshop Code: REW01
Date & Time/Duration: Wednesday 13:30 – 17:00, 12 February 2020
Venue: Radiation Biology Section, Biomedical Physics Dept., Research Centre, Basement, B29, KFSHRC
Coordinator: Ms. Najla Al-Harbi
Maximum Capacity: 100
Workshop Faculty: Dr. Marc Benderitter, Dr. Elizabeth A. Ainsbury, Dr. Khaled Al-Hadyan, Ms. Sara Bin Judia, Ms. Maha Alrashdi
Target Audience: Emergency physicians, radiation safety officers, civil defense, radiobiologists, radiologists, medical and health physicists, residents, technologists and radiation workers who need practical knowledge in radiobiology, biodosimetry and Radiation Emergency Management.
Prerequisites: CEC Radiation Emergency Management

Workshop Description: Discuss biological effects of ionizing radiation and their potential health hazards along with the recent developments in radiobiology and its application in biodosimetry, radiation countermeasures, and radiation emergency preparedness. It will also familiarize attendees with practical demonstrations with hands-on demos of methods and procedures used to estimate accidental radiation exposures.
Learning Objectives: The practical show-and-tell part consists of the following:
  • Principle of biological dosimeters and application in accidental radiation exposure
  • Blood samples collection, lymphocytes stimulation and irradiation
  • XRAD-320 biological irradiator
  • Cytogenetic biodosimetry assays: chromosomal aberrations, including dicentrics, micro-nuclei and gamma-H2AX foci
  • Slides preparation
  • Results visualization, aberrations scoring and data acquisition
  • Construction of the dose-response calibration curve
  • Estimating accidental radiation doses received

REW02: Radiation Emergency Drill      |      Fee: SR 200

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Registration Fee: SR 200
Workshop Code: REW02
Date & Time/Duration: Thursday, 8:30 – 12, 13 February 2020
Venue: EMS (Emergency Building), Basement 1 (Ambulance Parking Area) KFSHRC
Coordinator: Dr. Mohammad Alotaibi
Maximum Capacity: 100
Workshop Faculty Names: Ayman Barnawi, Badis Bououn, Ghazi Alsbeih, Representatives of: Ambulance Services, Disaster Management, Safety and Security, and designated paramedics.
Target Audience: Emergency medical personnel, radiation safety officers, civil defense, radiobiologists, radiologists, medical and health physicists, residents, technologists, radiation workers and health administrators who need practical knowledge in Radiation Emergency Management.
Prerequisites (if applicable): Radiation Emergency Management track

Workshop Description: Provide practical guidance about handling of radiation injury during radiological and nuclear emergencies. It deals with pre-hospital medical response to a radiation mass casualty including detection, handling of contaminated persons, external radiation decontamination and first aid and triage of victims.
Learning Objectives:
  • Observation of Drill
  • Detection of potential chemical, biological and radiation contamination and exposure
  • Practical radiological detection training
  • Practical walkthrough of decontamination operations
  • Patients flow and contamination zones
  • Post decontamination triage operations
  • Render first aid where needed on the way to the hospital.

Program Schedule

  • Sun., 9 Feb.
  • Mon., 10 Feb.
  • Tues., 11 Feb.
  • Wed., 12 Feb.
  • Thu., 13 Feb.

Pre-ICRM Courses & Workshops
Time
Title
Speakers
Session 1: Radiation Biology and Biodosimetry
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD; Khaled AlHadyan, PhD
8:00-8:30 Welcome note and introduction Ghazi Alsbeih, MD, PhD
8:30-9:00 Fundamental Radiobiology Ghazi Alsbeih, MD, PhD
9:00-9:30 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Ghazi Alsbeih, MD, PhD
9:30-9:45
Coffee Break
  
Session 2: Radiation Biology and Biodosimetry
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Khaled AlHadyan, PhD; Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
9:45-10:15 Genetic and heritable effects of radiation Elizabeth Ainsbury, PhD
10:15-10:45 Basic Concepts of Ionizing Radiation and Protection Omar Noor, MSc
10:45-11:15 Detection measurements and physical dose estimation Mehenna Arib, PhD
11:15-11:45 Biological dose estimation Elizabeth Ainsbury, PhD
11:45-12:15 National Biodosimetry Laboratory in Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Hadyan, PhD
12:15-13:30
Prayer & Lunch Break
  
Session 3: Radiation Emergency Management
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Andrew Friend, MA; Nasser Shubayr, PhD
13:30-14:00 Radiation Emergencies: Scope of the Problem. Nasser Shubayr, PhD
14:00-14:30 Terrorism Perspective and Malicious Act Scenarios. Nasser Shubayr, PhD
14:30-15:00 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense. Andrew Friend, MA, CEM
15:00-15:30 Psychological Aspects of Radiation Emergencies and Communications. Ayman Barnawi
15:30-16:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
  
Session 4: Radiation Emergency Management
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD; Ahmad A. Alqahtani, MSc
16:00-16:30 Major Nuclear Accidents. Belal Moftah, PhD
16:30-17:00 ISO standardization of biodosimetry assays. Maha Alrashdi, MSc
17:00-17:30 Pertinent conclusions and discussion. Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD

Conference Lectures (CL)

Time
Title
Speakers
Session 5: Radiation Emergency Management
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Mohammad Alotaibi, MD; Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
8:00-8:25 Basics of Radiopathology Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
8:25-8:50 Whole body irradiation effects in the accidental context Elizabeth Ainsbury, PhD
8:50-9:15 Cutaneous Radiation Syndrome (Local Radiation Injury) Mohammad Alotaibi, MD
9:15-9:30
Coffee Break
  
12:15-13:30
Prayer & Lunch Break
  
Session 8: Radiation Emergency Management
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Elizabeth Ainsbury, PhD, Andrew Friend, MA, CEM
13:30-14:00 Cytogenetic Dose Assessments Elizabeth Ainsbury
14:00-14:30 Iodine thyroid blocking: What is PRIODAC research program teaching us? Marc Benderitter, PhD
14:30-15:00 External Radioactive Contamination Andrew Friend, MA, CEM
15:00-15:30 Medical Aspects of Nuclear Warfare Fazal Hussain, MD, MPH
15:30-16:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
  
Session 9: Radiation Emergency Management
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Musaed Almalki, PhD, Sati Alotaibi, Lt. Colonel
16:00-16:30 Role of the Ministry of Health in the National Plan of Radiation Emergency and Protection (Arabic). Musaed Almalki, PhD
16:30-17:00 Role of the Civil Defense in Radiation Emergency Management (Arabic). Sati Alotaibi, Lt. Colonel
17:00-17:30 Saudi Emergency Response Preparedness Network Nasser Shubayr, PhD

Conference Lectures (CL)
Time
Title
Speakers
Session 10: Radiation Emergency Management
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Shahrukh Hashmi, MD, Andrew Friend, MA, CEM
8:00-8:30 Medical Management On-site and at Pre-Hospital Levels Shahrukh Hashmi, MD
8:30-9:00 Hospital Preparedness and Management of Persons Accidentally Exposed to Ionizing Radiation Shahrukh Hashmi, MD
9:00-9:30 Medical Response to a Radiation Mass Casualty Event Andrew Friend, MA, CEM
9:30-10:00
Coffee Break
  
12:00-13:30
Prayer & Lunch Break
  
Session 12: Radiation Emergency Management & Radiation Protection
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD/Mehenna Arib, PhD
Chairpersons: Andrew Friend, MA, CEM; Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
13:30-14:00 Handling of Contaminated Persons in Malicious Events. Andrew Friend, MA, CEM
14:00-14:30 Radiation Accidents Linked to Mishandling of Radioactive Sources: Cases‘ study of the accident of Yanango (Peru) and the accident of Nueva Aldea (Chile) Marc Benderitter, PhD
14:30-15:00 Skin injuries and high level of exposures in the fluoroscopic guided interventional procedures Madan Rehani, PhD
15:00-15:30 Radiation-induced cataract: new ICRP recommendations and recent research Elizabeth Ainsbury, PhD
15:30-16:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
  
Session 13 Abstract Session: Abstract Oral Presentation
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD/Mehenna Arib, PhD
Chairpersons: Khaled Alhadyan, PhD, Najla Al-Harbi, BSc
16:00-16:10 REM&RBB-OP01: Nuclear & Radiological Disasters Preparedness. Hassan AlGhamdi
16:10-16:20 REM&RBB-OP02: Development of a flow cytometry-based gamma-H2AX assay for radiation biodosimetry. Najla M. Al-Harbi, Krishna N. Mishra, Subramanian M. Pulicat, Sara Bin Judia, Muneera K. Al-Koroni, Belal A. Moftah, and Ghazi A. Alsbeih
16:20-16:30 REM&RBB-OP03: The Fate of Giant-nucleated Cells induced by X-ray Irradiations. Ashraf Almahwasi
16:30-16:40 REM&RBB-OP04: Study of the potential radiosensitization effect of the recombinant ant venom Pilosulin-3 on breast cancer cell lines. Reema Alzeer, Maha Alrashdi, Sara Bin Judia, Najla Al-Harbi, Khaled Al-hadyan, Rafa Almeer, Ghazi Alsbeih
16:40-16:50 REM&RBB-OP05: Visualization of Carbon Ion Radiation Particle Tracks at Micron Level. Premkumar Saganti
16:50-17:00 REM&RBB-OP06: Effects of X- Rays, Gamma Rays and Ultra Violet Light on some Nutritional contents of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Seeds. Kamal Haroun, Mutaman Kehail
17:00-17:10 REM&RBB-OP07: Establishing Biodosimetry Laboratory for the Assessment of Accidental Radiation Exposure in Saudi Arabia. Maha Alrashdi, Najla Al-Harbi, Sara Bin Judia, Omar Noor, Khaled Al-Hadyan, Belal Moftah, Ghazi Alsbeih
17:10-17:20 REM&RBB-OP08: Yield Components of X- Ray Treated Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). Mutaman Kehail
17:20-17:30 REM&RBB-OP09: Effect of hyperthyroidism on renal functions among Sudanese Subjects. Hanady Elfaki

Conference Lectures (CL)
Time
Title
Speakers
Session 14: Radiation Emergency Management & Radiation Protection
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Mohamed Alrowaily, PhD, Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
8:00-8:30 Overview of Radiation Accidents with Known and Unknown Radiation Sources. Shada Wadi-Ramahi, PhD
8:30-9:00 Iodine Thyroid Blocking and Other Response Actions during Severe Emergency at Nuclear Power Plant. Mohamed Alrowaily, PhD
9:00-9:30 Cell therapy treatment for patients with severe radiotherapy sequelea : Lesson learned from the Radiotherapy accident of Epinal. Marc Benderitter, PhD
9:30-9:45
Coffee Break
  
Session 15: Plenary Keynote Lectures III
Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Chairpersons: Mohamed Alrowaily, PhD, Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
11:05-11:25 Advanced medical care for the management of radiation injuries. Marc Benderitter, PhD
12:00-13:30
Prayer & Lunch Break
  
Workshop 1: Radiobiology & Biodosimetry
Coordinator: Najla Al-Harbi, BSc
Chairpersons: Ghazi Alsbeih PhD, Khaled Alhadyan PhD
Venue: Radiation Biology Section, Biomedical Physics Dept., Research Centre, Basement, B29, KFSHRC
13:30-15:30
  • Principle of biological dosimeters and application in accidental radiation exposure
  • Blood samples collection, lymphocytes stimulation and irradiation
  • XRAD-320 biological irradiator
 Elizabeth Ainsbury, Marc Benderitter, Sara Bin Judia, Maha Alrashdi
15:30-16:00
Prayer & Coffee Break
  
16:00-17:30
  • Cytogenetic biodosimetry assays: chromosomal aberrations, including
    dicentrics, micro-nuclei and gamma-H2AX foci
  • Slides preparation
  • Results visualization, aberrations scoring and data acquisition
  • Construction of the dose-response calibration curve
  • Estimating accidental radiation doses received
 Elizabeth Ainsbury, Marc Benderitter, Sara Bin Judia, Maha Alrashdi

Workshop 2: Radiation Emergency Drill
Time
Title
Speakers
Workshop 2: Radiation Emergency Drill: Hands-On Show & Tell
Coordinator: Ayman Barnawi
Chairpersons: Mohammad Alotaibi, MD; Badis Bououn; Ahmed Almuhanna, Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
Venue: EMS (Emergency Building), Basement 1 (Ambulance Parking Area) KFSHRC
8:00-12:00
  • Observation of Drill
  • Detection of potential chemical, biological and radiation contamination and exposure
  • Practical radiological detection training
  • Practical walkthrough of decontamination operations
  • Patients flow and contamination zones
  • Post decontamination triage operations
  • Render first aid where needed on the way to the hospital
 Representative members of: Ambulance Services, Disaster Management, and Safety and Security

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