A Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation course will take place May 13-14 at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk. The course, coordinated by the Rural Health Education Network, is sponsored by the Center for Bioterrorism Education. Deadline for registration is April 29.
The course provides military and civilian operational personnel with up-to-date information concerning the biomedical consequences of radiation exposure, how the effects can be reduced, and the medical management of casualties.
The course covers two days of the fundamentals of ionizing radiation, the ionizing radiation interaction with cells and organs, diagnosis and treatment of acute radiation syndromes and combined injuries, psychological effects of radiation exposure, internal radiation contamination, radiological defense, and protection against radiation.
Experts from the U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) in Bethesda, Md., teach the course.
Registration for the course is required and must be received by May 6. For more information, go to: http://necenterforbted.org/Conferences.htm. To register, contact RHEN Program Coordinator Liliana Bronner at (402) 559-8106 or lbronner@unmc.edu.