DOHA: The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is holding a three-day course on radiation protection.
The Radiation Protection Officer Course 2016 saw around 40 participants comprising radiation protection officers from across Qatar’s healthcare sector. The course has been organised in line with HMC’s continuous education programme for its healthcare staff.
The course started on August 27 and will conclude tomorrow.
The first-of-its-kind course on radiation protection procedures features presentations based on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Basic Safety Standards (BSS). It also focuses on providing and applying the radiation protection principles in medical practices by pioneering experts in the field. Dr Huda Al Naemi, Executive Director of Occupational and Environment Safety at HMC and Chairperson of the course, said participants include radiation protection officers (RPO) who are medical physicists working across all HMC network of hospitals. Other participants include those from Qatar Petroleum, Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar Army Clinic, Qatar Police Clinic, Sidra Medical & Research Center and Aspetar Qatar.
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DOHA: The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is holding a three-day course on radiation protection.
The Radiation Protection Officer Course 2016 saw around 40 participants comprising radiation protection officers from across Qatar’s healthcare sector. The course has been organised in line with HMC’s continuous education programme for its healthcare staff.
The course started on August 27 and will conclude tomorrow.
The first-of-its-kind course on radiation protection procedures features presentations based on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Basic Safety Standards (BSS). It also focuses on providing and applying the radiation protection principles in medical practices by pioneering experts in the field. Dr Huda Al Naemi, Executive Director of Occupational and Environment Safety at HMC and Chairperson of the course, said participants include radiation protection officers (RPO) who are medical physicists working across all HMC network of hospitals. Other participants include those from Qatar Petroleum, Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar Army Clinic, Qatar Police Clinic, Sidra Medical & Research Center and Aspetar Qatar.
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