Published April 20, 2018 | Version v1
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Proposal to improve radiological protection in medicine in Latin America

  • 1. Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear (Peru)

Description

The approval of the ―Bonn Call to Action‖ in December 2012 where 10 priority actions to be completed within 10 years, implied that countries and organizations national and international carry out various activities and coordination including the realization of international events to discuss the issue, highlighting the Ibero-American Conference on Radiological Protection in Medicine - CIPRAM that was held in October 2016 in Madrid with the objective to discuss the main problems, propose solutions and establish indicators to evaluate progress on proposed solutions. In August 2017 the Symposium was held Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine in Arequipa, Peru to analyze the agreements with the active participation of professionals from regulatory bodies, Health, Professional Societies, universities, among others. It was appreciated that in various sectors In Latin America, international agreements are not known in detail and in others, it has not been possible to implement for various reasons. For this reason, the participants of the Arequipa Symposium decided create a commission to work on the issue, which later formed the Latin American Network in Radiological Protection in Medicine (LAPRAM Network) which is made up of professionals seeking strengthen radiological protection in the medical applications of ionizing radiation in the region by carrying out various actions, such as organizing work groups to propose solution to specific problems, promote and participate in the training of personnel in a face-to-face and virtual, establish relationships with national and international organizations to meet with the objectives of the Network, to disseminate the issues in congresses and technical events, to promote exchange of good experiences in the implementation of the agreements, monitor the progress of the actions carried out, improve communication and dissemination of radiological protection issues, among others. I know has the fanpage, www.facebook.com/redlapram as a means of dissemination. In this work present the main actions that have been carried out through the Internet.

Part of:
Proceedings of XI Regional Congress on Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Regional Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA))

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Propuesta para mejorar la protección radiológica en medicina en América Latina

Publishing Information

Publisher
Centro de Proteccion e Higiene de las Radiaciones, CPHR
Imprint Place
La Habana (Cuba)
ISBN
9 789597 231066
Imprint Title
Proceedings of XI Regional Congress on Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Regional Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA))
Imprint Pagination
1 CD-ROM
Journal Page Range
p. 142

Conference

Title
11. Regional Congress on Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Regional Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA))
Dates
16-20 Apr 2018
Place
Havana (Cuba)

INIS

Country of Publication
Cuba
Country of Input or Organization
Cuba
INIS RN
52033908
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LATIN AMERICA; MEDICINE; MEETINGS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION PROTECTION; TRAINING
Descriptors DEC
AGREEMENTS; EDUCATION; RADIATIONS

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