ETRAP 2023
8th International Conference on Education and Training in Radiological Protection
26-30 June 2023
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Conference is organized by the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN and the University of Groningen in cooperation with IAEA, EUTERP and IRPA, and with support of EFOMP, HERCA, IRPA-YG, BVS-ABR, NVS, FANR, CEA-INSTN, Technical University Madrid and Leibniz University Hannover.
Download the ETRAP 2023 programme, ETRAP 2023 Book of Abstracts and the ETRAP 2023 proceedings.
Organisation & themes
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- Michèle Coeck (SCK CEN), chair
- Hielke Freerk Boersma (RUG)
- Arjo Bunskoeke (RUG)
- Joanne Stewart (EUTERP)
- Eduardo Gallego (Technical University Madrid)
- Marie Claire Cantone (IRPA)
- Thiago Lima (IRPA-YG)
- Andrea Luciani (IAEA)
- Barbara Godthelp (HERCA)
- Heleen van Elsäcker-Degenaar (NVS)
- Pascal Froment (BVS-ABR)
- Jan-Willem Vahlbruch (Leibniz University)
- Daniele Giuffrida (FANR)
- Adriaan Lammertsma (EFOMP)
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- Competence standards for trainers
- Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experiences gained
- Competence based systems vs. qualification based systems
- Attracting and preserving a competent workforce in radiation protection
- Integration of social sciences and humanities and public engagement
Presentations and posters
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Keynote | Worldwide overview on the Member States’ education, training and competence requirements for QE and RPO
Andrea Luciani - IAEA, AustriaSession 1 | Competence based systems versus qualification based systems (Chairperson: Michèle Coeck, SCK CEN, Belgium)
Keynote | Comparison of legal requirements for education and training of RPE and RPO in Europe. The HERCA workgroup on education and training experience
Barbara Godthelp - HERCA & ANVS, The NetherlandsUK RPA certificate changes
Mary Allan - RPA 2000, United KingdomRadiation protection education and training in Belgium: challenges and opportunities
Tom Clarijs - SCK CEN, BelgiumSession 2 | Attracting and preserving a competent workforce in radiation protection (Chairperson: Andrea Luciani, IAEA, Austria)
Development of the radiation protection workforce knowledge base through sharing of ideas and practices
Marie Claire Cantone - IRPA & University of Milan, ItalyDevelopments in radiation protection education, training and qualifications in the UAE
Meera Alshoukari - FANR, United Arab EmiratesThe role of education and training in the development of a regulatory infrastructure in radiation protection in Suriname and beyond
Hielke Freerk Boersma - University of Groningen, The NetherlandsEURADOS webinars on radiation dosimetry: a new action within EURADOS Education and Training vision and strategy
João Garcia Alves - EURADOS & Instituto Superior Técnico, PortugalSession 3 | Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experience gained (Chairperson: Eduardo Gallego - Polytechnical University of Madrid & IRPA)
Radiochemical experiments in a new virtual radionuclide laboratory: interim results from the European HORIZION 2020 project A-CINCH
Jan-Willem Vahlbruch - Leibniz University Hannover, GermanyEarly stage experiences with using virtual reality to enhance learning experiences with ionizing radiation in radiation protection courses
Louise Berghuijs - NRG, The NetherlandsRadiation safety e-learning training for non-radiology doctors and other staff: Experiences in a major academic teaching hospital in Ireland
Thomas Heary Beaumont Hospital, IrelandRadiation protection update training for dental professionals and university staff/students: experiences with online vs faceto-face options
Graham Hart - YourRPA, United KingdomContinuing online radiological protection education for professionals
Paula Garcia Castañon - University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain -
Session 4 | Attracting and preserving a competent workforce in radiation protection (continued) (Chairperson: Adriaan Lammertsma - EFOMP)
Realistic training and practice for radiological emergency preparedness and response in The Netherlands
Teetske Van Gorcum - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The NetherlandsHow can we attract and preserve a competent workforce in medical radiation protection?
John Damilakis - University of Crete, GreeceBuilding a new graduate-level health physics program: challenges and successes
Emily Caffrey - University of Alabama, Birmingham, USAThe Bsc physics, medical physics and radiation protection at the university of Malta: a success story in attracting young people to the radiation protection professions
Carmel J. Caruana - University of MaltaFrom student participation to infinity: implementing digital innovation for success in education of radiation protection
Hendrik Erenstein Hanze - University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsSession 5 | Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experience gained (continued) | Artificial Intelligence (Chairperson: Ben Bewersdorf - University of Groningen)
Keynote | Artificial Intelligence in education and training
Erik Hemberg - MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, Anyscale Learning For All (ALFA) Group, USASession 6 | Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experience gained (continued) (Chairperson: Jan-Willem Vahlbruch - Leibnitz University Hannover, Germany)
How BRAVER challenges students in radiation protection training
Sonja Schreurs - University of Hasselt, BelgiumHow can we use digital learning tools in hybrid learning?
Wout Moerman - RadboudUMC, The NetherlandsPost Covid andragogic improvements of radiation safety training
Charles Wilson - University of Alabama, Birmingham, USAAWE radiation protection access training
Catherine Nortey - AWE, United KingdomRisk minimisation in online radiation protection training
Stephen Jackson - UKHSA, United KingdomNational training courses on radiation protection organized at Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal: a pandemic experience
João Garcia Alves - Instituto Superior Técnico, PortugalEffectiveness of the post-pandemic hybrid education in radiation protection: first results
Davit Nadareishvili - Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, GeorgiaHybrid training of first responders for nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response in Lithuania
Odeta Drungelaite - Radiation Protection Centre, Lithuania -
Session 7 | Integration of social sciences and humanities and public engagement (Chairperson: Marie Claire Cantone, IRPA & University of Milan, Italy)
Keynote | An ethical capability-possibility framework for education and training in radiological protection
Gaston Meskens - SCK CEN, BelgiumCo-creative Radiation Education Program (CREPE) in Osaka University
Michio Okada - Osaka University, JapanSession 8 | Competence standards for trainers (Chairperson: Hielke Freerk Boersma - University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Keynote | How to include AI in trainer competencies
Alicia Streppel - University of Groningen, The NetherlandsSelection and evaluation of lecturers for EEAE ‘s training activities
Sotirios Economides - Greek Atomic Energy Commission, GreeceA Portuguese experience in Education & Training in Radiation Protection
Louis Branco - ISQ, PortugalImplementation of quality assurance in education and training in radiation protection
Heleen Van Elsacker-Degenaar - Stichting KOS & NVS, The NetherlandsOutcome & results of the 9th EUTERP workshop
Joanne Stewart - EUTERP, The NetherlandsKeynote | The ICRP Vancouver Call for Action
Ulrike Kulka - Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Germany -
Roleplay Medical Imaging: a high school teaching module to playfully discover what expertise is necessary to suffice 20 patients a SPECT-scan in the hospital.
Robert Beekveldt - NRG, The NetherlandsAttracting the future workforce in radiation protection: outreach activities by the SCK CEN Academy
Tom Clarijs - SCK CEN, BelgiumStatus of cross-checked database of resources, online demos and virtual labs for radiation protection training
Francesco D’Ericco - University of Pisa, ItalyDevelopment of a hybrid training plan in operational radiation protection for the staff of new proton therapy systems
Gonzalo Garcia Fernandez - Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, SpainC-arm in the OR: training of medical specialists
Kitty Hoornstra - UMC Utrecht Hospital, The NetherlandsApplying infographics for an effective radioactive waste management in a nuclear medicine department
Rodrigo Rosado del Castillo - La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain