Competences for medical applications of nuclear science

Programme

1. 24 Oct 2023, 08:30 - 09:30 (CEST)

   Arrival at the Joint Research Centre // Registration & Coffee
2. 09:30 - 10:00 (CEST)

   Welcome and Introduction

   Mr Bernard Magenhann, Deputy Director General, JRC

   Ms Csilla Pesznyak, President of ENEN

   Ms Yolanda Benito, Director of CIEMAT

   Dutch Representative (tbc)

3. 10:00 - 11:30 (CEST)

   Topical session 1 – Overview of the state of play for nuclear competences in the EU

   Moderator: Ulla Engelmann (Director, Directorate Nuclear safety and security, JRC)

   10:00-10:20         Mr Philippe Montarnal, nuclear attaché at the Permanent Representation of France to the EU

   10:20-10:40         Mr Leon Cizelj, Division Head Scientific Councilor at Jozef Stefan Institute and Professor at the University of Ljubljana

   10:40-11:00         OECD-NEA (tbc)

   11:00-11:20         Ms Paola Erba, President-Elect of EANM

   11:20-11:30         Q&A

   11:30-11:45         Coffee break & Group photo

4. 11:45 - 14:35 (CEST)

   Topical session 2 – Competences needed for the safe and efficient use of medical applications of nuclear technologies

   Moderator: Gabriel Pavel (Executive Director, ENEN)

   11:45-12:05         Mr Herman van der Lugt, CRO of NRG/Pallas

   12:05-12:25         Ms Renata Madru, Member of EFOMP projects committee

   12:30-14:00         Buffet lunch

   14:00-14:15         Ms Odile Jaume, CEO of ICPO

   14:15-14:30         Mr Jean-Christophe Gariel, Deputy Director General at IRSN, in charge of Health and Environment 

   14:30-14:45         Q&A     

   14:45-15:00         Coffee break

5. 15:00 - 16:15 (CEST)

   Panel Discussion – Challenges to ensuring and developing the necessary competences for the medical applications of nuclear science

   Moderator: Margarida Goulart (Head of Unit, JRC)

                                   Panellists

   Mr Brian Guldbaek Eriksen, Coordinator of EHRO-N, JRC

   Mr Graciano Paulo, Professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra and Work Package Leader in EURAMED Rocc-N-Roll project

   Mr Christophe Deroose, Professor at KU Leuven

   Mr Mark Arntzenius, Process engineer at NRG

   Ms Anouk Lafortune, DG EAC

   15:00-15:25         Short presentations from panellists on their main recommendations in the topic

   15:25 -16:15       Q&A and discussion of the recommendations

6. 16:15 - 16:45 (CEST)

   Wrap-up & Conclusions

   Mr Bernard Magenhann, Deputy Director General, JRC

   Ms Csilla Pesznyak, President of ENEN

Practical information

Description

The workshop will address nuclear competences and skills to ensure the sustainability of medical applications of nuclear science, throughout their life cycle and within a broad range of activities, spanning from research to production and clinical use. The discussion will identify the main components of the workforce necessary for nuclear health technologies. It will also discuss the issues of monitoring supply and demand of skilled professionals and propose recommendations for establishing a dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders from the academia, the industry, professional associations and the European Commission.

General publications14 August 2023

Competences for medical applications of nuclear science - Workshop Agenda

This workshop will be held as a hybrid event and can also be followed via Webex.

Attendance

Please note that the attendance is limited by the capacity of the room and the requests will be processed on a first come, first served basis.

Attending the workshop is free of charge, and no reimbursement for travel and hotel costs will granted. 

The deadline for registration is 6th October 2023.