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Two Doctors from Kazakhstan Invited for Training

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We accepted two doctors who engage in the medical care of radiation exposed individuals in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, the biggest nuclear test site of the former Soviet Union, where many people are still said to suffer from the aftereffects of radiation exposure, and provided training.

Names and Titles of Trainees:

Gulfira Sembayeva
Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Radiation Medicine and Ecology

Gulnar Kerimbayeva, Doctor
Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Radiation Medicine and Ecology

Period of Training:

November 7 to November 20, 2007

Training Organizations (in order of visits):

Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine
Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Takeichi Clinic
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and other institutions

Training Course:

Dr. Sembayeva : Assessment of biological effects of radiation
Dr. Kerimbayeva : Diagnosis of radiation disorder

At the Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital

From left in upper stand: Dr. Sembayeva, Dr. Kerimbayeva and Mr. Yamada, a medical interpreter

Lower stand: Dr. Noso, Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital

Comments:

[Dr. Sembayeva]
I was deeply satisfied with the training program of HICARE in Hiroshima. The schedule was reasonably arranged. I visited several clinics in the city, where I became acquainted with medical specialists and learned how to treat Hiroshima A-bomb survivors. I attended lectures and, on my days off, I visited Miyajima, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. I would like to go to Hiroshima again to receive training and learn more about the city. I intend to make use of the knowledge that I acquired through the training in my research.

[Dr. Kerimbayeva]
The content of the lectures was highly specialized. I was greatly impressed by the operation and the examination of outpatients carried out by Dr. Takeichi.　

At the Saiseikai Hiroshima Hospital (Dr. Noso), I was surprised at its wonderful equipment and its excellent staff.

Physicians in Hiroshima and Semipalatinsk seem to face common issues including the extent of tumoral expression, timely treatment, and preventive measures against concomitant illnesses. This drove home to me the fact that a physician's job is to save patients' lives in every country.

I am very thankful for the opportunity to learn so much through the training.