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Three Doctors from U.S.A. Invited for Training

HICARE invited three doctors from US who wanted to learn about radiation emergency preparedness.

Names and Titles of Trainees:

1. Richard Zoraster   
　Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency   
　Emergency Medicine

2. Audrey Konow   
　CATF-5 Urban Search & Rescue Team   
　Emergency Medicine

3. Tim Degner    
　Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center    
　Pediatric Cardiologist

Period of Training:

February 18 to February 22, 2013
*Joint training with three doctors from Brazil and Belarus

Training Organizations (in order of visits):

Hiroshima University Hospital (Advanced Emergency and Critical Care Center)
Kurakake Nozomi-en (A-bomb survivors nursing home)
Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum etc.

Training Course:

Diagnosis of radiation disorders

With Professor Koichi Tanigawa, Director of Advanced Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hiroshima University Hospital (far right)

With Dr. Nanao Kamada, Board Chairman of Hiroshima A-Bomb Survivors Relief Foundation (far left)

Dr. Zoraster (center) and Dr. Degner (right) enjoying the tea ceremony club at Kurakake Nozomi-en

With Dr. Kenichi Arita, Director of Department of Respiratory Disease of Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital (second from right)

With Dr. Hideo Sasaki, Director of Health Management & Promotion Center, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council (far right)

Doctors receiving a lecture of Dr. Hideo Sasaki

Training session of Dr. Eric Grant, Associate Chief of Epidemiology Department of Radiation Effects Research Foundation (far right)

Inspection tour of Radiation Effects Research Foundation

Assistant Department Chief Tomonori Hayashi of the Department of Radiobiology/Molecular Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (right), reading out a certificate of completion for Dr. Degner

Dr. Zoraster receiving a certificate of completion

Dr. Konow receiving a certificate of completion

Feedback:

◆I learned a tremendous about the effects of radiation. There were many concepts that I discovered I did not understand correctly. The specific and first hand knowledge of the instructors was fantastic. I will review our County (Los Angeles) Emergency Medical response plans. Also I will incorporate this knowledge into my disaster lectures.

◆Greatly increased my knowledge based on a wide variety of topics. More important than the specific facts taught, it put the entire topic of radiation exposure in context. The passion of the speakers to educate on the after effects of such a tragedy was palpable.