Living with radiation in the modern world- Commemorating Chornobyl – remembering Hiroshima/Nagasaki
- World Information Transfer, Inc.
- Fax: 212-686-2172; Tel: 212-686-1996
- Fifteenth International Conference:
- Health and Environment: Global Partners for Global Solutions
- April 19 and 20 , 2006
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM & 3:00 to 6:00 PM
- United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 2, New York City
- On the theme:
- LIVING WITH RADIATION IN THE MODERN WORLD
- COMMEMORATING CHORNOBYL – REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI
- Co-sponsored by:
- Government of Croatia, Government of Ukraine
- Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN
- With the Support of:
- Permanent Missions of Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Oman,and Slovenia to the UN
- In Collaboration with
- United Nations Environmental Programme, DESA, IAEA
- Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Chair, World Information Transfer, Conference Chair
- Dr. Bernard D. Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Conference Co-Chair
- Dr. Daniel Igor Branovan, Director, Thyroid Center, New York Eye & Ear Hospital, Conference Co-Chair
- WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL
- 10 AM-1 PM: REMEMBERING CHORNOBYL, HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
- Moderator and Introduction: Dr. Christine K. Durbak, World Information Transfer, Chair
- Opening Statements: Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN
- Ambassador Mirjana Mladineo, Permanent Mission of Croatia to the UN
- Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN
- Video Conference: Minister of Health of Ukraine (invited)
- Keynote Address
- Dr. Toshiteru Okubo, Chairman, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Japan
- “Late Health Effects of Exposure to the Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, with Special Reference to Differences by Age and Sex”
- Dr. Adnan Amin, Director, UNEP, Radiation, Health and Environment
- Mikhail Balonov, IAEA, “Chernobyl Forum: Conclusions & Recommendations”.
- 1:15-2:45 PM LUNCHEON: Guest Speaker, Delegates Dining Room (Registration Required)
- 3-6 PM: HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF RADIATION EXPOSURE TO HUMAN POPULATIONS
- THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006
- 10 AM-1 PM: Living with Radiation: Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer following Chornobyl
- Part 1 – Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer subsequent to Chornobyl Nuclear Accident
- Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in exposed populations: lessons of the past and expectations from the future
- Part 2- Increasing Rates of Thyroid Cancer in the United States: Potential Role of Radiation Exposure
- Part 3 – Developing the “Best Practices” Model for Diagnosis, Management and Follow-up of Thyroid Cancer Among Populations Exposed to Radiation”.
- 1:15-2:45 PM LUNCHEON: Guest Speaker, Delegates Dining Room (Registration Required)
- 3-6 PM: Living with Radiation: Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer following Chornobyl
- Part 1 – Pathophysiology of Thyroid Cancer after Radiation Exposure
- * “Specific pathologic findings in thyroid cancer after radiation exposure”
- * “Understanding the genetics of radiation-induced thyroid carcinoma.”
- Part 2 – Surgical Treatment of Radiation-induced Thyroid Cancer
- Part 3 – Developing the “Best Practice Model for Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Cancer Populations
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky Ambassador Mirjana Mladineo Ambassador Kenzo Oshima Dr. Christine K. Durbak