Saturday 7 September: 8:30 - 17:30
A Really Complex Disaster: the Fukushima Event
Course Directors
- Steve Photiou (Italia)
- Ziad Kazzi (USA)
Faculty
- Abdo Khoury (France)
- Alessandra Revello (Italia)
Participants
25 physicians maximum.
Course description
In March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred 24 km northeast of the Japanese coastline leading to massive destruction, a secondary tsunami and thousands of deaths and injuries. During the following days, the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant suffered significant damage and lost ability to keep the reactors cool. Radioactive materiel were released in the environment and led to the additional displacement of residents living in the surrounding communities.
Learning objectives
After the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the clinical and public health aspects of earthquakes
- Discuss the clinical and public health aspects of tsunamis
- Discuss the clinical and public health aspects of nuclear power plant emergencies
- Discuss risk communication strategies during an emergency
Schedule
08:00 | Introduction |
08:10 | Clinical and Public Health Consequences of Earthquakes. |
09:00 | Break |
09:15 | Clinical and Public Health Consequences of Tsunamis. |
10:05 | Break |
10:20 | Clinical and Public Health Consequences of NPP Accident. |
11:20 | CERC : Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication |
12:05 | Lunch break |
13:05 | Scenario-Based Tabletop Exercise. |
16:00 | End of course |