Beyond traditional learning-
Ways of professionals to stay up-to-date
on health risk assessment Johanna Zilliacus, Senior lecturer, Associate professor
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
E-mail: [email protected]
Need for competence in risk assessment
European authorities
Panels and Scientific Committees
Staff
National authorities
Industry
Universities
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From student to professional risk assessor
Scientific education
Master programmes
Toxicology
Food science
Pharmacy
Veterinary medicine
PhD programmes
Training in risk assessment
Previously:
Practical experience and learning by
doing
In the future:
Training programmes and courses in risk
assessment
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Building a training programme in health risk assessment
Institute of Environmental Medicine, IMM,
Karolinska Institututet
Helen Håkansson
Annika Hanberg
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In collaboration with many European universities
and risk assessment institutes
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Course design and delivery within EU-projects
CASCADE and RA-COURSES (2005-2011)
Design of 10 different 1-week-long courses
In collaboration with European universities and risk assessment institutes:
Charité Berlin, Germany
RIVM, Netherlands
RIKILT, Netherlands
University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Umeå university, Sweden
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Many applicant to each course
In total 500 participants from Europe and beyond
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Design and delivery of training programme within the
EU-project TRISK (2009-2012)
Design of full training programme with courses and applied project
Eight 1-week-long courses
3 month-long practical risk assessment project
Collaboration with European universities
Milan, Italien
Utrecht, Netherlands
Surrey, UK
Duesseldorf, Germany
Many applicants
26 participants from authorities, industry and universities in Europe
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Activities to identify content and structure for training in
health risk assessment
RAAP – Guidelines for risk assessment training
Project coordinated by EU DG SANCO
TRISK – Guidelines for risk assessment training
Based on experience from TRISK
CEN 416 – European standard for risk assessment training
Project within the European Committee for Standardisation CEN
ERT – Guidelines for European registered toxicologists
Project within EUROTOX
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RAAP – Guidelines for risk assessment training
Project coordinated by
EU DG SANCO
Final guidelines
published October 11, 2012
Programme
Modular programme of course modules
Practical training at an institution performing risk assessment
Final assessment
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TRISK – Guidelines for risk assessment training
Programme structure
Modular training programme
At least eight 1-week-long course modules
Modules given during 1-2 year period
Mix of lectures and group work, programme, exercises, discussions
Applied training
At least 450 hours (3 months full time)
At authority, industry or risk assessment institute
External or in-house
Perform a complete risk assessment
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European standard-
Health risk assessment of chemicals - Requirements for the
provision of training
Technical Committee CEN/TC 416
Minimum requirements for a course programme to train risk assessors
Specifies the objectives for a course programme for the following areas
General health risk assessment principles
Toxicology
Epidemiology
Exposure assessment
Risk characterisation
Ethics and quality control
Implications for risk management and risk communication
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ERT – Guidelines for European registered toxicologists
EUROTOX European societies for toxicology
Guidelines for theoretical and practical training
Theoretical training
Content and learning outcomes for core and specialist topics
Examples of risk assessment related topics
Risk assessment of chemicals
Exposure assessment
Drug safety assessment
Regulatory toxicology
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Existing training courses and programmes
Previously lack of information on existing courses and programmes
DG SANCO inventory
ec.europa.eu/health/dyna/training/training_en.cfm
ECHA inventory
echa.europa.eu/web/guest/about-us/jobs/graduate-scheme
WHO Risk assessment training course database
www.risktraindb.org
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IMM Advanced International Training Programme in
Health Risk Assessment
1-week-long courses
1-2 courses each term
Participants from universities, industry and authorities
International teachers and participants
In collaboration with doctoral programme Environmental Factors and Health EFH
and Executive and Professional Education Office at KI
http://ki.se/en/imm/international-training-in-health-risk-assessment
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Advanced International Training Programme
"Strategies for Chemicals Management"
Swedish Chemicals Agency with funding from Swedish International
Development Cooperation (Sida)
3-week training course in Sweden
1-week training course in participating countries 6 months later
Eastern Europe, South-East Asia and Africa
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WHO-Electronic distance learning tool on Risk
Assessment and Risk Management of Chemicals
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www.chemdlt.com
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Need for training in health risk assessment
Permanent structure for training programme in risk assessment
Universities in collaboration with authorities and industry
Joint Master’s programme or Continuing Professional Education
Internships and practical training projects
Courses
New and specific topics
Face to face and distant learning
Universities and authorities
Funding for trainees from developing countries
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Thank you!
Contact: Johanna Zilliacus, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska
Institutet, Sweden, e-mail: [email protected]
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