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26 February 2019
DOE Technical Session at 2019 HPS Annual Meeting: Translational Approaches to Improve Health Effects Knowledge in Support of Radiation Protection Guidance

Isaf Al-Nabulsi, PhD, Acting Director, Office of Domestic and International Health Studies
Daniela Stricklin, PhD, Program Manager, Office of Domestic and International Health Studies
Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, Department of Energy, Washington, DC

At the 2019 Health Physics Society (HPS) Annual Meeting, the Department of Energy will devote a special technical session to presentations and discussions of ongoing activities on translational approaches to improve health effects knowledge in support of radiation protection guidance. The session will be cochaired by Dr. Isaf Al-Nabulsi and Dr. Daniela Stricklin.

The goal of this session will be to increase awareness of ongoing translational approaches used by the international community to translate mechanistic data into actionable knowledge for radiation protection and policy. The application and utility of approaches such as the adverse outcome pathway analysis and biologically based dose-response models will be discussed. Speakers will provide highlights on how these approaches are currently being applied and where these efforts heading in the future.

HPS members are invited and encouraged to attend the session and provide comments on this topic. For more information about the session, please contact Drs. Daniela Stricklin at and Isaf Al-Nabulsi. This technical session is scheduled for the morning of Tuesday, 9 July. Please check the meeting program for more information when it becomes available on the HPS website.