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: johanna.zilliacus@ki.se

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: johanna.zilliacus@ki.se

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