Register Here Meet the amazing speakers | Dr Modupe Olusola Oresegun Radiation Safety Specialist Dr. (Mrs.) Modupe O. ORESEGUN, B.Sc. University of Ibadan (1975); MSc. University of California, Berkeley (1978); Ph.D. University of Ibadan (1986), is an internationally renowned Radiation and Health Physics specialist with over 47 years practical work experience. Her broad-based experience includes service as a technical diplomat at the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna, Austria, where she served for seven (7) years as a Radiation Safety Specialist at the Department of Nuclear Safety. At the IAEA, she was given a “Merit Award” for her outstanding quality of work. After work at the IAEA, back in Nigeria, she was the pioneer Director of Radiological Safety Department of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) when NNRA newly started operations. Read more about Dr Oresegun Professor Soheir Korraa President, Women in Nuclear (WiN), Africa Soheir Korraa – Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority Soheir is the founder and president of WiN Egypt. She is a Professor of Radiation Molecular Biology and is currently President of WiN Africa, member of WiN Global Award Committee, WiN Global New Chapter Committee. She is also treasurer of the Pan African Environmental Mutagen Society and secretary general of Egyptian Environmental Mutagen Society. Read more about Prof Korraa H.E. Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu President-Elect, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Her Excellency Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, is a pediatrician and an advocate for women’s health, with a focus on female cancers. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) degree from Ahmadu Bello University (Zaria, Nigeria) and specialized in Pediatrics and Neonatology in the United Kingdom. Upon returning to practice in Northern Nigeria, she realized clinicians and patients had difficulty accessing diagnostic services. In response, in 2009, Dr Bagudu co-founded a comprehensive diagnostic center in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) called Medicaid Radio-Diagnostics & Clinics. For the first time, services previously unavailable through the private sector such as Computed Tomography Scan (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), digital x-rays, molecular laboratory tests, were provided. Read more about Dr Shinkafi-Bagudu Dr Anna Barnes President, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) UK Anna Barnes trained in medical physics in Glasgow and became a Clinical Scientist in 1999 after completing her training in Biomedical Engineering and Equipment Management and a PhD in advanced methods in Neuroimaging for neurology and psychiatry. She continued her career in neuroimaging; first 2 years at the Institute of Neurology in Glasgow, 2 years at New York University PET imaging centre for movement disorders, 1 year at GE Healthcare radiopharmaceutical development team, 2 years at Columbia University NY in the fMRI psychology lab and 5 years at University of Cambridge Brain Mapping Unit developing imaging biomarkers for psychiatry applications. In 2012 she took up an NHS post at UCLH as the Lead Clinical Scientist tasked to introduce the novel combined PET and MRI scanner in the newly built UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre. Read more about Dr Barnes Register Here DaysHoursMinutes Programme Welcome 11:00 am – 11:02 am Introduction of Guest Speakers 11:02 am – 11:05 am Session 1: Navigating Career Advancement while prioritizing Family 11:05 am – 11:25 am Speaker: Dr Modupe Oresegun | Q & A : 11:25 am – 11:30 am Session 2: Managing Gender Bias and Stereotypes 11:30 am – 11:50 am Professor Soheir Korraa | Q & A : 11:50 am – 11:55am Interlude : IWD 2025 Quiz 11:55 am – 12:00 pm All Session 3: Managing Cultural Expectations 12:00 pm – 12:20 pm H. E. Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu | Q & A : 12:20 pm – 12:25 pm Session 4: Career Advancement: Breaking the Glass Ceiling 12:25 pm – 12:45 pm Dr Anna Barnes | Q & A : 12:45 pm – 12:50 pm Group Photograph 12:50 pm – 12:55 pm Closing 12:55 pm – 1:00 pm Register Here
August 2024 Webinar: Radiotherapy Dosimetry Quality Assurance Program
Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Title: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos INVITATION TO AUGUST 2024 EDITION OF NAMP MONTHLY WEBINARS Register Topic: Radiotherapy Dosimetry quality assurance programme Speaker: Dr. Akpochafor Michael O. (PhD) Principal Radiotherapy Physicist/ Senior Lecturer Royal Free Hospital/ University of Lagos Register for the webinar
The role of the IAEA in enhancing modern Medical Physics practice in Nigeria
INVITATION TO JULY 2024 EDITION OF NAMP MONTHLY WEBINARS Register Topic: The role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in enhancing modern Medical Physics practice in Nigeria Speaker: Engr. Awwal Bisallah Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) Engr. Awwal Bisallah is a Chemical Engineer by training with many years of experience in bilateral and multilateral partnership in the field of Nuclear Science aand Technology. He has worked in different capacities in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development before joining the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission where he currently serves as the Deputy Director and Head, International Cooperation and Liaison Department. He is also the IAEA National Liaison Assistant for Nigeria as well as Steering Committee Member of the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation among different other roles. Register for the webinar