Dr Nynke Kramer, IRAS/TOX
Dr Anke Huss, DGK, IRAS/EEPI
Guest speakers and PhD students
Course content
To minimize the health effects from exposure to a variety of agents, risk managers and policymakers must be informed by risk assessors who evaluate and summarize the available relevant scientific information. Usually, the available scientific information is limited and far from optimal: data is often scarce, and often only indirectly relevant. Assumptions and uncertainty are therefore two elements that usually typify the risk assessment process. In module 4 it will be shown how the information from exposure assessment (module 1 and 2) and from effect assessment (module 3) may be combined in the framework of a risk assessment. Specific attention will be devoted to examining underlying assumptions, and to dealing with the uncertainties involved.
The regulatory aspects of risk assessment will be considered, both on a national and on an international level. Here, focus will be on how risk assessment (science) and risk management (policy) meet, including the non-scientific issues that play a role in practice.
Literature/study material used:
A reader with relevant background information and PowerPoint presentations will be provided.
Registration:
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Mandatory:
TXEH students
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
Students should have a BSc in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy or Environmental Sciences.