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KUH DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER, RADIOPHARMACY
First Kuopio Symposium on PET Imaging and
Radiotracer Production
16. - 17.5.2016
Kuopio University Hospital, Auditorium 1, Puijonlaaksontie 2, Kuopio, Finland
Programme
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Monday 16 May, 2016
9:15 – 09:30
Registration, Coffee, Exhibition
09:30 – 09:55
Opening words
09:55 – 11.25
Session 1 PET- Radiotracer Production Facilities 1
(given in Finnish)
Chair Esko Vanninen, KUH
09:55 – 10.25
Starting of PET- Radiotracer Production: Steps from Design to
Implementation
Medical Physicist Mikko Hakulinen, KUH
10.25 – 11.25
Production Facilities – Designer and Constructor Point of View
 Tommi Miettinen (HPAC, Granlund)
 Jouni Palmu (Electricity/Automation, Sweco)
 Ugas Nicola (Architect, Sweco)
 Pekka Turunen (Hospital Property Management, KUH)
11.25 – 12.50
Lunch / Radiotracer Production Facility Tours
Group 1: 11.25 – 12.05
Group 2: 12.10 – 12.50
12.50 – 14.20
Session 2 PET- Radiotracer Production Facilities 2
Chair Juhana Hakumäki, KUH
12.50 – 13.50
Equipment / Layout Definitions and Validation Processes
Medical Physicist Mikko Hakulinen, Radiochemist Antti Mali, KUH
13.50 – 14.20
Radiation Safety Aspects in PET- Radiotracer Production
Radiochemist Jyri Lehto, Helsinki University Hospital
14.20 – 14.50
Break and Exhibition
14.50 – 15.50
Session 3 Clinical and pre-clinical use of PET - radiotracers
Chair Professor Tomi Laitinen, KUH
14.50 – 15.20
Current clinical use vs. recommendations
Chief physician Hanna Mussalo, KUH
15.20 – 15:50
Possibilities in pre-clinical research
Kimmo Jokivarsi, A.I.V. Institute, UEF
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15.50 – 17.20
Coffee (served during Session 4 within lecture halls)
15.50 – 17.20
Session 4a - Small Group Discussion 1 (Lecture Hall)
Chairs Physicist Mikko Hakulinen (KUH), Physicist Odd Harald
Odland (Norway), Physicist Lennart Johansson (Sweden)
15.50 – 17.20
PET- Radiotracer Production – Physicist perspective
 Challenges with Design and Implementation / Radiation safety
 Production Start-Up
 Areal Distribution
15.50 – 17.20
Session 4b - Small Group Discussion 2 (Auditorium)
Chair Satu Pukkila (KUH)
15.50 – 17.20
PET- Radiotracer Production – Physician perspective in tumor
imaging
15.50 – 17.20
Session 4c - Small Group Discussion 3 (Meeting Room)
Chairs Chemist Antti Mali (KUH), Chemist Jyri Lehto (Helsinki
University Hospital), Chemist Tiina Lipponen (Helsinki University
Hospital)
15.50 – 17.20
PET- Radiotracer Production – Chemist perspective
 Process Validations
 Introduction of New Tracers
 GMP Requirements in Healthcare
 Challenges in Carbon-11 Tracer Production
19.00 -
Dinner, Restaurant Kuopion Klubi
Kuninkaankatu 10, 70100, Kuopio
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Tuesday 17th May, 2016
09.00 – 10.30
Session 5 PET Radiotracer Production
Chair T.B.A.
09.00 – 9.30
Novel Radiotracer Production Instrumentation – Now and Future
GE Healthcare
9.30 – 10.00
Possibilities for Production of Uncommon Radionuclides with
Commercial Cyclotrons
Prof. Andreas Türler, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
10.00 – 10.30
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10.30 – 11.30
Coffee, Exhibition
11.30 – 13.00
Session 6 Clinical Significance of Local PET-Radiotracer
Production (Auditorium)
Chair Hanna Mussalo, KUH
11.30 – 12.00
Oncology in Clinical Practice
Physician Jukka Kemppainen, Turku PET Centre
12.00 – 12.30
Neurology in Clinical Practice
Professor Juha Rinne, Turku PET Centre
12.30 – 13.00
Cardiology in Clinical Practice
Professor Juhani Knuuti, Director, Turku PET Centre
13.00 – 13.20
Closing Symposium
Department Director Hanna Mussalo
13.20
Lunch
Ga Radiotracer Production
Radiochemist Tiina Lipponen, Helsinki University Hospital
Have a safe journey!
The organizer
KUH Diagnostic Imaging Center, Radiopharmacy
In collaboration with
Nordic Association for Clinical Physics
Nuclear Medicine Physics Committee
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration
Registration is open between 10 March - 8 May 2016. Seminar registration will be done via online system
(Surveypal). Please fill the registration form to symposium from here.
Study credits
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland has approved this symposium as a theoretical
course-based education as follows: Clinical physiology and nuclear medicine 10 h, radiology 5 h, surgery
and core training 3 h, cardiology 3 h, clinical hematology 3 h, neurology 3 h, oncology 3 h, heart and
thoracic surgery 3h, general surgery 3 h. This course has been accredited by EFOMP as a CPD event for
Medical Physicist and gives 10 CPD credit points.
Seminar fees
The seminar fee includes participation in seminar, seminar material, lunches and coffees during the
seminar, evening program and seminar dinner on Monday. An invoice will be sent after the seminar.
Until April 30, 2016
250 €
From May 1, 2016
300 €
Value added tax (VAT) is 24 %
Cancellation Policy
All cancellation requests need to be made via e-mail: [email protected]
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cancellations received before May 1, 2016 no registration fee will be charged
cancellations received after May 8, 2016 the whole fee will be charged
Please note that no-show does not constitute cancellation.
Please remember that canceling your registration does not automatically cancel your hotel and travel
arrangements. Individuals are responsible for canceling their own hotel and travel reservations.
Accommodation
Every participant has to book their own accommodation. The participation fee does not include
accommodation. We have reserved rooms from the following hotel in the center of Kuopio.
Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi
Minna Canthin katu 16, 70100 Kuopio
Tel. +358 10 7629 500
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.sokoshotels.fi/fi/kuopio/sokos-hotel-puijonsarvi
Please, remember to mention the booking code: PET Symposium while you are doing your reservation.
You cannot book the reservation via Internet; you have to do it by calling or sending an email.
The room rate is valid until 30.4.2016:
single room 120 € / night
double room 140 € / night
Hot to get to Kuopio and Kuopio University Hospital?
Kuopio is easy to reach by airplane, train, bus or car.
Information on travel connections is available at:
 Airplane: http://www.finnair.com/fi/fi/
 Bus: Matkahuolto, www.matkahuolto.fi
 Train: VR (Finnish Railways), www.vr.fi
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Parking
The best alternative is to use the two hospital car parks. Payment can be made in cash or using debit or
credit card that has a chip. The yard area has only a few spaces and these are also subject to a parking
fee.
Car parks fees
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30 min - EUR 1
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1 h - EUR 2
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1 h 30 min - EUR 3
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2 h - EUR 4
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Subsequent 30 min EUR 0.5 /30 min.
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1 day (24 h) EUR 13
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Subsequent days EUR 6 /day
Puijo Hospital
Street address: Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio
Numerous local traffic and long-distance traffic bus routes run past Puijo Hospital.
Contacts
General inquiries
Sinikka Venäläinen
Secretary, administration
email: [email protected]
Tel. +358 44 717 5824
Programme
Mikko Hakulinen
Medical Physicist
email: [email protected]
Tel. +358 44 711 3260
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