8th Consortium Meeting

8th Consortium Meeting

8th Consortium Meeting On 16 and 17 February was held at CREAL, an ISGlobal allied centre, the eighth and last MOBI-KIDS Consortium Meeting. The meeting was attended by investigators from 15 different countries. Among other topics we talked about the state of the data and descriptive results, validation studies, exposure assessment and preliminary results.

Feature of the Month – Japan

Feature of the Month – Japan

Feature of the Month – Japan Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) JAPAN 日本(NIPPON) Capital: Tokyo Official languages: Japanese Total population: 126,530,000 MOBI-Kids population: 1,800,000 Popular foods: sushi, sukiyaki Tokyo Women’s Medical University was founded in 1900 by Yayoi Yoshioka. Her conviction that medicine is a suitable professional for women, and the philosophy that medical professional…

Feature of the Month – France

Feature of the Month – France

Feature of the Month – France FRANCE Capital: Paris Largest city: Paris Official languages: French Total population: 66,318,000 MOBI-Kids population: 3,485,577 Popular foods: baguette, cheese, wine, foie gras, steak-frites, coq au vin ARECEA manages the French National Registry of Childhood Solid Tumors (RNTSE). RNTSE and RNHE (French National registry of Childhood Haematopoietic malignancies) jointly ensure…

Feature of the Month – India

Feature of the Month – India

Feature of the Month – India INDIA Capital: New Delhi Largest city: Mumbai Official languages: Hindi, English Total population: 364,659,883 MOBI-Kids population: 4,191,567 Popular foods: Paneer Tikka Masala, Kheer, Golgappa The Tata Memorial Hospital was initially commissioned by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on 28 February 1941 as a center with enduring value and a…

Feature of the Month – Austria and Germany

Feature of the Month – Austria and Germany

Feature of the Month – Austria and Germany     AUSTRIA ÖSTERREICH Capital: Vienna Largest city: Vienna Official language: German Total population: 8,477.230 MOBI-Kids population: 1,42 mio Popular foods: Tafelspitz, Wiener Schnitzel, Sachertorte, Wein The Medical University of Vienna (MUV) was established in 1365, and has a distinguished international reputation for excellent education, research, and…

Feature of the Month – The Mobi-Kids Exposure Assessment Team

Feature of the Month – The Mobi-Kids Exposure Assessment Team

Feature of the Month – The Mobi-Kids Exposure Assessment Team The Mobi-Kids Exposure Assessment team is developing a tool-kit that will provide detailed estimates of exposure to both radio-frequencies and low frequency fields from mobile and cordless phones. Unlike any previous case-control epidemiological study, thesedose estimates will not only take into account the non-homogeneity of…

Feature of the month – The Mobi-Kids international coordination team

Feature of the month – The Mobi-Kids international coordination team

Feature of the month – The Mobi-Kids international coordination team Mobi-Kids is run by the CREAL Radiation Programme, which seeks to better understand the potential risks associated with exposure to ionising and non-ionising radiation, with a view to improving public health and ensuring adequate radiation protection of the general public, patients and those exposed in their…