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FieldofScientificandTechnicalResearchonPotentialHealthEffects
fromEmergingWirelessCommunicationSystems EmergingEMF
TechnologiesandHealthRiskManagement(COST ActionBM0704)
Prof.Dr.PeterWiedemann
KarlsruheInstituteofTechnology
Germany
Overview
Overarching message
What is needed
COST approach
A package solution
A package solution is
Needed.
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TheEMFcase
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TheEMFcase
SocialWorries
Basestations
CellPhones
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TheEMFcase:PerceivedEMFRisks
How concerned are you about the potential health risks of electromagnetic fields?
Eurobarometer2010
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InsightsfromsciencearethesameinallEUcountries!
So,whatarethereasonsforthedifferences?
Andevenmoreimportant,whatarepotentialsolutions?
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Whatisneeded
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Whatisneeded
Usingtherightscienceinarightwaytoimproverisk
assessment
Applyingaproperrightriskmanagementframework
Tailoringtherightmessages
Puttingtherightpeopleatrightplacestogetyourmessages
across
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Whatisneeded
PackagesolutionEMFpolicy
AMC2
Assessment
Management
Cooperation
Communication
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Whatisneeded
Usingtherightscienceinarightwaytoimproverisk
assessment
Applyingaproperrightriskmanagementframework
Tailoringtherightmessages
Puttingtherightpeopleatrightplacestogetyourmessages
across
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WhatisCOST?
EuropeanCooperationintheFieldofScientificandTechnical
Research
Has35membercountries(plus23collaboratingcountries)and
enablesscientiststocollaborateinawidespectrumof
activitiesinresearchandtechnology
COSTisbasedonActions.Thesearenetworksofnational
researchprojects.
Actionfundingisusedtocoverworkshops&conferences,
travelcosts,contributionstopublicationsandshortterm
scientificmissionsofresearcherstovisitotherlaboratories
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BiomedicalSimulationsandImagingUnit
BIOSIM,Denmark
FranceTelecom,France
FederalAgencyforRadiationProtection,
Germany
FESB,UniversityofSplit,Croatia
HealthProtectionAgency,UK
ItalianNationalAgencyforNewTechnologies,
EnergyandSustainableEconomic
Development,Italy
PolytechnicUniversityofBucharest,Romania
SchoolofElectricandComputerEngineering,
NationalTechnicalUniversityofAthens,
Greece
SrTrndelagUniversityCollege,Norway
SwissFederalOfficeofPublicHealth,
Switzerland
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BEMS BioelectromagneticsSociety
EBEA EuropeanBioElectromagnetics
Association
ICNIRP InternationalCommissionon
NonIonizingRadiationProtection
WHO WorldHealthOrganisation
WhatisCOST?
Primaryobjectiveistocreateastructureinwhich
researchersinthefieldofEMFcanshareknowledgeand
information covering
Identifyingnewtechnologies
HowexistingEMFtechnologieschangeandnovel
applicationsaredeveloped
Newemissioncharacteristics potentialexposures
Possiblehealtheffects whatconcernsmightarise
Howsuchconcernsmightbeaddressed scientific
evidence!
Whattoolsareeffectiveincommunicatingsuch
evidence
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COSTActionBM0704
EmergingEMFTechnologies:Health
RiskManagement
Workinggroups
EMFMeasurementandmonitoring
EMFcomputationaldosimetry
Epidemiology
Biology
Riskcommunicationandmanagement
Evidencebasedinformationinpolicy
development
Researchers
Riskmanagersandcommunicators
EU,nationalandlocalofficialsand
representatives
Advisoryandstandardsdevelopment
bodies
Industryandcommerce
Themedia
Thegeneralpublic
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Whatisneeded
Usingtherightscienceinarightwaytoimproverisk
assessment
Applyingaproperrightriskmanagementframework
Tailoringtherightmessages
Puttingtherightpeopleatrightplacestogetyourmessages
across
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EMFPolicy
Usingtherightscienceinarightwaytoimproverisk
assessment
Applyingtherightriskmanagementframework
Tailoringtherightmessages
Puttingtherightpeopleatrightplacestogetyourmessages
across
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EMFPolicy
Usingtherightscienceinarightwaytoimproverisk
assessment
Applyingtherightriskmanagementframework
Tailoringtherightmessages
Puttingtherightpeopleatrightplacestogetyourmessages
across
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Riskcommunicationisnotjustamatterofgoodintentions
...Riskmessagesmustbeunderstoodbytherecipients,and
theirimpactsandeffectivenessmustbeunderstoodby
communicators.Tothatend,itisnotlongerappropriateto
relyonhunchesandintuitionsregardingthedetailsof
messageformulation.
Qualityofinformation
Whatcountsininformationpolicies
Impartiality
Expertise
Transparency
Simplicity
Proactivity
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Effectsofinformingaboutprecautionarymeasures
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Wiedemann,P.M.,&Schtz,H.(2005).
ThePrecautionaryPrincipleandRisk
Perception:ExperimentalStudiesinthe
EMFArea.EnvironHealthPerspect,113,
402405.
Wiedemann,P.M.,Thalmann,A.T.,
Grutsch,M.A.,&Schtz,H.(2006).The
impactsofprecautionarymeasuresand
thedisclosureofscientificuncertainty
onEMFriskperceptionandtrust.
JournalofRiskResearch,9(4),361372.
Barnett,J.,Timotijevic,L.,Shepherd,R.,
&Senior,V.(2007).Publicresponsesto
precautionaryinformationfromthe
DepartmentofHealth(UK)about
possiblehealthrisksfrommobile
phones.HealthPolicy,82(2),240250.
risk perception
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EMFPolicy
Usingtherightscienceinarightwaytoimproverisk
assessment
Applyingtherightriskmanagementframework
Tailoringtherightmessages
Puttingtherightpeopleatrightplacestogetyourmessages
across
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Developstrong
communityties
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Overallmessage
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Thankyouverymuchforyourattention!
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