IA-89-202, Agenda for 890412 Meeting W/Veterans Admin in Washington,Dc to Discuss Program Improvements.Related Info Encl

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Agenda for 890412 Meeting W/Veterans Admin in Washington,Dc to Discuss Program Improvements.Related Info Encl
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ^ AFFAIRS AND NUCLEAR REGULA'IORY COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 12, 1989 (RM. 815B)

I 1:00 P.M;

- Introductory Remarks ARTHUR D. GRAHAM, M.D., Assistant ADCMD for 1 Programs-and Operations, VACO j

- . Presentation and status report on overall Goals and I

': p" Objectives of VA " Action Plan."

... Identification of specific sources of non-compliance w ... Improvement in ccanunication and reporting procedures

... Enhanced awareness of management responsibilities JAMES W. FLETCHER, M.D., Director, Nuclear Medicine Sve.

- ' Presentation and status' report on development of Standardized Programs for uniform safety plan and system of records FRANCIS K. HERBIG, M.S. , St. Louis VAMC Presentation and status report on National Training Program approval,' funding and opportunities JAMES W.' FLETCHER, M.D. , Director, Nuclear Medicine Svc.

NRC Representatives:

GLENN SJOBLOM, Deputy Director, Nuclear Material and Safety Section,_m__,

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< NORMAN McELROY, Section Leader *, Medical and Academic Section, NRC JGn; C. GLCZ , Zi.0., Chief, %;1^;; ".;tCri:1 Of ty

. Ocetion S, Divicien Of ncdic. tion Sec:.ic,n ar.d Safcguards, nc;ica I, "O JENNY M. JOHANSEN, Office of Enforcement, NRC JIM MYERS, Medical and Academic Section, NRC Engineering Training Center Representative, Little Rock VAMC:

JAMES WEAR, PH.D., Director, Engineering Training Center RMEC Representative, St. Louis (Jefferson Barracks) VAMC:

RICHARD COGER, PH.D., Assistant Director for Learning Resources Regional Director / Deputy Regional Director Representatives, VACO:

MICHAEL LAWSON, Deputy Regict.al Director, Region. 97, VACO Office of Academic Affairs Representative, VACO: -

ELIZA WOLFF, PH.D., Chief, Educational Programs Division,VACO

-Sumation and Comments JAMES W. FLE'IUIER, M.D. 1

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. GENDA//A/NAC Mesting . Apri1 12, 1989'- Cont'd.

-2 00 P.M. .

-Discussion of Nuclear Medicine Network.

JAMES W. FLETCHER, M.D.

FRANCIS K. HERBIG, M.S.

...NRC Representatives-2:30 P.M.

-Discussion of National Training Program content, format and location JAMES W. FLPICHER, M.D.-

FRANCIS K..HERBIG, M.S.

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... Engineering Training Center Representative

...RMEC Representative

...QAA Representative f

Invited Guests:

ACMD for Clinical Affairs, VACO-Lawrence B. Hobson, M.D., Emergency Mangement and Resource Sharing Sve., VACO Roger Shannon, M.D., Director,' Radiology Service, VACO Mike Hughes, Technical Assistant, Radiology Service, VACO Frank Denney, Industrial Hygienist, Occupational Safety and. Health, VACO 1

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On February 19th,.1988, representatives Of NRC and the Veterans Administration

  • (VA): set in Washington, D. C., to discuss aspects of the VAMC Hines case'and other issues that were of autual' concern. As a result of this meeting the VA agreed to consider the need for making improvements in the sanagement of their licensed activities. A part.of this plan, the VA has spent the past year
developing and implementing a management plan designed to improve their.

inspection history. The VA's plan also includes a unifore' radiation. safety procedures plan to be used for auditing their programs.

To~ improve connunications, IMAB has established a point of contact to facilitate the flow of information to the VA's Central Office and Nuclear Medicine Service.

This meeting will inform NRC represen,tatives of VACO progress in resolving issues that were discussed in 1988.

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1:00 PM PRESENTATION AND STATUS REPORT ON OVERALL J. FLETCHER, MD 60ALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS ACTION PLAN ,

O IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC SOURCES OF NON. COMPLIANCE 0 IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND i

REPORTING PROCEDURES 0 ENHANCED AWARENESS-OF MANAGEMENT

-RESPONSIBILITIES PRESENTATION AND STATUS REPORT ON THE DEVEL- F. HERBIG

-OPMENT OF STANDARDIZED PROGRAMS FOR UNIFORM SAFETY PLANS AND RECORDS SYSTEMS PRESENTATION AND STATUS REPORT ON THE NATION- J. FLETCHER, MD AL TRAINING PROGRAM: APPROVAL, FUNDING AND

.0 OPPORTUNITIES

SUMMARY

AND COMMENTS J. FLETCHER, MD.

2:00 PM PRESENTATION DN THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE NET-- F. HERBIG WORK 2:30 PM PRESENTATION ON THE NATIONAL TRAINING PRO- J. FLETCHER, MD GRAM: CONTENT, FORMAT AND LOCATION F. HERBI6 3:00 PM- DISCUSSION J. FLETCHER, MD

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