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Former Worker Medical Screening Program (FWP) – An Update Mary Fields, Program Manager

Former Worker Medical Screening Program (FWP) – An Update Mary Fields, Program Manager Office of Health, Safety and Security. Overview. Beryllium Rescreening Early Lung Cancer Detection Program Access Handbook. 2. Beryllium Testing.

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Former Worker Medical Screening Program (FWP) – An Update Mary Fields, Program Manager

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  1. Former Worker Medical Screening Program (FWP) – An UpdateMary Fields, Program Manager Office of Health, Safety and Security

  2. Overview • Beryllium Rescreening • Early Lung Cancer Detection Program • Access Handbook 2

  3. Beryllium Testing • November 2011 PI Meeting - discussion re utility of beryllium rescreening • Consensus that “one size fits all” would not work for entire program 3

  4. Beryllium Testing(cont’d) • DOE requested each project submit a proposal which would outline the following: • The project’s approach for beryllium rescreening, • The rationale for the approach, • What the “freed up funds” would be used for, and • A plan for communicating their approach to stakeholders • Each project analyzed the number of abnormal BeLPTs they were finding at each of their screening sites • Based on these findings, the projects determined how they would proceed with rescreening • Each project is in the process of submitting their protocol modifications to the Central DOE IRB for review/approval and sharing their plans with stakeholders • Any worker expressing concern and/or wishing to be tested will receive BeLPT 4

  5. Early Lung CancerDetection (ELCD) Program Since 2000, FWP has offered low-dose helical CT scans to workers at high risk for occupational lung cancer based on a Congressional mandate In October 2009, FWP PIs submitted proposal to expand CT scanning to sites/workers not currently served In April 2010, HSS approved expansion to other eligible FWP participants within available funding 5

  6. ELCD(cont’d) CT scans currently offered at 9 DOE sites: Former Fernald Site Former Mound Plant Oak Ridge K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant Oak Ridge National Laboratory Y-12 National Security Complex Nevada National Security Site Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Idaho National Laboratory 6

  7. ELCD(cont’d) New CT scanning programs in development for: Rocky Flats former production workers Hanford former construction/building trades workers 7

  8. Access Handbook Handbook evolved as a result of 1990 MOU between DOE and HHS – transferred the conduct of epi studies of DOE workforce and surrounding communities to HHS As part of MOU, DOE committed to provide access to DOE-owned and contractor-owned records needed to conduct studies 8

  9. Access Handbook(cont’d) Handbook provides guidelines for conducting health studies at DOE sites Outlines procedures for gaining access to site info Intended for use by researchers and DOE site personnel responsible for making the requested info available Includes: Steps in conducting a study, including a checklist IRB requirements Security regulations Roles responsibilities Contact info for DOE’s HSPP and site IRBs Handbook was recently published as a Technical Standard (http://www.hss.doe.gov/nuclearsafety/techstds/docs/handbook/DOE-HDBK-1209-2012.pdf) 9

  10. Questions??? 10

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