Bucharest IAEA-course-2018
Regional Training Course on
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Bucharest, ROMANIA
2-6 July 2018
(I.A.E.A. TN-RER 6038-1801515)
This Regional Course is organized by I.A.E.A., the local host being the Emergency Hospital for Children “Grigore Alexandrescu” in Bucharest (Romania). The Hospital appointed the Pediatric Radiology Group of the Romanian Radiological Society (GRP-SRIM) as a logistic partner.
Course language: English.
The course is aimed for teams composed by a radiologist, a radiographer and a medical physicist, selected and nominated by the national authorities of the I.A.E.A. Member States in the region. The participants receive full stipend from I.A.E.A. (return flight ticket and daily allowance for hotel and meals).
Information about VISAS to enter Romania: Click HERE!
In case you need an invitation for getting the visa, please send a request at contact@radiologie-pediatrica.ro and provide the following data: Name (as in the travel document), Travel document: type (Passport/National Card) and Number, Personal I.D. (if available in that country), Post Address (for sending the original invitation), e-mail.
Venue:
Capital Plaza Hotel
Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara 54, Bucuresti -sector 1, Romania
Lat 44.452537 N; Long 26.096148 E
Phone: +40-372.080.080 Fax: +40-372.080.081
Practical training:
Emergency Hospital for Children “Grigore Alexandrescu”
Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru copii “Grigore Alexandrescu”
Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara, Nr. 30-32 Bucuresti -sector 1, Romania
Hotel booking:
Fill-in the Accommodation_Form and return as requested at the end of the form!
Meals:
The Breakfast is included with your accommodation (if you have a room at the Capital Plaza Hotel).
Lunch/Dinner are at the option of each course participant and will be personally paid.
The best way to have lunch (a good and quick meal- to fit in the scheduled time in the agenda, ready available -menu of the day, including water and coffee/tea) is at the venue of the course -the Capital Plaza Hotel; it costs the equivalent of 18 Euro and it can be paid together with your room. To have this lunch, you have to register the day before (you will have to put your name in a list at the course). In case you want to have this lunch in the first day of the course (Monday), just fill-in and submit the form at the bottom of this page; this it higly recommended as on Monday we will have lectures in the same place, before and after lunch! If you want that, please submit the form before June 29th, 12:00 Bucharest time!!!
Of course, you have alternatives: a-la-carte menus, small restaurants in the area (but it will take a longer time), buying a sandwich at the grocery nearby or a pizza from the neighbour take-away delivery (see the neighborhood map at the link bellow)…
In the same on-line map (link bellow) you can find some suggestions for restaurants where you can have a pleasant traditional Romanian or international dinner.
The course participants are invited by I.A.E.A. at a Wellcome Cocktail, On Monday evening, July 2nd, 18:30 at the Capital Plaza Hotel. You will have Wine, softdrinks and some finger-food.
Coffee breaks are offered to the course participants by GRP-SRIM and its partners.
How to arrive:
Both hotel/hospital are located at 10/5 min walk from the Victoriei Place (Piata Victoriei), where you can arrive from the Bucharest-Otopeni “Henri Coanda” Airport by Bus 783. One-way or return tickets can be bought in local currency at the airport (Return ticket 7 Lei = 1.6 Eur) . Cash machines are available in the arrivals hall. Find details here!
You may also use a TAXI. For Taxi you will have to pay cash, in local currency (25-60 Lei = 5-13 Eur). Cash machines are available in the arrivals hall. There are two ways of getting Taxis at the airport:
- Rapid taxi -just near the exit from the arrival terminal.
- Taxi by request: you may get a better price by requesting a certain Taxi company, among those listed on the touch-screen self-service devices, just near the exit from the bagage-claim hall. The usual waiting time is 5-10 minutes, and they arrive at the exit from the arrival terminal, on the opposite side of the car lane; just spot your car by the Taxi ID or by the licence number (as printed on your request ticket).
You may also request a pick-up service from the Hotel, in the accomodation form (25 Eur for one transfer, one-way).
Course Program:
Provisional schedule: Monday 9:30-17:30, Tuesday to Thursday 9:00-17:30, Friday 9:00-12:30.
Find the Agenda HERE.
The courses will take place at the Capital Plaza Hotel (Meeting room “Mihail Kogalniceanu”, first floor).
Practical afternoons (Tuesday to Thursday) will take place at the “Gr. Alexandrescu” Hospital.
Romanian currency: Romanian New Leu (RON). 1 Euro≈5 Lei. All payments in Romania are made in local currency! International cards (VISA, MasterCard, Maestro) are accepted in hotels, big restaurants, supermarkets, department stores (as posted at the entrance door). You may find exchange offices and cash machines (ATM) at the airport and a bank nearby the hotel, right side after going out from the hotel (ING Bank; cash machine indoors, access by card 24/24, 7/7). Take usual precautions when using cash machines in stores or in the street (always prefer the ones located at banks, because they are under continuous surveillance). Use exchange offices in banks; we do not recommend using small exchange offices on street-side and never accept exchange at persons, irrespective of the story they tell!
General security/safety precautions are the same as in other EU big cities.
Avoid walking alone by night in unlighted or lonely areas! Be careful with your belongings and pockets in crowded areas and buses! Prefer the subway for public transportation. You may use taxis (you can ask the hotel reception, restaurants’ staff, etc. to order a Taxi for you). Uber system is also available.
The nearby Victoriei square lies in front of thr Government building, so it is a frequent place for public meetings (mainly anti-government demonstrations). These are generally peacefull and civilized. Anyhow, if there are big crowds or you notice nervous groups, it is better to keep a certain distance and try to shy away from the square.
RESOURCES/DOWNLOADS/LINKS
Michelin – top rated tourist attractions in Bucharest
Virtual visit in some museums in Bucharest and other cities
Open-Bus-HopIn-HopOff city sightseeing
Neighborhood map with points of interest
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Fill-in and submit the form bellow if you want to have lunch at the venue of the course, in the first day (Monday, July 2nd)!