Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of October 3 – IDMP 2022/Residents and Diagnosing Emergency Cases/ GRSIC Webinar: Creating & Fostering Global Collaborations

Published on: October 3, 2022

• The 2022 International Day of Medical Physics Theme is “Medical Physics for Sustainable Healthcare.” IOMP states that the provision of high-quality health care includes the following three pillars:

  1. Advanced technology.
  2. Qualified personnel with adequate education and training.
  3. Intellectual systems that link technology and personnel to establish a complete Pathway of Sustainable Healthcare Services.

  COMP wants to hear from you! How do medical physicists contribute to sustainable health care? How do we ensure sustainability of medical physics for the future?  What range of experience and expertise comprises an adequately staffed medical physics service?

  Submit your thoughts in 250 characters or less to sarah@comp-ocpm.ca or on Twitter using #COMPIDMP2022 by midnight on October 31st for a chance to win coveted Curie Cash!

• According to a recent student, radiology residents are up to the task of diagnosing emergency cases of pneumothorax compared with attending radiologists.
• Check out the latest GRSIC Webinar!

Join us on October 11th at 5-7pm ET for the @aapmHQ GRSIC Webinar “Creating & Fostering Global Collaborations” with stellar Scientific Excellence & Global Rising Stars (GRS) speakers.
Register now????https://t.co/LiAPvD980o and join our GRSIC email list ???? https://t.co/4zcfgu9h8F https://t.co/0Nicm2TkqF

— Claire Park (@ClaireKSPark) September 12, 2022