Speakers / Panelists
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Keynote: Changing and Unchanging Medical Education | Sunalta ABC
January 30, 2025 from 8:00am MST to 9:00am MST -
Invited Speaker - Brian Chwyl | Sunalta ABC
January 30, 2025 from 10:30am MST to 11:00am MST -
Proffered Session: Cross-Canada Residency Highlights | Sunalta ABC
January 30, 2025 from 1:30pm MST to 2:30pm MST -
Proffered Session: Research & Innovation in Education | Sunalta ABC
January 31, 2025 from 10:30am MST to 12:00pm MST -
Proffered Session: Cross-Canada Residency Highlights | Sunalta ABC
January 30, 2025 from 1:30pm MST to 2:30pm MST -
Proffered Session: Cross-Canada Residency Highlights | Sunalta ABC
January 30, 2025 from 1:30pm MST to 2:30pm MST -
Proffered Session: Cross-Canada Residency Highlights | Sunalta ABC
January 30, 2025 from 1:30pm MST to 2:30pm MST
Dr. Rachel Ellaway
Professor - Department of Community Health Sciences | Director - Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship
Dr. Rachel Ellaway
Dr. Rachel Ellaway
Professor - Department of Community Health Sciences | Director - Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship
Dr. Rachel Ellaway is Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, and Director of the Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship for the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She is also the editor in chief of the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education (AHSE), and she was the creator and Maîtresse de Cérémonies of the AMEE Fringe for many years. As an internationally acclaimed education scholar her work has encompassed many aspects and debates in contemporary medical education including educational technologies, philosophy of educational science, and professional resistance. Her team recently published international guidelines for medical education that is inclusive of transgender and nonbinary persons. Her contributions have been recognized in many awards including the CAME Ian Hart Award for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Education, the RCPSC Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education, the AFMC President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine, and the Meridith Marks Mentorship Award.
Brian Chwyl MRT(T), BSc, MEd(DE)
Brian Chwyl MRT(T), BSc, MEd(DE)
Brian Chwyl MRT(T), BSc, MEd(DE)
Brian has worked in radiation therapy since the mid-90’s with roles as a floor therapist, treatment unit lead, and departmental clinical educator. In 2014 he joined the team at University of Alberta to create and teach in Alberta’s first university program in radiation therapy. In his 10 years with the program he has prevalently been involved with the development of their high-fidelity simulation education program.
Brian enjoys integrating innovative ideas into teaching, and is currently the program’s Educational Technology Integration Lead. Current projects include developing a video library for the efficient and effective teaching of clinical skills, building an online educational resource to share them, and 3-D printing anatomical models from DICOM objects. Brian has spoken locally, nationally and internationally on education topics since 2005. Most recently he was the CAMRT representative at the 2023 ASRT Educator Institute.
Horacio Patrocinio
Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program
Horacio Patrocinio
Horacio Patrocinio
Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator, Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program
Horacio Patrocinio is a clinical medical physicist in the Department of Medical Physics at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology at McGill University. For more than 30 years, he has been involved in teaching medical physics to hundreds of graduate students, radiation technology students, oncology residents and medical physics residents. He is clinical coordinator for the MUHC's Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program, a large program extending to over 7 centres in Montreal, throughout Quebec, in NY state and more recently New Brunswick. Horacio has held leadership roles in COMP, CCPM, AQPMC and is currently the CEO of the International Medical Physics Certification Board. Through the IAEA and other organizations he has participated as a technical expert in missions in Brazil, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, several focusing on education.
Wayne Beckham, PhD, FCCPM, FCOMP
Provincial Medical Physics Leader
Wayne Beckham, PhD, FCCPM, FCOMP
Wayne Beckham, PhD, FCCPM, FCOMP
Provincial Medical Physics Leader
Wayne Beckham is a radiation oncology medical physicist certified (member and fellow) by the CCPM. He was also awarded FCOMP in 2013. He has had other roles as follows: Adjunct Professor University of Victoria Physics and Astronomy Department, Founding Director of UVic CAMPEP Accredited Medical Physics Graduate program (2003 - 2023). Current Director BC Cancer CAMPEP Accredited Medical Physics Residency program (since 2023). Past Board Member of CAMPEP (2010 - 2015), Vice President (2013) and then President and Chairman of CAMPEP (2014 - 2015). Vice President COMP (2018 - 2020), President COMP (2020-2022), Past President COMP (2022-2024).
Jacob Groeneveld
Resident in Radiation Oncology Physics
Jacob Groeneveld
Jacob Groeneveld
Resident in Radiation Oncology Physics
Jacob is currently a resident in Radiation Oncology Physics at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Ab. He obtained his MSc through the University of Calgary while working as a physics assistant at the Jack Ady Cancer Centre in Lethbridge, Ab. This gave him valuable mentorship and clinical experience at a smaller center while receiving training and accreditation from the Tom Baker Cancer Centre. His story highlights how programs can be flexible enough to provide training where it is needed.
Andrea McNiven
Director, Medical Physics
Andrea McNiven
Andrea McNiven
Director, Medical Physics
Andrea McNiven is a clinical medical physicist who is currently Director of Medical Physics in Calgary at the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre and Division Chief, Medical Physics, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary. Currently involved in teaching for both the graduate and residency programs. She has a longstanding interest in education and has completed the Education Scholars Program and the NEAL program in continuing medical education at the University of Toronto. Previous roles included Associate Program Director (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) and Program Director for the University of Toronto Medical Physics Residency Program. Specific interests include curriculum design and competency-based education and assessment methods. Outside of local education roles, she has been a board member of CAMPEP since 2021.
Patricia Lindsay
Medical Physicist
Patricia Lindsay
Patricia Lindsay
Medical Physicist
Program Director, Medical Physics residency, University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology (2023-present) Associate Program Director, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Medical Physics residency, University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology (2016-2022)