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Summer fun physicist-style!
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Governance Update: Annual Report and Changes to Your Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has dedicated the last year to making significant progress on the Strategic Plan, finalized at the 2016 ASM. Check out the Strategic Plan Update to see what they have been up to!
The 2017 AGM was held on July 14, 2017 in Ottawa. The Meeting brought change to the Board, as Daniel Rickey and Kyle Malkoske's terms ended.
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Kyle Malkoske, QARSAC Chair
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Daniel Rickey, Imaging Committee Chair
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Young Lee (Treasurer), Thor Bjarnson (Director-at-Large)and Michelle Nielsen (Director-at-Large) will be joining the Board this year. To learn more about the new Directors and
Daniel and Kyle's
contributions, check out the October edition of InterACTIONS, coming soon to your mailbox!
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IDMP 2017: Contest Details!
November 7, 2017 marks the 150th birthday of Marie Curie. To celebrate, COMP is profiling 10 Fierce Female Medical Physicists from across the country over the next 10 weeks. The first of these profiles is ready for viewing
here!
Of course there is a contest....following all 10 profiles COMP will be quizzing you on how closely you followed them! Those who answer all 10 questions correctly will be entered into a random draw for $250 in Curie Cash, used towards COMP membership or event registration. Stay tuned for the quiz, and check Sosido each week for the latest profile!
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COMP Awards
The ASM was full of excitement with award presentations happening each day. COMP honours members for their achievements with 13 awards annually. Here are some of the highlights from this year's presentations, the full coverage can be found here.
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Alex Vitkin
Publication Impact Prize
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Christiane Burton
Sylvia Fedoruk Prize
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Stay tuned for the 2018 call for award nominations, coming soon!
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CPQR Update: Funding and Priorities through 2022
CPQR has worked with partners and key stakeholders to develop an ambitious priority plan for the immediate future. Three new priority initiatives emerged from these discussions and will be the focus of the next 5 years:
- Equitable access to radiation treatment across Canada
- Patterns of radiation treatment practice
- The collection and utilization of patient reported outcomes to enhance treatment quality
Click here to read more.
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The COMP Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)
 With the highest attendance to date, the Ottawa meeting was a success and the feedback has been strong (congratulations to Eric Reynard, winner of the survey draw!). Thank you to all the speakers and volunteers (led by Young Lee) for their hard work and dedication, the bar continues to be raised!
Session recordings are now available in the
Virtual Library, photos and event coverage can be found on
Facebook and
Twitter.
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Collaborating with AAPM: Awards and ASM Attendance
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Thank you to our special ASM guests, the AAPM Executive Committee who made the trek to Ottawa! This visit provided an excellent opportunity to discuss future collaborations. Looking forward to the joint ASM taking place July 12-15, 2020 in Vancouver, BC...mark your calendars! |
Congratulations to the COMP members honoured at AAPM's recent ASM:
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| Various Members, Excellence for an Outstanding RO Physics Article |
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| L. John Schreiner, Fellow of AAPM (photo thanks to: Luc Beaulieu) |
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Thank You, ASM Sponsors and Exhibitors!
A big thank you to the sponsors and exhibitors who contribute to the ASM's unique, collaborative atmosphere.
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Click here to check out the exhibitors who made the tradeshow floor fun and interactive.
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Celebrating COMP's History
COMP's History is being told! Check out this important addition to our website here, it is a work in progress and will continue to grow as the Sub-Committee continues this important work.
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Deadline to contribute to the October InterACTIONS is September 1, 2017 (Tomorrow!)
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Always Wanted: Communication Feedback
The COMP Communications Committee is committed to ongoing improvement. Please share your feedback
on the COMP website and communications with us at any time, we value your opinion and look forward to hearing from you!
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| September 1, 2017 |
Deadline for InterACTIONS Article Submissions |
| October 15-18, 2017 |
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| February 2018 |
COMP Winter School (Details coming soon!) |
| September 10-15, 2018 |
2018 - Joint Annual Scientific Meeting with CARO in Montreal, QC |
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Check out the website to:
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February 2018
Alberta
COMP Winter School (details coming!)
September 10-15, 2018
Montreal, QC
Joint ASM with CARO
Check out the
event page for upcoming partner events.
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Did you know...what is Sosido all about?
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Sosido pulls ALL articles from the journals you are subscribed to and posts them in the weekly digest. For example if you subscribe to Medical Physics and Physics in Medicine and Biology, by being part of the Sosido network you no longer need to subscribe to receive email alerts from these publications because you will already be getting them via Sosido.
This weekly publication (delivered each Wednesday to your inbox) will keep you up to date on what your fellow members are working, on as well as important COMP news!
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Feedback and Contributions
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Please feel free to contact us if there is something that you would like to see highlighted in next month's newsletter or if you have some ideas or feedback!
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