I primarily provide a range of physics support services to the 5 Nuclear Medicine departments in Manitoba, and to the provincial Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Program.This includes support of the Quality Assurance Programs for all radiation detecting equipment associated with nuclear medicine and bone mineral density services.The gamma cameras I have worked with include the:GE Discovery NM/CT 670 and NM530c, Infinia / Infinia Hawkeye, VG and MGSiemens Ecam, Symbia T2 &… Show more I primarily provide a range of physics support services to the 5 Nuclear Medicine departments in Manitoba, and to the provincial Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Program.This includes support of the Quality Assurance Programs for all radiation detecting equipment associated with nuclear medicine and bone mineral density services.The gamma cameras I have worked with include the:GE Discovery NM/CT 670 and NM530c, Infinia / Infinia Hawkeye, VG and MGSiemens Ecam, Symbia T2 & T6Phillips Skylight,(ADAC) Forte, Argus, Genesys, (Marconi) Meridan, (Picker) Prismand Elscint HelixIn previous employments I also worked with the; Phillips (Picker) Axis, Elscint Apex, SMV (Sopha Medical Vision) DSX, and SMV DST-XLI work with both Capintec and Biodex models of radionuclide calibrator, thyroid probes and single well counters of various ages as well as a number of different well counters (including Hidex, Wallac and Genesys Genii systems) and surgical gamma probes. I have been chair of the WRHA/Shared Health Radionuclide Safety Committee since 2015 which provides radiation safety advise and support to the WRHA/Shared Health nuclear medicine departments, Winnipeg Cyclotron Facility and consolidated labs and reports to the WRHA/Shared Health Ionising Radiation Safety Counsel.With regard to BMD systems I have worked extensively with both Prodigy and iDXA models, as well as Hologic systems on occasion. I provide expertise to these centres on radiation protection and quality assurance matters.I am also a member of the Winnipeg Radiopharmaceuticals Research Group where I provide physics support to the area of pre-clinical SPECT/CT imaging and have worked with the Mediso SPECT/CT system. Show less

As a member of the communications committee I started a Facebook group page for COMP. The aim of this page is provide COMP with a social networking presence and to provide members a way to stay in contact with their COMP colleagues and friends.I also contributed my opinion and expertise to other communications related issues faced by the committee, including the promotion of International Day of Medical Physics, and have written two articles for the COMP professional magazine regarding… Show more As a member of the communications committee I started a Facebook group page for COMP. The aim of this page is provide COMP with a social networking presence and to provide members a way to stay in contact with their COMP colleagues and friends.I also contributed my opinion and expertise to other communications related issues faced by the committee, including the promotion of International Day of Medical Physics, and have written two articles for the COMP professional magazine regarding social networking and the celebration of IDMP. Show less

I have acted as a mentor for a number of physics undergraduate students who either wished to persue a career in the area of medical physics/engineering or were interested in the field. Advice and support has centred around resume writting, interview preparation and expected knowledge base.

A Part II medical physicist is one who has (in the UK) obtained a basic level of training in a number of medical physics fields. The Part II training is thus aimed at providing the trainee with more detailed training and experience in (usually) one area of specialty.During my Part II training I gained experience in a wide variety of topics including:Quality Assurance of a wide variety of Nuclear Medicine related equipment (gamma cameras, gamma probes, radionuclide… Show more A Part II medical physicist is one who has (in the UK) obtained a basic level of training in a number of medical physics fields. The Part II training is thus aimed at providing the trainee with more detailed training and experience in (usually) one area of specialty.During my Part II training I gained experience in a wide variety of topics including:Quality Assurance of a wide variety of Nuclear Medicine related equipment (gamma cameras, gamma probes, radionuclide calibrators)Radiation Protection (measures required when 'installing' a mobile PET unit, environmental and personell dose assessments)One area I gained particular experience in was the assessment of environmental exposure pathways and potential doses resulting from disposal of radioactive waste from nuclear medicine facilities as this was required by the environmental agency in order to increase our radiactive material storage, use and disposal licences. Show less

In my Part I training I obtained a basic level of training in three main sub-specialities of Medical Physics:Nuclear MedicineDiagnostic RadiologyRadiotherapyI spent approximately 3-4 months in each modality learning the basic requirements and responsibilities of a physicist in these areas. Main areas of training involved:Radiation Protection and SafetyClinical DutiesFunction and use of EquipmentQuality Assurance practices