THAM-B.1
08:00 AIRRS Special Session C. Tarantino*, AIRRS
; L. Vasudevan, AIRRS; C. Root, AIRRS
Abstract: The Academic, Industrial, and Research Radiation Safety Section (AIRRS) is hosting its 3rd consecutive roundtable session at the 67th annual Health Physics Society meeting. Following a similar venue used during its two previous virtual Special Sessions, several panelists comprised of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will lead a four (4) hour session engaging in discussions on various topics of noteworthy importance, encompassing areas in private industry, academia, research, and a cadre of contemporary challenging issues confronting today’s Health Physicists.
Alan Jackson, CHP is the RSO for the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI and will be serving as the SME on the roundtable discussing health physicist retention and staffing challenges the industry is currently facing. Steven Dewey, CHP is the Chief of Health Physics for the NIST Center Neutron Research and Caitlin Root is a Safety Advisor at Yale University. Steven and Caitlin will be serving as the SMEs in safety culture and will be discussing challenges and development in radiation safety culture as it applies to academic, industrial, and research radiation safety. Ruth McBurney, CHP is the Executive Director of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) and will be discussing decommissioning from the CRCPD standpoint. Alex Bakken is a Radioisotope R&D Specialist at Niowave, Inc. in Lansing, MI and will be serving as the SME in research & development (R&D)/ isotope production and discussing challenges and issues facing R&D/isotope production. Mark Linsley, CHP is currently a consultant and will be reprising his role as the roundtable moderator. Ian Parker is a Radiological Engineer for Newtech Environmental Solutions and will be monitoring the chat to engage discussion among attendees.
Invited comments and questions will be encouraged, The intent of the Special Session is to help fellow radiation safety personnel and HP colleagues benchmark and find solutions to their day-to-day challenges, supporting the vision and mission of AIRRS.
The AIRRS Section business meeting will immediately follow the Special Session during which time the recipient of AIRRS first Outstanding Radiation Safety Program Award will be recognized and the new officers for Secretary/Treasurer Elect and Directors will be announced.
Panelists include:
Mark Linsley – Moderator
Ian Parker – Chat Room Coordinator
Alan Jackson
Steven Dewey
Caitlin Root
Ruth McBurney
Alex Bakken
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