Friday, September 18, 2026
gLocal Leadership & Soft Skills Workshop: Working local, thinking global
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how cultural awareness shapes communication, collaboration, education, and patient-centered practice.
- Apply professionalism and ethical reasoning to complex situations in local and global contexts.
- Use practical strategies to manage difficult conversations, conflict, and challenging team dynamics.
- Strengthen leadership effectiveness through emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and relationship management.
- Compare local and global case studies to identify adaptable approaches to leadership and professional growth
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 3:25pm – 3:30pm | Welcome & Workshop Framing, Matt Goss & Sarah Ashmeg |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | Theme 1: Cultural Awareness, Matt Goss |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Theme 2: Professionalism & Ethics, Abigail Dare |
| 4:30pm – 5:00pm | Theme 3: Managing Difficult Situations, Robyn Handschuh |
| 5:00pm – 5:30pm | Theme 4: Leading with Emotional Intelligence, Peter Sandwall |
| 5:30pm – 5:40pm | Working local, thinking global: Applying the leadership skills, Sarah Ashmeg |
| 5:40pm – 5:45pm | Closing reflections and key takeaways, Sarah Ashmeg |
Night Out: Gateway Clipper Cruise
| 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Boarding |
| 7:00pm – 9:30pm | Dinner, Drinks, and Dancing |
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Redefining Radiation: The Next Era of Medical Physics
Learning Objectives
- Explore medical physics research topics being investigated by early career physicists.
- Examine the state of physics education from the “Medical Physics Educators Roadshow 2.0”
- Enhance your leadership skills through the Medical Physics Leadership Academy.
- Case-based review of near-misses and errors to prevent similar incidents in your clinic.
- Discuss the future of the field, including the increasing roles of automation, AI, and machine learning.
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 7:00am – 8:00am | Breakfast / Opening Remarks |
| 8:00am – 8:45am | Medical Physics Educators Roadshow 2.0, Ashley Cetnar |
| 8:45am – 9:15am | Medical Physics Leadership Academy, Abigail Dare |
| 9:15am – 10:15am | Learning from the Trenches: Case-Based Incident Review – an interactive, anonymous breakdown of near-misses and errors, David Pearson & Leslie Anaskevich, Robyn Handschuh (moderator) |
| 10:15am – 10:45am | Coffee Break & Early Career Investigators Poster Session |
| 10:45am – 11:45am | Early Career Investigators, Gary Ge (moderator) |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | The Autonomous Clinic: Mapping the Next Decade of AI and Machine Learning in Medical Physics, Dominic DiCostanzo |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch and Vendor Hall |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Future of Field – Adaptive Planning, Alex Price, Matt Goss (moderator) |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Point/Counterpoint: “Within five years, clinical AI will reduce the medical physicist’s primary role in the clinic.” Jeremy Donaghue (moderator) |
| 4:00pm – 4:15pm | Chapter Updates – ORVC president, Dominic DiCostanzo |
| 4:15pm – 4:30pm | Chapter Updates – POWV president, Matthew Goss |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | Awards & Closing Remarks |
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