CRPA-ACRP Bulletin Vol 43 No 4

CRPA-ACRP Bulletin

July 11, 2022

Interview with Leah Shuparski-Miller, CRPA’s President-Elect

In this issue of the Bulletin, continuing his tradition of interviewing interesting people involved in radiation protection, Chief Editor Dave Niven talks with Leah Shuparski-Miller, CRPA’s president-elect. He asks her about her life, her history with CRPA, her motivations for becoming president, and what she hopes to accomplish during her tenure. She says, “Sharing information openly helps us all grow and strengthen our radiation protection community.”

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July 11, 2022

Editor’s Message, July 2022

In his editorial, Deputy Editor Grant Cubbon reflects on his role as a member of the CRPA board of directors. After three terms on the board, he chose not to run in this year’s election, saying that, “it’s time to make room for one of the many young professionals among our membership to take a leadership role in the association.” He also reflects on contributions of the many experts, from CRPA and beyond, who have volunteered their time to provide great articles for the Bulletin.

CRPA News / Features

May 3, 2022

Update from the President’s Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI Task Force)

In June 2020, in response to protests and riots against police brutality and systemic racism taking place in the US, Canada, and the rest of the world, CRPA committed to re-evaluating their code of ethics and created the President’s Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI Task Force).

Features

May 3, 2022

2021 Annual Federal Provincial Territorial Radiation Protection Committee Meeting

FPTRPC advances the development and harmonization of practices and standards for radiation protection in Canada and communicates these to the people of Canada. Their latest meetings took place virtually on October 18, 20, and 22. In this issue of the Bulletin, we share highlights from that meeting.

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Features

May 3, 2022

CRPA’s Professional Development Courses

Donata Chaulk, CRPA’s PD committee chair and PD Portfolio director on the board of directors, recaps the live online sessions offered by the committee last year and highlights the value of members sharing their knowledge and learning from each other.

Regular Columns

May 3, 2022

Let’s Be Clear: Risk Communication for Radiation Safety Professionals (Part II)—How to Use Plain Language to Improve Risk Communication

In Part II of the Risk Communication for Radiation Safety Professionals series, we begin to explore how plain language can make your risk communication easier to understand and more effective.

Features

May 3, 2022

From the Archives—Fukushima and Me

In this issue of the Bulletin, we’re introducing a new feature—From the Archives. For our first “From the Archives” feature, we’ve pulled out a personal account from member Tanya Vlaskalin relating to questions she was asked following the Fukushima disaster (originally published in 2011).