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On November 21, the College held the annual membership meeting that was postponed earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to 250 people attended this entirely virtual event, which also featured two education sessions. We would like to take the opportunity now to address some of the questions that were asked before and during the membership meeting. While we reached out to attendees directly with responses where possible, most questions we received referred to the same [...]

The College has continued to reach out to students in recent months, but we have moved all presentations online for the time being. In November and December, the College presented virtually to first-year magnetic resonance and radiology students at NAIT and to third-year radiation therapy students at the University of Alberta. These presentations, delivered by Alefiyah Gulamhusein, Director, Education and Competence, and Ugie Ifesi, Director, Policy and Practice, aim to help students understand what will be expected of them [...]

As the COVID-19 situation has evolved, the College has continually adapted our operations to ensure we are following the latest guidance and restrictions. College staff are all working remotely as mandated by the government of Alberta except in very limited circumstances where we are required to be physically present. We are able to accept phone calls to the main line and registration department remotely, and we ask that members continue to send documents by email wherever possible rather than [...]

The College would like to announce that Alefiyah Gulamhusein will be leaving her position at the end of the year to pursue a new opportunity. We would like to thank Alefiyah for her invaluable contribution to the College and wish her all the best in her new role. We are also pleased to announce that Linda O’Hara has joined our team in the role of Professional Practice Advisor. We look forward to working with Linda and benefiting from the [...]

Organizations are dynamic; they grow and change with emerging and evolving needs. What the public needs and expects from its regulators is always evolving, so our governing body and structures must also continually evolve to best serve the public. Bill 30, the Health Statutes Amendments Act, 2020, came into force on July 29, 2020. This legislation amends several existing Acts, including the Health Professions Act (HPA), whose amendments will come into force April 1, 2021. Bill 30 will increase [...]