Dear Colleagues,
IOMP has decided to launch the ‘International Medical Physics Week’ (IMPW) to motivate organization of medical physics activities in a defined week each year (mid-month week of May). Although 2020 has been a challenging year given the unprecedented health crisis due to COVID-19 outbreak, it is also a period of opportunities for innovative education. Webinars allow us to keep abreast of newly developed techniques and skills across all fields of medical physics and offer a framework for sharing teaching material and experiences.
The ‘IOMP School’ was established in 2016 and its mission is to extend and coordinate teaching activities globally. The first ‘IOMP School’ courses were organized at the International Conference of Medical Physics in Bangkok (2016). Since then, several ‘IOMP Schools’ have been organized in connection with major medical physics Conferences and Congresses. The ‘IOMP School’ organizes this year a series of webinars to celebrate the IMPW and connect experts with learners ensuring continuity in education and training activities. I would like to encourage you to participate in the program and benefit from the expertise of internationally renowned speakers.
With my best wishes,
Prof. John Damilakis
Vice President, IOMP
IMPW Webinars organizer
Dear Medical Physics Colleagues,
I am delighted to see enthusiasm of many colleagues across the world in doing their best to enhance the contribution and importance of medical physics among medical professionals and among public. We always have uphill task when it comes to creation of awareness of our role among public. It is this need that made IOMP establish International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) earlier in 2013 and now International Medical Physics Week (IMPW) in 2020.
We are conscious that current environment created by COVID-19 makes physical meetings impossible and media is fully dedicated to COVID-19 issues, but that allows creativity and use of electronic media to achieve the purpose of promotion of the subject. I welcome your actions. On our part, we decided to keep to interaction with professional colleagues for this year IMPW and organize webinars during the IMPW2020 (11-15 May). I encourage your participation. Best wishes for success in your organization of events during IMPW and I look forward to your participation in IOMP webinars organized by Prof. John Damilakis, Vice President, IOMP.
Stay safe
Madan M. Rehani,
President, IOMP (2018-2021)