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Working Group on Medical Errors in Brachytherapy (WGMEB)

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Activities
  1. Evaluate current and future trends with regards to medical errors in brachytherapy.
  2. Work with stakeholders, including regulators and industry, to potentially address and improve the root cause issues related to medical errors in brachytherapy.
  3. Develop practice guidelines on medical error prevention in brachytherapy, provide training and education on error response and lessons learned
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: Not Referenced.
Standing?This is not a standing committee.
Approved Date(s):11/4/2022
Committee Keywords: No Keywords Entered

Board of Directors
Science Council
Therapy Physics Cmte  [Status]
Radiation Therapy Patient Safety SC  [Status]
Working Group on Medical Errors in Brachytherapy  [Status]

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Chair

Zoubir Ouhib
Workgroup Chair

2025 Roster

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VOTING AppointmentsThere are 13 voting members.

up-to-dateIvan M. Buzurovic, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
up-to-dateKenneth W. Cashon, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

up-to-dateJessica Clements, MS

1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025 Liaison Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-dateJ. Adam M. Cunha, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

up-to-dateBrian A. Hrycushko

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
up-to-dateSunyoung Jang, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member

up-to-dateYixiang Liao, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
up-to-dateMahta M. McKee, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

up-to-dateZoubir Ouhib, MS

11/4/2022 - 12/31/2025 Workgroup Chair
up-to-dateTarun K. Podder, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

up-to-dateDaniel J. Scanderbeg, PhD

11/4/2022 - 12/31/2025 Work Group Vice Chair
up-to-dateSamantha J. Simiele, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member

up-to-dateChristopher J. Tien, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Member
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 11 non-voting members and guests.

up-to-dateLauren Allaire

12/9/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - Elekta (nonvoting)
up-to-dateAbby E. Besemer, PhD

12/5/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant (nonvoting)

up-to-datePaul Burns

12/9/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - Sirtex (nonvoting)
up-to-dateStavroula  Giannouli Ph.D.

12/27/2022 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - Varian (nonvoting)

up-to-dateYuHuei Jessica Huang, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - ABS Liaison (nonvoting)
up-to-dateJACOB G. JOHANSEN

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - GEC-ESTRO Liaison (nonvoting)

up-to-dateAngela Kwon

12/27/2022 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - FDA (nonvoting)
up-to-dateJessica R. Lowenstein, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - IROC Liaison (nonvoting)

up-to-dateVrinda Narayana, PhD

4/2/2024 - 12/31/2025 Guest (nonvoting)
up-to-dateJoel Poder, PhD, MS

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - ABG Liaison (nonvoting)

up-to-dateKatherine N. Tapp, PhD

12/1/2022 - 12/31/2025 Consultant - NRC Liaison (nonvoting)
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