Jodi Ploquin, M.Sc., Certified Workplace Traumatologist

As a medical health physicist who has worked as a change leader in radiation safety, nuclear security, patient safety and physician wellness, Jodi brings diverse experience in health care to the table. She is currently a senior consultant (medical staff diversity) in wellness and development at Alberta Health Services.

With a passion for life-long learning and creating engaging opportunities for knowledge exchange, Jodi is certified in adult learning through the University of Calgary where she lectures as the graduate level. She is also trained in quality improvement and patient safety through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

As a change leader, Jodi sits on the expert panel for Healthcare Excellence Canada as a co-creator of the Leading Change Toolkit. Jodi is an ambassador for Canada for the World Institute for Nuclear Security and European Commission on the security of radioactive sources used in medicine.

Supporting physician wellness through the pandemic was a call to action for Jodi, spurring her to become certified in Psychological First Aid through the Canadian Red Cross and to become a Certified Workplace Traumatologist.