Danny LeBlanc

In 1992 I started working in MDR formerly CSPD at the Old Halifax Infirmary Hospital in Halifax, NS. We worked directly in the OR and did everything from MDR duties to turning over rooms to assisting the Anesthesiologist. When the Old Halifax Infirmary closed in 1998 I moved to the Victoria General Hospital (VGH). From the VGH I was successful for the position as MDR Supervisor at the New Halifax Infirmary Hospital where I worked for 8 years. I then moved across the water to the Dartmouth General Hospital where I worked as the MDR Supervisor for 14 years. I applied for and was successful in for the position as MDR Western Zone Manager as of March 2018.

I joined CAMDR the first year in Winnipeg where I attended the conference, I have been a member ever since. Pam Hunter who was the CAMDR Secretary and Becky White who was the first PA and now current CAMDR Secretary in Nova Scotia, approached me and asked if I would be interested in applying as the Nova Scotia CAMDR PA, which I gladly said yes.

What’s your role in MDRD?

I am currently Manager of MDR in Western Zone of Nova Scotia. If there’s one thing you’d like people to know about your work, what would it be? MDR is my passion. I have been lucky enough to spend my whole career in MDR and I am proud to say I have worked beside some of the most wonderful people I know.

What’s the best part of your job?

The changing landscape from day to day. There is never one day the same.

Why did you get involved with CAMDR?

To help promote MDR on a National and Provincial level. I am Past President of the Medical Device Reprocessing of Nova Scotia (MDRANS) and becoming part of CAMDR to promote the medical device reprocessing field seemed like a natural fit for me.