====== BC COVID-19 Strategic Research Advisory Committee ======

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The **BC COVID-19 Strategic Research Advisory Committee (SRAC)** is a Canadian advisory body in [[canada:British Columbia]] "established to serve as a bridge between the Provincial Health Officer, government decision-makers and the BC health research community" during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].((//Strategic Provincial Advisory Committee (SRAC).// Health Research BC. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182711/https://healthresearchbc.ca/strategic-provincial-advisory-committee-srac/))

===== Activities =====

According to [[Michael Smith Health Research BC]], SRAC "is convened to advise the province on the priorities, funding, coordination and dissemination of research projects and their results. The focus is on the BC-specific research needs and strengths in the context of national and global research initiatives."

===== Organization =====

SRAC reports to the [[BC Ministry of Health]] [[stephen_brown|Associate Deputy Minister]] and the [[bonnie_henry|Provincial Health Officer]] (PHO) through the Chairs. Michael Smith Health Research BC serves as secretariat to the committee and provides strategic support.

==== Members ====

^  Members of the SRAC((//Committee Members.// Health Research BC. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182833/https://healthresearchbc.ca/committee-members/))  ^^^
^ Name  ^ Position  ^ Notes  ^
| [[David Patrick]]  | Co-Chair  | [[BC Centre for Disease Control]] (BCCDC), [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC)  |
| [[Bev Holmes]]  | Co-Chair  | [[Michael Smith Health Research Foundation]] (MSHRF)  |
| [[Mary Ackenhusen]]  | Member  | [[BC Ministry of Health]], [[Vancouver Coastal Health]] (VCH), [[Fraser Health Authority]]  |
| [[Tania Bubela]]  | Member  | [[Simon Fraser University]] (SFU), [[Royal Society of Canada]], [[Canadian Academy of Health Sciences]], [[CLEONet]]  |
| [[Judith Hutson]]  | Project Consultant/Secretariat  | [[Hutson & Company]]  |
| [[Perry Kendall]]  | Member  | [[British Columbia Centre on Substance Use]] (BCCSU), [[Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario]]  |
| [[Adeera Levin]]  | Member  | [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC), [[BC Renal]], [[St. Paul's Hospital]]  |
| [[Wayne Maksylewich]]  | Patient/Public Representative  | -  |
| [[Robert McMaster]]  | Member  | [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC), [[British Columbia Academic Health Sciences Network]], [[Clinical Trials BC]], [[Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute]] (VCHRI), [[BC Transplant]], [[World Health Organization]], [[Canadian Institutes of Health Research]] (CIHR), [[Michael Smith Health Research Foundation]], [[BC Clinical Research Infrastructure Network]] (BCCRIN), [[Michael Smith Health Research BC]], [[Transplant Research Foundation of British Columbia]], [[Medical Device Development Centre]] (MDDC), [[HealthCareCAN]], [[Research Canada]]  |
| [[Catherine McNeil]]  | Patient/Public Representative  | [[Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network]]  |
| [[Emily Newhouse]]  | Member  | [[Fraser Health Authority]], [[Vancouver Coastal Health]], [[University of British Columbia]]  |
| [[Jeff Reading]]  | Member  | [[Simon Fraser University]] (SFU), [[St. Paul’s Hospital]], [[British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research]], [[COVID-19 Immunity Task Force]]  |
| [[Manik Saini]]  | Member  | [[BC Ministry of Health]], [[Swaziland Ministry of Health]], [[Global Fund]]  |
| [[Martin Schechter]]  | Member  | [[Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research]], [[University of British Columbia]], [[CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network]]  |
| [[Victoria Schuckel]]  | Member  | [[BC Ministry of Health]], [[BC SUPPORT Unit]], [[British Columbia Academic Health Science Network]]  |
| [[David Snadden]]  | Member  | [[University of British Columbia]]  |
| [[Kelli Stajduhar]]  | Member  | [[University of Victoria]], [[Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health]], [[Fraser Health Authority]], [[Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC]], [[Canadian Academy of Health Sciences]]  |
| [[Cindy Trytten]]  | Member  | [[Vancouver Island Health Authority]], [[HealthcareCAN]], [[Clinical Trials BC]], [[British Columbia Academic Health Science Network]] (BC AHSN), [[University of Victoria]], [[Canadian College of Health Leaders]], [[Umbrella Society]]  |
| [[Alice Virani]]  | Member  | [[Provincial Health Services Authority]] (PHSA), [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC), [[Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics]]  |

===== External links =====

  * [[https://wiki.whiteroseintelligence.com/en/BC-COVID-19-Strategic-Research-Advisory-Committee|White Rose Wiki]]