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BC COVID-19 Strategic Research Advisory Committee

The BC COVID-19 Strategic Research Advisory Committee (SRAC) is a Canadian advisory body in 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.1)

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 Associate Deputy Minister and the 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 SRAC2)
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
1)
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/
2)
Committee Members. Health Research BC. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182833/https://healthresearchbc.ca/committee-members/