AHS Scientific Advisory Group
The COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group was created to provide recommendations to support policy and operational decision-making to the AHS Emergency Coordination Centre related to COVID-19.1)
The group reports to the Operations Section Chief at the Emergency Coordination Centre. It answers questions “related to any aspect of COVID-19 including risk for transmission, personal protective equipment, strategies for isolation, treatment strategies, and management of patients in hospitals.”
Membership
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Manns | Co-chair | - |
| Lynora Saxinger | Co-chair | - |
| Scott Klarenbach | Designated alternate co-chair | - |
| Alexander Doroshenko | Public health representative | - |
| John Conly | Infectious disease/infection prevention and control (IPC) expert | - |
| Nelson Lee | Infectious disease/infection prevention and control (IPC) expert | - |
| Shelley Duggan | Critical care representative | - |
| Elizabeth MacKay | General internal medicine | - |
| Brandie Walker | Respiratory representative | - |
| Andrew McRae | Emergency department representative | - |
| Grant Innes | Emergency department representative (alternate) | - |
| Jeremy Slobodan | Pharmacy representative | - |
| Nathan Zelyas | Provincial laboratory | - |
| Melissa Potestio | Population, public and indigenous health | - |
| James Talbot | AHS Office of the Medical Officer of Health representative | - |
| Marcia Johnson | AHS Office of the Medical Officer of Health representative | - |
| Andre Corriveau | AHS Office of the Medical Officer of Health representative | - |
| Rosana Salvaterra | AHS Office of the Medical Officer of Health representative | - |
| External contributors | ||
| Armghan Ahmad | External reviewer | - |
| Angela Almstrong | External reviewer | - |
| Sarah Andrews | External writer | - |
| Marni Armstrong | External writer | - |
| Leyla Asadi | External writer | - |
| Amreen Babujee | External writer | - |
| Michelle Bailey | External reviewer | - |
| Chad Baker | External reviewer | - |
| Sumedh Bele | External writer | - |
| Alexandra Bennett | External reviewer | - |
| Tony Bennett | External reviewer | - |
| Susanne Benseler | External reviewer | - |
| Byron Berenger | External reviewer | - |
| Emma Billington | External reviewer | - |
| Jamie Boisvenue | External writer | - |
| Lyne Bourassa | External writer | - |
| Jamie Boyd | External reviewer | - |
| Teresa Brandon | ||
| Kristen Brown | External reviewer | - |
| Catherine Burton | External reviewer | - |
| Alyssa Butters | External writer | - |
| Charles Butts | External reviewer | - |
| Jason Cabaj | External reviewer | - |
| Niamh Caffrey | External writer | - |
| David Campbell | External reviewer | - |
| Tavis Campbell | External reviewer | - |
| Frances Carr | External reviewer | - |
| Allison Carroll | External writer | - |
| Ming Chan | External reviewer | - |
| Uma Chandran | External reviewer | - |
| Sylvia Checkley | External writer | - |
| Justin Chen | External writer | - |
| Jonathan Choy | External reviewer | - |
| Deirde Church | External reviewer | - |
| Steven Clelland | External reviewer | - |
| Zoe Collins | External writer | - |
| Charles Cook | External writer | - |
| Lisa Cook | External writer | - |
| Ryan Cooper | External reviewer | - |
| Alastair Cribb | External reviewer | - |
| Ceara Cunningham | External writer | - |
| Mitesh Thakrar | External reviewer | - |
| Amanda Davis | External writer | - |
| Mathew Diggle | External reviewer | - |
| Devika Dixit | - | - |
| Karen Doucette | External reviewer | - |
| Rachael Erdmann | External writer | - |
| Gabriel Fabreau | External reviewer | - |
| Mircea Fagarasau | External reviewer | - |
| Shihe Fan | Other contributor | - |
| Giovanni Ferrara | External reviewer | - |
| Karin Fluet | External reviewer | - |
| Kevin Fonseca | External writer | - |
| Susan Fryters | External reviewer | - |
| Chris Fung | External reviewer | - |
| Heather Gagnon | External writer | - |
| John Gill | External reviewer | - |
| Mark Gillrie | - | - |
| Robert Gniadecki | External reviewer | - |
| Richard Golonka | External writer | - |
| Christopher Grant | External reviewer | - |
| Lee Green | External reviewer | - |
| Michelle Grinman | External reviewer | - |
| Michael Guirguis | External reviewer | - |
| John Hagens | External reviewer | - |
| Sarah Hall | External reviewer | - |
| Robyn Harrison | - | - |
| Staci Hastings | External writer | - |
| Stephanie Hastings | External writer | - |
| Glen Hazlewood | External reviewer | - |
| Shelby Henry | External writer | - |
| Alexander Hicks | External writer | - |
| Anne Hicks | External writer | - |
| Bronwen Hicks | Other contributor | - |
| Chester Ho | External reviewer | - |
| David Hogan | External reviewer | - |
| Brian Holroyd | External reviewer | - |
| Karen Hope | External reviewer | - |
| Shelley Howk | External reviewer | - |
| Greg Hrynchyshyn | External reviewer | - |
| Jing Hu | External reviewer | - |
| Joycelyn Jaca | - | - |
| Wes Jackson | External reviewer | - |
| Peter Jamieson | External reviewer | - |
| Susan Jelinski | External writer | - |
| Mark Joffe | External reviewer | - |
| Kerri Johansson | External reviewer | - |
| Andrew Johnson | External reviewer | - |
| Curtis Johnston | External reviewer | - |
| Ania Kania-Richmond | External writer | - |
| Meenakshi Kashyap | External writer | - |
| James Kellner | External reviewer | - |
| Zoha Khawaja | Other contributor | - |
| Joseph Kim | External reviewer | - |
| Susanne King-Jones | Other contributor | - |
| Kristin Klein | External reviewer | - |
| David Kleinman | - | - |
| Bev Knudtson | External reviewer | - |
| Cyndie Koning | External writer | - |
| Seija Kromm | External writer | - |
| Oscar Larios | - | - |
| Jensen Lau | - | - |
| Jenine Leal | External writer | - |
| Bonita Lee | External reviewer | - |
| Seungwon Lee | External writer | - |
| Jane Lemaire | External reviewer | - |
| Nicole Loroff | - | - |
| Meaghan Lunney | External writer | - |
| Judy MacDonald | External reviewer | - |
| Kiran Pohar Manhas | External writer | - |
| Frank MacMaster | External reviewer | - |
| Finlay McAlister | External reviewer | - |
| Kerry McBrien | External reviewer | - |
| Laura McDougall | External reviewer | - |
| Patrick McLane | External writer | - |
| Bijoy Menon | External reviewer | - |
| Evan Minty | External reviewer | - |
| Nicholas Mitchell | External reviewer | - |
| Mary Modayil | External writer | - |
| Christopher Mody | External reviewer | - |
| Matthew Murphy | External reviewer | - |
| Stephanie Murphy | External writer | - |
| Daniel Muruve | External reviewer | - |
| Nicholas Myers | External reviewer | - |
| Meenakshi Nandagiri | External writer | - |
| Christine Neustaedter | External writer | - |
| Kimberly Nickoriuk | External reviewer | - |
| Colleen Norris | External reviewer | - |
| Dean Olmstead | External reviewer | - |
| Mohamed Osman | External reviewer | - |
| Simon Otto | External writer | - |
| Rob Oxoby | External reviewer | - |
| Raj Padwal | External reviewer | - |
| Marla Palakkamanil | External writer | - |
| Shawna Pandya | External reviewer | - |
| Tania Pannu | - | - |
| Ken Kuljit Parhar | External reviewer | - |
| Michael Parkins | External reviewer | - |
| Yuba Raj Paudel | Other contributor | - |
| Tristan Pidner | - | - |
| Stephanie Plamondon | External reviewer | - |
| Jodi Ploquin | External reviewer | - |
| Alicia Polachek | External reviewer | - |
| Anna Pujadas-Botey | External writer | - |
| Pietro Ravani | External writer | - |
| Steve Rees | External reviewer | - |
| Pamela Roach | External reviewer | - |
| Jeff Roe | External reviewer | - |
| Lindsay Rogers | External writer | - |
| Deana Sabuda | External reviewer | - |
| Tom Salopek | External reviewer | - |
| Adalberto Loyola Sanchez | External reviewer | - |
| Judy Seidel | External reviewer | - |
| Becky Skidmore | Other contributor | - |
| Stephanie Smith | External reviewer | - |
| Ranjani Somyani | External writer | - |
| Lesley Soril | External writer | - |
| Prachi Shah | Other contributor | - |
| Heather Sharpe | External writer | - |
| Mona Sikal | External reviewer | - |
| James Silvius | External reviewer | - |
| Linda Slocombe | External reviewer | - |
| Kevin Solverson | External reviewer | - |
| Ranjani Somyani | External writer | - |
| Sharron Spice | External reviewer | - |
| Marysia Stasiewicz | External writer | - |
| Douglas Stewart | External reviewer | - |
| David Strong | External reviewer | - |
| Kayla Strong | External writer | - |
| Shahna Tariq | External writer | - |
| Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert | External reviewer | - |
| Marcello Tonelli | External reviewer | - |
| Dana Tschritter | External writer | - |
| Stephen Tsekrekos | External reviewer | - |
| Diana Turner | External reviewer | - |
| Kristal Turner | External writer | - |
| Sander Van Zanten | External reviewer | - |
| Aaron Vander Leek | External writer | - |
| Joseph Vayalumkal | External reviewer | - |
| Alexandra Vetland | External reviewer | - |
| David Walder | External reviewer | - |
| Jason Weatherald | External reviewer | - |
| James Wesenberg | External reviewer | - |
| Jennifer Williams | External reviewer | - |
| Tyler Williamson | External reviewer | - |
| Sharon Wilson | External reviewer | - |
| Krista Wollney | External writer | - |
| Nicole Wright | External reviewer | - |
| Cynthia Wu | - | - |
| Mark Yarema | External reviewer | - |
| Kelly Zarnke | External reviewer | - |
| Caseng Zhang | External writer | - |
| Xurong Rachel Zhao | Other contributor | - |
| Dan Zuege | External reviewer | - |
Groups
- AHS Provincial VTE Prophylaxis Accreditation Working Group
Other ad hoc external reviewers are added for each review based on the context of the evidence synthesis requests.
Publications
- October 5, 2021: Ivermectin Evidence Review Update
- October 21, 2021: Likelihood of Transmission of COVID-19 infection after COVID-19 Vaccination2)
- September 7, 2021: Medical Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine: Jurisdictional Scan3)
- May 17, 2021: Evidence of Harm from Mask Use for Specific Populations in the Community4)
1)
2019-nCoV Scientific Advisory Group. (2021, May 27). Alberta Health Services. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-terms-of-reference.pdf
2)
AHS Scientific Advisory Group. (2021, October 21). Likelihood of Transmission of COVID-19 infection after COVID-19 Vaccination. Alberta Health Services. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-post-vaccine-transmission-rapid-review.pdf
3)
AHS Scientific Advisory Table. (2021, September 7). Medical Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine: Jurisdictional Scan. Alberta Health Services. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-medical-exemptions-to-mandatory-vaccination-rapid-review.pdf
4)
AHS Scientific Advisory Group. (2021, May 17). Evidence of Harm from Mask Use for Specific Populations in the Community. Alberta Health Services. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-evidence-of-harm-from-mask-use-for-specific-populations.pdf