public_health_agencies:canada:alberta_health_services
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Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services is the public health authority for the Province of Alberta. It is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta and reports to the Alberta Ministry of Health.1)
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-19.2)
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
- SAG Co-chairs – Dr. Braden Manns; Dr. Lynora Saxinger
- Public Health representative – Dr. Alexander Doroshenko
- Infectious Disease / IPC Experts – Dr. John Conly
- Critical care representative – Dr. Shelley Duggan
- General Internal Medicine – Dr. Elizabeth Mackay
- Respiratory representative – Dr. Brandie Walker
- Emergency department representative – Dr. Andrew McRae
- Pharmacy representative - Jeremy Slobodan
- Provincial Laboratory – Dr. Nathan Zelyas
- Alberta Health Medical Office of Health representative – Dr. Andre Corriveau
Additional contributors:
- Jamie Boyd
- Uma Chandran
- Devika Dixit
- Rachael Erdmann
- Mark Gillrie
- Grant Innes
- Joycelyn Jaca
- Marcia Johnson
- Scott Klarenbach
- David Kleinman
- Oscar Larios
- Jensen Lau
- Nicole Loroff
- Frank McMaster
- Tania Pannu
- Tristan Pidner
- Melissa Potestio
- Rosana Salvaterra
- Heather Sharpe
- Cynthia Wu
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 21, 2021: Likelihood of Transmission of COVID-19 infection after COVID-19 Vaccination3)
- September 7, 2021: Medical Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine: Jurisdictional Scan4)
- May 17, 2021: Evidence of Harm from Mask Use for Specific Populations in the Community5)
1)
Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, November 2). Alberta Health Services. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://archive.ph/SJG40
2)
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
3)
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
4)
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
5)
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
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