The COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) is a Canadian provincial advisory group hosted by Alberta Health Services. SAG 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 | - |
Publications
- May 17, 2021: Evidence of Harm from Mask Use for Specific Populations in the Community
- September 7, 2021: Medical Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine: Jurisdictional Scan
- October 5, 2021: Ivermectin Evidence Review Update
- October 21, 2021: Likelihood of Transmission of COVID-19 infection after COVID-19 Vaccination
- November 19, 2021: Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
- November 21, 2021: Safety and Effectiveness of Sotrovimab in High Risk Populations
- November 23, 2021: Immunization after COVID-19 Infection
External links
2019-nCoV Scientific Advisory Group. (2020, April 15). Alberta Health Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20200523051636/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-terms-of-reference.pdf ↩︎
