> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # AHS COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/ahs-covid-19-scientific-advisory-group/ - Published: 1999-01-02T09:07:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-20T04:28:22.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, COVID-19, Organization The **COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group (SAG)** is a Canadian provincial advisory group hosted by [Alberta Health Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alberta-Health-Services). SAG was created to provide recommendations to support policy and operational decision-making to the [AHS Emergency Coordination Centre](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/AHS-Emergency-Coordination-Centre) related to COVID-19.[\[1\]](#fn1) 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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Braden-Manns) | Co-chair | \- | | Lynora Saxinger | Co-chair | \- | | Scott Klarenbach | Designated alternate co-chair | \- | | [Alexander Doroshenko](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://web.archive.org/web/20210527212738/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-evidence-of-harm-from-mask-use-for-specific-populations.pdf) - September 7, 2021: [Medical Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine: Jurisdictional Scan](https://www.campfire.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=public%5Fhealth%5Fagencies:canada:if-ppih-covid-19-sag-medical-exemptions-to-mandatory-vaccination-rapid-review.pdf) - October 5, 2021: [Ivermectin Evidence Review Update](https://web.archive.org/web/20230708231651/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-ivermectin-in-treatment-and-prevention-rapid-review.pdf) - October 21, 2021: [Likelihood of Transmission of COVID-19 infection after COVID-19 Vaccination](https://web.archive.org/web/20211231033121/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-post-vaccine-transmission-rapid-review.pdf) - November 19, 2021: [Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes](https://web.archive.org/web/20220215083956/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-risk-factors-for-severe-covid-19-outcomes-rapid-review.pdf) - November 21, 2021: [Safety and Effectiveness of Sotrovimab in High Risk Populations](https://web.archive.org/web/20220119210853/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-safety-and-effectiveness-of-sotrovimab-rapid-review.pdf) - November 23, 2021: [Immunization after COVID-19 Infection](https://web.archive.org/web/20230605101733/https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-post-infection-immunization-rapid-review.pdf) ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=ahs%5Fcovid-19%5Fscientific%5Fadvisory%5Fgroup) --- 1. *2019-nCoV Scientific Advisory Group.* (2020, April 15). Alberta Health Services. [↩︎](#fnref1)