Plan canadien de lutte contre la pandémie d'influenza dans le secteur de la santé

Pandemic Influenza Committee

Federal Co-Chair

Dr. Theresa Tam, Director
Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Provincial Co-Chair

Dr. Karen Grimsrud
Deputy Provincial Health Officer
Alberta Health and Wellness

British-Columbia

Dr. Danuta Skowronski
Physician Epidemiologist
BC Centre for Disease Control

Manitoba

Dr. Eilish Cleary
Medical Officer of Health
Manitoba Health

Alternate

Dr. Susan Roberecki
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health
Manitoba Health

New Brunswick

Dr. Wayne MacDonald
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Alternate

Ms. Lynn Cochrane
Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Newfoundland/Labrador

Dr. Faith Stratton
Provincial Medical Officer of Health
Department of Health and Community Services

Alternate

Ms. Cathy O'Keefe
Disease Control Nursing Specialist
Department of Health and Community Services

North West Territories

Mr. Jack McKinnon
Senior Advisor, Public Health Department of Health and Social Services

Alternate

Ms. Cheryl Case
Communicable Disease Consultant
Department of Health and Social Services

Nova Scotia

Dr. Shelly Sarwal
Medical Officer of Health
Nova Scotia Department of Health

Nunavut

Dr. Geraldine Osborne
Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health
Department of Health and Social Services

Ontario

Dr. Sheela Basrur
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, Ontario

Alternate

Dr. Erika Bontovics
Senior Infection Control Consultant
Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Dr. Lamont Sweet
Chief Health Officer
Department of Health and Social Services

Quebec

Dr. Nadia Abdelaziz
Médecin conseil
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Alternate

Dr. Michel Savard
Médecin conseil en maladies infectieuses
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Saskatchewan

Dr. Brenda Cholin (Interim)
Medical Health Officer
Prairie North Health Region

Alternate

Dr. Ross Findlater
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Saskatchewan Health

Yukon

Dr. Bryce Larke
Yukon Medical Health Officer
Yukon Health and Social Services

Alternate

Ms. Colleen Hemsley
Communicable Disease Officer
Yukon Health and Social Services

Bioethicist

Dr. Caroline Alfieri
Virlologist/Bioethicist
Centre de recherche, Hôpital Ste-Justine Montréal, Québec

Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Patricia Huston
Chief, Emerging Infectious Diseases Section
Immunization and Respiratory Infections Division
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Liaison Members

Dr. Tim Booth
Director, Viral Diseases Division
National Microbiology Laboratory
Public Health Agency of Canada

Mr. Wayne Dauphinee
Executive Director
Emergency Management Branch
Ministry of Health Services
Victoria, British Columbia

Dr. Elwyn Griffiths
Associate Director General
Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada

Dr. Todd Hatchette
Director of Virology and Immunology
Division of Microbiology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
QE II Health Science Centre

Dr. Greg Horsman
Medical Director
Provincial Laboratory
Regina, Saskatchewan

Dr. Joanne Langley, Chair of NACI
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials Research Center
IWK Health Center

Dr. Marcus Lem, A/Director
Primary Health Care and Public Health
Communicable Disease Control
Division First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Martin Tepper
Senior Medical Advisor
Communicable Disease Control Program
Force Health Protection
Director General Health Services
Department of National Defence

Dr. Geneviève Trottier
Veterinary Science Advisor
Science Advice and Biohazards Division
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Mr. Frank Welsh, Director
Office of Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Training
Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response
Public Health Agency of Canada

Alternate-1

Ms. Donna MacLean
A/Contingency Planning Manager
Office of Emergency Preparedness Planning and Training
Public Health Agency of Canada

Alternate-2

Ms. Lynn Menard
A/Senior Emergency Planning Officer
Office of Emergency Preparedness Planning and Training
Public Health Agency of Canada

Past Members

Alberta	Ms. Agnes Honish (interim)
Manitoba	Dr. Joel Kettner
Nova Scotia	Dr. Jeff Scott
Nunavut	Ms. Mehrun Forth Ms. Carolina Palacios
Ontario	Dr. Colin D'Cunha Dr. Karim Kurgi
PHAC	Dr. Arlene King (Past Federal Co-Chair)
Quebec	Dr. Yves Robert (Past Provincial Co-chair) Dr. Louise Alain Dr. Monique Landry Dr. Horacio Arruda Dr. Michel Savard Dr. Sylvie Venne
Saskatchewan	Dr. Eric Young Dr. Ross Findlater Dr. Huiming Yang

Past Liaison Members

CPHLN	Dr. Margaret Fearon Dr. Kevin Forward Dr. Jean Joly
FNIHB	Dr. Ezzat Farzad Ms. Barbara Lewis
NACI	Dr. Victor Marchessault* Dr. Pamela Orr

Working Groups

Antivirals Working Group (AVWG)

Dr. Susan Tamblyn,
Chair Public Health Consultant

Dr. Caroline Alfieri
Hôpital Ste-Justine

Dr. Fred Aoki
University of Manitoba

Dr. Alfred Gin
Health Sciences Centre

Ms. Jill Sciberras
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Danuta Skowronski
BC Centre for Disease Control

Dr. Theresa Tam
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Geoffrey Taylor
Walter McKenzie Centre

Past AVWG Members

Dr. Charles Bayliff
Canadian Pharmacists Association

Dr. Charles Frenette
McGill University Health Centre

Dr. Joanne Langley
Clinical Trials Research Center, IWK Health Center

Dr. Victor Marchessault*
National Advisory Committee on Immunization

Dr. Monika Naus
BC Centre for Disease Control

*Dr. Marchessault passed away in March, 2003.

Pandemic Vaccines Working Group

Dr. Theresa Tam, Co-Chair
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Joanne Langley, Co-Chair
Clinical Trials Research Center, IWK Health Center

Dr. Shelley Deeks
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Karen Grimsrud
Alberta Health and Wellness

Dr. Greg Hammond
Manitoba Health

Dr. Barbara Law
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Scott Halperin
Dalhousie University, IWK Health Center

Dr. Joanne Langley
Clinical Trials Research Center, IWK Health Center

Dr. Allison McGeer
Mount Sinai/Toronto Medical Laboratories

Dr. Shelly McNeil
Dalhousie University, IWK Health Center

Dr. Harold Rode
Health Canada

Dr. David Scheifele
Vaccine Evaluation Centre, British Columbia

Ms. Jill Sciberras
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Danuta Skowronski
BC Centre for Disease Control

Past Vaccines Working Group Members

Dr. Susan Tamblyn -Chair
Public Health Consultant

Ms. Janet Cooper
Canadian Pharmacists Association

Dr. Monika Naus
BC Centre for Disease Control

Ms. Cathy O'Keefe
Department of Health and Community
Services, Newfoundland

Dr. Pamela Orr
Health Sciences Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Dr. Yves Robert
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Dr. Anne Roberts
Department of Health and Social Services, Nunavut

Public Health Measures Working Group

Dr. Karen Grimsrud, Co-Chair
Alberta Health and Wellness

Ms. Jill Sciberras, Co-Chair
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Margaret Bodie-Collins
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Cheryl Case
Government of the Northwest Territories

Ms. Lynne Cochrane
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Dr. Ian Gemmill
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health Unit, Ontario

Dr. Marcia M. Johnson
Capital Health Authority, Alberta

Ms. Kay MacIssac
Department of Health, Nova Scotia

Ms. Anne-Luise
Winter Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Dr. Barbara Yaffe
Toronto Public Health Department

Past PHMWG Members

Dr. Maureen Baikie
Government of Nova Scotia

Dr. Brent Friesen
Calgary Health Region

Dr. Digby Horne
Manitoba Health

Mr. Semaneh Jemere
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Marcus Lem
Health Canada

Ms. Kathy Mestery
Manitoba Health

Ms. Peggy Richardson
Health Canada

Dr. Susan Roberecki
Manitoba Health

Dr. Theresa Tam
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Susan Tamblyn
Perth District Health Unit

Dr. Sylvie Venne Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux

Vaccine Preventable and Respiratory Infections Surveillance Working Group (VPRIS)

Ms. Helen Bangura, Co-Chair
Saskatchewan Health

Ms. Jeannette Macey, Co-Chair
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Nooshin Ahmadipour
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Teneg Holy Akwar
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

M. Gaston De Serres
Institut national de santé publique du Québec

Dr. Todd Hatchette
QE II Health Science Centre

Ms. Cathy O'Keefe
Department of Health and Community Services Newfoundland and Labrador

Dr. Graham Tipples
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Kerri Watkins
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Anne-Luise Winter
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario

Respiratory Infections Surveillance Committee (RISC)

Dr. Ahmad Abdulhadi
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Ms. Louise Alain
Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec

Dr. Monique Landry (alternate)
Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec

Dr. Colette Gaulin (alternate)
Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec

Ms. Samina Aziz
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Helen Bangura
Saskatchewan Health

Dr. Carole Beaudoin
Manitoba Health

Dr. Eilish Cleary (alternate)
Manitoba Health

Ms. Carol Styles (alternate)
Manitoba Health

Ms. Grlica Bolesnikov
Department of Health and Wellness
New Brunswick

Dr. Teneg Holy Akwar (alternate)
Department of Health and Wellness
New Brunswick

Dr. Tim Booth
Public Health Agency of Canada, NML

Ms. Cheryl Case
Department of Health and Social Services
North West Territories

Ms. Colleen Hemsley
Yukon Health and Social Services

Ms. Dawn Krahn
Alberta Health and Wellness

Ms. Elaine Sartison (alternate)
Alberta Health and Wellness

Dr. Ted Kuschak
Public Health Agency of Canada, CPHLN

Ms. Jeannette Macey
Public Health Agency of Canada

Mr. Adam Medaglia
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Penny Nault
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Cathy O'Keefe
Department of Health and Community Services
Newfoundland/Labrador

Dr. Faith Stratton (alternate)
Department of Health and Community Services
Newfoundland/Labrador

Ms. Carolina Palacios
Department of Health and Social Services, Nunavut

Ms. Andrea Saunders
Nova Scotia Department of Health

Ms. Kay MacIsaac (alternate)
Nova Scotia Department of Health

Dr. Lamont Sweet
Department of Health and Social Services
Prince Edward Island

Ms. Aleina Tweed
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Ms. Jastej Dhaliwal (alternate)
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Dr. Danuta Skowronski (alternate)
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

Ms. Kerri Watkins
Public Health Agency of Canada

Past RISC members

Dr. Jeff Aramini
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Nicholas Baylis
Alberta Health and Wellness

Mr. David Boulos
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Lynn Cochrane
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Mr. Maurice Collette
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Ms. Ann Coombs
Nova Scotia Department of Health

Dr. Shelley Deeks
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Sandy Isaacs
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Jean Joly
Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Dr. Jane MacDonald
Nova Scotia Department of Health

Dr. James MacLean
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Ms. Teresa Mersereau
Alberta Health and Wellness

Dr. Susan Tamblyn
Perth District Health Unit

Dr. Shainoor Virani
Alberta Health and Wellness

Mr. Mark Vanderkloot
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Michelyn Wood
Manitoba Health

Past Surveillance Working Group Members

Dr. Nathalie Bastien
National Microbiology Laboratory

Mr. Ken Brandt
Provincial Laboratory, Saskatchewan

Dr. Monique Douville-Fradet
Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec

Dr. Margaret Fearon
Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Ms. Jamie Jensen
College of Family Physicians of Canada

Mr. Mark LeCouffe
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Dr. Yan Li
National Microbiology Laboratory

Ms. Shelley Lothian
College of Family Physicians of Canada

Dr. Tracey Parnell
Provincial coordinator/recruiter for British Columbia

Dr. Danuta Skowronski
BC Centre for Disease Control

Ms. Susan Squires
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Theresa Tam
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Mike Tarrant**
University of Calgary, Alberta

Dr. Wikke Walop
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Wanda White Government of Northwest Territories

Mr. Brian Winchester
Public Health Agency of Canada

**Dr. Tarrant passed away in 2003.

Clinical Care Working Group

Dr. Jim Kellner, Co-Chair
Alberta Children's Hospital

Dr. Jo-Anne Langley, Co-Chair
Clinical Trials Research Center
IWK Health Center

Ms. Joanne Brubacher
Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Charles Frenette
McGill University Health Centre

Mr. Brad Gregor
Hay River Community Health Board

Dr. Thomas J. Marrie
University of Alberta

Dr. Allison McGeer
Mount Sinai Hospital

Ms. Judy Morrison
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Lindsay Nicolle
University of Manitoba

Dr. Rose Marie Ramsingh
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Martha Ruben-Campione
Biomedical writer

Dr. Robin Williams
Regional Niagara Public Health Department

Past Member

Dr. Mike Tarrant**
University of Calgary, Alberta

Health Services Working Group

Ms. Merle Agard
Ontario Occupational Health Nurses
Association

Ms. Jeannine Banack
Mt-Sinai Hospital

Ms. Sandra Callery
Canadian Hospital Infection Control
Association

Ms. Rolande D'Amour
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Theresa Tam
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Ross Upshur
Sunnybrook and Women's College
Health Science Centre

Dr. Robin Williams
Regional Niagara Public Health Department

Infection Control and Occupational Health Working Group

Dr. Mary Vearncombe -Chair
Sunnybrook and Women's College
Health Sciences Centre

Ms. Merle Agard
Ontario Occupational Health Nurse
Association

Ms. Patricia Bleackley
Yukon Communicable Disease Control

Mr. Blair Cutcliffe
Funeral Services Association of Canada

Ms. Rolande D'Amour
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Patty Daly
Vancouver Richmond Health Board

Dr. Bonnie Henry
Toronto Public Health

Ms. Judy Morrison
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Laurie O'Neil
Infection Control and Prevention Consultant

Ms. Shirley Paton
Public Health Agency of Canada

Ms. Joan Rannie
Canadian Red Cross

Dr. Ross Upshur
Sunnybrook and Women's College
Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Thomas Wilson
Regional Coroner, London, Ontario

Dr. Alice Wong
Royal University Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Laboratory Working Group

Dr. Margaret Fearon -Chair
Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network

Dr. Michel Couillard
Institut national de santé publique du Québec

Dr. Francisco Diaz-Mitoma
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Dr. Theodore Kuschak
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Spencer Lee
Nova Scotia Department of Health

Dr. Yan Li
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Jim Talbot
Provincial Laboratory of Public Health,
Alberta

Non-traditional Sites and Workers Working Group

Ms. Sandra Callery -Chair
Canadian Hospital Infection Control Association

Mr. Bill Alexander
St. John Ambulance

Mr. Mark Allen
Department of Health and Wellness New Brunswick

Ms. Lynn Cochrane
Department of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick

Mr. Ron Fenwick
Family Services and Housing, Manitoba

Ms. Mehrun Forth
Health and Social Services, Nunavut

M. Patrice Guyard
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

Mr. Kelly Hart
Health Canada

Mr. Garnet Matchett
Saskatchewan Health

Ms. Judy Morrison
Public Health Agency of Canada

Mr. Don Shropshire
Canadian Red Cross Society

Additional Public Health Agency of Canada Contributors

Ms. Leonor Alvarado
Ms. Estelle Arseneault
Ms. Lisa Belzak
Ms. Olivia Colasante
Ms. Rolande D'Amour
Ms. Nathalie Groleau
Ms. Shelie Laforest
Ms. Margie Lauzon
Ms. Suzanne Mayotte
Ms. Julie McGihon
Ms. Sarah Poirier
Mr. John Rainford
Ms. Jennifer Rendall
Ms. Carole Robinson-Oliver
Mr. Andrew Swift
Mr. John Spika
Ms. Loretta Scott
Ms. Heather Stacey
Mr. Nicholas Trudel
Dr. Tom Wong
Ms. Susan Vent

With special thanks to the :

• Advisory Committee for Public Health and Health Security
• Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health
• Pan-Canadian Public Health Network Council

The Pandemic Influenza Committee would like to express its appreciation for the input received from numerous organizations, including the following:

• Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate
• Canadian Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
• Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
• Canadian College of Family Physicians
• Canadian Geriatrics Society
• Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee
• Canadian Infectious Disease Society
• Canadian Medical Association
• Canadian Nurses Association
• Canadian Nursing Coalition for Immunization
• Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association
• Canadian Public Health Association
• Canadian Public Health Laboratory Forum
• Canadian Paediatric Society
• Canadian Pharmacist Association
• Canadian Police Association
• College of Family Physicians
• Community and Hospital infection Control Association
• Department of National Defence
• Fédération des médecins omnipracticiens du Québec
• Funeral Service Association of Canada
• National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
• National Infection Control Steering Committee
• Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP) Pan American Health Association (PAHO)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) St. John Ambulance
• Solicitor General Canada
• The Salvation Army
• The Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada
• The Mennonite Disaster Service
• The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee of Canada
• VON Nurses
• World Health Organization

The Pandemic Influenza Committee extends its gratitude to the staff of the Scientific Publication and Multimedia Services, Public Health Agency of Canada for their contribution to the publication of the Plan.

Additional Acknowledgements

For the provision of leadership in drafting and editing this document.

Ms. Jill Sciberras
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Theresa Tam
Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. Arlene King
Public Health Agency of Canada