CCASN Advisory Group

Terms of reference

• Provide the Maternal and Infant Health Section (MIHS) with advice and direction on strategies for the development of congenital anomalies surveillance systems in provinces/territories where there are none and for maintaining and enhancing existing surveillance systems. The Advisory Group will guide the MIHS in the continuous improvement of the CCASS.
• Serve as a resource for queries the MIHS receives regarding congenital anomalies

Advisory Group members

Chair:

Jane Evans Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba

Members:

Krista Jangaard	Dalhousie University (alternate member)
Ruth Kohut	Calgary Health Region
Russell Kirby	University of South Florida

Julian Little	University of Ottawa
R. Brian Lowry	Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
Mary-Anne Peitrusiak	Durham Region Health Department
Catherine Royle	Newfoundland Department of Health and Community Services
Reg Sauve	University of Calgary
Heather Scott	IWK Health Centre
Barbara Sibbald	Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
Soo-Hong Uh	BC Ministry of Health
Michiel Van den Hof	IWK Health Centre

CCASN members from the Public Health Agency of Canada:

Catherine McCourt	Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division
Deshayne Fell	Maternal and Infant Health Section
Juan Andrés León	Maternal and Infant Health Section
Neel Rancourt	Maternal and Infant Health Section
Jocelyn Rouleau	Maternal and Infant Health Section