TraQ Program of the BC PBCO

National Steering Group

This group of experienced transfusion medicine professionals from across Canada advises on the development and content of this website. Their contributions are much appreciated.

West

• Nick Au, MD, Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC (Vancouver)
• Daryl Gouthro, St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)
• Laurie Beitel, Regina Health District
• Kieran Biggins, Chinook Health Region, Lethbridge
• Gwen Clarke, MD FRCPC, Capital Health Authority, University of Alberta, and Canadian Blood Services (Edmonton)
• Lee Grabner, Winnipeg Health Science Centre
• Sharon Herd, Children's & Women's Health Centre of BC (Vancouver)
• Debra Lane, MD FRCPC, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Canadian Blood Services
• Pat Letendre,  TraQ website coordinator, University of Alberta and Pat Letendre Consulting (Edmonton)
• Heather Mah, Vancouver General Hospital
• Dianne Powell, Consultant, Calgary
• Maureen Wyatt, Kelowna General Hospital

North

• Cheryl Cooper, Stanton Territorial Health Authority (Yellowknife, NWT)
• Chad Milford, Whitehorse General Hospital (Yukon)

Central

• Ray Berger, Blood Advisory Group (Niagara Falls)
• Penny L. Chan, PhD, MHSc, independent consultant on blood policy (Toronto)
• Ahmed Coovadia, Canadian Blood Services (Toronto)
• Lina D'Onofrio, RN, MN, University Health Network (Toronto)
• Kathleen Eckert, London Health Science Centre
• Kate Gagliardi, Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network, Southwest Ontario (Hamilton)
• Nancy Heddle, McMaster University Medical Center (Hamilton)
• Lisa L. Merkley, Sunnybrook and Women?s College Health Sciences Centre (Toronto)
• Wendy Owens, Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network, Northern and Eastern Ontario (Ottawa)
• Veronika Pulley, RN, Windsor Regional Hospital
• Ann Wilson, McGill University Health Centre (Montreal)

Maritimes

• Marilyn Collins, Newfoundland Provincial Blood Coordinating Program (St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador)
• Joan MacLeod, QE II Health Sciences Center (Halifax)
• Anne Robinson, Moncton Hospital (Moncton)

TraQ encourages timely submission of items relevant to transfusion medicine from NSG members and all online users of its resources.