The COMPUS Advisory Committee (CAC) includes representatives from the federal, provincial, and territorial Health Ministries, and related health organizations. Established in 2004-2005, the CAC provides advice to the CADTH Board of Directors and to the COMPUS program on priority areas for optimal prescribing and use of drugs, COMPUS activities and products, and other issues.
CAC Terms of Reference
COMPUS Advisory Committee Members
Chair
Ontario
Rockie Palmer
Pharmaceutical Consultant
Federal Healthcare Partnership
Ottawa ON
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Vice-Chair
Nova Scotia
Dawn Frail
Manager
Drug Technology Assessment
Nova Scotia Department of Health
Halifax NS
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Members
British Columbia
Suzanne Taylor
Executive Director of Drug
Use Optimization
British Columbia Ministry
of Health Services
Victoria BC
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Alberta
Karen Smilski
Pharmaceutical Policy
Consultant
Pharmaceuticals
and Life Sciences
Alberta Health and Wellness
Edmonton AB
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Saskatchewan
Anne Champagne
Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical
Services Division
Drug Plan & Extended
Benefits Branch
Saskatchewan Health
Regina SK
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Manitoba
Allen Lytwyn
Pharmaceutical Consultant
Manitoba Health
Winnipeg MB
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Ontario
Brent Fraser
A/Director, Pharmaceutical Strategy
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Toronto ON
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New Brunswick
Heidi Liston
Drug Utilization Consultant
NB Prescription Drug Program
Department of Health & Wellness
Fredericton NB
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Newfoundland
Patricia Clark
A/Director,
Pharmaceutical Services Division
St. John’s NL
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Prince Edward Island
Roy Cairns
Pharmacist Consultant
PEI Drug Programs
Department of Social Services and Seniors
Charlottetown, PEI
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Yukon
Dianne Tait
Manager, Extended Benefits
& Pharmaceutical Programs
Health & Social Services
Whitehorse YT
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North West Territories
vacant
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Nunavut
Alana Froese
Territorial Director of Pharmacy
Government of Nunavut
Iqaluit, NU
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Health Canada/Non-Insured
Health Benefit Program (NIHB)
Susan Pierce
Manager, Pharmacy Group
NIHB
Ottawa ON
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Observers
Patented Medicine Prices Review
Board (PMPRB)
Marie-Sophie Jobin
Scientific Officer
PMPRB
Trois-Rivières QC
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Conseil du médicament (CDM)
Lucie Robitaille
Director General
CDM
Sainte-Foy QC
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Canadian Institute for Health
Information (CIHI)
Mike Gaucher
Program Lead, Pharmaceuticals
CIHI
Ottawa ON
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Health Canada/Strategic Policy Branch (HC/SPB)
Frances Hall
Senior Policy Advisor,
Drug Safety and Effectiveness,
Office of Pharmaceuticals Management Strategies (OPMS)
Ottawa ON
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Health Canada/Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD)
Susan Robertson
Senior Advisor
Office of Risk Management
Ottawa ON
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Health Canada/Marketed Health Products Directorate (MHPD)
Marc Berthiaume
Director, Marketed Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau
Ottawa ON
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Ex-officio
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
Denis Bélanger
Senior Director
Canadian Optimal Medication Prescribing and Utilization Service Directorate
Ottawa ON
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