New Zealand/COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group
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 New Zealand/COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group  | |
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| Membership | • Ian Town • Patricia Priest • Anja Werno • Bryan Betty • Collin Tukuitong • Erasmus Smit • Matire Harwood • Nigel Raymond • Sally Roberts • Shanika Perera • Virginia Hope • Michael Baker • Stephen Chambers • David Murdoch • Caroline McElnay |
The Technical Advisory Group has been established as part of the Ministry’s response to COVID-19.[1] Caroline McElnay was the first leader.[2]
| Position | Office holder | Background |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Ian Town | Chief Science Advisor, Ministry of Health |
| Member | Patricia Priest | Associate Professor Epidemiology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago |
| Member | Anja Werno | Chief of Pathology and Laboratories, Canterbury Health Laboratories |
| Member | Bryan Betty | Medical Director, Royal New Zealand College of General Practice |
| Member | Collin Tukuitonga | Pacific COVID-19 Response Team |
| Member | Erasmus Smit | Virologist, ESR |
| Member | Matire Harwood | Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā / Māori Pandemic Coordination Group |
| Member | Nigel Raymond | Infectious Disease Physician, Chair NZ Committee of Australasian Society for Infectious Disease |
| Member | Sally Roberts | Clinical Head of Microbiology and Acting Clinical Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (LabPlus), National Clinical Lead for the IPC programme, Auckland District Health Board |
| Member | Shanika Perera | Medical Officer of Health, ARPHS (WDHB, ADHB, CMH) |
| Member | Virginia Hope | Medical Director, ESR |
| Member | Michael Baker | Department of Public Health, University of Otago |
| Member | Stephen Chambers | Infectious Disease Physician, University of Otago |
| Member | David Murdoch | Clinical Microbiologist, University of Otago |
| Former member | Caroline McElnay | Director of Public Health;former leader |
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