Clinical Steering Committee
APPROACH’s clinical steering committee is responsible for the scientific integrity of research projects conducted on the APPROACH database, and assurance that the questions being asked are appropriate and properly supported by the data being collected.
The duties of the CSC include the following:
1) review of all data requests for feasibility and appropriateness
2) review and approval of all proposed research projects and manuscripts
3) review and approval of policies on privacy and confidentiality
The clinical steering committee meets to discuss APPROACH operations and research, and to map out the future directions for APPROACH.
Clinical Steering Commitee Members
Dr. Merril Knudtson, Principal Investigator, APPROACH
Dr. Ross Tsuyuki (chair), Director, Epidemiology Coordinating Research Centre (EPICORE), University of Alberta
Dr. William Ghali, Director of Research, APPROACH
Dr. Wayne Tymchak, Director, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta
Dr. Arvind Koshal, Regional Director, Cardiac Sciences Program, Capital Health
Dr. Neil Brass, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Royal Alexandra Hospital
Dr. Michelle Graham, Cardiologist, Capital Health
Dr. Brent Mitchell, Head, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Calgary Health Region
Division Chief Cardiac Surgery, Calgary Health Region
Dr. Dean Traboulsi, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Foothills Medical Centre
Dr. Michael Curtis, Cardiologist, Calgary Health Region