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Anesthesia Assistant Program
Advisory Committee

TRU advisory committees are composed of between five and 12 members appointed by the Provost and V.P. Academic in consultation with the faculty dean and department chairperson. Nominations for appointment may be submitted by members of the Board of Governors, current Advisory Committee members or TRU or TRU-OL staff. Appointees may be drawn from such categories as employers and potential employers of program graduates; persons working in program-related occupations or professions; professional; trade and business organization representatives; students; and staff from other post-secondary institutions.

The role of the Anesthesia Assistant program advisory committee includes advising TRU and TRU-OL on the need for revisions to the program content and on current and projected demand for program graduates. The committee also advises the department on the degree to which the program fulfills the needs of employers and assists in program promotion and the development of links with business, industry and other institutions.

Currently the Anesthesia Assistant program Advisory Committee is composed of:

  • Rod Adams: BCAAS representative, RRT(AA) Kelowna General, TRU AA graduate
  • Dr Brian Brownbridge: Assistant Professor and Executive Director Health Quality, Dept of Anesthesiology, Univ of Sask and SK Health Region; Co-Director Medical Simulation, Univ of Sask; Western Canadian Representative Specialty Committee, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • Dr Rod Cameron: Dept of Anesthesia, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops
  • Michael Giesbrecht, RRT, BHS, EMBA: Professional Practice and Integration, Fraser Health Authority
  • Sean Hardiman, MHA, CHE, FACHE, PCP: Director, Clinical Operations, Surgical Services – Fraser Health Authority
  • Corrie Irwin, BKin, RRT, FCSRT: Interim Practice Leader, Respiratory Services – Vancouver Hospital
  • Dr Jon McEwen FRCPC: BCAS representative; Attending Anesthesiologist, Vancouver General Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor
  • Rick Paradis: RRT(AA), Charge Therapist RT / AA, Mount Sinai Hospital, ON
  • Dr C Brian Warriner, Professor and Chair UBC Department of Anesthesiology
  • Peter Triantafillou: TRU Graduate - Atlantic Health Sciences, St John, NB
  • Candina Thompson: Current student - Saskatoon City Hospital & St Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, SK

For more information, comments or suggestions e-mail the program coordinator: jcrowe@tru.ca