Health Technology Assessment Committee
The Health Technology Assessment Committee (HTAC) makes evidence-informed recommendations on which health technologies should be publicly provided in the province. For more information about the BC Health Technology Assessment process, please see this page.
Below the members and the secretariat for HTAC are listed (last updated April, 2022).
Health Authority Representatives
Angela De Smit
Chief Operating Officer, Northern Interior, Northern Health
Allison Kirkwood
VAT Program Manager and Acting Director, Provincial Health Services Authority
Heather Jackson
Senior Provincial Director, Cardiac Services BC, Provincial Health Services Authority
James Lu
Public Health Member
Jessica Otte
Health Technology Assessment Physician Liaison, Island Health
Rachael Ritchie
Director of Innovation, Vancouver Coastal Health
Kimberly Stevenson
Senior Lead, Surgical Strategy, Interior Health
Ministry Representative
Ian Rongve, Chair
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Division
Professional Members
Esther Alonso-Prieto
Ethicist
Mark Harrison
Health Economist
Arminée Kazanjian
Scientific Advisor
Public Members
Maria Hewitt
Patient Advisor
Linda Nelson
Patient Advisor
Secretariat
Robert Bacigalupo
Policy Analyst, Research and Innovation Branch, Ministry of Health
Selva Bayat
Policy Analyst, Research and Technology Branch, Ministry of Health
Jemal Mohamed
Senior Health Economist, Research and Technology Branch, Ministry of Health
Manik Saini
Director, Research and Technology Branch, Ministry of Health
Victoria Schuckel
Executive Director, Partnerships & Innovation Division, Ministry of Health