Caroline Quach-Thanh
Caroline Quach-Thanh | |
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Born | March 15, 1972 |
Occupation | Researcher |
Caroline Quach-Thanh
Background
Born March 15, 1972,[5] Caroline Quach-Thanh completed medical school in 1995, and a residency in pediatrics in 1998 at the University of Montréal. She then pursued her post-doctoral studies in pediatric infections and microbiology (2002), the a Master's degree in Epidemiology (2003) at McGill University.[6] She is a Merit Seeker Research Chair under Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé.[7]
Career
Quach-Thanh served as Chair of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada from 2014-2016.[1] She served as Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) from 2018 to 2021, having first served as a member and then Vice-Chair since 2017,[8] as well as the Québec Immunization Committee at l'Institut national de santé publique du Québec.[9] In this role, she has spoken publicly against “vaccine disinformation” and has described vaccination as a collective responsibility.[10][11] She was a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), serving as a liaison representative on behalf of NACI.[12]
She is also a member of the INSPQ’s Québec Immunization Committee, including having served as Chair from March 2015 to June 2019.[13]
Quach-Thanh co-delivered a presentation alongside NACI executive secretary Matthew Tunis at the 2018 Canadian Immunization Conference titled "What's new at NACI?", discussing the expansion of NACI's roles and responsibilities.[14][15]
Quach-Thanh has donated at least $50,000 to the
She previously served as Medical Director of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Vaccine Study Centre, a clinical research program that had (at the time) ran “over 75” studies in vaccines and epidemiology.[17]
COVID-19
In response to criticism and confusion following NACI’s recommendations (such as its changing guidance on the
The
Quach-Thanh is a member of the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, serving as Chair of the Vaccine Safety Reference Group.[21] After concluding her role at NACI, she participated in a study for the task force evaluating effects of COVID-19 vaccines in children. The Government of Canada provided approximately $1.8 million in funding for the study.[22]
On October 18, 2021, Quach-Thanh was quoted in a press release stating that
Research
Quach-Thanh's research interests surround infection prevention, particularly
She also contributes to around fifteen epidemiological reports from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.[25] She has also written several chapters in books on pediatric infections,[26][27] as well as pharmacology.[28]
Her expertise is regularly called on to share important information on new outbreaks of pathogens,[29] and vaccination.[30][31][32]
Influenza
In 2020, she received a $2.1 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the risk of reinfection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, among health care workers.[33]
Quach-Thanh was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Infection Prevention and Control on November 1, 2020.[34] The focus of her project, “from Hospital to Community”, is minimizing healthcare-associated infections as well as evaluating the risks and benefits of vaccine regimens. She was awarded $1,400,000 for the period of November 1, 2020 - October 31, 2027 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council under the Canada Research Chairs Program.[35]
Accolades
In 2014, Quach-Thanh received an award for excellence in research from the Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation, under sponsorship by Pfizer.[36] In 2016, she was awarded the John Embil Mentorship Award in Infectious Diseases by the Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases.[37]
She was recognized in 2019 and 2020 among Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100, in the Manulife-sponsored category of science and technology.[38][39]
References
- ^ a b "Caroline Quach - Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie - Université de Montréal". Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Biographie - Caroline Quach-Thanh, M.D., FRCPC, M.Sc". CHU Sainte-Justine (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Health Canada. "Comirnaty (tozinameran)". COVID-19 vaccines and treatments portal. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI): Membership and representation". Government of Canada. 2021-01-18. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "France Castel, Geneviève Guilbault, Angèle, Dr Caroline Quach, Élise Brunot et Kim Clavel". Deux hommes en or et Rosalie (in Canadian French). 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ ORCID. "Caroline Quach (0000-0002-1170-9475)". orcid.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Fonds Santé - Prévenir les infections: à l'hôpital et dans la communauté". www.frqs.gouv.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ Jean-Benoit Legault (2021-06-12). "Présidence du CCNI | " J'ai eu du plaisir ", affirme Caroline Quach". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Auteurs et collaborateurs - Informations générales - Professionnels de la santé - MSSS". www.msss.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Vaccination : démêler le vrai du faux". Radio-Canada. 2019-04-24. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Un vaccin contre la désinformation? Dre Ève Dubé à Tout le monde en parle". INSPQ. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "ACIP Current Membership Roster". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021-02-05. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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- ^ "CIC 2018 Final Program" (PDF). Canadian Immunization Conference. November 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ Quach, Caroline (2018-12-05). "What's new with NACI?" (PDF). Canadian Immunization Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation - Donor List - Annual Report 2020‑2021". CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation - Donor List - Annual Report 2020‑2021. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "About Us – MUHC Vaccine Study Centre". 2020-07-23. Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Aiello, Rachel (2021-03-20). "NACI chair responds to criticism, notes months left in her mandate". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ UdeM Nouvelles (2022-01-14). "Trois professeurs de l'UdeM récompensés par le Collège des médecins du Québec". nouvelles.umontreal.ca (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Jutras, Daniel (2021-05-11). "Opinion: Scientists who are great communicators must be recognized and respected". CTV News Montreal. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Vaccine surveillance Reference group (VSRG)". COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "New study to monitor COVID-19 illness and vaccine safety, effectiveness in children and youth in Canada". Research Centre of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital. 2021-06-11. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "CHU Sainte-Justine's study confirms the relevance of rapid testing in Quebec schools". Research Centre of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital. 2021-10-18. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Quach, Caroline[Author] - Search Results". PubMed. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Caroline Quach - Publications". INSPQ (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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- ^ "Cinq experts répondent à cinq questions sur le coronavirus chinois". Le Devoir (in French). 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Être infecté par la rougeole efface la mémoire du système immunitaire". Le Devoir (in French). November 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Les dangers de la vaccination alternative". La Presse (in French). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Non, il n'y a pas de lien entre vaccin et autisme". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ Jean-Benoit Legault (2020-06-25). "Deux chercheuses de Sainte-Justine reçoivent 6,3 millions pour étudier la COVID-19". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ Government of Canada, Chaire de recherche du Canada (2019-04-17). "Caroline Quach-Thanh". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada. "Grants and Contribution Record | Canada Research Chairs | Open Government". Grants and Contribitions. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Édition spéciale : Les gagnants des Prix d'Excellence 2014" (PDF). Montreal Children's Hospital. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "2016 Embil Mentorship Award: Dr. Caroline Quach". Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Executive; Women, Executive (2019-11-20). "Sponsored: Manulife Science & Technology Awards | Financial Post". Financial Post. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Caroline Quach-Thanh parmi les 100 femmes les plus influentes du Canada". nouvelles.umontreal.ca (in French). 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-26.