A well-attended joint webinar titled “Overview of Echocardiography Quality Improvement (EQI) Program” was hosted by Accreditation Canada (AC) and the Ontario Association of Cardiologists (OAC) on October 26. Approximately 200…
Leslee Thompson, CEO of Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Accreditation Canada (AC), recently visited with Andrew Will, CEO of Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), to recognize their ongoing commitment to accreditation…
Accreditation Canada’s education quality (EQual) program, which specializes in competency-based accreditation of higher-health professional education programs, and the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) have formed a partnership to promote…
Accreditation Canada (AC) is now including patient surveyors as part of its surveyor training. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, AC made the decision to move its surveyor training…
“Everyone in the organization understands that accreditation is important work, even during a pandemic. It would have been easier to say ‘no.’ From this experience, we’ve learned that we’ve been…
EQualTM, Accreditation Canada (AC)’s specialized health education accreditation program, started 2021 on a positive note, adding Physician Assistant to its existing list of 17 other health professions and more than…
The accreditation process is “extremely important,” even during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Sean Molloy, Director of Patient and Family Centered Care and Care Transitions at North York General Hospital in…
Introducing our New Continuous Assessment Model Greetings, As 2020 comes to a close, all of us at Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Accreditation Canada (AC) are reflecting on the unusual…
Accreditation allows health organizations to showcase the excellent work they are doing, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Natalie Bubela, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). “I…
The accreditation process ensures the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care even during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Surveyor Merna Bee. “Even though we are in a pandemic, we can’t just…
