Accreditation Canada: Highlights from the 2012 Annual Report

 In 2012, Accreditation Canada's many collaborations with healthcare organizations included the development of a comprehensive report on medication reconciliation and efforts to improve patient and staff safety. Since 2005, Accreditation Canada has worked with many partner organizations and stakeholders on the Required Organizational Practice (ROP) for medication reconciliation, which requires

The Winds of Change and Canada's Health Care System

 The 2011 Census of Canada revealed that continued immigration is changing the face of our country. Not only is Canadian society increasingly multicultural, we are becoming one of the fastest-growing populations in the G8. Wendy Nicklin is the President and CEO of Accreditation Canada, a not-for-profit organization that develops and

An ever-aging population and its challenges for Canada’s health care system

 ABOVE:  Wendy Nicklin, RN, BN, MSc(A), CHE, FACHE is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Accreditation Canada No society is static and Canada is no exception to this rule. As is the case in other countries, the makeup of Canada’s population is changing with time. Canadian are getting older

Accreditation improves the quality of Health Care: Collaborating on Quality

 By Wendy Nicklin Discussions about health care often feel like a stalled conversation; they frequently focus on lagging wait times, meeting the needs of an aging population, and working with limited resources. With these and so many other challenges, it is not always evident to the public that within health