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Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations

Country: India

WHO Region: South East Asia Region

Organisational Profile:

CAHO is a not-for-profit body with the primary goal of enabling quality initiatives in Indian healthcare. This is done through focused events, courses, workshops and training for implementation of quality and patient safety.

Representative Profile:

Dr Lallu Joseph, Secretary-General CAHO is Associate General Superintendent & Quality Manager of Christian Medical College Vellore, the largest NABH accredited hospital in India.

Italian Network for Safety in Health Care

Country: Italy

WHO Region: European Region

Organisational Profile:

Italian Network for Safety in Healthcare (INSH) is a new-born (2017) and quickly growing association that has included in only 2 years over 100 healthcare workers and other people with interest in quality and safety of care.

Representative Profile:

Riccardo Tartaglia, Director of the Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety Centre of Tuscany Health Service, for more than 15 years, a clinical governance body of the Tuscany Region, Italy.

The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)

Country: Australia

WHO Region: Western Pacific Region

Organisational Profile:

The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) has been an Institutional Member of ISQua since 1997. Established in 1974, ACHS is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving quality in health care. ACHS is Australia's most experienced industry leader in hospital and health care assessment.

Representative Profile:

Dr Karen Luxford is the CEO of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) and ACHS International. Currently, a Member of the IEEA Accreditation Council, Karen is an ISQua Expert and attained ISQua Fellowship in 2014.

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

Country: Canada

WHO Region: Region of the Americas

Organisational Profile:

The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council provides system-wide leadership to efforts designed to improve the quality of health care in British Columbia, Canada. Through collaborative partnerships with health authorities, patients, clinicians and others, they promote and inform a high quality and sustainable health care system.

Representative Profile:

Christina Krause is the Chief Executive Officer with the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council and an Adjunct Professor, School of Population & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.

Organização Nacional de Acreditação - ONA

Country: Brazil

WHO Region: Region of the Americas

Organisational Profile:

ONA has been operating in the Brazilian health services accreditation market since 1999, as responsible for the development and management of Brazilian quality standards and health security, through its own methodology within the Brazilian Accreditation System.

Representative Profile:

Dr Fabio Leite Gastal, Superintendent of Strategy, Governance and Management and Vice President of the Board for International and Technical Affairs of ONA (Brazilian National Accreditation Organization)

Clinical Excellence Commission

Country: Australia

WHO Region: Western Pacific Region

Organisational Profile:

The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) is the lead agency for patient safety and quality for NSW within Australia, committed to supporting and facilitating safer care for patients and families. Established in 2004, their programs and initiatives have spread throughout Australia and internationally.

Representative Profile:

Carrie Marr, Chief Executive of the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), Carrie Marr has a passionate focus on quality improvement and patient safety.

Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS)

Country: France

WHO Region: European Region

Organisational Profile:

The French High Authority for Health (HAS) is an independent public scientific body which aims to develop quality in the health, social and medico-social fields, for the benefit of people.

Representative Profile:

Bruno Lucet currently serves as a senior advisor for the Director of Quality & Patient Safety Improvement Department, in charge of international affairs at French Authority of Health (Haute Autorité de Santé – HAS).

Joint Commission of Taiwan

Country: Taiwan

WHO Region: Western Pacific Region

Organisational Profile:

Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) is an independent and not-for-profit organization which is committed to assisting healthcare professionals and organizations to provide high-quality healthcare through training, quality improvement and accreditation since its inception in 1999.

Representative Profile:

Dr Pa-Chun Wang is currently the chief executive officer of the Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT), and a full professor at the Fu Jen Catholic University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Country: Australia

WHO Region: Western Pacific Region

Organisational Profile:

In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments established the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) to lead and coordinate national improvements in the safety and quality of health care. The Commission is an independent statutory authority funded jointly by the Australian Government and state and territory governments.

Representative Profile:

Professor Villis Marshall AC is one of Australia’s most distinguished and respected healthcare leaders with experience in providing healthcare services, managing public hospitals, and improving safety and quality.

AACI America LLC

Country: USA

WHO Region: Region of the Americas

Organisational Profile:

AACI is a modern, international, independent accreditation body whose sole purpose is to develop person-centered standards for healthcare services and improve the safety, well-being and quality of life and quality of care throughout the world.

Representative Profile:

Carlos Hiran Goes de Souza is MD, MPH, MBA and Specialist in Planning and Management of Health Care Systems and Hospital management.

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