June 2006: CCHSA and ISMP Canada Collaboration
The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) and ISMP Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally recognize their close working relationship as organizations that both have a mission to improve the safety of health care. ISMP Canada will continue to participate with CCHSA in the development of a national set of standards and in revision of the accreditation process for medication management and pharmaceutical services. This collaboration facilitates the translation of valuable learning from medication incident data, provided to ISMP Canada by professionals in the Canadian health care community, into standards for enhanced safety in health care systems. CCHSA and ISMP Canada will be collaborating in a number of ways to continue to foster a culture of shared learning and accountability for patient safety.
