Enhancing quality and safety standards for older people in Canadian hospitals: a national collaboration

Belinda Parke; Barbara Liu; Angela Juby; Craig Jamieson

Enhancing quality and safety standards for older people in Canadian hospitals: a national collaboration

Healthc Q. 2013;16(1):23-9.

Authors

Belinda Parke¹, Barbara Liu², Angela Juby³, Craig Jamieson⁴

Affiliations

¹ Assistant professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta. She is currently a scholar in residence with the Vancouver Island Health Authority in British Columbia, and past-president of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association.
² Executive director of the Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario. She provides the geriatrics expertise for the provincial senior-friendly hospitals strategy in Ontario, which is led by the Local Health Integration Networks.
³ Geriatrician with the Northern Alberta Regional Geriatrics Program in Edmonton, Alberta, and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Alberta. She is past-president of the Canadian Geriatrics Society.
⁴ E-learning professional at the University of Alberta. His professional activities are focused on the design and development of online course materials and tools, as well as providing guidance for best practices for using technology in educational settings.

PMID: 24863304

Abstract

In this article, the authors present quality and safety standards for older people in hospital, derived from a national dialogue involving inter-professional experts, key stakeholders and opinion leaders. They report the consensus process and present the standard statements with corresponding operational definitions, along with relevant clinical topics. This work can serve as a platform for service planners, evaluators and policy makers who are endeavouring to ensure that older people receive quality care and service when admitted to a Canadian hospital.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Benchmarking
Canada
Cooperative Behavior
Delivery of Health Care / standards*
Geriatric Nursing / standards*
Health Care Surveys
Health Policy*
Hospitals
Humans
Patient Safety / standards*
Quality Improvement*

Grants and funding

MAG 117650/Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada