The Health Quality Council of Alberta is recruiting for a new member to join our Patient and Family Advisory Committee.
“The Health Quality Council of Alberta’s success relies on having a patient and family perspective across our projects,” says Charlene McBrien-Morrison, acting chief executive officer for the Health Quality Council of Alberta. “Engaging with and listening to our Patient and Family Advisory Committee is one meaningful way in which we do this. Our members’ unique perspectives and diverse experiences inform and influence how we pursue opportunities to improve health service quality and patient safety for Albertans.”
This Committee is made up of a group of 11 people from across the province and various backgrounds, who provide input to the Health Quality Council of Alberta to help improve aspects of Alberta’s publicly-funded healthcare system. The Committee reports directly to the Health Quality Council of Alberta Board of Directors and focuses on issues of patient safety, person-centered care, and health service quality from the system perspective.
“Our team of patient and family advisors work incredibly well together and everyone has an opportunity to speak and be heard – I greatly enjoy serving on this Committee,” says Dr. Greg Powell, Health Quality Council of Alberta Patient and Family Advisory Committee Chair. “The Health Quality Council of Alberta listens to and considers our viewpoints, and provides meaningful opportunities to participate in their work and activities.”
Applicants must be 18 years or older, reside in Alberta, and have a passion for improving the quality of Alberta’s healthcare system.
Committee members are appointed for a term of three years and may serve a maximum of two terms. Meetings are held four times each year on a Saturday. Currently these are virtual meetings, but pre-pandemic were rotated between Calgary and Edmonton, which may return in the future. The Health Quality Council of Alberta provides Committee members with an honorarium for their time.
Anyone interested in becoming a member can find more details about this opportunity and the Expression of Interest Form here.
The Health Quality Council of Alberta has announced the appointment of Charlene McBrien-Morrison as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Health Quality Council of Alberta, effective June 12. Charlene’s 16 years with the Health Quality Council of Alberta, the majority of which was as Executive Director, and more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience, will position her well to lead the organization as Acting CEO.
Under Charlene’s leadership, the strong team of the Health Quality Council of Alberta will continue to deliver on the organization’s legislated mandate to improve the quality and safety of healthcare services in Alberta.
In the near future the Board will be launching a national search for the permanent CEO.
“The Board is appreciative to Charlene for stepping forward to take on this acting role in the interim,” says Brent Windwick, the Health Quality Council of Alberta Board Chair.
We also recognize and thank Andrew Neuner for his significant contributions to the Health Quality Council of Alberta, and are grateful for his many years of dedication to quality and safety improvement in Alberta’s healthcare system and wish him well in his future endeavours.”
