Is Your Organization "Accreditation Ready" Every Day?

Leslee J Thompson¹

• ¹The chief executive officer at Accreditation Canada and Health Standards Organization. She is also executive in residence at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, with a focus on strategy and change leadership. Starting out as an intensive care unit nurse, Leslee has had 30 years of experience as a senior executive in hospitals, health systems, the government and a global MedTech company. She is a passionate champion of people-centred care and has served on multiple public and private sector boards including the International Society for Quality in Health Care. Leslee can be reached by e-mail at leslee.thompson@healthstandards.org.