Useful Tips to Help you Prepare for Accreditation
A second round of onsite visits by Accreditation Canada surveyors will take place from May 14 to 19. This time around, the focus will be on the Support for Elderly Autonomy Program Directorate and the Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Physical Disability Programs Directorate. Here is a list of some simple things you can start doing every day in order to be well prepared and in compliance with best practices.
- Wear your employee ID badge
- Wash your hands according to the 4 Moments for Hand Hygiene
- Know all the emergency preparedness colour codes and the required responses
- Respect the confidential nature of patient information and medical charts (e.g., never leave a chart open or in view of anyone other than yourself)
- Respect the user’s privacy during interventions
- Ensure the safe storage of any equipment that is used
- Know where clinical/administrative forms are kept and know how to fill them out
- Know how to reach support services, the circumstances under which you should contact them and when
- Know your visual management boards or your dashboard and its indicators for continuous improvement
Need help? Our team of quality advisors (QAPED) is here to answer questions you may have and help your department prepare for accreditation. Please do not hesitate to contact us: qualité.comtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.