Board Member, Patients for Patient Safety Canada Wendy Nicklin Wendy joined Patients for Patient Safety Canada in 2021 and is currently the Board Chair. Wendy, a nurse and obtaining her degrees from McGill University, is a healthcare leader, with more than 45 years of experience advancing quality, safety, accreditation, governance, and person-centred care. She served as President and CEO of Accreditation Canada from 2004 to 2016, leading national and international initiatives to strengthen healthcare quality and system performance. Prior to this, she held a series of executive leadership...

Board Member, Patients for Patient Safety Canada Katharina (Kathy) Kovacs Burns Katharina (Kathy) Kovacs Burns, MSc, MHSA, PhD is a volunteer patient/caregiver voice, advocate and founding patient member of Patients for Patient Safety Canada. She was and continues to be involved as a volunteer member and/or Chair of other local, national and international Boards, task forces and committees focused on patient/caregiver considerations, health/social programs, government initiatives and healthcare standards. She is also an academic scholar, educator and researcher with the School of Public...