title: Enhancing quality and safety standards for older people in Canadian hospitals: a national collaboration.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parke
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juby
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019985:Benchmarking; D002170:Canada; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006291:Health Policy; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement