Vice President Process Improvement, Quality & Patient Safety, Health Sciences North; Ontario, Canada

Debbie Barnard currently holds the position of Vice President, Process Improvement, Quality and Patient Safety for Health Sciences North, Ontario, Canada. Over her 30 year healthcare career, she has pursued her passion for the “improvement of the quality of the provision of healthcare services to the patients and families” in a variety of organization-wide and national positions. She is a designated Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), EXTRA Fellow and holds a Certificate in Advance Nursing Education (Hons), a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Sciences, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development.