ACHS Australia

Dr Karen Luxford is the Group CEO, Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) & ACHS International. Dr Luxford has extensive experience in governance, strategic planning, safety and quality, healthcare standards, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and leading organizational change. Dr Luxford is a senior executive in health with over 30 years’ experience in a range of leadership roles in the public, not for profit and private sectors.

Dr Luxford is the President of the Asian Society for Quality in Healthcare (ASQua), a Board member of the International Society of Quality in Healthcare (ISQua), the ISQua EEA Board, ISQua EEA Accreditation Council member, an ISQua Expert, Council member of Standards Australia and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Dr Luxford is an alumni Harkness Fellow in Healthcare Policy & Practice, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and is passionate about health care.