NAC Sub-Committees
Safety Sub-Committee
1.0 Mandate
To identify and provide recommendations to NAC for the CBS-Provincial/Territorial Blood Liaison Committee on transfusion related patient safety issues.
Key Objectives:
- Review of transfusion related patient safety issues and data.
- Develop a process to prioritize patient safety issues to be addressed.
- Search and review available options on recommendations for identified safety issue.
- Develop a process for presenting the issue and recommendations to NAC for the CBS-P/T Blood Liaison Committee.
- Present issues and recommendations to NAC for the CBS-P/T Blood Liaison Committee
2.0 Membership
Membership will include the following:
- Dr. Callum, (Chair)
- NAC Chair
- Dr. Wadsworth
- Dr. Whitman
- Dr. Freedman
- Cindy Hyson – Public Health Agency of Canada representative.
- Paula Hammond RN for Patient Advocate
- Victoria Hurlbut MLT
- Lina D'Onofrio RN
3.0 Decision Making
3.1 The working group will conduct its business by consensus.
4.0 Meetings
Meetings may be held by teleconference or in person at the call of the chair or request of a member. The NAC Secretariat will:
- Arrange teleconferences/meetings
- Record and distribute minutes of the meetings
5.0 Responsibility
The Patient Safety working group is a subcommittee of NAC. The NAC is accountable to the CBS-P/T Blood Liaison Committee.
6.0 Expenses
Working group members will be reimbursed for travel expenses according to NAC guidelines.
7.0 Conflict of Interest
7.1 Any committee member that has an interest that is or could be seen by a reasonable third party to be a conflict between the committee members' professional interest and the issue that is before the committee must declare such a conflict to the committee chair. If the committee chair is in conflict of interest it must be declared to the committee. Members are to complete a conflict of interest form on an annual basis and update as appropriate for the Committee.
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