The Accreditation Council is an advisory committee who advises and/or makes recommendations to the External Evaluation Award Committee (EEAC) on matters relating to ISQua EEA’s flagship external evaluation programme – the International Accreditation Programme (IAP) and other external evaluation and accreditation-related issues.

Accreditation Council Members

Name Title Organisation

Salma Jaouni Chairperson Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC)
Leslee Thompson Deputy Chairperson  Accreditation Canada / Health Standards Organization
Salem Salem Al-Wahabi Member Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institution (CBAHI)
Moyra Amess Member CHKS (Assurance and Accreditation)
Datuk Dr Heric Corray Member Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH)
Alexia Costa Member IBES – Instituto Brasileiro para Excelência em Saúde
Camilla Covello Member Quality Global Alliance (QGA)
Fabio Leite Gastal Member Organização Nacional de Acreditação – ONA – Brasil
Christine Hall Member CPSBC-Diagnostic Accreditation Program of British Columbia
Tina Janamian Member Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL)
Atul Mohan Kochhar Member National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)
Amélie Lansiaux Member Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS)
Karen Luxford Member Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)
Kresimir Paliska Member AACI America LLC
Bhupendra K Rana Member Quality & Accreditation Institute Private Limited
Andrew Rosen Member Joint Commission International (JCI)
Jacqui Stewart Member The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA)
Shin Ushiro Member Japan Council for Quality Health Care (JQ)
Ellen Joan van Vliet Member Qualicor Europe
Pa Chun Wang Member Joint Commission of Taiwan, JCT

Accreditation Council Observers

Organisations identified by the ISQua External Evaluation Association (ISQua EEA) Board as strategic partners and whose area of work is similar to or complements that of the ISQua EEA may also be invited to join the Accreditation Council as observers. Observers may attend all meetings of the Accreditation Council and may participate in discussions and working groups of the Council. They may also facilitate or convene working groups with other members of the Council on specific topics or projects of interest. Observers are not eligible to stand for or to vote for the positions of Chair or Deputy Chair of the Accreditation Council or may not vote on other matters arising at the Council. 

Name  Title  Organisation
Ratna Devi Accreditation Council Observer IAPO (International Alliance of Patients Organizations)
Ronald Lavater Accreditation Council Observer International Hospital Federation (IHF)
Blerta Maliqi Accreditation Council Observer World Health Organization (WHO)
Amina Mohamed Accreditation Council Observer PFCAC