Patient Relations Committee

The Patient Relations Committee supports CNO’s commitment to promote safe nursing practice. Under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, the Committee as two main responsibilities:

• Advising Council with respect to the patient relations program, which must include measures for preventing and dealing with patient sexual abuse; and
• Administering funding for therapy and counselling for patients who are named in a sexual abuse complaint or report.

Patient Relations Committee Members

• Rodolfo Lastimosa, Jr., RPN, Council Chair
• Jerry Ding, NP, Vice-Chair
• Michael Hogard, RPN, Vice-Chair
• Maria Sheculski, PM
• Diane Thompson, PM