2007 annual conference improving public safety anne coghlan, karen mcgovern college of nurses of...
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2007 Annual Conference
Improving public safety
Anne Coghlan, Karen McGovernCollege of Nurses of Ontario
Richard Page, Connie McCandlessRegulatory Solutions Group
Quantifying regulatory risk
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Improving public safety
Quantifying regulatory risk
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Quantifying regulatory risk
Regulation is all about RISK
WHAT’S RISK? • Deviation from the
expected
WHAT’S REGULATION• Society’s way of
managing risk• … for promoting
excellence• … for dealing with bad
practice and conduct
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Professionals- Entry to practice- Quality assurance - Discipline
Employers
Practice sectors
Educators
Government
Public
Relevance ConfidenceTrust
Standards into practice Influence
policyDecisionsupport
Authority Knowledge
Professional licensing regulator
Quality practice
Leadership
Build confidence
Use of knowledge
It’s a complicated, integrated system
Other jurisdictions
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Challenges• High stake decisions
• Calls for more openness
• Challenges to authority
• Overlapping authority
• Limited resources
• Assessing competency
• Ignorance and apathyIt’s rocket science!
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Benefits of risk management
Enable faster quality decisions
Improve objectivity & transparency
Support getting everyone on the
same page
Focus limited resources
Make important distinctions and
present new, more effective options
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Support decision making about specific events
Enable conversations with stakeholders
Reveal trends and opportunities
Record details
All risk drivers
Knowledge creation
Potential risk management tools
Event capture
Risk assessment
RM framework Information for
managing risk
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Tools guide decision making
Risk factors• Consequences
• Likelihood
• Aggravating & mitigating circumstances
Issues versus expectations• Practice vs standards
• Conduct vs ethics
• Signs of incapacity vs experience
Risk assessment tool
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Risk is the currency of regulation
• Private sector yard stick is money
• Regulatory yard stick is risk– protecting public safety or
public interest
• … so risk needs to be measured
What gets measured gets attention!
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and RegulationAtlanta, Georgia2007 Annual Conference
Speaker Contact Information
College of Nurses of Ontario
• Anne Coghlan– [email protected]
• Karen McGovern– [email protected]
Regulatory Solutions Group
• Richard Page– [email protected]– 416-261-2690
• Connie McCandless– [email protected]
– 416-221-1996