CASLPO News

Patient Safety Week in Canada: Understanding Health Care Harm

October 28 to November 1 marks Patient Safety Week in Canada. This week reminds health professionals to renew their focus on making health care safer for everyone. This year's campaign, led by Healthcare Excellence Canada, aims to deepen understanding of health care harm—its causes, effects, and ways to prevent it. Harm can manifest in various ways, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.

We want to thank our Registrants, Ontario’s audiologists and speech-language pathologists, for their dedication to patient safety. Together—patients, health professionals, and regulators—we can create a safer health care environment for everyone.  

To learn more about patient safety and harm prevention, visit https://www.understandharm.ca/

How CASLPO Helps Keep Patients Safe

As a health regulatory college, CASLPO oversees all registered audiologists (AUDs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Ontario to protect the public. Did you know we maintain an up-to-date list of all registered AUDs and SLPs? Before your appointment, take a moment to check their professional history in our online Public Register.

We are committed to continuous improvement. That's why we track patient risk of harm by monitoring complaints and identifying trends through peer assessments and mentorship. This ongoing process helps us improve our standards, update practice advice, and provide ongoing learning opportunities for AUDs and SLPs, helping to ensure patients always receive safe, high-quality care.