Sandra Schmidt, RN, BSc, MEd, has expertise as Professor of Nursing, Nursing Educator, and Health Care Administrator in both the long-term care and hospital sector and in a leadership role with experience in knowledge translation implementing the RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) assessments in two sectors throughout the Province of Ontario. She has over nine years’ experience as a Surveyor for Accreditation Canada promoting both quality improvement and patient safety standards throughout healthcare organizations across Canada. She is committed to using LEAN Six Sigma methods and tools to co-design quality initiatives with patients and families in sub-acute and post-acute hospital settings. Most recently, as the Project Lead for Transforming the Patient Care Experience, she is co-designing and coordinating initiatives with patients and families to improve the patient care experience during transitions and at the bedside.