Appendix B: Abbreviations used in the Leading Change Toolkit

Abbreviation  Term
AA Action Alert 
BPG Best Practice Guideline
BPSO Best Practice Spotlight Organization 
CIHR  Canadian Institutes of Health Research 
CNO College of Nurses 
COI Conflict Of Interest 
CPSI Canadian Patient Safety Institute  
HEC Healthcare Excellence Canada 
IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
KTA Knowledge-to-Action 
LTC Long-Term Care 
MPP Member of Provincial Parliament 
PPFE Person/Patient and Family Engagement 
RNAO Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario 
SMA Social Movement Action 
SMO Social Movement Organization 
WHO World Health Organization