Sean Molloy Managing Director, Ontario, Atlantic Canada and Diagnostics Health Standards Organization and Accreditation Canada

Sean is Managing Director, Ontario, Atlantic Canada and Diagnostics at Health Standards Organization and Accreditation Canada. He leads the organization’s accreditation programs and client relationships across Ontario and Atlantic Canada, and its national diagnostics portfolio, working with health-system leaders to strengthen quality, safety, performance, and value.

Sean has more than 25 years of experience leading quality, patient safety, and people-centred care in Ontario hospitals and provincial agencies. At North York General Hospital, he directed the Centre for Quality + Design and People-Centred Care, working alongside 40 patient and family advisors, and led the hospital’s quality strategy through two Exemplary Standing accreditation results, in 2020 and 2024. During the pandemic, he also directed the North York Toronto Health Partners COVID-19 vaccine operation, which vaccinated more than 150,000 people.

Earlier in his career, Sean led quality and patient safety at St. Joseph’s Health Centre and, following its 2017 integration, at Unity Health Toronto. At Cancer Care Ontario, he oversaw the provincial symptom management platform and co-developed Ontario’s patient-reported outcome measurement strategy.

Sean is a Certified Health Executive (CHE). He holds a Master of Health Science in Health Administration from the University of Toronto and a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, where he teaches a graduate course on design, innovation, and AI, and he chairs the board of Hazel Burns Hospice.

His work focuses on designing quality and value into how health systems are governed, led, and improved.

Haleh Bahrami, MA, MLT, BSc
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Operations, IQMH
Products & Strategic Offerings, Centre for Proficiency Testing

With over 20 years of management and leadership experience, Haleh has held senior positions in the Canadian laboratory sector. As Director of Proficiency Testing, she ensures programs align with advancements in laboratory medicine, develops tailored services, engages stakeholders, manages risks, and collaborates on future site assessments. Additionally, as a Healthcare Operations Executive Consultant for Accreditation Canada, she supported the Integrated Community Health Services Centres program, developing frameworks for over 900 diagnostics centres in Ontario, delivering high-quality services, reducing wait times, and maintaining regulatory compliance.