The Council is chaired by Matthew Grissinger RPh, FISMP, FASCP, Director of Error Reporting Programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). The vice-chairperson is Robert Campbell at the Joint Commission.
USP serves as the Secretariat.
Member Organizations
- AARP
James McSpadden
Senior Policy Advisor - American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Krista Levy
Executive Director - American Geriatrics Society
Emily Peron, PharmD, MS
Associate Professor - American Medical Association
Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, MMedED, FCCP
Director, Science and Drug Policy - American Nurses Association
Holly Carpenter, RN, BSN
Senior Policy Advisor - American Pharmacists Association
Meg Freiter, PharmD
Senior Manager, Pharmacy Practice - American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies - American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Arnold Clayman, PD, FASCP
Vice President, Pharmacy Practice & Government Affairs - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Mary Ann Kliethermes, BS, PharmD, FAPHA, FCIOM
Director, Medication Safety & Quality - Association for Accessible Medicines
Scott Kuzner, PhD
Senior Director, Sciences & Regulatory Affairs - BeMedWise Program at NeedyMeds
Deborah E. Davidson
Director of Special Projects - Department of Defense
Ashok Ramalingam, PhD, MS, RPh, CPPS
Chief, Patient Safety Analysis Center - Department of Veterans Affairs
Rita L. Brueckner, PharmD, MS, MBA
National Quality Management Officer
National Program Manager - Food and Drug Administration
Jo Wyeth
Postmarket Safety Program Lead - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Britney Pierre, RN, MAS, BSN
Senior Project Manager - Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP
Director, Medication Error Reporting Programs - The Joint Commission
Robert Campbell, Pharm.D.
Director, Standards Interpretation - Medication Safety Officers Society
E. Robert Feroli, PharmD, FASHP, FSMSO
Medication Safety Officer - National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
Tara Modisett
Executive Director, Alliance for Patient Medication Safety - National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Eileen Lewalski, PharmD, JD
Professional Affairs Senior Manager - National Council of State Boards of Nursing
TBD - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Carolyn Ha, PharmD
Director, Policy and Research - Society of Hospital Medicine
Jenna Goldstein
Senior Manager, Center for Hospital Innovation and Improvement - United States Pharmacopeia
Nakia Eldridge, PharmD, MBA
Director, Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Information
Patient Representative
- TBD (Chrissie Blackburn, MHA - In Memoriam)
Individual Members
- Deborah Melnick, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
- Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN
Nursing and Healthcare Consultant