Leadership & Member Organizations

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 Deborah Pasko PharmD, MHA, Director of Medication Safety and Quality at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP).

USP serves as the Secretariat.

Member Organizations

• AARP
  Leigh Purvis, MSPH
  Senior Strategic Policy Advisor
• American College of Clinical Pharmacology
  John van den Anker MD, PhD, FCP
  President
• American Geriatrics Society
  James Burris, M.D., AGSF
  Office of Research Oversight
• American Medical Association
  Amy B. Cadwallader, PhD
  Sr. Policy Analyst, Science, Medicine & Public Health
• American Nurses Association
  Holly Carpenter, RN, BSN
  Senior Policy Advisor
• American Pharmacists Association
  Jim Owen Vice President
  Practice and Science Affairs
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN
  Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies
• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  Joan Enstam Baird, PharmD, CGP
  Director of Education & Clinical Affairs
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  Deborah A. Pasko, PharmD
  Director, Medication Safety and Quality
• Association for Accessible Medicines
  David Gaugh, R.Ph.
  Senior Vice President for 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 Patient Safety Officer
• Food and Drug Administration
  Lubna Merchant, MS, PharmD
  Deputy Director, Office of Medication Error Prevention Risk Management
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  Frank Federico, R.Ph.
  Vice President
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  Michael Gaunt, PharmD
  Medication Safety Analyst
• The Joint Commission
  Dr. Ana McKee
  Chief Medical Officer
• Medication Safety Officers Society
  E. Robert Feroli, PharmD, FASHP
• National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
  Tara Modisett
  Executive Director, Alliance for Patient Medication Safety
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
  Elizabeth (Scotti) Russell, RPh
  Government Affairs Manager
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  Maureen Cahill, MSN, RN, APN-CNS
  Associate, Outreach Services, The Campaign for Consensus
• 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
  Shawn C. Becker, MS, BSN
  Senior Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety

Federal Liaison

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  Diane D. Cousins, RPh

Patient Representative

• Chrissie Blackburn, MHA

Individual Members

• Deborah Melnick, Ph.D. FAAN
• Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN
  Nursing and Healthcare Consultant