SICP Advisory Groups

SAG on Compounding Practice 

Charge

• Develop tools and resources to assist in developing contemporary sterile and non-sterile compounding practices
• Highlight and share best practices in sterile and non-sterile compounding
• Identify and develop educational activities related to sterile and non-sterile compounding
• Navigate applicable regulations and standards

Leadership

Chair

Jason Bergsbaken, Pharm.D., BCOP
Pharmacy Coordinator, Regional Oncology Services
UW Health
Madison, WI

Vice Chair

James Lund, Pharm.D., M.S., BCSCP
Director of Pharmacy Operations
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

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SAG on Medication Safety

Charge 

• Promote pharmacist ownership and application of medication safety principles in daily practice;
• Provide input on strategic interactions between ASHP and other patient safety groups;
• Assess and assist with maintenance of current medication safety guidelines, tools, and resources;
• Identify and develop educational activities and resources related to medication safety;
• Propose appropriate risk-reducing strategies for emerging issues;
• Promote the medication safety officer’s value in advancing health care quality and safety initiatives.

Leadership

Chair

Bridget Gegorski, Pharm.D., M.S.
Medication Safety Officer
University Hospitals
Cleveland, OH

Vice Chair

Kim Mehta, Pharm.D., MPH, MHA
Director of Medication Safety and Regulatory
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, PA

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SAG on Pharmacy Practice Experiences Precepting

Charge 

• Elevate the value of existing tools and resources to assist pharmacists in the formation and/or delivery of quality student rotation experiences;
• Develop new tools and resources to continue to assist pharmacist preceptors in the formation and/or delivery of quality student rotation experiences;
• Highlight and share best practices in pharmacy practice experiences;
• Enhance awareness of pharmacists’ wants and needs in providing student rotation experiences.

Leadership

Chair

Sondra Davis, Pharm.D., M.B.A., BCPS, CPPS
Director of Pharmacy
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX

Vice Chair

Emmeline Tran, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

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SAG on Small and Rural Hospitals

Charge

• Provide analysis, input, and advise on supporting and advancing practice in small and rural health care settings by identifying the unique needs of pharmacists practicing in these settings;
• Identify and develop strategies, tools, resources, and best practices to assist pharmacists in small and rural health care settings in meeting patient needs, including providing leadership for peer-to-peer communications and networking;
• Advise and develop strategic direction, best practices, educational activities, guidance documents, and web resources for use by practitioners in small and rural health settings.

Leadership  

Chair

Stephanie Kiser, R.Ph.
Director, Rural Health, Professor of the Practice
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Asheville, NC

Vice Chair

Nathan Cookson, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Saint Vincent Hospital
Worcester, MA

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