Presented September 4th, 2024 at the APSF Stoelting Conference 2024 on “Transforming Anesthetic Care: A Deep Dive into Medication Errors and Opioid Safety”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER(S)
Rita Jew, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPPS, FASHP
President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Rita K. Jew, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPPS, FASHP is President at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) where she provides leadership in advocacy of ISMP’s mission and vision to stakeholders and develops and implements strategic goals. She also provides oversight and actively participates in consultation, education, publications, alerts and error reporting programs and oversees the development of new guidelines, programs, products and services. Prior to joining ISMP, Dr. Jew held various leadership positions including Director of Pharmacy at UCSF Health, Executive Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition Services at CHOC Children’s and Clinical Manager at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her 25 plus-year tenure in hospital pharmacies encompassed broad experiences in pharmacy leadership, clinical pharmacy services, formulary management, medication safety, pharmacy operations, centralized pharmacy services, pediatric pharmacy services, healthcare technology and automation, sterile & non-sterile compounding, finance and revenue-cycle, 340B program, CQI/lean, clean room and pharmacy construction, emergency preparedness and establishing pharmacy residency programs.
Dr. Jew presented and published extensively on clinical topics in pediatrics, extemporaneous compounding, vaccines, healthcare technology and automation as well as various topics on pharmacy operations and medication safety. She held adjunct faculty appointments at various Schools of Pharmacy and School of Nursing. She has received numerous awards and accolades from professional organizations.
Dr. Jew received her Pharm.D. from University of California at San Francisco, completed an ASHP-Accredited Residency in Clinical Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and received her MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She is a Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS).
