Director Membership and PSO and Administrative Coordinator Medication Safety Officers Society
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Christina Michalek is the Director of Membership and the Patient Safety Organization at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and Administrative Coordinator for the Medication Safety Officers Society. Christina earned her pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, completed a post-graduation residency, and is a Fellow of ASHP. At ISMP, she works collaboratively with health-system leaders and clinical staff to define, design, and improve medication safety initiatives. Chris manages the update of ISMP’s Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices, is a lead for medication-related technology issues, serves as Chair of the Leapfrog BCMA Expert Panel, and has co-chaired ECRI’s Partnership for Patient Safety HIT CDS for Drug-Allergy Interactions and Safe Practices to Reduce CPOE Alert Fatigue workgroups. Chris has presented at national, international, local, and state-level professional meetings, and has held adjunct faculty appointments at several schools of pharmacy. She has more than 20 years of acute care pharmacy experience including clinical, management, and leadership roles. Chris is a member of ASHP, PSHP, the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA), and National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP). She is a past presidential officer of BMPSHP and Pharmacist of the Year for PSHP. She currently serves on the Small and Rural Hospital Section Advisory Group for ASHP, the Annual Meeting and Education Committees for NASP, and the Meeting Programming and Medication Safety Committees for PSHP.
2023 Health Technology and Patient Safety Hazards: Are You Playing at the TOP of Your Game?
Sunday, December 3, 2023
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
ISMP Medication Safety Update 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM