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Leadership The Council is currently chaired by Deborah Nadzam, Ph.D., FAAN, Practice Leader, Patient Safety, Joint Commission Resources. The Vice-Chairperson is Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN, Senior Policy Fellow American Nurses Association. The chairman of the USP Council of Experts, Safe Medication Use Expert Committee, Michael Murray, Pharm D, MPH, is an ex officio, non-voting member of the Council. Diane Cousins, Vice President, USP Department of Healthcare Quality & Information, Standards Division, is the Secretary. Member Organizations Founding Members: AARP Lee Rucker, M.S.P.H. Senior Policy Advisor American Hospital Association John Brennan, M.D. Senior Vice President for Clinical & Emergency Services Saint Barnabus Health Care System American Medical Association Joseph W. Cranston, Ph.D. Director, Science, Research and Technology American Nurses Association Rita Munley Gallagher, Ph.D., RN Senior Policy Fellow, Department of Nursing Practice & Policy American Pharmacists Association Anne L. Burns, R.Ph. Group Director, Practice Development & Research American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Bona Benjamin, R.Ph. Director, Medication Use Quality Improvement Food and Drug Administration Carol Holquist, R.Ph. Director, Division of Medication Errors & Technical Support Generic Pharmaceutical Association Salvatore Peritore, R.Ph., M.S. Barr Laboratories The Joint Commission Linda S. Hanold, M.H.S.A. Director, Department of Performance Measurement & Health Infomatics Division of Research National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Eleni Anagnostiadis, R.Ph. Board Services Director National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Maryann Alexander, Ph.D., RN Associate Executive Director for Regulatory Programs Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Alan Goldhammer, Ph.D. Assoc. Vice-President for Regulatory Affairs U.S. Pharmacopeia Diane D. Cousins, R.Ph. Vice President, Department of Healthcare Quality & Information, Standards Division Ex Officio Member: Michael Murray, Pharm D, MPH Chairman, USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee Regular Members: American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Karyn Downie Health Policy Analyst American Society for Healthcare Risk Management Ellen Quinn, RN, ARM, FASHRM, CPHRM American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Carla Saxton McSpadden, R.Ph., CGP Assistant Director, Policy & Advocacy Department of Defense Lt Col Paul Hoerner Deputy Director, Department of Defense Patient Safety Center Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Department of Veterans Affairs Jeff Ramirez, Pharm.D. Associate Chief Consultant, Clinical Informatics Institute for Healthcare Improvement Frank Federico, R.Ph. Director Institute for Safe Medication Practices Matthew Grissinger, R.Ph., FASCP Director, Medication Error Reporting Programs National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations Rebecca Snead Executive Vice President & CEO National Council on Patient Information & Education W. Ray Bullman Executive Vice President National Patient Safety Foundation Michele Delisle Program Director Individual Members: Deborah Nadzam, Ph.D., FAAN Practice Leader, Patient Safety Joint Commission Resources © 1998–2008 National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. All Rights Reserved. *Permission is hereby granted to reproduce information contained herein provided that such reproduction shall not modify the text and shall include the copyright notice appearing on the pages from which it was copied.