The following practitioners serve on the selection panel for the 2009 program:

Hedy Cohen, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.
Vice President
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Huntingdon Valley, PA

Kathy Crea, Pharm.D., BCPS
Medication Safety Coordinator
OhioHealth, Clinical Resource Management
Columbus, OH

Sherry Danello, R.N., M.S.N., CNAA
Vice President, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer for System
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System
Savannah, GA

Andrew S. Dunn, M.D., FACP
Director, Hospitalist Service
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

E. Robert Feroli, Jr., Pharm.D., FASHP
Medication Safety Officer
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Joanne Kowiatek, R.Ph., M.P.M.
Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, PA

The following practitioners served on the selection panel for the 2008 program:

Donald E. Casey Jr., M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., FACP
Vice President of Quality and Chief Medical Officer
Atlantic Health System
Morristown, NJ

Hedy Cohen, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.
Vice President
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Huntingdon Valley, PA

Kathy Crea, Pharm.D., BCPS
Medication Safety Coordinator
OhioHealth, Clinical Resource Management
Columbus, OH

Sherry Danello, RN, MSN, CNAA
Vice President, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer for System
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System
Savannah, GA

Joanne Kowiatek, R.Ph., M.P.M.
Pharmacy Manager, Medication Patient Safety
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, PA

Timothy S. Lesar, B.S., Pharm.D., FASHP
Director of Pharmacy
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY