The Safety Net: Pharmacists as Stewards of Medication Safety

Dr. Blouin earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Northeastern University and her PharmD from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, both located in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her PGY2 Oncology Residency at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Boston. Dr. Blouin spent over 18 years at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where she held roles such as clinical coordinator and clinical manager. During her tenure at MGH, she established a PGY2 Oncology residency program and served as its director for 7 years. She then returned to DFCI where she is currently a clinical manager and a preceptor for the PGY2 Oncology and Medication-Use Safety and Policy Residency programs. Her research interests focus on supportive care, medication safety, and quality improvement.

Yun Man is the Medication Safety Officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the VA Illiana Health Care System and a PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her professional interests include quality improvement, medication safety, and clinical research. She currently serves on the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Specialty Council for Oncology Pharmacy and is actively involved as a committee member of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA).

Emily Messing currently serves as a Medication Safety Officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, and her Doctor of Pharmacy from Touro College of Pharmacy New York. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, and her PGY2 in Medication-Use Safety at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. Following residency, she worked as a clinical pharmacy manager in informatics at Montefiore Medical Center. Her areas of interest include medication safety, informatics, and human factors. Her recent publications include the safe use of intravenous smart pumps and the role of pharmacists in the medication reconciliation process. She currently serves on ASHP's Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety, Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists' residency program committee and is a Clinical Advisory Board member for ISMP's Medication Safety Alert newsletter.