Ms. Naomi Schultheis, MEd, Director, Standards Development and Training, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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Cynthia Brennan, PharmD, MHA, Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Pharmacy
Dr. Brennan is currently the Director of Clinical Excellence at UW Medicine Pharmacy Department where she is working with colleagues from medicine, nursing and pharmacy to develop the ideal pharmacy practice model to bring measurable value to patient care and the organizations where they work. She has attained the rank of Clinical Professor at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Brennan is active nationally having served as President of the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP).
Her professional career includes broad experience in ambulatory clinical practice, health care administration, and quality and process improvement. She has lectured nationally and internationally in a variety of settings, most recently on the progressive collaborative drug therapy management practice model used at HMC and pharmacist involvement in quality improvement initiatives. Her staff recently published the “Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Handbook” that provides a template for others establishing collaborative practice models.
Dr. Brennan received her PharmD from the University of Southern California and her MHA from the University of Washington.
Describe the ASHP policy process.
Explain the impact of ASHP policies on you and the practice of pharmacy.
Identify ways you can participate in the policy process and impact policies that result from it.