Sandra Kane-Gill, MS, PharmD, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MSc, FCCM received her baccalaureate pharmacy degree from Wayne State University in 1994. She completed an ASHP accredited pharmacy practice residency at West Virginia University Hospital in 1996. In 1998 she received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Toledo. Dr. Kane-Gill then pursued her Masters of Science in Pharmacy Administration with emphasis on Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from 1999-2001. Between 1998-2001, she completed her Critical Care Fellowship at the Ohio State University. Upon completion of her training she joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy in 2001. She is the Critical Care Specialist in the Center for Pharmacoinformactics and Outcomes Research.
Dr. Kane-Gill’s research interests focus on economic, clinical and humanistic evaluations for critically ill patients; specifically patient safety, quality of life and developing models of cost for acute illness. She has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on several funded research grants in this area of study. Her work has been presented at several national and international professional meetings.
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Mitchell Buckley
Describe the impact that medication reconciliation programs can have on preventing medication errors at your practice setting.
Develop a plan to incorporate both technicians and pharmacists in the process.
Discuss the barriers and lessons learned in the implementation process in an inpatient setting.