Elizabeth A. Wade, PharmD, CPPS, FASHP (Elizabeth.A.Wade@hitchcock.org) is the system director for medication safety, quality, and compliance at Dartmouth Health. Prior to this, she served as the patient safety officer for Amazon Pharmacy, leading the development of the patient safety program, medication safety officer at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire, serving as the first medication safety officer in the state, and medication safety officer for Adult Med/Surg at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She completed both PGY1 pharmacy practice and PGY2 medication-use safety residencies at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She serves on the board of directors for the Patient Access Network Foundation, and works closely with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
Wade's ASHP involvement includes serving as chair for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners Section Advisory Group on Medication Safety and as a member for 10 years, New Hampshire delegate on the House of Delegates for 7 years, and member of the Council on Pharmacy Practice for 3 years. She is faculty for the ASHP medication safety well-being and resilience certificate programs. She served as president of the New Hampshire state chapter and on the board of directors for 10 years. She was a founding member and president of Northeastern University's student ASHP chapter.
The vision statement for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners is that "Pharmacy teams advance safe, integrated clinical and operational activities to improve patient outcomes across the continuum of care." ECRI's top 10 patient safety hazards for 2025 include the growing threat of falsified medications, inadequate coordination and communication during discharge, and deteriorating community pharmacy working conditions. As acute care practitioners, ASHP's sections and councils are strong vehicles for professional collaboration and advancement to address these hazards and keep our patients healthy by preventing unnecessary admissions to acute care settings.
The work of this Section's advisory groups and committees has always been a keystone to the work of our profession, with a broad scope and responsibility to lead and set the standards for best practices in medication management, safety, and compounding. In addition, approximately 35% of our hospitals, including my current health-system, are in rural locations, providing critical access to communities. It would be an honor to serve as as the chair of this Section. Thank you for your consideration.