Bipartisan Senate Proposal to Address Drug Shortages

Michael Ganio, PharmD, MS, BCSCP, FASHP joined the staff at ASHP as Director of Pharmacy Practice and Quality in January of 2018. As a member of the Center on Medication Safety and Quality team, his responsibilities span the practice of pharmacy and include drug shortages, pharmaceutical quality, sterile and non-sterile drug compounding practices, hazardous drug handling, and the ASHP Standardize 4 Safety initiative. Dr. Ganio earned his PharmD from the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and his Master’s degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Ganio is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and a Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP).

Tom Kraus, JD, (he/him) is vice president for government relations at ASHP. He is a graduate of University of Michigan (BS Biology), Georgetown University Law Center (Doctor of Law), and The Johns Hopkins University (MHS, Health Policy). Tom previously served as the chief of staff and associate commissioner for legislation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He was also a senior policy advisor to Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Tom Harkin on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, where he served as Deputy Staff Director for Health.