Michael R. Cohen, RPh. President of The Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Along with his role at ISMP, Dr. Cohen serves as co-editor of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert! newsletter, which reaches more than 2 million health professionals and consumers in the U.S. He is a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration and a member of the agency’s Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee. Dr. Cohen, who previously served as vice chair of the Patient Safety Advisory Group for The Joint Commission, received The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum’s John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in 2008 for his ongoing professional commitment to promoting safe medication use and a safe medication delivery system.
