System Medication Safety Officer
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Dr. Michael Claro Dejos is the System Medication Safety Officer of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, TN and holds a faculty appointment at the University of Tennessee as assistant professor. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and an executive Master of Business Administration degree from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. After receiving his pharmacy degree, he completed a pharmacy residency at Penn State Health - St. Joseph Medical Center and a medication-use safety residency at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Mike has completed various leadership developmenet programs and quality improvement trainings, including Villanova University’s Master Certificate in Six Sigma – Healthcare as well as the ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy.
At Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Mike leads the System Medication Safety Committee, overseeing the organization’s medication safety metrics, the implementation of system-wide medication error reduction strategies, and other medication-related quality improvement activities. On a national level, Mike is past chairman of the Medication Safety Section Advisory Group of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. In addition, he currently serves on the FDA's Drug Safety and Risk Management Committee and has served as an expert advisor with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices for a number of resources and guidelines. His research and practice interests include system-level error reduction strategies, medication event detection, and change management.
Medication Safety & Quality Pearls 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM