Prescription for Safety: Just What the Doctor Ordered – Simple Strategies to Promote Safe Medication Use

Katayoon Kathy Ghomeshi is a Medication Safety Officer at UCSF Health and an Assistant Clinical Professor with UCSF School of Pharmacy.  She is an appointed member and past Chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Advisory Group on Medication Safety. She serves on the Board of Directors for the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  She is an appointed member of the California Hospital Association Medication Safety Committee.  She is also an appointed Specialty Council member for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. 

Dr. Ghomeshi holds dual board certifications as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a Certified Professional in Patient Safety.  She completed a Post Graduate Specialty Residency in Medication Use-Safety at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, during which time she also trained at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Baltimore/Towson University. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Ghomeshi’s professional interests include promoting safe use of medications, preventing medication errors, fostering a culture of safety, evaluating human factors and system design to develop effective risk reduction strategies.