Medication Safety Committee

MSHP Medication Safety Committee Bios 2013

Siu Yan Amy Yeung, PharmD, BCPS – Co-Chair
Dr. Siu Yan Amy Yeung is the clinical pharmacy specialist in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center.  She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University at Buffalo in 2005.  She completed both her Pharmacy Practice Residency and Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center.  Her professional interest includes sedation, infectious disease and medication-use safety in the critical-care setting. 

Alison P. Duffy, PharmD, BCOP – Co-Chair
Alison P. Duffy Pharm.D., BCOP graduated from the University of Rhode Island School of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Residency at University of Cincinnati (UC) Health in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Alison Duffy is a Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy/University of Maryland Medical Center.  She is Medication Safety Co-Chair Elect for MSHP.  Alison is interested in clinical outcomes and practice based research specifically related to immunocompromised hosts and patients with hematologic malignancies.

Calling for Applications for MSHP Medication Safety Award.

The MSHP Medication Safety Committee will start accepting applications starting April 1, 2013. View the guidelines for the award application. This is a great opportunity to showcase patient and medication safety improvement efforts at your practice site. All MSHP members, including pharmacy residents are encouraged to apply. The deadline for the award has been extended to June 15, 2013. All applications can be e-mailed to Amy Yeung or Alison Duffy.