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Achieving excellence in sterile compounding: The role of standardization in health systems

Recorded on May 8, 2025 | 1 hour
Online
In today’s complex healthcare environment, health system pharmacy leaders need effective tools and strategies to simplify compounding compliance and reduce risk. Join our upcoming webinar for a live panel discussion to explore the benefits and challenges of standardizing documentation tools and resources.

Moderated by Annie Lambert, PharmD, BCSCP, Clinical Program Manager for Compliance Solutions at Wolters Kluwer, panelists Dr. Kristen March (Northwestern Medicine), Dr. David Dakwa (UC Davis Health), and Dr. Charnae Ross (New York Presbyterian Hospital) will share lessons learned, how they measured success, and what they would do differently in their standardization journeys. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from industry experts and gain tools to implement lasting improvements across your compounding program.

Key learning points

  • Understand the impact of health system standardization on regulatory compliance and organizational efficiency.
  • Explore real-world strategies for achieving consistency, measuring success, and tracking standardization initiatives.
  • Learn how to address potential challenges and avoid common pitfalls during implementation.
  • Gain practical tips to create consistent practices, workflows, and compliance strategies that work across locations.

About the moderator

Annie Lambert
Clinical Program Manager for Compliance Solutions
Compliance Solution Clinical Program Manager Annie Lambert, PharmD, BCSCP is committed to providing up-to-date USP content and expert compliance guidance, and to work with you to optimize the use of our Simplifi+ pharmacy compliance solutions.

Panelists

Dr. Kristen March, PharmD, BCSPS
Pharmacy Director of Medication Safety, Quality, and Compliance, Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship, and Investigational Drug Services at Northwestern Medicine

Dr. Kristen March is a Health System Pharmacy Director at Northwestern Medicine over Medication Safety, Quality, and Compliance, Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship, and Investigational Drug Services. She also serves as the Pharmacy Director at Northwestern Memorial Hospital over clinical pharmacy practice and OR pharmacy operations. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Midwestern

University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, in Downers Grove, Illinois, and then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.


Dr. David Dakwa, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP
Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer of Acute Care Operations at UC Davis Health

Dr. David Dakwa is an Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer overseeing inpatient operations and perioperative services at UC Davis Health. He earned his PharmD/MBA from Palm Beach Atlantic University and completed a PGY1/2 residency in Health-System Pharmacy Administration at the University of Michigan. His professional interests include compounding compliance, leadership development and workflow optimization.


Dr. Charnae Ross, PharmD, MSHA, BCSCP
Interim Enterprise Pharmacy Director, Regulatory, Quality and Medication Safety at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Dr. Charnae Ross is the Interim Enterprise Pharmacy Director of Regulatory, Quality and Medication Safety at New York Presbyterian Hospital, overseeing compliance and medication safety across 10 sites. She earned her PharmD from Florida A&M University and completed a PGY1/2 residency in health system pharmacy administration at Virginia Commonwealth University while obtaining a master’s in health administration. Dr. Ross’s work focuses on regulatory adherence, sterile compounding, controlled substance surveillance and medication safety.

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