Patient and Family Advisor, Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP); Canada

Melissa is a trained educator and has been working with families for more than 20 years. She began advocating for improved safety after the loss of her 8-year-old son, Andrew, from a community pharmacy medication error in 2016. Since that time, Melissa has been working with organizations to advance continuous quality improvement programs in community pharmacy, including error reporting. She is an active member of Patients for Patient Safety Canada and continues to advocate for patient safety, and more specifically medication safety, across the country and internationally. Melissa has delivered presentations on patient safety to local, provincial, national and international audiences.