Harvey A.K. Whitney Award Lectures

Patricia C. Kienle, MPA, BCSCP, FASHP "Patricia C. Kienle is director of accreditation and medication safety for Cardinal Health, where she leads efforts to ensure that Cardinal Health’s client hospitals establish and maintain comprehensive, safe, and effective medication use systems in acute and non-acute care environments. She is also an adjunct clinical faculty member at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. A nationally recognized expert in medication safety, quality assurance in sterile product and hazardous drug preparation, and accreditation and regulatory compliance, Kienle’s career spans over 45 years, including experience as a practitioner and pharmacy director and a medication safety leader in hospitals and health systems."