Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MSc, FCCM, FCCP, is Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. She has secondary appointments in the School of Medicine in the Clinical Translational Science Institute, Department of Critical Care Medicine, and Department of Biomedical Informatics. Dr. Kane-Gill is also a professor in the Center for Critical Care Nephrology and Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing.
In addition to her academic appointments, Dr. Kane-Gill is a Critical Care Medication Safety Pharmacist at UPMC in the Department of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on effective approaches for the detection, prevention, and management of medication errors and adverse drug events. She has successfully incorporated health information technology (clinical decision support, telemedicine) in practice to advance healthcare systems by ensuring better safety and quality of care. She served as the principal investigator for an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant to transform the medication regimen review process by incorporating clinical decision support alerts and telemedicine to reduce adverse drug events. Dr. Kane-Gill has presented her work at several professional meetings, and she has published more than 200 articles and book chapters related to critical care and patient safety.