At that time of this lecture, Henri R. Manasse Jr., Ph.D. was the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). ASHP is a large national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, HMOs, long-term care facilities, home care and other health care systems.

Dr. Manasse received his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Illinois and his doctorate in pharmacy administration from the University of Minnesota. He authored several books and published extensively in the health sciences journals. Prior to his appointment with the ASHP, Dr. Manasse was Vice President for Health Sciences, The University of Iowa and Chairman of the Board of the University of Iowa Health System. He is also a former Dean of The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.

About the lecture

Patient Safety and Professional Ethos" "In this examination of the ethical implications of pharmaceutical care, Henri Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D., puts a spotlight on the diverse obligations health-system pharmacists have to patient safety. What are the aspects of a pharmacists' covenant of care with patients and how can those covenants be kept in an age of reduced budgets and expanded job responsibilities? Manasse also examines safety systems from other industries that may provide good models for pharmacists as they work toward providing the most effective, safest medication therapies for patients."

Quoted from the 1999 Loyd E. Harris Lecture Announcement Brochure.