Virtual Speaking Engagement with the UofSC College of Pharmacy
I am so grateful to have opportunities like these! Yesterday’s virtual speaking engagement with the University of South Carolina’s College of Pharmacy went extremely well! We had over 200 students & faculty in attendance, including some who were… Read More
Virtual Keynote at Michigan State
It was truly an honor and a privilege to be able to give the virtual Keynote for the “Revolutionizing Patient Safety: Securing the Medication Supply Line Conference”, hosted by the Axia Institute/MSU, yesterday. A primary topic of conversation… Read More
Making Patient Safety Number One Priority
I’m really looking forward to this event, the week after next!! As I have mentioned many times before, I have always felt that it’s of vital importance, to try and help in any way we possibly can, to… Read More
Revolutionizing Patient Safety Event at Michigan State
Really looking forward to kicking off this very important event next week!!
The Real Cause of Preventable Medical Error
The good news is that countless lives can be saved, and so many senseless tragedies averted, if we are just willing to acknowledge the REAL cause of preventable medical error!! Repost from 9/20/2017…Many people will often ask me,… Read More
“Virtual” Keynote Address to the Florida Pharmacy Association
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, like everyone else, I have been unable to travel this year. As a result, unfortunately, all of my lectures and presentations, that I had scheduled for the Emily Jerry Foundation this year, at… Read More
The Marathon Continues
Looking back, it all seems so surreal. Fourteen years ago, on March 1st 2006, my wife and I had to make the absolute worst decision of our lives. After multiple EEG’s showed little, to no, brain activity, we… Read More
Happy Sweet Sixteen, Emily!
Happy Birthday my sweet Emily! Even though it seems like I just took these pictures of you a few short years ago, today you would be 16 years old! As your daddy, you will always be my baby… Read More
Another Successful American Society for Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Meeting
Another Annual ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting has come and gone and this year seemed like a whirlwind trip jam packed with exciting info and activities. Every year the American Society for Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) hosts this incredible… Read More
Our Mission
The Emily Jerry Foundation is determined to help make our nation’s, world renowned, medical facilities safer for everyone, beginning with our babies and children. We are accomplishing this very important objective by focusing on increasing public awareness of key patient safety related issues and identifying technology and best practices that are proven to minimize the “human error” component of medicine. Through our ongoing efforts The Emily Jerry Foundation is working hard to save lives every day.
Last Updated: May 18, 2021 by Nick Pietravoia
Pennsylvania Passes Landmark Pharmacy Technician Legislation
In September of 2019, I spent some time in the state capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, on behalf of the Emily Jerry Foundation. I was working with the Pennsylvania Society of Health System Pharmacists (PSHP) team of pharmacy experts,… Read More