Rita Shane, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHP is Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer and Professor of Medicine, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, an 886 bed acute, tertiary care, teaching institution and Assistant Dean, Clinical Pharmacy Services, at the UCSF School of Pharmacy. Dr. Shane is the recipient of the 2019 ISMP Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Honorary Membership Award and the 2012 Harvey A.K. Whitney award. She has published over 100 articles and provided over 200 presentations at the state, national, and international level. She has collaborated on research in medication safety and transitions of care. Most recently, she collaborated with former Senator Jeff Stone on a new law that requires pharmacy staff to obtain medication histories on high risk patients admitted to hospitals in California.