DeSanctis, Katherine

Director of Pharmaceutical Operations at Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts, United States
School of Business
Experience

Internationally recognized for developing innovative solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Katherine DeSanctis, Ph.D., is a leading Pharmacist specializing in Operational Management. Her approach excels in applying leadership strategies to train clinical specialists and optimize Pharmacy services in hospital settings.

In this way, she has an extensive career, which has allowed her to be part of renowned health institutions such as the Mass General Brigham in the United States. Among her main achievements, she has led the digital transformation in institutions to provide quality care to patients in their homes. This has made it possible to improve processes to enhance both efficiency and safety in the distribution of medicines.

In this regard, her work has been recognized on multiple occasions. For example, her management skills in times of crisis earned her an international award in the healthcare industry. Likewise, specialized publications such as Becker's Hospital Review have published articles on his work, highlighting her avant-garde mentality.

Among her most notable contributions, she created a dashboard during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak to foster employee engagement and improve organizational culture. This system improved employee retentionand increased their motivation to deal with this difficult period.

At the same time, she has combined this facet with her work as a Clinical Researcher. Her areas of interest include pharmaceutical technology, drug safety and management. In this respect, she actively collaborates with the Vizient Pharmacy Council. In this way, she shares her solid knowledge on platforms such as YouTube to increase professionals' understanding of areas such as drug preparation, central distribution or perioperative Pharmacies.

  • Director of Pharmacy Operations at Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts, United States
  • Director of Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Resident in Pharmacy Management in Health Systems at UW Health
  • Doctorate in Pharmacy from University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Master of Science degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University
  • Member of:
    • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
    • Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists
    • Vizient Board of Pharmacy
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Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Office Management and Administation: Direction, Professional Services and Quality Management
Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Office Management and Administration: Direction, Professional Services and Quality Management
Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Office Management and Administration: Responsible, Economic and Customer/Patient Management
Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Office Management and Administration: Responsible, Economic and Client/Patient Management
Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Office Management and Administration: Optimization, Marketing and Sales
Postgraduate diploma in Pharmacy Office Management and Administration: Optimization, Marketing and Sales
Postgraduate certificate in Quality Management in the Pharmacy Office
Postgraduate certificate in Quality Management in the Pharmacy Office
Postgraduate certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing
Postgraduate certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing
Postgraduate certificate in Pharmacy Office Procurement and Logistics Processes Optimization
Postgraduate certificate in Pharmacy Office Sales
Postgraduate certificate in Pharmacy Sales
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