Maureen Burger is the chief nursing officer for Visante Consulting LLC, a medication management consulting firm. She has a long and varied career in positions of progressive responsibility, both in nursing and hospital administration, including as the vice president of quality, safety, risk, accreditation, and infection control for Indiana University Health. As a consultant now, she is thrilled to be able to focus her research, writing, and consulting on medication safety, especially when it involves IV push medications and drug diversion in health care. Maureen Burger obtained a master’s degree in critical care nursing from Case Western Reserve University, is certified in health care quality, and is recognized as a fellow by the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is the humble recipient of a Daisy Award, and a member of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), the Association for Vascular Access (AVA), the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and the International Health Facility Diversion Association (IHFDA). She is a founding member of the National Coalition for IV Push Safety (www.ncivps.org), and is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to medication safety and drug diversion. When she is not advocating for patients and safety, Maureen Burger and her husband breed and race thoroughbred horses. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Candy Cross MSN-Ed, RN, has been practicing nursing for over 30 years and has maintained certification in critical care (CCRN) from the AACN for over 20 years. She graduated from Grand Canyon University with her Master’s in Nursing Education and has spent the last 12 years educating nurses. She has been an advocate for safe practice guidelines for intravenous push (IVP) medications for the past four years. In 2019, Candy and a small team of nurses from Arizona received a Cheers Award from the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) for the work they did in Arizona to promote ISMP’s best practice Guidelines for IVP medication preparation and administration. Candy currently works as an Adjunct Clinical Educator. She also volunteers for Pawsitive Friendships, a non-profit organization that promotes pet therapy for special needs children. In addition, she volunteers for a local hospital’s Paws for Patients program, which promotes pet therapy for hospitalized patients. She is passionate about nursing education and promoting safe practice guidelines related to IVP medication administration. Candy is excited to see the work this National Coalition will do to promote patient safety.