Terri Lyle Wilson

Terri Lyle Wilson RPh, received her pharmacy degree from The University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (formerly Saint Louis College of Pharmacy) and is the Director of Pharmacy, SCS at the Children's Hospital Association. Terri has years of experience in a variety of practice settings, including home infusion and hospice, ambulatory, population health, and now serving the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals and the patients they care for.

Terri provides industry leadership on several boards and committees including Vice Chair of the End Drug Shortages Alliance (EDSA), Chair of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) Pharmacy Committee, advisor on the Angels for Change advisory board, and member of the ASHP Pediatric SAG.

Terri currently works at Children’s Hospital Association. Director of Pharmacy, SCS - support the nation's leading children's hospitals in pharmacy related efforts including access to medications, planning for and solving pediatric drug shortages, best practice sharing and emerging practice collaboration, support of hospitals in the provision of ever-increasing management of high cost therapies, national and regional advocacy related to pediatric pharmacy, medication safety knowledge sharing.

Finally, Terri is known for building and nurturing relationships and using open and direct communication to advance collaboration and advance action.

Overview of Facility/Health System:
Children's Hospital Association (CHA) is a champion for all aspects of children's health. As the voice representing more than 220 children’s hospitals nationally, Children’s Hospital Association improves child health through innovation in the quality, cost and delivery of care with our member hospitals.

Significant Projects:
Terri has a passion to end drug shortages and some of her most relevant professional achievements have come from this effort, including the Pediatric Drug Shortage Project published in conjunction with Vizient and the most recent Angels for Change/STAQ/CHA drug shortage mitigation pilot focused on concentrated electrolyte supply, which has evolved to become Project Protect.

Advice for Someone New to Your Specialty Area:
I would recommend that anyone interested in pediatric pharmacy, but perhaps hesitant or fearful, schedule a visit to a children's hospital. One only needs to enter the walls of a children's hospital to be humbled and awestruck at the incredible work being done. It is an honor and a privilege to support such incredible efforts!

What is your current involvement with ASHP?
Member of Pediatric SAG

Why did you become involved in ASHP?
I wanted to learn from and with pharmacy practitioners to enhance impact, knowledge and skills sets.

How would you explain the value of ASHP to a friend or colleague?
ASHP is a wonderful way to learn from and with colleagues all over the country. Association involvement and participation only serves as way to enhance knowledge and impact within our practice.

What is the value of ASHP for the profession?
ASHP is the leading advocacy organization for pharmacy professionals, this serves to recognize and reward the great work of our profession.