Certified Professional in Patient Safety Review Course: October 2025 Live Webinar
In addition to date-based live webinars, the CPPS Review Course is available on demand at any time for $449.
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Sheri Herner, PharmD, MHSA, BCPS, FCCP, CPPS is a Medication Safety and Quality Coordinator at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, and she supports patient safety initiatives across the Kaiser Permanente program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Toledo, completed a Family Medicine Specialty Pharmacy Residency at St. Louis College of Pharmacy, and earned a Master of Science in Health Services Administration and a graduate certificate in Quality and Patient Safety from Regis University.
Dr. Herner also holds a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma methodology. She possesses faculty appointments at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Regis University School of Pharmacy. She has practiced in academic, ambulatory care, and inpatient settings. Dr. Herner’s areas of interest include culture of safety, safety event reporting, and process improvement. She has published peer-reviewed articles and presented on topics related to patient safety, risk management, safety culture, clinical informatics, and medication safety.

John B. Hertig, PharmD, MS, CPPS, Founder of ‘Hertig Healthcare Advising’ and Adjunct Faculty at Purdue University (Indianapolis, USA). Dr. Hertig lectures around the world and publishes on a variety of patient safety, leadership, administration, and health policy topics. He serves as an Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Medicine Access, and his extensive research program is designed to enhance the safety of the medication use process, while using evidence to inform patient advocacy efforts.
Dr. Hertig is a Member of the United States Food and Drug Administration Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. He holds other national and international appointments, including with the International Pharmaceutical Federation, where he is Treasurer for the Hospital Pharmacy Section, and as Past-President of the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies – Global (ASOP), where he leads efforts to reduce the patient safety impact of illegal and counterfeit online drug distribution worldwide.
He was awarded the ASOP Global Patient Safety Champion Award in 2018. Dr. Hertig received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from Purdue University (USA). He completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice and PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration residency at The Ohio State University Medical Center while also obtaining a Masters degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University (USA).
He is a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), a Fellow of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (FASHP), and a Fellow of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FFIP).
About Certification
The CPPS credential distinguishes health care professionals who meet the competency requirements in the areas of patient safety science and human factors engineering and who demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to plan and implement patient safety initiatives effectively.
More than 7,000 health professionals have become certified since the CPPS credential was introduced in 2012. Learn more about certification.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellation requests may be submitted in writing at CPPS@ihi.org. Requests received 72 hours (3 business days) before the scheduled start time will receive a full refund. Refund requests submitted less than 72 hours (3 business days) before the scheduled start time will be ineligible for a refund.
Handouts
Handouts for this course will be sent to registered course attendees a few days before the course date. Handouts will not be given onsite for live courses; therefore, attendees are responsible for printing or downloading them before the course. Attendees are encouraged to bring their computers to the live courses.