 As of 2020, founder Donald Berwick continues to serve on the Board of Directors, Derek Feeley serves as President and CEO and Michael Dowling serves as Board Chair.The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), based in suburban Philadelphia, is a nonprofit organization devoted to preventing medication errors and the safe use of medications.Its medication error prevention efforts began in 1975 with a column in "Hospital Pharmacy" to inform healthcare professionals and others about medication error prevention.