1. Current Status, Position

Dr Etienne Cousein (PharmD PhD) is in charge of the pharmacy "Medication" department at the Valenciennes' General Hospital and is also vice-Chief Medical Officer. His main activities are related to automated dispensing solutions, medication management in the electronic medical record and clinical pharmacy services.

2. Education

After completing a five years pharmacy program at the Lille Pharmacy School in 2004, Dr Etienne Cousein has obtained a specialized degree in health system pharmacy after a four years pharmacy residency program in 2008. In 2014, he has obtained a PhD in clinical pharmacy at the Lille 2 Health and Law University for his work on the role of the hospital pharmacist in medication management by the elderly.

3. Research Area

Dr Etienne Cousein's research is focused on preventing errors in medication prescription, dispending and administration, thanks to a better understanding of human-human and human-machine cooperation.

4. Conflict of interest: none