Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
What Kind of Pharmacist are You Going to Be?
What kind of pharmacist are you going to be? As a student or resident, did you work to earn your own understanding of the material? Or were you content to simply restate the information that was...
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What do you do when you don’t know what you don’t know?
I’m sure you’ve heard people say “It’s hard when you don’t know what you don’t know.” Or maybe you’ve heard the proverb attributed to Confucius,...
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by Phil Burgess, RPh, Chairperson, Illinois State Board of Pharmacy
Having just returned from the annual APhA meeting in Orlando, I have never been more excited about the opportunities for... read more...
Who Moved My (Grilled) Cheese?
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The 2014 ICHP Spring Meeting is in the books and based on the attendee evaluations, comments on-site, and my own personal... read more...
CPE Monitor CPE processing deadlines will now be enforced!
As of May 1, 2014, ACPE and CPE Monitor are enforcing CPE processing deadlines. This means you will have a limited amount... read more...
by Tom Westerkamp, ICHP Past President
ICHP is a vibrant organization, filled with people who are bright, energetic, and yes, I know…busy. We all have... read more...
Carrie Vogler, PharmD, BCPS
What is your current leadership position in ICHP? Marketing Affairs Director-elect Where did you go to pharmacy... read more...
The (Slow) Beat Goes On!
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
Not a lot of progress with this year’s General Assembly as it is an election year, and the budget is up for... read more...
Congratulations to Kathy Komperda on the birth of her second son, Alex Jonathan, on April 4, 2014! Congrats to Trish... read more...
Brief Abstracts of the Winning Poster Presentations and the Selected Platform Presentations for the ICHP 2014 Spring Meeting
ICHP Platform Presentation #1 - Winner Category: Original Title: Comparison of zolpidem to other... read more...
Advance Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Orientation
by Fatima M. Ali, Pharm.D., BCPS
Transitioning from pharmacy student to a professional pharmacist is a difficult process. The level of responsibility... read more...
by Sarah J. Kim, PS3, Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
In my Ambulatory Care Elective, for one week, each student had to role play a patient with multiple chronic disease... read more...
by Julie Bucek, P3, University of Illinois at Chicago
Despite a smaller turnout than previous years and inclement weather, my third Legislative Day proved to be yet another... read more...
by Kimberlee Kabbes, P2, President-Elect and Nathan Lindley, P3, ICHP Liaison, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
In the fall of 2013, a group of second and third year students from SIUE School of Pharmacy (SOP) began the process of... read more...
MIKE FOTIS President michael.fotis@northwestern.edu TOM WESTERKAMP Immediate Past... read more...
New Member Recruiter Gia McKnight Jillian Szczesiul Kevin Colgan Karen March Jessica... read more...
Names below reflect donations between May 1, 2013 and May 1, 2014. Giving categories reflect each person's cumulative... read more...
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Tuesday, May 6 NPN Cubs GameWrigley Field |... read more...
Features
Important Update: Change to your Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Credit Submissions
Columns
College Connections
Switching Roles: Being the Patient
Rx for Destruction: Combating Prescription Drug Abuse in the Metro East
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Officers and Board of Directors
ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC) Contributors
Chicago Area Pharmacy Directors Network Dinner
3rd Thursday of Odd Months
5:30pm
Executive Committee
Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Educational Affairs
Third Tuesday of each month at 11:00 a.m.
Government Affairs
Third Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
Marketing Affairs
Third Tuesday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Organizational Affairs
Fourth Thursday of each month at 12:00 p.m.
Professional Affairs
Fourth Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m.
New Practitioner Network
Second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Technology Committee
Second Friday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Chicago Area Pharmacy Directors Network Dinner
Bi-monthly in odd numbered months with dates to be determined. Invitation only.