Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Is Your Practice Evidence-Based?
I had the opportunity to attend an awards ceremony a few years back and found myself seated with a hospital administrator and several leaders from other healthcare fields during dinner. Usually...
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It’s been a great trip so far!
An email in jest from a good friend took me down a rabbit hole and got me thinking about what my life would have been without ICHP. It’s been 22 years in May, since I became ICHP’s...
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ICHP Seeks Nominees for the 2014 Amy Lodolce Mentorship Award
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
Last year, ICHP created the Amy Lodolce Mentorship award as a memorial to Amy Lodolce, a University of Illinois at... read more...
ICHP Pharmacist of the Year Nominees Sought
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
ICHP is looking for the best of the best for the 2014 Pharmacist of the Year Award Recipient! You should recognize some... read more...
New Practitioner Leadership Award Nominees Sought
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
ICHP has been blessed with a wealth of rising stars in the pharmacy world, and we’re looking for one of the... read more...
Is Using the Number of Patient Medications the Best Strategy for Identifying Patients at Risk for Hospital Re-admission Within 30 Days?
by Ed Rainville, MS Pharm, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Although previous studies have shown an association between the number of medications patients take and medication errors... read more...
Ana B. Fernandez, CPhT
Where did you grow up and go to school? I was born and raised in Chicago and attended Harold Washington College... read more...
Highlights from the May Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The May 13th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. These are the highlights of... read more...
Congratulations to Alexandra Habanek and Nadiyah Chaudhary on winning student awards at University of Illinois College of... read more...
For the General Assembly It’s May Madness!
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
The month of May brings a flurry of activity and a rush to the finish-line for the Illinois General Assembly. Finishing... read more...
ICHP New Practitioners Network Serves Brunch at the Ronald McDonald House
by Erika Hellenbart, PharmD, BCPS and Emma Carroll P3 Student, University of Illinois at Chicago
The Ronald McDonald House in Chicago opened its doors in June of 2012 after moving from its former location in Lincoln... read more...
by Amber Finney P2, SSHP Secretary, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy’s (RUCOP) Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy focuses on enhancing... read more...
by Carrie Park, P2, ICHP Historian, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
As a second year pharmacy student, I can say that my daily life consists of all things pharmacy: attending lectures,... read more...
MIKE FOTIS President michael.fotis@northwestern.edu TOM WESTERKAMP Immediate Past... read more...
New Member Recruiter Claudia Muldoon Carolyn Spiegel Nicole Vivacqua Rick Szparkowski Jenny... read more...
Names below reflect donations between June 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014. Giving categories reflect each person's cumulative... read more...
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Tuesday, July 1 Deadline for submissions 2014... read more...
Features
Do You Know an Outstanding Mentor?
Do You Know an Outstanding Illinois Pharmacist?
It’s an Award for the Brightest of Our Rising Stars!
Call for Entries: 2014 Best Practice Award
Columns
College Connections
My First Experience at Legislative Day
Meals from the Heart – A Reflection from the Heart
More
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.