Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Mentorship
Recently, I received a very nice note from a student thanking me for taking the time to write letters of recommendation for her. I had worked with her in several different capacities during her...
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License Renewal Time Is Here!
March is a special month for many of us. It hosts St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness, often Easter and Passover, the first signs of spring and license renewal for pharmacy technicians and...
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Pharmacists can play a big role in preventing harm!
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
Every year over 80,000 calls are made to the Illinois Poison Center and over 4 million to poison centers nationwide. In... read more...
by Scott Meyers, Executive Vice President
Join the ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (ICHP’s Political Action Committee) in East Peoria on Friday night, April 8th... read more...
What We Know
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
It’s early February and no 2016 Illinois budget is in sight. The chasm between the Governor and the Democratic... read more...
Margie Villareal-Florees, CPhT
Trace your professional history since graduation: where have you trained / worked, any special accomplishments? I... read more...
Congratulations to Miriam Mobley-Smith who has been named Director of Strategic Alliances for the Pharmacy Technician... read more...
Highlights from the January 2016 Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The January 12th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the James R. Thompson Center at Randolph and LaSalle Streets in... read more...
Resident Involvement in Transition of Care Services
by Anne Misher, PharmD, Brooke Baltz-Ward, PharmD, BCPS, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Transitions of care between healthcare settings has become a focus area to improve patient care, reduce hospital... read more...
From Student to Teacher: Perspectives of a New Practitioner
by Heather E. Fields, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Chicago State University College of Pharmacy; Reviewed by Milena McLaughlin, PharmD, MSc, BCPS, AAHIVP, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
New practitioners are very familiar with the role of a student. We have endured many years of education and training to... read more...
Standing with Greatness
by Whitney Breweur, P3 President
My heart was pounding in my chest as the bus inched closer and closer to the enormous conference building where I would... read more...
Finding Your Passion in Pharmacy
by Nancy Koo, P3
As I prepare to make the next dose of midazolam for my pediatric patient, I thought to myself “she has been here... read more...
Mew Member Recruiter Kyle Jones Leigh Moffett Jennifer Austin Bernadine Jones Seunghee Hwang ... read more...
JENNIFER PHILLIPS President630-515-7167 jphillips@midwestern.edu LINDA FRED Immediate Past... read more...
Names below reflect donations between February 1, 2015 and February 1, 2016. Giving categories reflect each person's... read more...
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |... read more...
Features
March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month!
Call for Entries: 2016 Best Practice Award
Columns
Professional Affairs Division – Best Practice
College Connections
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
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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.