Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Welcome to the New KeePosted
Here it is, the first new edition of the redesigned, revitalized, and re-energized KeePosted! In 2012, ICHP moved into the digital world and away from a paper version of KeePosted as a...
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Impact - ICHP Presidential Address
I am truly humbled to be able to share my thoughts with you today. No one accomplishes anything alone and looking out over the room, I see so many of you who have helped and guided and...
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Hey Task Force, What Ya Doin'?
by Jim Owen and Scott A. Meyers
Since we’re feelin’ groovy, it is summertime and the legislature has been quiet - except for the election... read more...
Highlights of the September Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The September 11, 2018 Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle Street in... read more...
Introducing Kristine Vankuiken
by Kristine VanKuiken, CPhT- ICHP Technician Representative
My name is Kristine VanKuiken and I am your new Technician Representative on the ICHP Board! I know some of you and hope... read more...
Meet Billee Samples
Leadership position in ICHP: ICHP Sangamiss Chapter President; I plan all the... read more...
Medical Reserve Corps
by Tara Vickery Gorden, PRh and Cindy Li, PharmD candidate
In mid-May of this year, a breakage in a central water plant in southern Illinois led to a water shortage lasting several... read more...
Where Has the Time Gone? A Year in Reflection
by Bernice Man, PharmD, Practice Coordinator, Specialty Pharmacy, Northwestern Medical
As pharmacists, we are trained to look up information and concepts we are unfamiliar with by consulting guidelines or... read more...
Deadline: January 10, 2019
Are you working on a project that others could learn from? Please consider sharing the outcomes with your... read more...
by Lara Ellinger, PharmD, BCPS
Like many Midwesterners, my favorite season change is summer to fall. Crisp weather with jackets and boots, football,... read more...
by Marija Andreevski,PharmD Candidate, Martina Bidzhova, PharmD Candidate, Ernestas Sutas, PharmD Candidate, Abby Kahaleh BPharm, MS, MPH, PhD Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
Discussion The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the benefits of pharmacist-led patient care programs... read more...
Use of Multimodal Analgesia in Women Post-Cesarean Section: From Innovation to Bedside
by submitting author: Zahra Khudeira, PharmD, MA, BCPS, CPPS co authors: Ashleigh Swearingen, MD; Carlos Sandoval, MD; Lelas Shamaileh, P4; Noha Mohamed, P4; Serene Abuzir, P4; Alexander Frank, MS
Objectives: Describe the multimodal analgesic approach Recognize the advantages of the multimodal... read more...
A big round of applause to our fellow ICHP Members! We celebrate you!
Congratulations to ICHP Member Bryan McCarthy and his wife Sarah Sokol on the birth of their new baby boy, Hudson Charles... read more...
President-elect: Carrie VoglerTreasurer-elect: Chris CrankDirector-elect, Division of Government Affairs: Sharon... read more...
It's Time to Elect Delegates to ASHP's House
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The ASHP Summer meeting for 2019 will be held in Boston and in 2020 it will be in Seattle! ICHP needs to elect... read more...
Elevate Good Times, Come On. Yahoo!*
by Trish Wegner, BS Pharm, PharmD, FASHP Vice-President, Professional Services - ICHP
More than 550 pharmacists, students and technicians came together to celebrate and elevate our profession at the 2018... read more...
Clinical Pharmacy Internship Program at The University of Chicago Medicine
by Erin L. Hermes, PS-3, SSHP President Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
This summer began the first Clinical Pharmacy Internship Program at the University of Chicago Medicine. This voluntary... read more...
Paying Homage to the Previous Historian, A Student Interview
by Ani Bekelian, PS-3, ICHP Historian Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
In light of starting the new school year, and looking forward to the upcoming term, I thought it would be fun to pay... read more...
Fall Term Update
by Sara Koehnke, PS2, SSHP President Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
The fall term is already beginning to build momentum and the RUCOP-SSHP is as excited as ever for the year to come! Many... read more...
Immunization training in the First professional year (P1): A student perspective
by Krista Paplaczyk, P3, ICHP Vice President Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy
One of the first skills we learn as P1 pharmacy students at Rosalind Franklin University (RFU) is how to administer... read more...
Back to Basics: Driving Leadership for Dialysis
by Kristen Ingold, P2, President-Elect & Paris Smith, P3, Vice President Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy
With classes in full swing and a fresh class of P1 students starting their journey, SIUE School of Pharmacy is bustling... read more...
ICHP Summer Retreat Provides Great Opportunity for Personal and Professional Development
by Henry Okoroike, Student Chapter President, Class of 2020 University of Illinois at Chicago
On Saturday, August 25, 2018 the University of Illinois at Chicago hosted an ICHP student leadership retreat. This event... read more...
Joined in August Sanad Abduljawad Ariana Abercrumbie (recruited by: Suzette Porter) Blanca Almanza Nadine... read more...
ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund Contributors Updated as of 9.28.18 read more...
Noelle Chapman President 312-926-5147 E-mail Noelle Travis Hunerdosse Immediate Past... read more...
Regularly Scheduled Conference Calls Ambulatory Care Network 1st Thursday of each month - 12:00 pm Educational... read more...
Columns
Educational Affairs: Call for Posters
Educational Affairs: Director of Educational Affairs Reflection
2018 Best Practice - CPE Opportunity!
Features
Call for Delegates: Attention ASHP Pharmacist Members
Pharmacy Action Fund - Auction With A Twist!
College Connection
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
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ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC)
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.