Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Don't Just Network, Make Friends
Every workday I receive an Associations Now Daily News, a collection of articles from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). This morning, Friday, March 1, one of the...
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Spring Has Sprung
I have always been prone to Spring Fever. The itch to clean out the drabness of winter, to refresh and reorganize, to step outside my comfort zone and go somewhere, or try something...
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Highlights of the March 2019 Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The March 12th Meeting of the Board of Pharmacy was held at Thompson Center at Randolph and LaSalle in downtown Chicago.... read more...
We're Getting Closer But No Votes Yet
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
At the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force March 12th meeting, the discussion began with a review of the grounds for... read more...
Still Closer to Voting, but Different Opinions Appear
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice Presiden
At the April 9th Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force meeting, the discussion began like it has several times before... read more...
Legislative Day, New Lobbyists and Lots of New Bills
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The “13th Annual Under the Dome” 2019 Illinois Pharmacy Legislative Day is under our belts and was an... read more...
Leadership Profile
Leadership position in ICHP As ICHP's Northern Regional Director-elect, I will be working with the affiliate... read more...
Leadership Profile
Leadership Position in ICHPI serve as the President of the Metro East Affiliate of ICHP (Metro East Society of Health... read more...
Mentors Matter: Finding the Match to Make the Right Move
by Dalila Masic, PharmD PGY2 Critical Care Resident Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; Samantha Siepak, PharmD Candidate 2020 Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy Downers Grove, IL; Megan Park Corsi, PharmD, MBA, DPLA Clinical Research Pharmacist The University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, IL
Creating a mentor-mentee relationship is a vital aspect of career development for students, residents, and experienced... read more...
What are Position Statements and why does ICHP have them?
by Mary Lee, Director of Division of Organizational Affairs; Karin Terry, Director of Division of Professional Affairs
Hopefully you have seen the ICHP position statements that are under the Professional Practice Section of ICHPnet. ... read more...
Call for Best Practice Award
Applications must be received by July 1st. Visit our website to apply online. Program objectives and criteriaThe... read more...
Implementing Anticoagulation Dosing Guidance and Drug-Drug Interaction Procedures
by By Cody C. Anderson, PharmD Long Term Care Consultant Pharmacist, Omnicare; Megan Grischeau, PharmD, BCACP VISN12 Clinical Pharmacist, Anticoagulation Hub – Midwest Region 2016-2019 Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director Veterans Health Administration Integrated Service Network (VISN12)
Introduction Anticoagulation management is a process that has largely been handled by pharmacists. Data has shown that... read more...
How would you like to run for an ICHP Office?
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
Every year, ICHP elects new members to its Board of Directors. As existing officers complete their terms, they... read more...
Under the Dome #13 is Under our Belts
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The 13th Annual Illinois Pharmacy Legislative Day - “Under the Dome” is the well-known tagline - was a... read more...
For this year's student video contest, our student chapters were asked to submit a short video answering this... read more...
Be a Champion!
by Julie Downen, Chairperson of Champions Subcommittee
The ICHP CHAMPIONS program is a network of members from hospitals and health systems who serve as the “point... read more...
Poster Session Abstracts
Educational Affairs 2019 ICHP Spring Meeting Poster AbstractsPlease note: All research was to have results... read more...
Platform Presentation Abstracts
PLATFORM PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS Platform Presentation – Student Research Title: Assessment of the Illinois... read more...
Original Poster Abstracts
ORIGINAL POSTER ABSTRACTS On Site #1 – Original Research Title: Operationalizing Dispensing Free Naloxone out... read more...
Encore Poster Presentations
ENCORE POSTER ABSTRACTS On Site #4 – Encore Title: The Financial Impact of Pharmacist Interventions in an... read more...
Student Research Poster Abstracts
STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER ABSTRACTS On Site #8 – Student Research Title: Concurrent use of benzodiazepines and... read more...
My First Experience in a Hospital Pharmacy
by Makek Hassan - P2, SSHP Member
This past semester I completed an institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) at Jackson Park Hospital... read more...
Guidance for APPE Rotations From a Current 4th Year Pharmacy Student
by Dean J. Brock, ICHP member
The most difficult transition of my life occurred when I finished the didactic portion of pharmacy school and began my... read more...
Springing into Something New!
by Kristina Khaireddine PS3, SSHP President
The SSHP chapter at Roosevelt College of Pharmacy has been quite busy these past few months with planning and executing... read more...
Wellness Week at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
by Shayda Ashraf, PharmD Candidate 2020, Illinois Council of Health System Pharmacists - Historian
Mental health is important to all healthcare professionals and it is imperative to know what can be done in order to... read more...
My Jamaica Mission: A Life Changing Experience
by Paris Smith, P3, Vice President Southern Illinois University Eadwardsville (SIUE) - School of Pharmacy
One aspect that drew me to attend the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy was the... read more...
Students Advocating for the Profession of Pharmacy
by Shannon Menard, P3
The Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI), the initiative started by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists... read more...
Noelle Chapman President 773-502-0928 E-mail Noelle Travis Hunerdosse Immediate Past... read more...
Welcome new members! Joined in JanuaryAneesh AsokanOmar CanoCraig CarrellKathi CarricoEstrella CervantesAlicia... read more...
WCSHP CPE Event May 9, 2019Topic: Going down the tubes: drug administration via enteral feeding tubes (Presentation... read more...
Columns
March Board of Pharmacy Update
Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force Deliberations (March 2019)
Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force Deliberations (April 2019)
ICHP Leadership Spotlight Interview - Alifiya F. Hyderi, PharmD
ICHP Leadership Spotlight Interview - Jared Sheley, PharmD
Features
Student Chapter Video Contest 2019
Spring Meeting Platform Presentations
Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts
Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts
Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts
College Connection
Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
Midwestern University Chicago Collge 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.