Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
The Measles: I've Had Them, You and Your Kids Don't Want Them!
It helps that I was born in 1953! Back in first grade, 1959, there was no MMR vaccine. There was no influenza vaccine and even the oral polio vaccine was 4 years away. So it was...
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Making Your Impact Last
As this is my final message to you as President, please indulge me in being a bit reflective over the past year. We started this year by asking ourselves if we were ready to truly have an...
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Highlights of the July 2019 Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The July 9th Meeting of the Board of Pharmacy was held at the Michael A. Bilandic Building at 160 N LaSalle in downtown... read more...
Fourteen Pharmacy Bills Make It Through!
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The General Assembly has adjourned until the Fall Veto session with a very productive spring session under their... read more...
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue - How Can Marketing Affairs Continue to Serve You?
by Bernice Man, PharmD, BCPS - ICHP Director of Marketing Affairs - Practice Coordinator, Specialty Pharmacy; Northwestern Medicine
The Division of Marketing Affairs would like to keep the ICHP membership updated on our recent activities! For those who... read more...
Brian Cryder, PharmD, BCACP, CACP
What is your Leadership position in ICHP? Chair of the Ambulatory Care Network Where is your Practice site?... read more...
Andrew Merker, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
What is your Leadership position in ICHP?Northern Illinois Society of Health-System Pharmacists - Secretary Where is... read more...
Congratulations! A big round of applause to our fellow ICHP Members! We celebrate you! Great Job... read more...
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Recalls: What Did We Learn?
by Tomasz Jurga, PharmD - Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
Background The Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) recalls have been an issue of concern for healthcare practitioners and... read more...
Call for Posters!
Are you working on a project that others could learn from? Please consider sharing the outcomes with your... read more...
Pharmacist's Role in Suicide Awareness and Prevention
by Jen Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FASHP Associate Professor - Midwestern University; Clinical Pharmacist - AdvocateAuroraHealth; Maggie Lau, PharmD PGY-1 Resident VA San Diego Healthcare System
Background Suicide is a global public health concern resulting in close to 800,000 deaths every year which is equivalent... read more...
Making the Most of Mentorship: Advice for how to Maintain a Mentor Relationship
by Abby Lodico, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL; W. Justin Moore, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
The benefits of a mentor-mentee relationship are limitless, and include networking opportunities, camaraderie, and... read more...
Pharmacy Month, Week and Day are Approaching!
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
October is National Pharmacy Month. The third full week in October, the 21st through the 27th, is National Hospital... read more...
Recommendations Finally Get a Vote!
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 19th the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force met in Chicago and Springfield, as... read more...
More Recommendations Get a Vote!
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
On Tuesday, July 9th the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force met in Chicago and Springfield as usual. Following... read more...
CPhTs Need to have an NABP E-Profile ID Before Recertifying
Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs) live busy lives both inside and outside the pharmacy. PTCB has been working to... read more...
Did you know the print version of KeePosted is on a six-issue trial? We need your feedback as we determine which... read more...
Impact Patient Care
Join us for the 2019 ICHP Annual Meeting! September 12-14, 2019 Drury Lane Conference Center Oakbrook Terrace,... read more...
Discovering Serendipity: Reflections of a Third-Year Pharmacy Student
by Honey Joseph, PS3, ICHP Membership Chair Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
I did not always dream of becoming a pharmacist. Growing up in India, where the Doctor of Pharmacy degree was not even... read more...
Meet the New E-Board and why we Chose to be a Part of ICHP-SSHP
by Jeremy Fernandez Balingit, PS-2, SSHP President Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
The new ICHP-SSHP E-board is excited for the school year to start and is eager to brainstorm new and great ideas. SSHP is... read more...
Interprofessional Health Screening Events at RFU
by Rita Piro, PS-3, ICHP Vice President Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Pharmacy
Pharmacists are integral members of interdisciplinary health care teams found in community, hospital, and industry... read more...
Meet the Executive Board
by Justin Shiau, P2, President-Elect SIUE School of Pharmacy
The summer is just getting started and what better way to kick it off than with a big welcome for the 2019-2020 Executive... read more...
"It's OK not to be OK" De-Stigmatizing Conversations Surrounding our Mental Health
by Josiah Baker, P3, PharmD Candidate, ICHP Student Chapter President University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 4 people will experience one or more mental health crises during their... read more...
New Members Joined in AprilArti Aravindan - Recruited by Alexis TandykMaureen Barnes-IsraelNatasha Brown - Recruited... read more...
For more information on upcoming events, please visit: www.ichpnet.org/events/calendar/ Upcoming Events SANGAMISS CPE... read more...
2018-2019
Noelle Chapman President Travis Hunerdosse Immediate Past President, Committee Chair,... read more...
Columns
ICHP Leadership Spotlight Interview - Meet Brian!
ICHP Leadership Spotlight Interview - Meet Andrew!
Features
Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force Report - June
Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force Report - July
PTCB'S Recertification Process is Now Easier and Faster
Join us for the 2019 ICHP Annual Meeting
College Connection
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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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.