Government Affairs Report

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...

Board of Pharmacy Update

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...

Hi Tech

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...

Membership Spotlight

Meet Billee Samples

Leadership position in ICHP: ICHP Sangamiss Chapter President; I plan all the... read more...

Professional Affairs

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...

New Practitioners Network

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...

Educational Affairs: Call for Posters

Deadline: January 10, 2019

Are you working on a project that others could learn from?  Please consider sharing the outcomes with your... read more...

Educational Affairs: Director of Educational Affairs Reflection

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...

Educational Affairs : Impact of Pharmacist-Led Medication Reconciliation Programs on Readmission Rates, Costs, and Patients' Outcomes During Transition of Care: A Systematic Review

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...

2018 Best Practice - CPE Opportunity!

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...

ICHPeople

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...

Election Results

President-elect: Carrie VoglerTreasurer-elect: Chris CrankDirector-elect, Division of Government Affairs: Sharon... read more...

Call for Delegates: Attention ASHP Pharmacist Members

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...

Annual Meeting Recap

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...

Pharmacy Action Fund - Auction With A Twist!

See who donated and who won!

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Chicago State University College of Pharmacy

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...

Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

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...

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

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...

Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy

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...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy

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...

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

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...

Welcome New Members!

Joined in August Sanad Abduljawad Ariana Abercrumbie  (recruited by: Suzette Porter) Blanca Almanza Nadine... read more...

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC)

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund Contributors Updated as of 9.28.18 read more...

Board of Directors

Noelle Chapman President 312-926-5147 E-mail Noelle Travis Hunerdosse Immediate Past... read more...

Upcoming Events

Regularly Scheduled Conference Calls Ambulatory Care Network 1st Thursday of each month - 12:00 pm Educational... read more...