March Board of Pharmacy Update

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...

Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force Deliberations (March 2019)

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...

Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force Deliberations (April 2019)

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...

Government Affairs Report

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...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight Interview - Alifiya F. Hyderi, PharmD

Leadership Profile

Leadership position in ICHP As ICHP's Northern Regional Director-elect, I will be working with the affiliate... read more...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight Interview - Jared Sheley, PharmD

Leadership Profile

Leadership Position in ICHPI serve as the President of the Metro East Affiliate of ICHP (Metro East Society of Health... read more...

New Practitioners Network

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...

Professional Affairs

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...

Professional Affairs

Call for Best Practice Award

Applications must be received by July 1st.  Visit our website to apply online. Program objectives and criteriaThe... read more...

Educational Affairs

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...

Looking For Some Leaders

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...

Legislative Day Highlights

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...

Student Chapter Video Contest 2019

For this year's student video contest, our student chapters were asked to submit a short video answering this... read more...

Champions Subcommittee

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...

ICHP/MSHP Spring Meeting

Poster Session Abstracts

Educational Affairs  2019 ICHP Spring Meeting Poster AbstractsPlease note: All research was to have results... read more...

Spring Meeting Platform Presentations

Platform Presentation Abstracts

PLATFORM PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS Platform Presentation – Student Research Title: Assessment of the Illinois... read more...

Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts

Original Poster Abstracts

ORIGINAL POSTER ABSTRACTS On Site #1 – Original Research Title: Operationalizing Dispensing Free Naloxone out... read more...

Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts

Encore Poster Presentations

ENCORE POSTER ABSTRACTS On Site #4 – Encore Title: The Financial Impact of Pharmacist Interventions in an... read more...

Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts

Student Research Poster Abstracts

STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER ABSTRACTS On Site #8 – Student Research Title: Concurrent use of benzodiazepines and... read more...

Chicago State University College of Pharmacy

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...

Midwestern University Chicago Collge of Pharmacy

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...

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

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...

Rosalind Franklin University College of Pharmacy

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...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy

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...

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

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...

Board of Directors

Noelle Chapman President 773-502-0928 E-mail Noelle Travis Hunerdosse Immediate Past... read more...

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC)

As of 4.1.19

Pharmacy Action Fund(As of 4.1.19) read more...

Welcome New Members!

Welcome new members! Joined in JanuaryAneesh AsokanOmar CanoCraig CarrellKathi CarricoEstrella CervantesAlicia... read more...

Upcoming Events

WCSHP CPE Event May 9, 2019Topic: Going down the tubes: drug administration via enteral feeding tubes (Presentation... read more...