Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists

Black Lives Matter On Our Team

Greetings ICHP! We are in a time of change; change can feel disruptive and difficult but is crucial to our lives and our development. With everything that is happening these days and so...
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Directly Speaking

Personal Freedom or Personal Responsibility

The United States was founded on the principles of personal freedom, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It says so in the Declaration of Independence. But continued life,...
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Columns

Crank's Corner

I'd Like To Get To Know You

by Christopher W. Crank, Incoming Executive Vice President

I am honored to have been chosen to be the next Executive Vice President of the Illinois Council of Health-System... read more...

Board of Pharmacy Update

Highlights of the May 2020 Meeting

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

The May 12th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held via conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the... read more...

Government Affairs Report

We Have a Budget and a Slow Moving Task Force

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

Since the last issue of the KeePosted, published in May of this year, the General Assembly did reconvene for a much... read more...

Professional Affairs

2020 ASHP House of Delegates Update

by Jen Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FASHP; Charlene Hope, PharmdD, MS, CPPS; Andrew Donnelly, BS, PharmD, MBA; Bernice Man, PharmD, BCPS; Chris Crank, PharmD, MS, BCPS AQ ID

In June 2020, the ASHP House of Delegates met virtually for the first time ever due to the cancellation of the live ASHP... read more...

Organizational Affairs

ICHP Organizational Affairs Knowledge

DID YOU KNOW? Paul Abramowitz, the Chief Executive Officer of ASHP, used to live in Illinois. During his term as... read more...

Hi-Tech

All The Ways You Can Be Involved

by Becky Ohrmund, CPhT, Pharmacy Technician Specialist; Northwestern Memorial Hospital; ICHP Technician Representative-elect

Hi, ICHP Technicians!!! Do you know all of the things that techs can do within ICHP? Below is just a short list... read more...

ICHPeople

Congratulations Dr. Marianne Pop!

Advisor of the Semester! Dr. Marianne Pop was recognized by the Rockford PhLAMES student advisory group as the Spring... read more...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight

Meet Ashlie Kallal, PharmD, CLSSBB

What is your leadership position within ICHP?I am the Sangamiss Chapter President-Elect. My primary... read more...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight

Meet Becky Ohrmund, CPhT

What is your leadership position within ICHP?I am the Technician Representative-Elect. Where is your practice... read more...

ICHP Champions Update

The End of an Era

by Julie Downen, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; Antimicrobial Stewardship Coordiator; Memorial Medical Center; ICHP Champions Chair; ICHP Central Region Director

Technology is constantly changing and as it does, ICHP is determined to adapt to meet our members’ needs. In May of... read more...

There's Still Time to Step Up!

The Nominations Committee is Nearly Done Calling!

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

As I posted in May - every year, ICHP elects new members to its Board of Directors. As existing officers complete... read more...

We Need Reasons to Celebrate This Year!

Pharmacy Month, Week and Day are Approaching, so Why Not?

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

2020 has left a lot to be desired, am I right?! October is National Pharmacy Month. The third full week in... read more...

Educational Affairs

Post-Pandemic Prevention: The Development of a COVID-19 Vaccine

by Jason Val G. Alegro, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai Hospital & Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy; Chelsea Manaligod, PharmD Candidate Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy; Kristen Martinez, PharmD Candidate Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

During the first few months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the repurposing and development of... read more...

Educational Affairs

Blast from the Past: Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19

by Katie Miles, PharmD Clinical Assistant Professor/Academic Detailing Pharmacist; University of Chicago College of Pharmacy; Heather Ipema, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor; Drug Information Group; University of Chicago College of Pharmacy

Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019, better known as COVID-19, is a respiratory infectious disease that has rapidly... read more...

Educational Affairs

Review of Capsaicin's Use for the Management of Cannabinoid Hypermesis Syndrome

by Carol DesLauriers, PharmD, DABAT Assistant Vice President, Illinois Health and Hospital Association; Anthony Renzoni, PharmD; PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident; Rush University Medical Center; Anthony Burda, RPh, DABAT Clinical Toxicologist, Illinois Poison Center

According to the United Nations World Drug Report, cannabis was the most used drug in the world in 2017, accounting for... read more...

Educational Affairs

A review of Medical Marijuana and the Pharmacist's Role

by Chloe Majkowski, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital; Amanda N. Seddon, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy; Justin D. Fisher, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematology/Oncology/Cellular Therapy Rush University Medical Center

With increasing legalization at the state level for both medical and recreational marijuana, pharmacists are in a... read more...

Educational Affairs

Call for Posters!

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

Features

Opioid Task Force - CPE Opportunity!

Emergency Department (ED) Dispensing of Naloxone Take-Home Kits

by Marc McDowell, PharmD, BCPS; Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist; Emergency Medicine PGY-2 Residency Director; Advocate Christ Medical Center; Oak Lawn, IL

Introduction, Purpose, and Goals of the Program The opioid crisis is a public health epidemic without boundaries. The... read more...

Another Perspective

Publons: A Tool to Help with Predatory Journals and How Pharmacists Can Help Stem the Tide

by Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP; Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy; HIV/ID Clinical Pharmacist, Northwestern Memorial Hospitall; Alfredo Traversa, PharmD PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

Disclaimer: “Opinions expressed by authors of this article are their own and are not necessarily shared by ICHP or... read more...