Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Past winners include:
2017
Sandra M. Salverson, Pharm.D., BCPS and Jerry Storm, RPh
Implementation of Integrated Telepharmacy Services Achieve a Health-System Standard of Pharmacy Care
2016
Maya Beganovic, PharmD and Sarah M. Wieczorkiewicz, PharmD, BCPS
"MALDI-TOF alone versus MALDI-TOF combined with real-time antimicrobial stewardship interventions on time to optimal therapy in patients with positive blood cultures"
2015
Kuntal Patel, Pharm.D., Pavel Prusakov, and Heather Vaule
"Osteopenia of Prematurity (aka Better Bones for Babies)"
2014
Arti Phatak, Pharm.D.; Brooke Ward, Pharm.D., BCPS; Rachael Prusi, Pharm.D.; Elizabeth Vetter, Pharm.D.; Michael Postelnick, BS Pharm, BCPS (AQ Infectious Diseases); and Noelle Chapman, Pharm.D., BCPS
"Impact of Pharmacist Involvement in the Transitional Care of High-Risk Patients through Medication Reconciliation, Medication Education, and Post-Discharge Callbacks"
View 2008 - 2013 Winners at ichpnet.org
Online entry form: http://www.ichpnet.org/professional_practice/best_practices/
Submission deadline: July 1, 2018
The objective of the Best Practice Award program is to encourage the development of innovative or creative pharmacy practice programs or innovative approaches to existing pharmacy practice challenges in health systems within the state of Illinois.
Applicants will be judged on their descriptions of programs and practices employed in their health system based on the following criteria:
Eligibility
Applicants must be a member of ICHP for a minimum of 90 days prior to the submission deadline and practice in a health system setting. More than one program can be submitted by a health system for consideration.
Instructions for preparing manuscript
Each entry for the Best Practice Award must include a manuscript prepared as a Word document, double-spaced using Times New Roman 12-pitch type. A header with the paper title and page number should appear on each page. The manuscript should not exceed 2000 words in length (not counting references), plus no more than a total of 6 supplemental graphics (tables, graphs, pictures, etc.) that are relevant to the program. Each picture, graph, figure, and table should be mentioned in the text and prepared as a separate document clearly labeled.
The manuscript should be organized as a descriptive report using the following headings:
Format
Submissions will only be accepted via online submission form. The manuscript will be forwarded to a pre-defined set of reviewers. Please do not include the names of the authors or affiliations in the manuscript to preserve anonymity.
All applicants will be notified of their status within three weeks of the submission deadline. Should your program be chosen as the winner:
Non-winning submissions may also be considered for publication in the ICHP KeePosted, but your permission will be obtained beforehand.
If you have any questions related to the program please contact Trish Wegner at trishw@ichpnet.org.
Thank you to PharMEDium, Division of AmerisourceBergen for providing a grant for this year's Best Practice Award!
The 2016 & 2017 Best Practice Winners Available for CPE!
MALDI-TOF alone versus MALDI-TOF combined with real-time antimicrobial stewardship interventions on time to optimal therapy in patients with positive blood cultures
Authors: Maya Beganovic, PharmD and Sarah M. Wieczorkiewicz, PharmD, BCPS
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois
Implementation of Integrated Telepharmacy Services Achieve a Health-System Standard of Pharmacy Care
Authors: Sandra M. Salverson, PharmD, BCPS and Jerry Storm, RPh
OSF Healthcare System, Peoria, Illinois
Click here to learn how ICHP members can obtain free CPE credit.
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