Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists

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Best Practices

Program objectives and criteria

The objective of the program is to encourage the development of new, innovative pharmacy practice programs in health systems within the state of Illinois.

Applicants will be judged on their descriptions of programs and practices currently employed in their health system based on the following criteria:

Innovativeness / originality
Contribution to improving patient care
Contribution to institution and pharmacy practice
Scope of project
Quality of submission

Eligibility

Applicants must be a member of ICHP practicing in a health system setting. More than one program can be submitted by a health system for consideration. At a minimum, one award will be given each year.

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, 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:

Introduction, Purpose, and Goals of the program
Description of the program
Experience with and outcomes of the program
Discussion of innovative aspects of programs and achievement of goals
Conclusion

Format

Submissions will only be accepted via online submission form or email. 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 by July 22, 2010. Should your program be chosen as the winner:

The program will be featured at the 2010 ICHP Annual meeting. You will need to prepare a poster to present your program and/or give a verbal presentation. Guidelines will be sent to the winner.
You will be asked to electronically submit your manuscript to the ICHP KeePosted™ for publishing.
You will receive a complimentary registration to the ICHP Annual meeting, recognition at the meeting and a monetary award distributed to your institution.

Non-winning submissions may also be considered for publication in the ICHP KeePosted™.

For more information

If you have any questions related to the program please contact Trish Wegner at trishw@ichpnet.org.

Applications must be received by July 1, 2010.

Best Practice Application and Submission Instructions (Word doc)

Best Practice Online Submission Form

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