Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
It’s Time to Be Bold
I would like to take a minute to thank Tom Westerkamp. Of course we all should thank him for his service to ICHP – for his commitment, patience, persistence, judgement, and good sense. Can I...
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You Tell Me
How many of you have used the phrase “You tell me” in a conversation with another person? I’ve personally used it many times and often with different connotations. I had to poll...
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Editor’s Note: The October Keep Posted brought readers through the history of organized hospital pharmacy in... read more...
by Renata Sutter, 2014 PharmD candidate, UIC-Rockford
“I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy …... read more...
by Trish Wegner, BS Pharm, PharmD, FASHP, Vice President-Professional Services
The 2013 Annual Meeting marked a milestone in ICHP’s history – “50 years of Caring for Patients, the... read more...
by Maggie DiMarco Allen, PhD, Director of Operations
ICHP President Thomas Westerkamp and the Board of Directors hosted the ICHP 50th anniversary celebration Gala on Friday... read more...
ICHP is looking for Delegate Nominations to ASHP’s House
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The ASHP Summer Meeting for 2014 will be held in Las Vegas, NV and in 2015 it could be anywhere! For 2015, ASHP... read more...
by Phil Burgess, RPh, Chairperson, Illinois State Board of Pharmacy
You may have heard that at the June meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago, the House of Delegates... read more...
Time to gear up for the elections of 2014!
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
The last few months have not been pretty both at the state and federal levels. The pension fight or rather the paycheck... read more...
by Jennifer Ellison, PharmD BCPS, Director, Marketing Affairs
Are you looking for new ways to stay informed? Want to get more involved with ICHP? The ICHP Champions Program is a great... read more...
“Everyone Shines, Given the Right Lighting”
by Jennifer Arnoldi, PharmD, BCPS
This article’s title is a quote from Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan... read more...
ICHP staff member, Jo Haley, welcomed her first grandson, Elijah William Zissler, on October 18 at 2:35 pm. Baby was 6... read more...
As MedWatch turns 20, what is the role of pharmacists in adverse drug event reporting?
by Swapna Chakrabarti, BS, RPh
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is celebrating the 20th year anniversary of the launch of its... read more...
Implementation of Patient Specific Doses of Intermediate and Long-Acting Insulins
by Kathy Tang, UIC-P3 Student, Rebecca Lee, UIC-P3 Student and Zahra Khudeira, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS
Introduction Medications that have the highest risk of causing patient harm when misused are known as high-alert... read more...
by Josephine Aranda, PS-4, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Although I am in my final year of pharmacy school, I still look back at the time I volunteered at a hospital assisting a... read more...
by Ann Ryan, PS-3, ICHP Mental Wellness Co-Chair; Reviewed/co-authored by: Nadiyah Chaudhary, PS-3, ICHP Co-President, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy - Rockford
I don’t know where to begin describing an incredible evening shared on September 20, 2013 with my classmates along... read more...
by Alex Mersch PS-3, SSHP President, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
With the advent of new pharmacy schools, expansion of pharmacy services, recovering economy, and interest in clinical... read more...
by Jennifer Rispens, P-3, ICHP Secretary, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science-College of Pharmacy
As members of a nascent, but quick-developing college of pharmacy, students at Rosalind Franklin have embraced the... read more...
MIKE FOTIS President michael.fotis@northwestern.edu TOM WESTERKAMP Immediate Past... read more...
New Member Recruiter Mary Pfister Ghadeer Abdelrahman Elba Sertuche David... read more...
GENERAL ASSEMBLY GUILD - $1000 & More Scott BergmanKevin ColganEdward DonnellyDave HicksFrank... read more...
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Monday, November 4 Clinical Practice and Research... read more...
Features
History of Organized Hospital Pharmacy in Illinois: Membership Organization
ICHP 50th Anniversary Gala – A Night to Remember and to Celebrate
Attention ASHP Pharmacist Members
Columns
College Connections
Plan, Do, Study, Act – A Rotation in Quality Improvement
Reflecting on Fifty Years of Caring
Residency Preparation for Students in a Three-Year Accelerated Pharmacy Curriculum
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Officers and Board of Directors
ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC) Contributors
Chicago Area Pharmacy Directors Network Dinner
3rd Thursday of Odd Months
5:30pm
Executive Committee
Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Educational Affairs
Third Tuesday of each month at 11:00 a.m.
Government Affairs
Third Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m.
Marketing Affairs
Third Tuesday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Organizational Affairs
First Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
Professional Affairs
Fourth Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m.
New Practitioner Network
Second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Technology Committee
Second Friday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
Chicago Area Pharmacy Directors Network Dinner
Bi-monthly in odd numbered months with dates to be determined. Invitation only.