Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Inaugural Address: Collaboration
It’s a great pleasure to be standing in front of you today as the organization’s next President. First, I’d like to thank Mike Fotis again for his excellent leadership of the...
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Illinois House Heroin Task Force: Focusing On the Problems
On Tuesday, October 7th, a small group of pharmacy profession representatives met with Representatives Lou Lang (D) and Dennis Reboletti (R), co-chairs of the Illinois House of Representatives...
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2014 Annual Meeting Summary
by Trish Wegner, BS Pharm, PharmD, FASHP
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) was introduced in... read more...
by John Lee du Pré, PharmD candidate 2015, University of Illinois - Rockford College of Pharmacy
Hello, my name is John Lee du Pré and I am a 4th year pharmacy student at the University of Illinois at Chicago... read more...
ICHP Walks to Cure Diabetes
by Colleen Czerniak, PharmD, BCPS
On October 5, 2014, a cool autumn morning welcomed over 7,500 people, 17 of which represented Team ICHP, to stroll along... read more...
Congratulations to the SIUE Student Chapter on receiving the Outstanding Professional Development Project Award! They... read more...
Impact of Pharmacist Involvement in the Transitional Care of High-Risk Patients through Medication Reconciliation, Medication Education, and Post-Discharge Callbacks
by 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; Northwestern Memorial Hospital
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS: Review common causes for inpatient readmissions. Discuss... read more...
Don Ferrill, PharmD
What is your current leadership position in ICHP? Champion Where did you go to pharmacy... read more...
The 2014 Election
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
The campaign season is upon us…as if you have not been able to tell from the incessant advertisements on... read more...
by Neha Kapur, P3, UIC-Rockford Student Chapter President
“I felt alone, because I was trying to hide what was happening to me from my family and friends. I was depressed,... read more...
by Amanda Outinen, P3, Student Chapter President, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science College of Pharmacy
American Pharmacists Month is celebrated and promoted during the entire month of October. At Rosalind Franklin... read more...
by Ashley Brown, P4, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
The Navajo people tie their culture into their everyday lives in any way possible. This was apparent when I first entered... read more...
LINDA FRED President 217-383-3253 linda.fred@carle.com MIKE FOTIS Immediate Past... read more...
New Member Recruiter Lisa Nguyen Brittany Lee Mallory Adams Susan Nichols Tony... read more...
Names below reflect donations between November 1, 2013 and November 1, 2014. Giving categories reflect each person's... read more...
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Tuesday, November 4 at 3:00pm & Thursday,... read more...
Features
Columns
2014 Best Practice Award Winner: Home-Study CPE
College Connections
American Pharmacists Month at Rosalind Franklin University
Life on an Indian Reservation: APPE Edition
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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
Fourth Thursday of each month at 12:00 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.