Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Strengthen Your Chances of Success with Soft Skills
During pharmacy school, students tend to spend more time and emphasis increasing their knowledge about a myriad of pharmacy-related topics. However, what most new practitioners discover soon after...
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Letters I Hate and Love to Sign!
Every month, I have chosen to personally sign letters that go to members whose memberships have expired. The letter is polite and aimed at coaxing these members back into the fold. And...
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Barb Limburg-Mancini, BS Pharm, PharmD
What is your current leadership position for ICHP? I represent ICHP on the PTCB Certification Council, and this year I... read more...
Highlights from the March 2016 Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The March 8th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the Department of Financial and Professional Regulations offices on... read more...
The Fun Has Begun
by Jim Owen and Scott A. Meyers
The bill introduction deadline has passed, so we hope this is it. Although we have seen the General Assembly break almost... read more...
Strategy for dealing with fomepizole shortage: revisiting the use of alcohol as an antidote
by Katherine V. Zych, PharmD, BCPS, PGY2 Drug Information Resident, UIC College of Pharmacy; Anthony M. Burda, BS.Pharm, DABAT, Illinois Poison Center; Carol DesLauriers, PharmD, DABAT, Illinois Poison Center
Background In 2014, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported approximately 26,000 cases of toxic... read more...
2016 Spring Meeting Poster Abstracts
EDITOR’S NOTE: For a detailed list of all posters as presented at the 2016 Spring Meeting, please refer to the... read more...
Congratulations to Sister Mary Louise Degenhart, who received ASHP's 2016 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture... read more...
IFN Interprofessional Event
by Aisha Alsliman, PS2, ICHP Philanthropy Chair, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Midwestern University's ICHP Philanthropy Committee hosted an interprofessional brown bag medication event at the Islamic... read more...
Providing Tools for Success of First-Year Pharmacy Students in a Three-Year Program
by Cony Hartnett, PS3, SSHP Webmaster/Historian; Camille Andrews, PS3, SSHP Treasurer; Jordan Faison, PS3, SSHP President
While numerous factors play a role in the success of a pharmacy student, the appropriate tools can provide first-year... read more...
New Member Recruiter Sara Abdulrasoul Mona Adhami Josephine Adutwumwaa Gabriel Ahiamadi ... read more...
JENNIFER PHILLIPS President630-515-7167 jphillips@midwestern.edu LINDA FRED Immediate Past... read more...
Names below reflect donations between April 1, 2015 and April 1, 2016. Giving categories reflect each person's cumulative... read more...
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Saturday, April 23, 2016 APhA's Pharmacy-Based... read more...
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Call for Entries: 2016 Best Practice Award
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College Connections
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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.