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2020 Member Greeting/7 Ways to get MORE out of your ICHP membership in 2020

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Greetings ICHP Member:

The New Year is already a month old and we would like to thank you for your membership in ICHP – a membership that we think will prove very valuable to you in 2020! We also want to highlight 7 ways to get more from your ICHP membership.

The more you use your membership, the more valuable it becomes. You can use your membership to connect with other members, take on small tasks to help ICHP, volunteer to serve on a division, committee or network, use the resources members and staff have created on the ichpnet.org website, participate in outstanding educational offerings and take part in our online social media: Facebook™, Twitter™, LinkedIn™ and Instagram™!

In 2019 the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act was revised and incorporated several recommendations from the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force that was established in 2017. More recommendations were made and may be considered in the spring 2020 session of the Illinois General Assembly and the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force has been re-convened to continue its deliberations. There will be some exciting discussions and hopefully more progress in revising the Pharmacy Practice Act in 2020 and your ICHP membership will keep you informed. In addition, ICHP representation at each Illinois Board of Pharmacy meeting means you will know as soon as the rules of the Practice Act change. Being an engaged member ensures that you stay on top of the practice of pharmacy in Illinois.

ICHP always needs a strong cadre of dedicated volunteers. It’s really easy to jump in and start serving ICHP and the profession. Through monthly conference calls as a member of an ICHP division, committee or network, making shorter term commitments on an educational meeting planning committee (like the Spring and Annual Meetings), as a local affiliate officer, student chapter officer or member of the ICHP Board of Directors. You can make a difference for pharmacy while building your leadership skills and your professional network.

We sincerely hope that you will review these 7 ways (below) and get a bigger bang for your ICHP membership buck! You owe it to yourself and we owe it to you!

Sincerely,

Carrie Vogler, ICHP President
Scott A. Meyers, ICHP Executive Vice President