Directly Speaking
Directly Speaking - Reflections on 9/11
I’m writing this month’s column a few days in advance of the 15th anniversary of the attack on September 11, 2001. First it’s hard to believe that it has been 15 years already. I heard the other day that this year’s high school ... Read More
Directly Speaking - Support the PTCE!
Many of you already know this, but ICHP is one of the founders and owners of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Inc. (PTCB). However, because PTCB has been around now for more than 20 years and has certified more than 585,000 pharmacy technic... Read More
Directly Speaking - It’s Time for Legislative Courage
Legislative courage seems to be a substance in shortage in today’s world. To say I’m disappointed, disgusted and disheartened is an understatement. And I don’t blame one party or the other, I blame our elected officials as a whole. ... Read More
Directly Speaking - Give it away, sell it, recycle it or worst case, throw it out!
If you’ve read my columns over the past six issues, you know my father passed away last January at the age of 89. What I haven’t shared is that my 90 year old mother, God bless her, is still with us and within a month of my Dad’s pass... Read More
Directly Speaking - ICHP Opens Its Advocacy Center
Jim Owen, ICHP’s Legislative Consultant in Springfield, and I have preached, pleaded and begged you, ICHP’s members, to get involved legislatively for years. We’ve asked you to contact your State Representative or State Senator or bot... Read More
Directly Speaking - 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 fortunately, that often happens! The letter is a gentle reminder th... Read More
Directly Speaking - License Renewal Time Is Here!
March is a special month for many of us. It hosts St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness, often Easter and Passover, the first signs of spring and license renewal for pharmacy technicians and students annually and pharmacists and pharmacies every other... Read More
Directly Speaking - Walk in their shoes
In his June 2013 President’s Message, then President Tom Westerkamp relayed and expanded on a message he had heard earlier that year at the ICHP/MSHP Spring Meeting presented by Cleveland Clinic Chief Pharmacy Officer Scott Knoer. Scott shared a ... Read More
Directly Speaking - Oh, the Things You’ll Learn!
If you are part of Generation X, a Millennial or a Boomer with children or grandchildren, you are certainly familiar with Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Like all of Dr. Seuss’ books, it not only tells a story but p... Read More
Directly Speaking - How Do You Manage Your Own Life-Long Learning?
At the end of October, I had the opportunity to participate in ACPE’s CPE Summit. The Summit was a brief look back at the first 40 years of continuing pharmacy education and then a deep dive into what could be in its future over the next 10-15 ye... Read More
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