College Connection
Directly Speaking
Is Pharmacy Compounding Headed for Its Own Cherry Mine Disaster of 1909?
Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
At the keynote address at the recent MSHP/ICHP Spring meeting, Scott Knoer, the Chief Pharmacy Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, shared an inspirational video that portrayed patients, visitors, and...
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In late April, my wife scheduled a family field trip (She and I and both of my parents) to Malden, Illinois and a supposedly cute restaurant with great food. Well the restaurant was cute in a...
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History of Organized Hospital Pharmacy in Illinois: 1966-1968
Editor’s Note: This is the next installment in the History of Organized Hospital Pharmacy in Illinois, “The... read more...
Family Night at the Ballpark – Peoria Chiefs
Come join us for some family fun at Dozer Park watching the Peoria Chiefs play against the West Michigan Whitecaps on... read more...
Leadership Profile
Travis Hunerdosse, PharmD, ICHP Director of Educational Affairs
Where did you go to pharmacy school? Drake UniversityTrace your professional history since graduation: where have you... read more...
Board of Pharmacy Update
Highlights of the May 2013 Meeting
by Trish Wegner, Vice President of Professional Services
The May 14th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. These are the highlights of... read more...
The GAS From Springfield
Are We There Yet? Spring Session Winds Down
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
We’re not home yet but we continue to fight off the bad bills and push for the good ones (if there are any!). The... read more...
Medication Safety Pearl
Lessons Learned with CPOE Implementation
by Katherine Allen, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident at Presence Health
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Meaningful Use incentives have influenced hospitals nationwide to adopt computerized... read more...
ICHPeople
Congratulations to ICHP members Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios, Barb Limburg, Diane Nitzki-George, and ICHP past-president,... read more...
First Annual Interprofessional Health Fair
by Gordana Milosevic, PS-3 SSHP Professional Development Chair; Alex Mersch, PS-2; Stephen Jankovic, PS-2, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
On February 22, 2013, the Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy’s professional student organizations organized... read more...
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Photo Collage
Editor's Note: These images were submitted by the Midwestern University (MWU) College of Pharmacy Student Chapter... read more...
Diabetes Expo 2013
by Jennifer Aguado, PS-2, ICHP-SSHP Chapter President, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
The American Diabetes Association hosts an annual diabetes expo in Chicago, IL. This event is centered around patients... read more...
Officers and Board of Directors
TOM WESTERKAMP President224-948-1528 tom_westerkamp@baxter.comCHRIS RIVERS Immediate Past President Chairman, Nominations... read more...
Welcome New Members!
New Members Recruiter Angela Powell Jan Keresztes Lisa Ball Megan Metzke Roger Ball Megan Metzke Joshua... read more...
ICHP PHARMACY ACTION FUND (PAC) Contributors
GENERAL ASSEMBLY GUILD - $1000 & More Scott BergmanDan CiarrachiKevin ColganEdward DonnellyAndrew... read more...
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, June 4Sangamiss CPE Live Program: The “Ins” and “Outs” of an Inpatient Pharmacy Care... read more...
Contents
Features
History of Organized Hospital Pharmacy in Illinois: 1966-1968
Family Night at the Ballpark – Peoria Chiefs
Columns
College Connections
First Annual Interprofessional Health Fair
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Photo Collage
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Officers and Board of Directors
ICHP PHARMACY ACTION FUND (PAC) Contributors
Regularly Scheduled Network Meetings
Chicago Area Pharmacy Directors Network Dinner
3rd Thursday of Odd Months
5:30pm
Regularly Scheduled Division and Committee Calls
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.