Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
I had the privilege this week of attending the ASHP Presidential Officers Meeting in Chicago. There were presidential officers and association executives from all over the country present at the...
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I know this is the December issue of KeePosted, and there’s not much any of you can do about this past November, but I wanted to share some thoughts for next November. I’m not sure how...
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Important Continuing Education News
HealthSystemCE.org is shutting down as of Jan. 1, 2015
As you know, ICHP has been transitioning our continuing pharmacy education (CPE) program evaluation and credit process to... read more...
Educational Affairs
Primer: Moving toward High-Reliability Pharmacy Practice
by Charlene A. Hope, PharmD, BCPS, CPHQ, CPPS, Chicago Market Pharmacy Quality and Safety Manager, MacNeal Hospital-Tenet Healthcare
A metronidazole 500 mg tablet is pulled and prepared for dispensing instead of a metoprolol 50 mg tablet for a first dose... read more...
The GAS From Springfield
A Pharmaceutical Waste Plan That Could Work!
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
As was mentioned last month in the Directly Speaking column, the Illinois House of Representatives has formed a... read more...
Medication Safety Pearl
Medication Error Follow-Up
by Renee Advincula, PharmD and Amber Meigs, PharmD, BCPS
NorthShore University HealthSystem consists of four community hospitals in the Chicagoland area with over 800 licensed... read more...
New Practitioners Network
How to Stand Out in a Revolutionary Time
by Shubha Bhat, PharmD, University of Illinois at Chicago
In today’s times, healthcare is undergoing an extraordinary reform and there is a demand for pharmacists to gain... read more...
Board of Pharmacy Update
Highlights from the November Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The November 18th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the James R. Thompson Center at Randolph and LaSalle Streets in... read more...
ICHPeople
Congratulations to ICHP staff member, Heidi Sunday, on her 20 year anniversary at ICHP! Heidi serves as ICHP's... read more...
ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
by Courtney Makowski, P2, SSHP President, Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Clinical Skills Competition is an event where pharmacy students... read more...
The Evolution of a P4 Student
by Dina Yousif, P4, Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
The time has finally come. It is the year that every pharmacy student envisions from the very first day of P1 year, and... read more...
Season of Giving: Blanket Making for Local Dialysis Center Patients
by Kate Henderson, P3, Professional Practice Chair and Cassandra Collins, P3, Secretary, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
For those who are unaware, it is often freezing in a dialysis center. Almost every patient who undergoes dialysis... read more...
Officers and Board of Directors
LINDA FRED President 217-383-3253 linda.fred@carle.com MIKE FOTIS Immediate Past... read more...
Welcome New Members!
New Member Recruiter Patricia Morgan Haneen Ghanayem Ameera Azmeh Selina Ayoub Neveen... read more...
ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC) Contributors
Names below reflect donations between December 1, 2013 and December 1, 2014. Giving categories reflect each person's... read more...
Upcoming Events
Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Thursday, December 4 & Friday, December... read more...
Contents
Feature
Important Continuing Education News
Columns
College Connections
ASHP Clinical Skills Competition
Season of Giving: Blanket Making for Local Dialysis Center Patients
More
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
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.