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President's Message

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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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...
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Leadership Profile

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...

Board of Pharmacy Update

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...

Government Affairs Report

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...

Professional Affairs

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...

Educational Affairs

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...

ICHPeople

Congratulations to Sister Mary Louise Degenhart, who received ASHP's 2016 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture... read more...

Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

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...

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

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...

Welcome New Members!

New Member Recruiter Sara Abdulrasoul Mona Adhami Josephine Adutwumwaa Gabriel Ahiamadi ... read more...

Officers and Board of Directors

JENNIFER PHILLIPS President630-515-7167 jphillips@midwestern.edu  LINDA FRED  Immediate Past... read more...

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC) Contributors

Names below reflect donations between April 1, 2015 and April 1, 2016. Giving categories reflect each person's cumulative... read more...

Upcoming Events

Visit the ICHP Calendar for the most up-to-date events! Saturday, April 23, 2016 APhA's Pharmacy-Based... read more...

Contents

KeePosted Info

Feature

Call for Entries: 2016 Best Practice Award

Columns

President's Message

Directly Speaking

Leadership Profile

Board of Pharmacy Update

Government Affairs Report

Professional Affairs

Educational Affairs

ICHPeople

College Connections

Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

More

Welcome New Members!

Officers and Board of Directors

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC) Contributors

Upcoming Events

ICHP Membership Application

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.

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