Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists

Survival Skills

This past weekend, my seven-year old son, Ben, and I embarked on a great adventure. We spent the weekend camping with other members of his Cub Scout Pack in Potato Creek State Park in North...
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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...
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Features

Call for Entries: 2016 Best Practice Award

It’s Back!

The ICHP Pharmacy Action “Auction With A Twist”

by Scott A. Meyers, ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund Treasurer

Last year’s “Toss for Treasure” fundraiser for the Illinois Pharmacy Action Fund at the ICHP Annual... read more...

Nominate the Best!

ICHP Awards Process Opens

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

It’s that time of year. ICHP is looking for Illinois Pharmacy’s best and brightest! The nominations process... read more...

We’re Looking For a Few Good Men…. And Women!

How Would You Like To Run For An ICHP Office?

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

Every year, ICHP elects new members to its Board of Directors. As existing officers complete their terms, they often move... read more...

Represent Your Part of the State

Affiliate Delegates Sought for ICHP House in September

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

Summer hasn’t even officially started yet, but we’re already looking for a few good women and men to... read more...

Reflections on the ICHP Spring Meeting

by Trish Wegner, BS Pharm, PharmD, FASHP

“Find a Leader: Look in the Mirror!” was the theme for the Spring Meeting. Our hope is that attendees were... read more...

Columns

Leadership Profile

Amy Boblitt, BS, PharmD

What is your current leadership position in ICHP? President, Sangamiss Society of Health-System Pharmacists What... read more...

Government Affairs Report

Things begin to move in April

by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers

With the return of the House after a nearly month long hiatus and the Senate after the Easter break, bills have begun to... read more...

Professional Affairs Column: Pharmacy Practice

Use of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Tests in Antimicrobial Stewardship

by Natalie R. Schwarber, PharmD, PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident, St. John’s Hospital; Scott Bergman, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ ID), Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, SIUE School of Pharmacy, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident Director, St. John’s Hospital

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) accounts for nearly 25% of all pneumonias considered to be... read more...

ICHPeople

Congratulations to ICHP members Ed Rainville and Jennifer Tryon who were honored in 2016 in ASHP's Practitioner... read more...

Educational Affairs

What is the evidence to support the use of canakinumab or anakinra to treat refractory arthritic gout?

by Melissa Moriarty, PharmD Candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago; Bill Budris, BS Pharm, Drug Information Pharmacist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Question What is the evidence to support the use of canakinumab or anakinra to treat refractory arthritic... read more...