Official Newsjournal of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
An Update from the Task Force
The third open meeting (all of them are open by law) of the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force has come and gone and unfortunately, we are still waiting for two of the eight voting members to...
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Elevate Yourself - Keys to Learning New Skills
The profession of pharmacy is ever changing to meet the needs of patients and the health care industry. As professionals, we need to equip ourselves with the knowledge and skills to meet these new...
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Highlights of the March Meeting
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
The March 13th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation... read more...
New Oncology Drugs of 2017: Novel Intravenous Approvals
by Christopher Campbell, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Janna Afanasjeva, PharmD, BCPS, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chloe Majkowski, PharmD Candidate 2018, University of Illinois Chicago
With major advances in science and technology over the past few decades, the pharmaceutical industry has discovered... read more...
ICHP 2018 Spring Meeting - Get the Handouts & the App!
Click here to get the Spring Meeting Handouts! There is still time to... read more...
The Fun Has Begun!
by Jim Owen and Scott Meyers
Bill introduction is complete and now the real work begins for ICHP’s Government Affairs Division and the staff.... read more...
Join us in congratulating ICHP Member Tamkeen Quraishi Abreu and her family on the birth of their son! They... read more...
Meet Bernice Man, PharmD
My story: Bernice Man, PharmD Leadership position in ICHP: Chair of New Practitioners Network Practice site: Practice... read more...
Is There a Better Way to do That? From Practitioner to Resident - A Step Back to Look Forward
by Elana Nelson, PharmD, BCPS, PGY2 Drug Information Resident, University of Illinois - Chicago
It was over two years ago that I decided to pursue a non-traditional path in pharmacy. Although I enjoyed what I was... read more...
Pharmacist Burnout: A Decline in the Health of Healthcare Professionals
by Jen Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FASHP Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy and Jane Lee, PharmD Candidate, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy
The Issue The term “burnout” describes the characteristics of chronic, unrelieved stress that can result in... read more...
Best Practice Award!
Past winners include:2017Sandra M. Salverson, Pharm.D., BCPS and Jerry Storm,... read more...
Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way! How Would You Like to Run for an ICHP Office?
by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President
Have you ever observed a group with a purpose? Every effective group has a leader or two, a bunch of people ready to do... read more...
by Xing Jin, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate 2018, UIC - Rockford
My name is Xing Jin and I am a fourth-year pharmacy student from the UIC Rockford campus. I was born in China and moved... read more...
by Kathryn Schultz, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, ICHP Treasurer and member of Division of Government Affairs; Michaela Murphy, PharmD Candidate 2020, Rush University Medical center, Pharmacy Technician Intern; Katie Dalton, PharmD Candidate 2019, Rush University Medical Center, Pharmacy Technician Intern
On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, about 400 pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy technicians visited... read more...
Reflections of a Student Pharmacist
by Ziad Dabbagh, PS-2, ICHP Historian
Will Assibey, Jr. is a PharmD candidate who is studying at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy. Through his... read more...
New Updates and Upcoming E-board Elections
by Anna Majerczak, PS3, SSHP Webmaster and Membership Chair & Hayden Hagemann, PS-3, Treasurer
Our SSHP chapter at Roosevelt University has been quite busy these past few weeks and has a lot of events planned for... read more...
Giving Back at RFU
by Joseph DeSantis College of Pharmacy Class of 2019, ICHP Treasurer
At Rosalind Franklin University, our ICHP chapter puts great emphasis on patient advocacy and community outreach. During... read more...
New Member Recruiter Eric Abasolo Jenine Abuzir Alyshia Accardi Audra Andersen Lynda... read more...
Columns
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Features
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College Connection
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Officers and Board of Directors
ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC) Contributors
Chicago Area Pharmacy Directors Network Dinner
3rd Thursday of Odd Months
5:30pm
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.