ICHP Info

Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists 4055 North Perryville Road Loves Park, IL... read more...

It's Time To Step Up

The Nominations Committee is Calling!

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... read more...

ICHP Best Practice Award

Program objectives and criteria The objective of the program is to encourage the development of new pharmacy practice... read more...

Recognize the Best

ICHP Awards Process Opens

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

While some things change others stay the same and this year change has definitely been the theme for health care, but the... read more...

Board of Pharmacy Update

Highlights of the January 2020 Meeting

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

The January 14th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle Street in... read more...

Board of Pharmacy Update

Highlights of the March 2020 Meeting

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

The March 10th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. These are the... read more...

ICHPeople

Congratulations to our members who are celebrating something big! Desi KotisCongratulations and sad farewell to Dr.... read more...

Government Affairs

The Bills, Task Force and COVID-19

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

If there is a silver lining with the current pandemic, it is that the Illinois General Assembly is not in session. ... read more...

New Practitioners Network

by Natalie R. Tucker, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; Chair, New Practitioners Network; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Antimicrobial Stewardship, HSHS St. John's Hospital

It’s not new information that our world is facing a new pandemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome... read more...

Residency Leaders Network

Call for Volunteers

by Nora B. Flint, PharmD, FASHP, BCPS; Chair, ICHP Residency Leaders Network; Associate Corporate Director; Director, PGY1 Residency Program, Department of Pharmacy - Rush University Medical Center

ICHP is excited to announce the new Residency Leaders Network (RLN)!  The RLN is comprised of ICHP member leaders in... read more...

Hi Tech

New Technician Network - 1st Call

by Becky Ohrmund, CPhT, Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Pharmacy Department, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Hello Fellow Technicians, We had our inaugural Pharmacy Technician Network call on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. In total,... read more...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight

Liz Harthan, PharmD, BCPS

What is your leadership position in ICHP? I am the West Central Society President. In this role, I organize the local... read more...

Professional Affairs

Pharmacist-Led Implementation of a Direct Oral Anticoagulant Prescribing Guideline and Evaluation of Prescribing Practices at a Community Teaching Hospital

by Paula Bielnicka, PharmD; Clinical Staff Pharmacist & Outpatient Anticoagulation Pharmacist, Swedish Hospital, Part of NorthShore, Chicago, IL and Alicia Juska, PharmD, BCPS; Director of Pharmacy Services/Residency Program Director, Swedish Hospital, Part of NorthShore, Chicago, IL and John Shilka, PharmD, BCPS; Clinical Pharmacist, Managed Care/Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL

Introduction Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been utilized in clinical practice over the past decade. These... read more...

Educational Affairs

ASA for Primary Prevention - A Worthy Topic for Shared-Decision Making

by By Regina Arellano, Pharm.D., BCPS Assistant Professor Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy and Jaini Patel, Pharm.D., BCACP Assistant Professor Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

In 1985 aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for... read more...

2020 Spring Meeting Poster Presentations

Before we had to cancel the 2020 ICHP Spring Meeting, we received several outstanding poster presentation... read more...

KeePosted Op Ed

An Introduction to Single Payer for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

by Shannon M. Rotolo, PharmD, BCPS; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist; U Chicago Medicine and Randall W. Knoebel, PharmD, BCOP; Senior Manager, PHarmacy Health Analytics, Drug Policy & High Reliability; UChicago Medicine

“Opinions expressed by authors of Op-Ed articles in the KeePosted are their own and are not necessarily... read more...

Opioid Task Force - CPE Opportunity!

Common Questions about the Illinois Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

by Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCACP; Professor, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL and Sarah Pointer, PharmD; Clinical Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program, Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services, Springfield, IL

Introduction The Illinois Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (ILPMP), housed within the Department of Human Services,... read more...

Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

How Working in a Hospital Pharmacy Changed my Perspective as a Student

by Breanna Failla, PS-2, ICHP Member, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

Working in a hospital pharmacy has changed my perspective on my career and has given me so many opportunities. I’m... read more...

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

Preparing the First Year Pharmacy Students for Success: Integrated Sequence (IS) Workshop and Making Biostatistics Fun

by Jeremy Fernandez Balingit, PS-3, SSHP President Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy

Looking back on our pharmacy school journey, many of my fellow classmates and I agree that the transition from the first... read more...

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Pharmacy

ICHP Fundraising Success Throughout the Academic Year

by Marie Aquilino, PharmD Candidate 2022, ICHP Fundraising Chair

The Rosalind Franklin University (RFU) student chapter of ICHP has been striving to introduce unique and innovative... read more...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) - School of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Across the Ocean

by Justin Shiau, P2, President-Elect, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) - School of Pharmacy (SOP) and Catherine Gilmore, PharmD Candidate 2020, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) - School of Pharmacy (SOP)

As part of the strategic initiative to develop global education opportunities, the SIUE SOP offers unique... read more...

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

Shifting Landscape in Health-System Pharmacy: USP 797 Impacts of Implementation

by Tony Rosella, ICHP Professional Practice Chair, Second-year Student Pharmacist at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

USP 797 is a chapter for sterile compounding requirements produced and published by United States Pharmacopeia and... read more...

Upcoming Events

Live Events Champions Live WebinarMay 21, 2020, 12:00 pmTopic: Implementation of Best Practices for AsthmaSpeaker:... read more...

Welcome New Members!

Joined in January Sarina Acevedo Asma Adamji  - Recruited  by Jessy Johnson Amartsetseg Ajuu - Recruited by... read more...

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund (PAC)

Thank you to all of our PAC contributors! read more...

Board of Directors, Student Society Presidents & Affiliates

Board of Directors Carrie Vogler President Julie Downen Regional Director  Central David... read more...