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President's Message - Your First Job as a Pharmacist
Whether you are fresh out of school or have just completed your residency, your first job as a pharmacist will have a major impact on the type of career you have. What should you look for? Your first step is to take a few moments to reflect on your ... Read More
The GAS From Springfield - Are we there yet?
Yes, kids, we are there. The spring 2014 session of the 98th General Assembly has been adjourned. Your life, liberty and property are safe for the time being, but who knows how long that will last? Pharmacy dodged some big bullets for the time being du... Read More
Auction With A Twist Is Back!
In 2010, the ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund established the inaugural “Auction With A Twist” fundraiser. Over the first three years, it raised more than $12,000 for ICHP’s advocacy efforts! After a year off to celebrate ICHP&rs... Read More
Board of Pharmacy Update - Highlights from the May 2014 Meeting
The May 13th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. These are the highlights of that meeting. Pharmacy Practice Act Rules – The new draft rules for the Pharmacy Practice Act are expected to be published ... Read More
Directly Speaking - It's been a great trip so far!
An email in jest from a good friend took me down a rabbit hole and got me thinking about what my life would have been without ICHP. It’s been 22 years in May, since I became ICHP’s first Executive Director and now Executive Vice President. ... Read More
President's Message - Is Your Practice Evidence-Based?
I had the opportunity to attend an awards ceremony a few years back and found myself seated with a hospital administrator and several leaders from other healthcare fields during dinner. Usually when one is seated with five people you have never met, of... Read More
The GAS From Springfield - For the General Assembly It’s May Madness!
The month of May brings a flurry of activity and a rush to the finish-line for the Illinois General Assembly. Finishing all their business by midnight on May 31st is always their ultimate goal, even if they accomplish little when they get there. You se... Read More
Directly Speaking - What do you do when you don’t know what you don’t know?
I’m sure you’ve heard people say “It’s hard when you don’t know what you don’t know.” Or maybe you’ve heard the proverb attributed to Confucius, Arabic or Persian origin that goes something like this, alt... Read More
President's Message - What Kind of Pharmacist are You Going to Be?
What kind of pharmacist are you going to be? As a student or resident, did you work to earn your own understanding of the material? Or were you content to simply restate the information that was taught? Did you learn to ask questions, or were you satis... Read More
The GAS From Springfield - The (Slow) Beat Goes On!
Not a lot of progress with this year’s General Assembly as it is an election year, and the budget is up for consideration. When it’s budget time, things don’t move until each deadline, and only the very critically necessary things mov... Read More
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