ICHP Info

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Board of Pharmacy Update

Highlights of the September 2021 Meeting

by Matthew R. Smith, PharmD Candidate; Student Intern; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy; Christopher W. Crank, PharmD, MS, BCPS; ICHP Executive Vice President

The September 14th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held via conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the... read more...

Government Affairs

Division Update

Since the Illinois 102nd General Assembly started in January 2021, the State has enacted many bills affecting the... read more...

Professional Affairs

2021 ASHP House of Delegates Update

by Andrew Donnelly, PharmD, MBA, FASHP; Director of Pharmacy - University of Illinois Hospital, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs -University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy; Noelle RM Chapman, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP; VP Pharmacy Operations, Pharmacy - AdvocateAuroraHealth; Bernice Y. Man, PharmD, BCPS, CSP Practice Coordinator, Specialty Pharmacy - Northwestern Medicine; Carrie Vogler, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Associate Professor - SIUE School of Pharmacy

In June 2021, ASHP House of Delegates met virtually. The following table gives a brief overview of the approved policies.... read more...

Professional Affairs

Attention ASHP Pharmacist Members - It's Time to Elect Delegates to ASHP's House

by Christopher W. Crank, PharmD, MS, BCPS; ICHP Executive Vice President

The ASHP Summer Meeting for 2022 will be held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11-15. ASHP’s House of Delegates meets... read more...

Professional Affairs

The Pharmacist's Role in Promoting Vaccine Acceptance

by Karen Davidge, PharmD PGY2 Infections Diseases Pharmacy Resident Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; Mary Palmer, PharmD, BCPS PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; Jen Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FASHP Professor of Pharmacy Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccine hesitancy - defined as the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate... read more...

Professional Affairs - Best Practice Award Winner!

Software Aided Compounding: Adopting Technology to Improve Patient Safety and Documentation

by By Ron Hartman, PharmD - Regional Director of Pharmacy Operations - OSF Healthcare - Galesburg, IL; Heather Harper, PharmD, BCPS - Pharmacy Informatics Specialist - OSF Healthcare - Peoria, IL ; Elizabeth Harthan, PharmD, BCPS - Anticoagulation Pharmacotherapist Coordinator - OSF HealthCare Ministry Services - Peoria, IL ; Patricia M. Kohli, BSPharm - Pharmacy Operations Manager - OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group - Escanaba, MI; Jamie Martin, PharmD - Regional Informatics Pharmacist - OSF Healthcare - Peoria, IL ; Karin L. Terry, PharmD, CPPS - Medication Safety Pharmacist OSF Healthcare - Peoria, IL

Introduction, Purpose, and Goals of the Program Compounding is an essential function of health system pharmacy... read more...

New Practitioners Network

Building a Goal-Oriented Career

Looking into the future of one’s career can be both exciting and intimidating, with endless opportunities and... read more...

Educational Affairs

Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists Poster and Platform Presentations for Spring Meeting

ICHP POSTER CATEGORIES:  The following are the categories for submission: Original Research:  To be... read more...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight

Meet Erika Diericx, PharmD, BCPS

What is your ICHP leadership position? Southern Region Director  Where is your practice site? Southern... read more...

ICHP Leadership Spotlight

Meet Russell Jason Orr, PharmD, MBA

My Story: I am currently the Executive Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Services at the University of Chicago Medicine... read more...

ICHPeople

New job?  Get Married?  Have a baby? Win an award?   We want to share the joy with you!  Send... read more...

University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy

Welcome Back

by Evan Fetten, P3 Rockford Co-President University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy student chapter of ICHP has once again continued its tradition... read more...

Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove

A Year of Online Classes Through a Pandemic

by Alex Wu, PS-2 Student Chapter Treasurer Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus

At the start of the pandemic, I was at a heightened emotional state where I was worried and nervous. The idea of... read more...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy

Coming Back to In-Person in Full Swing

by Khushali Sarnot, P2, President-Elect SIUE School of Pharmacy

The SIUE School of Pharmacy is back in person and in full swing after being online for over eighteen months. After... read more...

2021 ICHP Annual Meeting Recap

A Virtual Success

by Melissa Dyrdahl, BA; Communications Manager, ICHP

Another Annual Meeting is in the books! We had truly hoped to be meeting face to face in 2021, but with COVID-19 cases... read more...

Upcoming Events

CE Appetizer November 3, 2021 Confronting and Mitigating our Implicit Bias to Promote Health Equity Sally Arif,... read more...

Welcome New Members!

A big welcome to our new members! read more...

ICHP Pharmacy Action Fund Contributors (PAC)

Thanks to everyone who contributed! read more...

Board of Directors

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