UIC Drug Information Group

06/03/2026

Congratulations to DIG faculty Heather Ipema, Faria Munir, Kathy Sarna, and Jackie Wasynczuk as well as student Zeba Saiyad on their recent publication!

03/18/2026

Congratulations to Kathy Sarna and Jen Phillips of the DIG, who had their paper titled "Integrating Medical Writing into Pharmacy Curricula: Design and Evaluation of an Online Elective Course" published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. See the link for more details: https://www.ajpe.org/article/S0002-9459(26)01074-0/fulltext

11/13/2025

Hot off the press! The UIC Drug Information Group's November FAQs have just been posted to our website. Each of these articles provide an in-depth review on a current topic of interest. Find out more at: https://dig.pharmacy.uic.edu/faqs/

10/29/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Ipema and her co-authors, who received the 2025 ACCP Cardiology PRN Best Review Article/Consensus Statement Award for their publication:

“Disease-modifying therapies for amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy: current and emerging medications.” (Pharmacotherapy, doi: 10.1002/phar.4639)

This award recognizes excellence in scholarly work that advances clinical knowledge and practice in cardiology pharmacy.

10/23/2025

Happy Pharmacy Week! Dr. Heather Ipema and Dr. Honey Joseph gave a seminar to the Department on Wednesday entitled "Pharmacy History: Lessons for Today's Pharmacist". Great job Drs. Ipema and Joseph! 👏

09/29/2025

Exciting news! 🎉 Our Drug Information residency program is participating in the ACCP PGY2 Residency & Fellowship Showcase on October 8.
This is your chance to:
✔️ Meet with our team
✔️ Learn about our program
✔️ Ask your questions directly
The event is free, virtual, and easy to join—but spots are limited! ⏳
➡️ Sign up today:

American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) - an international association of clinical pharmacists dedicated to optimizing drug therapy outcomes in patients by promoting excellence and innovation in clinical pharmacy practice, research, and education. ACCP information; membership application; scien...

09/15/2025

Congratulations to Bonnie Bachenheimer and Jen Phillips, editors/authors of the latest edition of the ASHP Manual for Pharmacy Technicians, and to Heather Ipema, who has a book chapter in this edition. Great work!

07/29/2025

The UIC Drug Information Group was well-represented at the AACP Pharmacy Education 2025 meeting last week. Jen Phillips, Jess Elste, Kathy Sarna, Faria Munir, Heather Ipema, and Jackie Wasynczuk had platform presentations and/or posters presented at the meeting. Congratulations to all!

07/14/2025

Heather Ipema, Clinical Assistant Professor and Education Coordinator within the UIC DIG, was recently appointed to serve as a member of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Educators Advisory Group on Development of Student Education and Learning Experiences for the 2025-2026 term. Congratulations, Heather!

04/11/2025

According to a recently published paper in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39441999/), the 31st most impactful paper for pharmacy practice was the systematic approach to drug information requests. This methodology, which was published in AJHP in 1975 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1211401/), is still followed by our drug information faculty today!