UIC Drug Information Group

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

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/

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.

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! 👏

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:

ACCP - 2025 ACCP PGY2 and Fellowship Showcase 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...

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!

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!

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!

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!

Congratulations to PharmD Candidates Alden Williams, Mya Fitzpatrick and Eleanor Park who won the ICHP Spring Meeting Best Student Poster Award! 🏆👏

Alden, Mya, and Eleanor worked with DIG faculty Rachel Brunner, Courtney Krueger and Jen Phillips on the following AI survey of pharmacy residents.

Zeba Saiyad, PharmD Candidate, presented her 390 research project that she completed with DIG faculty at the ICHP Spring Meeting today. Great job, Zeba! 🙌

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Ipema and Dr. Honey Joseph who presented on the History of Pharmacy at today's ICHP's Spring Meeting. 👏