Heather J. Ipema
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice
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About
Overview:
Drug information specialist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the UIC Drug Information Group, a fee-for-service business unit of the Department of Pharmacy Practice.
Research Interests:
Drug information teaching strategies
Teaching and Supervision
Medical writing (PMPR 450), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Medical writing (PMPR 450), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Undergrad Res Exp Pharm Pract (PMPR 300), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Evidence-Based Medicine (PHAR 440), 2/17/2025 – 5/2/2025
Evidence-Based Medicine (PHAR 440), 2/17/2025 – 5/2/2025
Evidence-Based Medicine (PHAR 440), 2/17/2025 – 5/2/2025
Evidence-Based Medicine (PHAR 440), 2/17/2025 – 5/2/2025
Evidence-Based Medicine (PHAR 440), 2/17/2025 – 5/2/2025
Selected Publications
Munir, Faria, Ipema, Heather, Nohria, Rahul, Singh, Divita. (2025). Pharmacy meets AI: Effect of a drug information activity on student perceptions of generative artificial intelligence. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 17, (10), 102439. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102439.
Munir, Faria, Abdulbaki, Elma, Saiyad, Zeba, Ipema, Heather. (2025). Taking the plunge together: A student-led faculty learning seminar series on artificial intelligence. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 17, (8), 102370. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102370.
Ipema, Heather, Maslennikov, Erika, Munir, Faria, Hartke, Patricia, Alomari, Ruba, Dazy, Anna, Wierzbiak, Alexandra. (2025). Actionable Renal Dosing Content for Nephrotoxic Medications in 4 Drug Information Resources Commonly Used in the United States.. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 8971900251364049. doi:10.1177/08971900251364049.
Ipema, Heather J, Denton, Christie, Koppen, Laura, Joseph, Honey, Munir, Faria, Arvis, Hannah, Coslow, Austin, Rhodes, Alexis, Vazquez, Luis. (2025). Drugs to Be Used With a Filter for Preparation and/or Administration—2024. Hospital Pharmacy, 60, (4), 390-398. doi:10.1177/00185787251324867.
Fydrych, Justyna, Munir, Faria, Ipema, Heather, Koppen, Laura. (2025). Survey of drug information, literature evaluation, and biostatistics curricula among US colleges of pharmacy. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 17, (3), 102270. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2024.102270.
Hellenbart, Erika L, Ipema, Heather J, Rodriguez‐Ziccardi, Mary C, Krishna, Hema, DiDomenico, Robert J. (2025). Disease‐modifying therapies for amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy: Current and emerging medications. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 45, (2), 124-144. doi:10.1002/phar.4639.
Johnson, Steven Theodore, Goldwire, Micheline Andel, Abdalla, Maha, Advani, Ashish, Alhammad, Abdullah M, Anderson, Keri C, Bernknopf, Allison, Blommel, Matthew L, Brunner, Rachel, Frazier, JorDonna, Gor, Prit, Gosser, Rena, Ipema, Heather, Kier, Karen L, Kostrzewa, Audrey, Majerczyk, Daniel, Manian, Radha, Maxwell, Erin, May, Dianne, May, J Russell, Munir, Faria, Okafar, Ife, Phillips, Jennifer, Poore, Alia A, Saad, Maha, Sibbesen, Julie B, Sommer, Christine D. (2024). Teaching learners to identify and reduce the spread of medical misinformation. JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 7, (9), 926-940. doi:10.1002/jac5.2014.
Johnson, Steven Theodore, Goldwire, Micheline Andel, Abdalla, Maha, Al‐Shehre, Wafa H, Bernknopf, Allison, Colella, Angela, Denton, Christie, Douglas, Janine S, Gosser, Rena, Heindel, Gregory, Holsopple, Megan, Ipema, Heather, Kier, Karen, Kostrzewa, Audrey, Majerczyk, Dan, May, Dianne, May, J Russell, Mersek, Sarah Turley, Munir, Faria, Saad, Maha, Sommer, Christine D, Thornby, Krisy‐Ann, Ward, Kristina E. (2024). From education to practice—2024 update: An opinion paper of the Drug Information Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 7, (5), 492-504. doi:10.1002/jac5.1945.
Elste, Jessica M, Ipema, Heather J, Denton, Christie, Munir, Faria, Alomari, Ruba, Dazy, Anna, Macrito, Rosa, Szydlowski, Nicole. (2023). Light-Sensitive Injectable Prescription Drugs—2022. Hospital Pharmacy, 58, (5), 448-475. doi:10.1177/00185787221133804.
Education
Degrees:
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2008
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States, 2004
Postgraduate Training:
PGY2 Drug Information Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, United States, 2010
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, 2009
Licensures and Certifications
Registered Pharmacist, State of Illinois, Date Not Set - Present
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, Date Not Set - Present