Heather J. Ipema
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice
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833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL
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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
Intro to Drug Information (PHAR 40393), 1/12/2026 – 2/13/2026
Intro to Drug Information (PHAR 40391), 1/12/2026 – 2/13/2026
Intro to Drug Information (PHAR 39201), 1/12/2026 – 2/13/2026
Intro to Drug Information (PHAR 39199), 1/12/2026 – 2/13/2026
Intro to Drug Information (PHAR 39198), 1/12/2026 – 2/13/2026
Spec Topics in Pharm Pract (PMPR 48801), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
Spec Topics in Pharm Pract (PMPR 48800), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Medical writing (PMPR 450), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Selected Publications
Ipema, Heather, Maslennikov, Erika, Munir, Faria, Hartke, Patricia, Alomari, Ruba, Dazy, Anna, Wierzbiak, Alexandra. (2026). Actionable Renal Dosing Content for Nephrotoxic Medications in 4 Drug Information Resources Commonly Used in the United States. Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 39, (1), 5-10. doi:10.1177/08971900251364049.
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.
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.
Ipema, Heather J, Elste, Jessica M, Koppen, Laura M, Soni, Rita, Kerns, Stefanie, Macrito, Rosa, Poznanski, Thomas, Szydlowski, Nicole. (2022). Inclusion of Optimal Guidelines for Pharmacists in UpToDate. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 56, (9), 1084-1085. doi:10.1177/10600280211063950.
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