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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

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7:00am EDT

ASHP Accreditation Services Town Hall Atrium

8:00am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 7Carol Luong • Tracy Battaglia Changes in thyroid stimulating hormone levels and levothyroxine dosage for patients prescribed with injectable weight loss medications Room 6Imran Chughtai • Sammie Zou • Donna Grant Effect of emergency department stay on second dose antibiotic administration delays Room 5Ashley Johnson • Trevor Shaffer • Bi Kim Characterizing the use of hydroxyurea in patients with HbSC at a large academic medical center Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Madhura Pradhan • Sarah Siemion Resident Presentation - Michele Mathew Room 2Jessica Crow • Michele Mathew • Michael Smith Resident Presentation - Min Jung Jo Room 3Eun Jin Park • Min Jung Jo • Unable to Attend Impact of pharmacist education on ceftriaxone and azithromycin duration of therapy for community acquired pneumonia Room 4Amber Carter • Jae Young Sohn • Amy Cook Evaluation of the utilization of a large language model for categorization of clinical pharmacist interventions Room 1Patrick Huffman • Kaitlyn Healy • Rebeccah Collins

8:20am EDT

Evaluation of type II diabetes mellitus control with continuous glucose monitoring versus blood glucose monitoring in a veteran population Room 6Imran Chughtai • Christopher Lombardo • Donna Grant Evaluating the effectiveness of guanfacine for dexmedetomidine withdrawal in critically ill adults Room 5Ashley Johnson • Halle Markle • Bi Kim Early versus late belatacept conversion: impact on allograft function in kidney transplant recipients Room 1Patrick Huffman • Seo Young Chun • Rebeccah Collins Incorporating penicillin allergy assessment in preoperative evaluation: landmine antimicrobial stewardship effort in support of surgical services within the Defense Health Agency Room 3Eun Jin Park • Kailey Moss • Unable to Attend Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic Surgery: A Case-Control Study Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Lama Almutairi • Sarah Siemion Safety outcomes of iron dextran compared to iron sucrose in pregnant women during an iron sucrose shortage Room 2Jessica Crow • Simran Kaur • Michael Smith Impact of preoperative antibiotic timing on odds of surgical site infection Room 4Amber Carter • Jovina Fager • Amy Cook Standardization of Tablet Splitting Workflows at JHHS Room 7Carol Luong • Eric Mackin • Tracy Battaglia

8:40am EDT

Pumping Up a Patient's Time in Range Room 6Imran Chughtai • Nikki Polivka • Donna Grant Evaluation of Guideline Adherence for Platelet Transfusion in Patients Receiving Antiplatelet Agents with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Room 5Ashley Johnson • Jordan Childress • Bi Kim Evaluation of hemorrhagic conversion and use of fibrinogen products after fibrinolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Norah Albanyan • Sarah Siemion Antibiotic selection for skin and soft tissue infections in adults discharged from a community hospital’s emergency departments Room 2Jessica Crow • Caroline Cullen • Michael Smith Impact of pharmacist-reviewed discharge medication lists on patients admitted with sepsis Room 3Eun Jin Park • Lexi Barbush • Unable to Attend Resident Presentation - Roxy Vassighi Room 1Patrick Huffman • Roxy Vassighi • Rebeccah Collins Evaluation of beta-lactam allergies to improve prescribing practices in hospitalized and surgical patients Room 4Amber Carter • Kyle Greenfield • Amy Cook Midodrine use in hospitalized patients: a retrospective evaluation of prescribing practices and discharge continuation at a community hospital Room 7Carol Luong • Harshini Sobhan • Tracy Battaglia

9:00am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 2Jessica Crow • Michael Smith Comparing all-cause hospitalizations in older adults initiated on oxybutynin versus mirabegron for overactive bladder Room 6Imran Chughtai • Samarah Wallace • Donna Grant Evaluation of propofol safety in critically ill obese adult patients Room 5Ashley Johnson • Emilia Pieta • Bi Kim Safety and Effectiveness of Colchicine for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiothoracic Surgery Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Ngan Le • Sarah Siemion Resident Presentation - Eric Dodgson Room 7Carol Luong • Eric Dodgson • Tracy Battaglia Systemic corticosteroids with or without stress ulcer prophylaxis: a retrospective comparative analysis of gastrointestinal bleeding risk and adverse outcomes Room 3Eun Jin Park • Sara Girgis • Unable to Attend Assessing clinical impact of coagulase-negative staphylococci blood cultures determined to be contaminants Room 4Amber Carter • Morgan Mendes • Amy Cook Evaluating the appropriateness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prescribing in newly diagnosed ambulatory patients with cancer Room 1Patrick Huffman • Srivishnu Parasaram • Rebeccah Collins

9:30am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 Alcohol use disorder identification test consumption score changes in patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon-like peptide-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide agonists Room 6Brandon Smith • Sarah Alleva • Brandon Snyder Association of loop diuretic optimization at discharge with 30-day readmission rates in acute decompensated heart failure Room 5Michelle Kohute • Sunkyu Han • Sara Skoritowski Development of a specialty pharmacy electronic order set in reproductive endocrinology Room 8Crystal Cleveland • Shekinah Banson • Leonard Partanna Combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: what is the optimal regimen? Room 7Chelsea Kim • Hyun Ju Yoon • Christopher Hartley Cost-effectiveness of paliperidone long-acting injectable antipsychotic vs oral second-generation antipsychotics in patients hospitalized for psychosis Room 3Evan Hurley • Baylee Beaver • Gauri Shirolkar Improving statin utilization in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a pre- and post-intervention study in a New York city community hospital Room 4Alyssia McCauley • Tina Lin • Amanda Kobylinski

9:50am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 Barriers to iron deficiency screening for patients newly diagnosed with heart failure Room 6Brandon Smith • Lacey Blauser • Brandon Snyder Impact of propranolol and amantadine dual therapy on neurological recovery in adult traumatic brain injury Room 8Crystal Cleveland • Rachel Rivers • Leonard Partanna Prescribing practices and safety of methadone for pain management in hospitalized burn patients Room 5Michelle Kohute • Reagan Schlierf • Sadora Franklin • Sara Skoritowski Real-world assessment of rapid blood culture identification technology on emergency department blood culture callback process Room 3Evan Hurley • Eleanor Carr • Gauri Shirolkar Resident Presentation - Michelle Fuksman Room 4Alyssia McCauley • Michelle Fuksman • Amanda Kobylinski Bridging the Gap: Impact of Pharmacist‑Led Medication Reconciliation at Care Transitions on Thirty-Day Readmissions in Heart Failure and Peak Medicare Advantage Patients Room 7Chelsea Kim • Jaden Wills • Christopher Hartley

10:10am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 Impact of clozapine risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) removal on absolute neutrophil count (ANC) monitoring Room 6Brandon Smith • Rhonda Moton • Brandon Snyder Magnesium boluses for post operative atrial fibrillation prevention Room 5Michelle Kohute • Alyssa Mills • Sara Skoritowski Comparing the effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in a nationwide observational cohort study on the rates of cardiovascular outcomes Room 3Evan Hurley • Madison Jones • Gauri Shirolkar Advancing antimicrobial stewardship by streamlining pharmacist management of culture results through implementation of a collaborative practice agreement in a community hospital emergency department: post implementation assessment Room 7Chelsea Kim • dasia simmons • Christopher Hartley Evaluating the impact of an antibiotic guideline for open fractures on antibiotic stewardship Room 4Alyssia McCauley • Jimin Jun • Amanda Kobylinski Evaluation of gabapentinoid therapy and impact on chronic non-cancer pain for patients on concomitant chronic opioid therapy Room 8Crystal Cleveland • Destiny Walker • Leonard Partanna

10:30am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 Comparing the incidence of gout in patients taking losartan versus thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics: a real-world retrospective study Room 6Brandon Smith • Gi Eun (Jemma) Han • Brandon Snyder Efficacy and safety of lower dose compared to standard dose intrapleural alteplase combined with dornase for complicated pleural effusion Room 5Michelle Kohute • Sarah Thompson • Sara Skoritowski Enoxaparin for trauma-related venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: bleeding risk with vs. without monitoring in a rural academic medical center Room 3Evan Hurley • Lauren Wagner • Gauri Shirolkar Outcomes associated with anticoagulation in cardiothoracic surgery patients with post-operative thrombocytopenia Room 7Chelsea Kim • Nada Daoud • Christopher Hartley Impact of blood culture identification panel on time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy in adult patients Room 8Crystal Cleveland • Kayleigh Early • Leonard Partanna Impact of documented beta-lactam allergy on surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis selection in cesarean delivery Room 4Alyssia McCauley • Catherine Herman • Amanda Kobylinski

11:00am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 Impact of pharmacist-managed weight management service on weight loss and associated clinical outcomes Room 6Carissa Joelle Ganihong • Rita Chen • Vi Nguyen Bridging the gap: Impact of discharge medication provision on psychiatric readmission rates Room 8Karch Helsel • Lexy Roman • tanvi patil Evaluation of guideline concordant management of community acquired pneumonia in the emergency department at military treatment facilities Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Michael Remmel • Amanda Kobylinski Evaluation of therapeutic enoxaparin dosing strategies in hospitalized patients with morbid obesity Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Huelena Nguyen • Steve Dolley Impact of bromocriptine on suspected neurogenic fever - Maeghan Biché Room 5Laura Truhlar • Maeghan Biché, PharmD • Ryan Whisler Clinical outcomes of full-dose vs. renally adjusted oral beta-lactams in gram-negative bloodstream infections Room 4Carolyn Orendorff • Sadaf Gharibi • Charisa Flaherty

11:20am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 Evaluation of subcutaneous furosemide prescribing patterns and perceptions among cardiology providers in patients with heart failure Room 6Carissa Joelle Ganihong • Ashley Mayes • Vi Nguyen Characterization of serum thiocyanate monitoring in sodium nitroprusside use Room 5Laura Truhlar • Sydney Jablonski • Ryan Whisler Appropriateness of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Prescribing in Acutely Ill Medical Patients Room 8Karch Helsel • Seharpreet Sethi • tanvi patil Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Managed Weight Loss Program in the VA Healthcare System One Year Post-Implementation Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Melissa Contreras • Amanda Kobylinski Duration of antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: a single-center, retrospective cohort study of five versus seven days of therapy Room 4Carolyn Orendorff • Tejona Johnson-Moore, PharmD, RPh • Charisa Flaherty Evaluation of AUC vs. Trough-Based Vancomycin Dosing in the Outpatient Setting Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Lauren Yates • Steve Dolley

11:40am EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 Evaluation of serotonergic medications for depression and anxiety prior to cardiac transplantation Room 5Laura Truhlar • Leah Dykstra • Ryan Whisler Implementation of a pharmacy-driven allergy reconciliation process for beta-lactam allergies Room 6Carissa Joelle Ganihong • Mark Angel • Vi Nguyen Resident Presentation - Oyinlola Shofolawe-Bakare Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Oyinlola Shofolawe-Bakare • Amanda Kobylinski Use of insulin NPH in patients with steroid-induced hyperglycemia Room 8Karch Helsel • Dylan McCleary • tanvi patil Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis dosing in post-transplant clinic after implementation of a pharmacist Room 4Carolyn Orendorff • Victor Rojas Velazquez • Charisa Flaherty Resident Presentation - Nadine Haidar Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Nadine Haidar • Steve Dolley

12:00pm EDT

UNFILLED SLOT Room 1 UNFILLED SLOT Room 2 Evaluating pharmacist impact on clinical outcomes in chronic care management - Justin Chan Room 6Carissa Joelle Ganihong • Justin Chan • Vi Nguyen Evaluation of Lorazepam Dosing on Status Epilepticus Treatment and Outcomes Room 5Laura Truhlar • Victoria Yeung • Ryan Whisler Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Split versus Front Loading Dosing Strategies of Phenobarbital in Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Jillian Johnson • Steve Dolley Correlating application screening rubric categories with interview invitations at a postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency program - Paige Spencer Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Paige Spencer • Amanda Kobylinski Evaluating the impact on antibiotic discontinuation pre- and post- implementation of a modified urinalysis reflex to culture (UARC) criteria Room 4Carolyn Orendorff • Maksudul Mowla • Charisa Flaherty