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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

Aleta Smtihbauer

Louis A. Johnson VAMC

Associate Chief, Clinical Pharmacy Services

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8:00am EDT

Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

8:15am EDT

LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

9:15am EDT

Resident Presentation - Caroline Mak Room 8Alison Sabados • Caroline Mak • Ashley Covert

9:35am EDT

Impact of a Transitions of Care Pharmacist Program on Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Patients Initiated on Subcutaneous Insulin at Discharge Presented by Christina Le, PharmD Room 5Arnold Decano • Christina Le • Alyssa Robertson

9:55am EDT

Implementation of a prescriber directed nudge for SGLT-2 inhibitor prescribing in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a level II Veterans Affairs medical center Room 8Alison Sabados • Nakayalla Langley • Ashley Covert

10:15am EDT

Evaluating the Impact of Targeted Medication Review on Anticholinergic Medication Prescribing in Patients with Psychosis Room 8Alison Sabados • Eva Shkreta • Ashley Covert

10:45am EDT

Specialty Pharmacy Adherence Optimization: Evaluating Adherence Using Medication Possession Ratio Room 6Inna Perinskaya • Lily Frappier • Jaclyn Lopez

11:05am EDT

Pharmacist impact on Medicare healthcare effectiveness data and information set (HEDIS) measures in primary care offices Room 6Inna Perinskaya • Hima Dileep • Jaclyn Lopez

11:45am EDT

Eligibility for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist initiation at hospital discharge in insulin-naïve adults with type 2 diabetes Room 2Jovan Erfan • Shannon Hogarty • Jessica Crow

12:05pm EDT

1:10pm EDT

Resident Presentation - Kaylee Simon Room 5Laura Hobbs • Kaylee Simon • Lauren Allen

1:30pm EDT

Impact of Transitions of Care Pharmacy on Hospital Readmission Rates Room 6Lauren Stutzman • Sharron Fernandez • Lanting Fuh

1:50pm EDT

Evaluation and Optimization of Sterile Compounding Dispense Prep Compliance Room 7Justin Hare • Timothy Clark • Kayla Kline

2:30pm EDT

Poster Setup Conference HallAleta Smtihbauer • Katie Getchell

3:00pm EDT

Adverse reactions by body mass index in intensive care unit patients receiving dexmedetomidine Conference HallNicole McCoy • Dellani Fix • Aarezo Riaz • Jose Rivera Comparing 30-day readmission rates with varying diuresis strategies in heart failure exacerbation Conference HallNicole McCoy • Kaitlyn Burchett • Aarezo Riaz • Jose Rivera Efficacy of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus lactulose in the treatment of acute hyperkalemia Conference HallNicole McCoy • Debika Kundu • Aarezo Riaz • Jose Rivera Implementation of a Pharmacist-Led Shared Medical Appointment for Weight Management at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center  Conference HallAmanda Bertele • Shelby Efird • Anita Henderson • Katelyn Hipwell Improvement of blood pressure metrics through pharmacist telemedicine visits Conference HallSiu Yan Amy Yeung • Mojibola Awe • Merid Belayneh • Sara Gaines Pharmacist-Led Streamlined Medication Access for high Risk patienTs (SMART) Charitable Care Formulary at Discharge: A Pilot Study Conference HallAmanda Bertele • Shay Roth • Anita Henderson • Katelyn Hipwell

4:00pm EDT

Networking Reception Atrium

7:00am EDT

ASHP Accreditation Services Town Hall Atrium

8:00am EDT

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

Standardization of Tablet Splitting Workflows at JHHS Room 7Carol Luong • Eric Mackin • Tracy Battaglia

8:40am EDT

Impact of pharmacist-reviewed discharge medication lists on patients admitted with sepsis Room 3Eun Jin Park • Lexi Barbush • Unable to Attend

9:00am EDT

Comparing all-cause hospitalizations in older adults initiated on oxybutynin versus mirabegron for overactive bladder Room 6Imran Chughtai • Samarah Wallace • Donna Grant

9:30am EDT

Association of loop diuretic optimization at discharge with 30-day readmission rates in acute decompensated heart failure Room 5Michelle Kohute • Sunkyu Han • Sara Skoritowski

9:50am EDT

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

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

My Moderators Sessions

2:30pm EDT

Poster Setup Conference HallAleta Smtihbauer • Katie Getchell