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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

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Amanda Bertele

Meritus Medical Center

Residency Program Director

Hagerstown, MD

https://meritushealth.com/careers/clinical-team-members/pharmacy-residency-program

About me

8:00am EDT

Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

8:15am EDT

LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

9:15am EDT

Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Ketamine Dose Requirements in Procedural Sedation – Cassidy Cox Room 2Autumn Peck • Cassidy Cox • April Finnigan Resident Presentation - Amita Singh Room 3Alyson Esteves • Amita Singh • Alyssa Pagliaro

9:35am EDT

Retrospective analysis of clinical decision support tool impact on urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnostic stewardship in the emergency department (ED) Room 4Amber Carter • Allison Pollina • Amy Cook Ironing Out the Risk: Bleeding Outcomes with Intravenous Iron in Anticoagulated Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) Room 8Alison Sabados • Haoxin Liu • Ashley Covert

9:55am EDT

Evaluation of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism and Bleeding Outcomes Between Reduced-Dose and Standard-Dose for Extended Anticoagulation in Patients with Obesity Room 6Alix Dabb • michael duong • Alice Hsu 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

Bacterial vaginosis positivity among emergency department patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections - Christiane Messerli Room 2Autumn Peck • Christiane Messerli • April Finnigan

10:45am EDT

Safety of reduced lead-in dosing of apixaban for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism Room 8Gail Sanchez • Kira Babinetz • Hannah Gilchrist

11:05am EDT

Droperidol versus haloperidol for agitation in the emergency department  Room 2Jovan Erfan • Josephine Gresko • Jessica Crow 30-Day mortality rate in patients after receiving inpatient chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy - Donyae Brown Room 3Hayley O'Rourke • Donyae Brown • Hiang Dawley

11:25am EDT

Expanding pharmacist scope in the emergency department: implementation of a pharmacist IV medication administration protocol and early safety outcomes Room 2Jovan Erfan • Samantha Harper • Jessica Crow Resident Presentation - Sophia Villa Room 8Gail Sanchez • Sophia Villa • Hannah Gilchrist

12:05pm EDT

1:10pm EDT

Impact of clinical pharmacy involvement in patients naïve to direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) Room 6Lauren Stutzman • Darla Khouri • Lanting Fuh

1:30pm EDT

Comparing Balfaxar to Kcentra in Reversing Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Bleeds Room 8LaQuinta Atley • Allison Carmean • Lauren Albertina

2:30pm EDT

Poster Setup Conference HallAleta Smtihbauer • Katie Getchell

3:20pm EDT

Evaluation of warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulant prescribing among primary care patients for venous thromboembolism Room 6Monica Tong • Grace O'Toole • Monique Bonhomme

4:00pm EDT

Networking Reception Atrium

7:00am EDT

ASHP Accreditation Services Town Hall Atrium

8:20am EDT

Evaluating the effectiveness of guanfacine for dexmedetomidine withdrawal in critically ill adults Room 5Ashley Johnson • Halle Markle • Bi Kim

8:40am EDT

Evaluation of hemorrhagic conversion and use of fibrinogen products after fibrinolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Norah Albanyan • Sarah Siemion

9:00am EDT

Evaluating the appropriateness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prescribing in newly diagnosed ambulatory patients with cancer Room 1Patrick Huffman • Srivishnu Parasaram • Rebeccah Collins

10:10am EDT

Evaluating the impact of an antibiotic guideline for open fractures on antibiotic stewardship Room 4Alyssia McCauley • Jimin Jun • Amanda Kobylinski

10:30am EDT

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

My Moderators Sessions

3:00pm EDT

Evaluating the safety and efficacy of injectable haloperidol for acute agitation in older adults in the emergency department Conference HallAmanda Bertele • Samia Rahman • Anita Henderson • Katelyn Hipwell Evaluating the safety and efficacy of injectable haloperidol for acute agitation in older adults in the emergency department Conference HallAmanda Bertele • Sharon Janak • Anita Henderson • Katelyn Hipwell 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 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