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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

Carolyn Orendorff

ChristianaCare

System Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services

About me

Attended University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Completed PGY1-PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Currently works as Director of Clinical Pharmacy at ChristianaCare.

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

Comparative analysis of methadone versus buprenorphine/naloxone treatment retention rates among veterans with opioid use disorder Room 6Alix Dabb • Brielle Liberty • Alice Hsu

9:55am EDT

Evaluation of Hospitalized Medicine Patient Population Receiving Intravenous Iron Sucrose Room 7Alex Matika • Olivia Giordano • Alexander Walk

10:15am EDT

Pharmacist Interventions on Insulin and Hyperglycemia Outcomes in the Hospital Setting Room 3Alyson Esteves • Emma Twombly • Alyssa Pagliaro

10:45am EDT

Clinical and patient reported outcomes with an emergency department meds to beds program in an integrated health system - Lindsey Kieffer Room 2Jovan Erfan • Lindsey Kieffer • Jessica Crow

11:05am EDT

Droperidol versus haloperidol for agitation in the emergency department  Room 2Jovan Erfan • Josephine Gresko • Jessica Crow

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

11:45am EDT

Track and save: the impact of medication dispense tracking software Room 3Hayley O'Rourke • Joshua Mercure • Hiang Dawley

12:05pm EDT

1:30pm EDT

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

1:50pm EDT

Reducing cangrelor use in the intensive care unit Room 2Kimberly Allison • Maliha Akter • Kristin Marge

2:30pm EDT

Poster Setup Conference HallAleta Smtihbauer • Katie Getchell

2:40pm EDT

Intravenous Diltiazem versus Metoprolol for Rate Control in Heart Failure Room 5May Aziz • estherasiamah • Marybeth Boudreau

3:20pm EDT

Effects of long-acting injectable antipsychotics on likelihood of inpatient psychiatric readmission within 90 days Room 1Nadia Jubran • Erin Seddon • Narifa A. Barnes

3:40pm EDT

Development and implementation of a patient controlled analgesia competency for pharmacists at an academic medical center Room 8Ligy Sebastian • Han Jeong • Lori-belle Slone

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

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

9:00am EDT

Assessing clinical impact of coagulase-negative staphylococci blood cultures determined to be contaminants Room 4Amber Carter • Morgan Mendes • Amy Cook

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 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

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

11:00am EDT

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

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

11:40am EDT

Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis dosing in post-transplant clinic after implementation of a pharmacist Room 4Carolyn Orendorff • Victor Rojas Velazquez • Charisa Flaherty

12:00pm EDT

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