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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

Christopher Hartley

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Pediatric surgery, gastroenterology, and liver transplant; assistant professor department of surgery Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

8:00am EDT

Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

8:15am EDT

LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

9:15am EDT

Safety of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim treatment in patients less than 2 months of age  Room 7Alex Matika • Alexandra Meinert • Alexander Walk

9:35am EDT

Aprepitant and fosaprepitant use and the effect on time to discharge in cyclic vomiting syndrome patients Room 7Alex Matika • Abigail Christman • Alexander Walk

9:55am EDT

Incidence of T-cell mediated rejection in obese vs non-obese kidney transplant recipients receiving belatacept maintenance therapy. Room 5Arnold Decano • Christopher Bazaco • Alyssa Robertson

10:15am EDT

Pharmacokinetic evaluation of sublingual to enteral tacrolimus conversion in lung transplant recipients Room 7Alex Matika • Sydney Nguyen • Alexander Walk

10:45am EDT

Evaluation of vancomycin area under the curve over 24 hours to minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC/MIC) based protocol in pediatric patients Room 7Julia Bold • Jasmine Ramirez • Joanna DeAngelis

11:05am EDT

Evaluation of an accelerated enteral sedation wean pathway in pediatric patients Room 7Julia Bold • Emma Covington • Joanna DeAngelis

11:25am EDT

Impact of induction immunosuppression on renal function in liver transplant Room 3Hayley O'Rourke • Savannah Savage • Hiang Dawley

11:45am EDT

Incidence of Dexmedetomidine-Associated Fever in Critically Ill Children - Kayla Bey Room 7Julia Bold • Kayla Bey • Joanna DeAngelis

12:05pm EDT

1:10pm EDT

Care bundle to improve outcomes for patients with hepatic encephalopathy Room 8LaQuinta Atley • Deslynne Henkel • Emily Baraclough • Lauren Albertina Adequacy of Empiric Vancomycin Dosing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Room 7Justin Hare • Liz Remizowski • Charlotte Spry • Kayla Kline Evaluation of Antifungal Prophylaxis Efficacy in Liver Transplant Recipients at Massachusetts General Hospital Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Sarina Panagiotopoulos • Justin Miller

1:30pm EDT

Operational and financial impacts of backorders and shortages at Geisinger Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Maxwell McGuire • Justin Miller Resident Presentation - Brandon Ho Room 7Justin Hare • Brandon Ho • Kayla Kline

1:50pm EDT

Patient-Reported Barriers to Pharmacist Prescribed Hormonal Contraceptive Services in Maryland Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Jagpreet Singh • Justin Miller Retrospective analysis of tacrolimus dose requirements by CYP3A5 genotype in adult heart transplantation Room 5Laura Hobbs • Meade Avery • Lauren Allen

2:10pm EDT

Phenobarbital versus Lorazepam for Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Intensive Care Unit Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Sara Clarke • Justin Miller Optimizing bone health in a lung transplant population: a quality improvement project Room 1Kevin Pritt • Kyndal Lemelin • Keyur Patel

2:20pm EDT

Characterization of Pneumocystis jirovecci Pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis strategies and breakthrough PJP during pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Room 7Justin Hare • Mikayla Mariano • Corinne Berkery • Kayla Kline

2:40pm EDT

Development of standard operating procedures (SOP) for prolonged dispensing system downtimes at an academic medical center Room 1Nadia Jubran • Lucas O'Brien • Narifa A. Barnes

3:00pm EDT

Efficacy of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus lactulose in the treatment of acute hyperkalemia Conference HallNicole McCoy • Debika Kundu • Aarezo Riaz • Jose Rivera 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

3:40pm EDT

Optimizing pyxis inventory management in operating room settings Room 7Michelle Gannon • Amen Atif • michelle mays

4:00pm EDT

Networking Reception Atrium

7:00am EDT

ASHP Accreditation Services Town Hall Atrium

8:00am EDT

Resident Presentation - Min Jung Jo Room 3Eun Jin Park • Min Jung Jo • Unable to Attend

8:20am EDT

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

8:40am EDT

Resident Presentation - Roxy Vassighi Room 1Patrick Huffman • Roxy Vassighi • Rebeccah Collins

9:00am EDT

Resident Presentation - Eric Dodgson Room 7Carol Luong • Eric Dodgson • Tracy Battaglia

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

Characterization of serum thiocyanate monitoring in sodium nitroprusside use Room 5Laura Truhlar • Sydney Jablonski • Ryan Whisler

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

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