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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

Christopher Lombardo

East Orange VA Medical Center

PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

East Orange, NJ

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My name is Christopher Lombardo, and I am a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at the East Orange VA Medical Center. I am a graduate of Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. I am currently interested in pursuing employment the ambulatory care/transitions of care settings.

8:00am EDT

Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

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LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

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Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Ketamine Dose Requirements in Procedural Sedation – Cassidy Cox Room 2Autumn Peck • Cassidy Cox • April Finnigan

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

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

Impact of measuring lipoprotein(a) and its relationship with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in a veteran population. Room 6Alix Dabb • Abigail Valente • Alice Hsu

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

Ketamine versus fentanyl for maintenance of analgesia and adjunct sedation in mechanically ventilated patients Room 5Jessica Marx • Mary Taylor • John Roglieri

11:25am EDT

Characterization of insulin adjustments following transition from glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to tirzepatide in patients with type 2 diabetes Room 6Inna Perinskaya • Kayleigh Conaway • Jaclyn Lopez

11:45am EDT

Resident Presentation - Matthew Schwarztrauber: Efficacy of reduced lead-in dosing of apixaban for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism Room 8Gail Sanchez • Matthew Schwarztrauber • Hannah Gilchrist

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

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

1:50pm EDT

Prescribing Trends and the Risk of Serotonin Syndrome in Patients Receiving Linezolid and Serotonergic Medications Room 8LaQuinta Atley • Clara Bishay • Lauren Albertina

2:10pm EDT

Assessing the acceptance of pharmacist recommendations and impact on polypharmacy management in ambulatory care Room 6Lauren Stutzman • Peaches Brown • Lanting Fuh

2:40pm EDT

Evaluating Factors Affecting Pharmacist Career Paths in Oncology - Morgan McIntyre Room 6Monica Tong • Morgan McIntyre • Monique Bonhomme

3:00pm EDT

Characterizing Urine Drug Screening Utilization in Patients with Medication Use Agreements within a Learning Health System Conference HallSiu Yan Amy Yeung • Julia Iskra • Merid Belayneh • Sara Gaines

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

3:40pm EDT

Reducing Falls Among Veterans in Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) on Antidepressants and/or Benzodiazepines: A Pharmacist-Led Intervention Room 2Olivia White • Kylie Thompson • Patrick Huffman

4:00pm EDT

Networking Reception Atrium

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ASHP Accreditation Services Town Hall Atrium

8:00am EDT

Changes in thyroid stimulating hormone levels and levothyroxine dosage for patients prescribed with injectable weight loss medications Room 6Imran Chughtai • Sammie Zou • Donna Grant

8:40am EDT

Pumping Up a Patient's Time in Range Room 6Imran Chughtai • Nikki Polivka • Donna Grant

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

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

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

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 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

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

11:00am EDT

Bridging the gap: Impact of discharge medication provision on psychiatric readmission rates Room 8Karch Helsel • Lexy Roman • tanvi patil

11:20am EDT

Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Managed Weight Loss Program in the VA Healthcare System One Year Post-Implementation Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Melissa Contreras • Amanda Kobylinski

11:40am EDT

Implementation of a pharmacy-driven allergy reconciliation process for beta-lactam allergies Room 6Carissa Joelle Ganihong • Mark Angel • Vi Nguyen

12:00pm EDT

Evaluation of Lorazepam Dosing on Status Epilepticus Treatment and Outcomes Room 5Laura Truhlar • Victoria Yeung • Ryan Whisler