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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

Lauren Wagner

Geisinger Medical Center

PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Resident

Danville, PA

About me

I am a PharmD/MBA graduate from Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy (Class of 2025). I am currently a PGY-1 acute care pharmacy resident at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. My current areas of interest include emergency medicine, internal medicine, and transplant. Upon residency graduation, I will be staying on at Geisinger as an acute care clinical pharmacist.

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Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

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LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

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Evaluating deescalation of stress ulcer prophylaxis in the intensive care unit Room 5Arnold Decano • Emmy Zhao • Alyssa Robertson Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Ketamine Dose Requirements in Procedural Sedation – Cassidy Cox Room 2Autumn Peck • Cassidy Cox • April Finnigan

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Survey on etomidate dosing and indication among emergency medicine physicians Room 2Autumn Peck • Jennifer Gronski • April Finnigan

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

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 Ceftriaxone and piperacillin/tazobactam versus cefepime and carbapenem-based therapy for treatment of bloodstream infections caused by Serratia marcescens or Morganella morganii Room 4Amber Carter • Alexander Ruehman • Amy Cook

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

Resident Presentation - Katelyn Kelsey Room 4Jenna Pham • Katelyn Kelsey • Jennifer Heikkinen

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

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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1:30pm EDT

Operational and financial impacts of backorders and shortages at Geisinger Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Maxwell McGuire • Justin Miller

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

Phenobarbital versus Lorazepam for Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Intensive Care Unit Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Sara Clarke • Justin Miller Evaluation of heparin dosing in obesity for treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Room 8LaQuinta Atley • Elise Paskowski • Lauren Albertina

2:40pm EDT

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

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

Safety outcomes of iron dextran compared to iron sucrose in pregnant women during an iron sucrose shortage Room 2Jessica Crow • Simran Kaur • Michael Smith

8:40am EDT

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

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Evaluation of propofol safety in critically ill obese adult patients Room 5Ashley Johnson • Emilia Pieta • Bi Kim

11:00am EDT

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