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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

Michael Zeolla

Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital

Pharmacist

8:00am EDT

Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

8:15am EDT

LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

9:15am EDT

Evaluating deescalation of stress ulcer prophylaxis in the intensive care unit Room 5Arnold Decano • Emmy Zhao • Alyssa Robertson

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

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

11:25am EDT

Resident Presentation - Sophia Villa Room 8Gail Sanchez • Sophia Villa • Hannah Gilchrist

11:45am EDT

Time to first dose antibiotics administered IV push versus IV piggyback in sepsis in the emergency department Room 6Inna Perinskaya • Maya Smith • Jaclyn Lopez

12:05pm EDT

1:10pm EDT

Resident Presentation - Kaylee Simon Room 5Laura Hobbs • Kaylee Simon • Lauren Allen

1:30pm EDT

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

1:50pm EDT

Evaluation and Optimization of Sterile Compounding Dispense Prep Compliance Room 7Justin Hare • Timothy Clark • Kayla Kline

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

Impact of pharmacist-led interventions on zolpidem de-escalation in hospitalized geriatric patients Room 8Ligy Sebastian • Nicholas Lukan • Lori-belle Slone

3:00pm EDT

Clinical outcomes of daptomycin and ceftaroline combination therapy in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia Conference HallNicole McCoy • Bailey Coleman • Aarezo Riaz • Jose Rivera

3:20pm EDT

Oral third generation cephalosporins versus ceftriaxone and vancomycin for the treatment of penicillin-non-susceptible, ceftriaxone-susceptible alpha-hemolytic Streptococcal infections Room 4Mariah Hill • Joseph Lalla • Maricelle Monteagudo-Chu

3:40pm EDT

Optimizing transitional care: improving SGLT2 inhibitor prescriptions at discharge in patients with HFrEF Room 1Nadia Jubran • Lotanna Ezeofor • Narifa A. Barnes

4:00pm EDT

Networking Reception Atrium

7:00am EDT

ASHP Accreditation Services Town Hall Atrium

8:00am EDT

Evaluation of the utilization of a large language model for categorization of clinical pharmacist interventions Room 1Patrick Huffman • Kaitlyn Healy • Rebeccah Collins

8:20am EDT

Impact of preoperative antibiotic timing on odds of surgical site infection Room 4Amber Carter • Jovina Fager • Amy Cook

8:40am EDT

Antibiotic selection for skin and soft tissue infections in adults discharged from a community hospital’s emergency departments Room 2Jessica Crow • Caroline Cullen • Michael Smith Midodrine use in hospitalized patients: a retrospective evaluation of prescribing practices and discharge continuation at a community hospital Room 7Carol Luong • Harshini Sobhan • Tracy Battaglia

9:00am EDT

Safety and Effectiveness of Colchicine for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiothoracic Surgery Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Ngan Le • Sarah Siemion

9:30am EDT

Combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: what is the optimal regimen? Room 7Chelsea Kim • Hyun Ju Yoon • Christopher Hartley

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

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

10:30am EDT

Efficacy and safety of lower dose compared to standard dose intrapleural alteplase combined with dornase for complicated pleural effusion Room 5Michelle Kohute • Sarah Thompson • Sara Skoritowski

11:00am EDT

Evaluation of therapeutic enoxaparin dosing strategies in hospitalized patients with morbid obesity Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Huelena Nguyen • Steve Dolley

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

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