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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

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Sylvia Yeager

JEVZ VAMC

PACT Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner

8:00am EDT

Welcome AtriumAlyson Esteves

8:15am EDT

LPJ Award AtriumLaura Hobbs

8:30am EDT

9:15am EDT

Evaluation of cabotegravir-rilpivirine use in patients with human immunodeficiency virus at an urban healthcare system Room 6Alix Dabb • ALI ALALI • Alice Hsu

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 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

10:45am EDT

Evaluating the impact of pharmacy technician-led clinics for prediabetes A1C screening to improve early detection of disease progression Room 3Hayley O'Rourke • Ashley Own • Hiang Dawley

11:05am EDT

Utilization of Pharmacy Dose Rounding Procedures for Weight Based Parental Medications and the Effect of Pharmacist Education in a Veterans Affairs Outpatient Infusion Clinic Room 1Jessica Hagy • Lauren Fleming • Joshua Hildebrand

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

Eligibility for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist initiation at hospital discharge in insulin-naïve adults with type 2 diabetes Room 2Jovan Erfan • Shannon Hogarty • Jessica Crow

12:05pm EDT

1:10pm EDT

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

1:30pm EDT

Early simultaneous versus stepwise implementation of Guideline-directed medical therapy in Veterans with reduced ejection fraction heart failure at the Washington DC VA Medical Center: Impact on clinical outcomes Room 5Laura Hobbs • LaNisha Potts, PharmD • Lauren Allen

1:50pm EDT

Patient-Reported Barriers to Pharmacist Prescribed Hormonal Contraceptive Services in Maryland Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Jagpreet Singh • Justin Miller

2:10pm EDT

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 optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with heart failure Room 3Mabele Madiba • Nhi Lo • Michael Kachmarsky

3:00pm EDT

Impact of a Clinical Pharmacy Diabetes Service on Glycemic Outcomes in Patients Newly Initiated on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Room 6Monica Tong • Abosede Onibon-oje • 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

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

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

8:20am EDT

Evaluation of type II diabetes mellitus control with continuous glucose monitoring versus blood glucose monitoring in a veteran population Room 6Imran Chughtai • Christopher Lombardo • Donna Grant

8:40am EDT

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

Barriers to iron deficiency screening for patients newly diagnosed with heart failure Room 6Brandon Smith • Lacey Blauser • Brandon Snyder

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

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

My Moderators Sessions

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

Evaluation of AUC vs. Trough-Based Vancomycin Dosing in the Outpatient Setting Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Lauren Yates • Steve Dolley

11:40am EDT

Resident Presentation - Nadine Haidar Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Nadine Haidar • Steve Dolley

12:00pm EDT

Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Split versus Front Loading Dosing Strategies of Phenobarbital in Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Jillian Johnson • Steve Dolley