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2026 Eastern States Conference

Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors

9:15am EDT

Resident Presentation - Amita Singh Room 3Alyson Esteves • Amita Singh • Alyssa Pagliaro

9:35am EDT

Evaluating the impact of pharmacist chart review intervention on the initiation of human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis among high risk veterans Room 3Alyson Esteves • Allyson Sudduth • Alyssa Pagliaro

9:55am EDT

Safety outcomes of intravenous iron therapies: low molecular weight iron dextran versus non-dextran iron products Room 3Alyson Esteves • Adria Pirozzi • Alyssa Pagliaro

10:15am EDT

Pharmacist Interventions on Insulin and Hyperglycemia Outcomes in the Hospital Setting Room 3Alyson Esteves • Emma Twombly • Alyssa Pagliaro

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

30-Day mortality rate in patients after receiving inpatient chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy - Donyae Brown Room 3Hayley O'Rourke • Donyae Brown • Hiang Dawley

1:50pm EDT

Evaluating the impact of PCR-based Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening on antibiotic stewardship Room 1Kevin Pritt • Joanna Nguyen • Keyur Patel

2:10pm EDT

Phenobarbital versus Lorazepam for Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Intensive Care Unit Room 3Jennifer Szwak • Sara Clarke • Justin Miller

3:00pm EDT

Effect of blood culture rapid diagnostic on time to targeted antimicrobial therapy in a community hospital Room 3Mabele Madiba • Clarissa Santori • Michael Kachmarsky

3:20pm EDT

Evaluation of proton pump inhibitors on discharge list without an indication at a community hospital Room 3Mabele Madiba • Brooke Wagner • Michael Kachmarsky

3:40pm EDT

Implementation of a pharmacist-led review of patients discharged on outpatient intravenous antibiotics at a community hospital Room 3Mabele Madiba • Bryn Damico • Michael Kachmarsky Optimizing transitional care: improving SGLT2 inhibitor prescriptions at discharge in patients with HFrEF Room 1Nadia Jubran • Lotanna Ezeofor • Narifa A. Barnes

8:00am EDT

Resident Presentation - Michele Mathew Room 2Jessica Crow • Michele Mathew • Michael Smith Resident Presentation - Min Jung Jo Room 3Eun Jin Park • Min Jung Jo • Unable to Attend

8:20am EDT

Early versus late belatacept conversion: impact on allograft function in kidney transplant recipients Room 1Patrick Huffman • Seo Young Chun • Rebeccah Collins Incorporating penicillin allergy assessment in preoperative evaluation: landmine antimicrobial stewardship effort in support of surgical services within the Defense Health Agency Room 3Eun Jin Park • Kailey Moss • Unable to Attend Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic Surgery: A Case-Control Study Room 8Sheshadri Hoque • Lama Almutairi • Sarah Siemion 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

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 Impact of pharmacist-reviewed discharge medication lists on patients admitted with sepsis Room 3Eun Jin Park • Lexi Barbush • Unable to Attend 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 Systemic corticosteroids with or without stress ulcer prophylaxis: a retrospective comparative analysis of gastrointestinal bleeding risk and adverse outcomes Room 3Eun Jin Park • Sara Girgis • Unable to Attend

9:30am EDT

Combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: what is the optimal regimen? Room 7Chelsea Kim • Hyun Ju Yoon • Christopher Hartley Cost-effectiveness of paliperidone long-acting injectable antipsychotic vs oral second-generation antipsychotics in patients hospitalized for psychosis Room 3Evan Hurley • Baylee Beaver • Gauri Shirolkar

9:50am EDT

Real-world assessment of rapid blood culture identification technology on emergency department blood culture callback process Room 3Evan Hurley • Eleanor Carr • Gauri Shirolkar

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

Enoxaparin for trauma-related venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: bleeding risk with vs. without monitoring in a rural academic medical center Room 3Evan Hurley • Lauren Wagner • Gauri Shirolkar Outcomes associated with anticoagulation in cardiothoracic surgery patients with post-operative thrombocytopenia Room 7Chelsea Kim • Nada Daoud • Christopher Hartley

11:00am EDT

Bridging the gap: Impact of discharge medication provision on psychiatric readmission rates Room 8Karch Helsel • Lexy Roman • tanvi patil Evaluation of guideline concordant management of community acquired pneumonia in the emergency department at military treatment facilities Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Michael Remmel • Amanda Kobylinski Evaluation of therapeutic enoxaparin dosing strategies in hospitalized patients with morbid obesity Room 7Sylvia Yeager • Huelena Nguyen • Steve Dolley Impact of bromocriptine on suspected neurogenic fever - Maeghan Biché Room 5Laura Truhlar • Maeghan Biché, PharmD • Ryan Whisler

11:20am EDT

Appropriateness of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Prescribing in Acutely Ill Medical Patients Room 8Karch Helsel • Seharpreet Sethi • tanvi patil 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 Resident Presentation - Oyinlola Shofolawe-Bakare Room 3Alyssia McCauley • Oyinlola Shofolawe-Bakare • Amanda Kobylinski Use of insulin NPH in patients with steroid-induced hyperglycemia Room 8Karch Helsel • Dylan McCleary • tanvi patil

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 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