Faculty, Students and Alumni Active at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
The School of Pharmacy was well-represented at the 2018 American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California, where the school hosted its annual “Alumni and Friends Reception.” As always, the event was a great opportunity for faculty, alumni, colleagues, students and friends to gather and to hear news and updates on school news. Some lucky attendees walked away with a Northeastern gift from this year’s grand raffle.
Northeastern was active and well-represented at the meeting, where a number of faculty and students were involved in platform presentations and research sessions. Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Clinical Professor Jenny Van Amburgh’s, platform presentation “Solution Driven Strategies Promoting Clinical Well-Being” was a highlight and was featured in ASHP News and Views as the headline story. (It’s not every day that one can grab the top billing from a celebrity…Earven “Magic” Johnson, the keynote speaker at the conference, was the second front page story). Dr. Van Amburgh, along with Dr. Seena Haines from the University of Mississippi, presented data and symptoms of burnout, a reality in the health professions, and included organizational strategies to combat the issue.
A number of students, faculty and recent alumni shared their research at the poster sessions. Below are some of the presenters:
Faculty * and Faculty/Student Collaborations:
Jenny Mullakary, Mitchell J Tucci, Sarah E. Visintainer, Debra J. Reid*, Michael P. Conley*, Thomas M. Matta*, Brandon Dionne*, Macayla A. Landi*, Carla J. Bouwmeester*: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study Evaluating Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Primary Care
Nicole Cheung, Carlene Chung, Jessica Chen and Carla Bouwmeester*: Nitrofurantoin use in frail, community-dwelling, older adults with renal impairment: a retrospective chart review on safety and efficacy
Jit Sheth, Madeline Merkel, Caitlin Skenyon, Mark Douglass*: Factors influencing PharmD students’ post-graduate career preferences identified by a national survey
Margaret Chuang, Meissane Benbrahim, David Huynh, Jason Lancaster*: Review of venothrombosis prophylaxis prescribing patterns and associated outcomes in hospitalized, non-critically ill patients
Tatiana Bujnoch, Lauren Toscano Alexa A. Carlson*: Case of methylnaltrexone for the management of ileus
Katherine Alfond, Briana Balsamo, Danielle Miller, Tayla Rose*: Pharmacist-led assessment of medication appropriateness in HIV patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center
Meissane Benbrahim, Jason Lancaster, Margaret Chuang, David Huynh*: Review of venothrombosis prophylaxis prescribing patterns and associated outcomes to hospitalized, non-critically ill patients
Carlene Chung, Nicole Cheung, Jessica Chen, Carla Bouwmeester*: Nitrofurantoin Use in Older Adults with Renal Impairment: A Retrospective Chart Review on Safety and Efficacy
Angela Sung and Stephanie Sibicky*: Metformin continuation or discontinuation for inpatients with diabetes: a review of the literature
Jason Lancaster*, Margaret Chuang, David Huynh, and Meissane Benbraheim: Review of venothrombosis prophylaxis prescribing patterns and associated outcomes in hospitalized, non-critically ill patients
Jason Lancaster* Margaret Chuang, David Huynh, and Meissane Benbraheim: Review of venothrombosis prophylaxis prescribing patterns and associated outcomes in hospitalized, non-critically ill patients
Ralph Reyes, Madeline Merkel, Stephen Meninger, Sarah Scott, and Mark Douglass*: Identifying appealing career qualities and influences on PharmD students’ preferences for careers in the pharmaceutical industry from a national survey
Alyssa Peckham*: Gabapentin: An Unnerving New Trend in Drug Abuse
Student and Recent Graduate Presentations
Jenny Lee: Vancomycin dosing in neonates: a retrospective review
Jose Alejandro Roman: Retrospective Analysis of Guideline Recommended Antiretroviral Regimens and Vaccination Schedules for Adult Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in an Infectious Diseases Clinic
Aleksandra (Sasha) Watson: Comparison of pegfilgrastim day 4 versus day 2 on the prevention of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in patients with high grade B-cell lymphomas receiving R-CHOP
Michelle Gunther: Evaluation of Spontaneous Hypoglycemia in the Intensive Care Units at a Large Academic Hospital
Christopher Sekiya: Intraoperative antibiotic usage at a large, academic medical center: a quality improvement initiative for intraoperative antibiotic prophylaxis
Kendall Donohoe: Factors associated with direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment failure
Alexandra Aldieri: Evaluation of weight based dosing and prescribing practices of intravenous immunoglobulin And Use of longitudinal pharmacy students in a standardized admission medication history program for a cardiac stepdown unit in an academic medical center
Vivian Kum: Impact of audio/visual medication counseling in patient’s native languages on understanding of anticoagulant medications
Andrew Giaquinto: Implementation of a comprehensive medication management review program in the ambulatory care setting
Navya Maddali: Medication Use Evaluation of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex (Kcentra®) at an Urban Academic Medical Center
Ashlyn Kang and Karrine Brade: Antibiotic prophylaxis and infectious complications following a prostate biopsy at an academic medical center
Paulina Phan: Evaluation of rasburicase utilization at an academic medical center
Juri Chung: Medication use evaluation of intraoperative sugammadex at a large, academic medical center
Taylor Imburgia, Sarah Bor, Alexandra Aldieri, Kyran Jones, Sanjna Ghanshani: The use of longitudinal pharmacy students in a standardized admission medication history program for a cardiac stepdown unit in an academic medical center
Emily Hillel: Patient outcomes in an adult intensive care unit (ICU) based on depth of sedation while incubated; a retrospective chart review
Sarah Rachel Bor, Ali Aldieri, Sanjna Ghanshani, Taylor Imburgia, Kyran Jones: The use of longitudinal pharmacy students in a standardized admission medication history program for a cardiac step down unit in an academic medical center