Pharmacy Faculty Give Poster Presentations at ASHP Meeting

December 15, 2015

Several PCOM School of Pharmacy faculty recently gave poster presentations at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) mid-year meeting, held Dec. 6-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A number of the posters were done in collaboration with PCOM students. Participants included:

Dr. Deepa Patel
Jessica Smith & Joylaina Speaks, PharmD Candidates
Comparative efficacy of phenytoin and levetiracetam for seizure prophylaxis

Dr. Priyam Mithawala (PGY1 Resident)
Evaluation of the appropriateness of tirofiban use in accordance to current ACC/AHA guidelines

Dr. Kacie Waters (PGY1 Resident)
Evaluation of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) in hospitalized patients

Drs. Sam John and Edo-abasi McGee
Maithi Tran, Kimberly Smith, Olawumi Kuteyi, PharmD Candidates 2016
Evaluation of Methods Predicting and Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infection

Dr. Adina Hirsch
Neal Patel, PharmD Candidate
Management of Heart Mate II and a Heartware Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Thrombus with Tirofiban: Successes and Failures

Dr. Adina Hirsch
Sela Tiet, PharmD Candidate 2016
Serotonin Syndrome Following Administration of Methylene Blue for Vasoplegia Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Dr. Shari Allen
Yiwen Zou, Arlene Balian, PharmD Candidates 2016
Admission and Discharge: Medication Knowledge and the Role of the Pharmacist, PCOM-GA Campus

Dr. Dusty Lisi
William Lukkes, PharmD Candidate 2016
Therapeutic Management of a Liver Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report

Dr. Dusty Lisi
Kevin Darcy & William Lukkes, PharmD Candidates 2016
Treatment of carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae pneumonia with a tetracycline and aminoglycoside antibiotic combination: case report

Drs. Bonnie Chan & Dusty Lisi
Daniel Dong & Michelle Wang, PharmD Candidates 2016
Evaluation of Population Pharmacokinetic Vancomycin Dosing and Creatinine Clearance Among Elderly Patients

Dr. Bonnie Chan
Rebecca Andruski , Julia Brown, & Joylaina Speaks, PharmD Candidates 2016
Reviewing Mobile Device Applications: Focus on Hepatitis C

Dr. Shari Allen
David C. Hamill & Allyson Anglin, PharmD Candidates
Overutilization patterns of antipsychotics: effects on patient outcomes seen from the setting of an acute care psychiatric facility

Dr. Mandy Reece
Miriam Lulusa & Abla Bennani, PharmD Candidates 2016
Retrospective Review of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes for Indigent Gestational Diabetes Clinic