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2026 Southeastern Residency Conference

Alyssa Sangalang

About me

Alyssa Sangalang, PharmD, is a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at Piedmont Athens Regional in Athens, GA. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Upon completion of her PGY1 residency, she plans on continuing her pharmacy career with Piedmont Athens Regional.

6:00pm EDT

Early Check-In Creature Comforts Brewery

8:00am EDT

Welcome Ballroom EFMike Maccia

8:10am EDT

Keynote: Navigating Your Leadership Journey: Career insights and practical advice for new practitioners Ballroom EFKim W. Benner

9:10am EDT

Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Practice Change in Anti-Xa Monitoring on Bleeding Rates in Burn Injury Patients Receiving Enoxaparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Olympia 1Charleen Melton • Jacob King • Che Jordan Impact of Provider Education on Adherence to a Urine Culture Guidance Algorithm in a Community Hospital Athena JDeidra Easley • Cameron Howell • Derek Rhodes Evaluation of Early Onset Severe Treatment-related Adverse Events for Fluoropyrimidine-based Chemotherapy Athena GAlvin N. Tomika • Alexandria Rakestraw • Amy Carr

9:50am EDT

Comparing the efficacy and safety of sotalol and dofetilide for maintenance of normal sinus rhythm at a community health system Athena CDrew Kessell • Abigail Millsaps • Allie Hale Comparison of Ketamine Monotherapy versus Ketamine and Propofol for Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department and the Impact on Time to Discharge Athena JDeidra Easley • Francesco Mottola • Derek Rhodes

11:00am EDT

Micafungin Treatment Failure in Obese Patients: Standard versus Body Mass Index-Adjusted Dosing Regimens Athena GMegan Freeman • Helene Gao • Haley Smith

11:40am EDT

Real World Conversion from NPH to Insulin Glargine-yfgn in an Outpatient Clinic Setting Athena BElora Hilmas • Faith White • Brian Hairston

12:00pm EDT

Post-Thrombectomy Tirofiban in High-Risk LVO Stroke: Evaluating Early Neurological Deterioration Athena AElaina Baaklini • Brooke Landry • Liz Oglesby Evaluating Appropriate Treatment of Neonatal Late Onset Sepsis in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Athena JJeremy Walley • Karlen Brovey • Jessica Sterchi

12:20pm EDT

Factors Associated with Successful Publication of Pharmacy Resident Research Projects (Description: Victoria Michel-Milian) Olympia 2Sarah Blackwell • Victoria Michel-Milian • Olivia Caron Assessment of Adherence to an Institutional aPTT Level Monitoring Protocol for Unfractionated Heparin Infusions Parthenon 1Jared Briones • George Saied • Randy Hooks Does Probiotic Use Protect Against Clostridioides difficile Infections in Patients Taking Antibiotics? Athena AElaina Baaklini • Brittany Baskett • Liz Oglesby

1:50pm EDT

Impact of Midodrine on 30-Day Readmission Rates in Heart Failure Patients with Hypotension - Kaelen Glaze Parthenon 1Kimm Freeman • Kaelen Glaze • Khushbu Patel

2:10pm EDT

Unmasking the Neurologic Exam: Sugammadex for Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal in Neurocritical Care Athena DMolly Thompson • Autumn McClung • Naomi Yates Cracking The CRAB: Evaluating Clinical Outcomes of Eravacycline Therapy in Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanni - Madeline Lemmon Athena ILindsey Arthur • Madeline Lemmon • Lyndsay Gormley

2:30pm EDT

Association of Acetaminophen/Butalbital/Caffeine Doses and Incidence of Cerebral Vasospasm Parthenon 2Lucy Crosby • Emma Cloud • Sarah Frye

2:50pm EDT

Efficacy and Safety of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for Neuromuscular Blocker Reversal Following Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Athena AJohn Puryear • Micah Wilson • Katherine Fuller Impact of Ciprofloxacin/Dexamethasone Utilization in Pediatric Tracheostomy Patients Athena JKelley Norris • Rachel Dickey • Ketrin Mount

3:10pm EDT

Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in Culture-Negative Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonates within a Community Health System Athena AJohn Puryear • Bayley George • Katherine Fuller

8:30am EDT

Effects of Ketamine Infusion Rate and Dosing on Delirium in Medical ICU Patients Athena JBrittany NeSmith • Jennifer Miller • Brooke Bibb Evaluation of Guideline-Recommended Duration of Levetiracetam Prophylaxis Prescribed in Patients After Traumatic Brain Injury Athena DChristele Robinson • Michael Kim • Cody Parker Evaluation of Post-Intubation Sedation Practices Following Rapid Sequence Intubation in a Community Hospital Emergency Department Olympia 1April Quidley • Rutvi Patel • Audrey Johnson Standardized Calcium Replacement During Massive Transfusion Protocol in Trauma Athena GCassandra Wade • Rion Poland • Madison Yates Streamlining Phenobarbital Usage in Alcohol Withdrawal Patients at a Large Community Hospital Athena AAayush Patel • Leah Franks • Brandon Sucher Tirofiban use following mechanical thrombectomy with emergent stent placement in acute ischemic stroke Athena IJoseph Kohn • Taylor Dodd • Jolie Gallagher Hydrocortisone vs. Methylprednisolone for the Treatment of Refractory Septic Shock Athena BAbigayle Campbell • Erin Weippert • Sean Tran

8:50am EDT

Remote Continuous Glucose Monitoring Service Pilot in an Ambulatory Care Setting Athena BAbigayle Campbell • Neta Burford • Sean Tran Evaluation of Antiepileptic Therapy and Outcomes in Status Epilepticus Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department - Michelle Tubolino Parthenon 1Devin Lavender • Michelle Tubolino • Devon Tousignant Evaluation of Periprocedural Anticoagulant Management in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization at a Large Community Hospital Athena GCassandra Wade • Madison Farkas • Madison Yates

9:10am EDT

Impact of the Implementation of Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation on COPD Exacerbations Athena BAbigayle Campbell • Shelby Barron • Sean Tran Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Push Dose Valproic Acid Athena JBrittany NeSmith • Maryam Hashem • Brooke Bibb Sedation Practices in Patients Undergoing Targeted Temperature Management at 36° C Athena IJoseph Kohn • Grace Clark • Jolie Gallagher Comparing Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Unfractionated Heparin Dosing Frequencies for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in a Community Hospital Parthenon 1Devin Lavender • Jonathan Johnson • Devon Tousignant Evaluating the implementation of prolonged beta-lactam infusions for sepsis patients in the ICU Athena HAnel Couzo • Nathan Park • Anh Nguyen Evaluation of Thromboprophylaxis Strategies for Orthopedic Surgery Patients Athena CDrew Kessell • Chiara Huber • Allie Hale

9:30am EDT

Agitation and Delirium in the ICU: Management with Valproic Acid Parthenon 1Devin Lavender • Maddie Treadway • Devon Tousignant Comparison of Nicardipine and Labetalol for Peri-Thrombolysis Blood Pressure Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke - Olivia Klassa Athena HAnel Couzo • Olivia Klassa • Anh Nguyen Evaluation of Phenobarbital Dosing for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Athena AAayush Patel • Kayla Hedgspeth • Brandon Sucher Evaluation of Updates to the Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Order Set Athena JBrittany NeSmith • Rodericks Fobbs • Brooke Bibb Safety of Intravenous Push Lacosamide Compared with Intravenous Piggyback at a Community Hospital Athena CDrew Kessell • Lauren Baugh • Allie Hale

9:50am EDT

Evaluation of the use of 3% sodium chloride in traumatic brain injury Athena JBrittany NeSmith • Yasmeen Ettrick • Brooke Bibb Evaluation of Two Four-Factor Prothrombin Concentrates for Anticoagulant Reversal Athena CDrew Kessell • Mary Grace Johnson • Allie Hale Valproic Acid for Seizure Prophylaxis and Reduction of Headache Burden Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Kristin Lanier Athena DChristele Robinson • Kristin Lanier • Cody Parker Improving Timeliness and Sequencing of Empiric Antibiotics in Sepsis Through a Standardized Order-Set Parthenon 1Devin Lavender • Rachel Borra • Devon Tousignant Impact of the Intravenous Lorazepam Shortage on Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment in the ICU Olympia 2Brian Leith • Anatolia Legaspi • Brian Knott

10:20am EDT

Clinical Outcomes Associated with Aspirin Dose in Traumatic Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Athena IStephanie Lesslie • Kendall Jolly • Jonathan Alligood

10:40am EDT

Evaluation of an Institutional Multimodal Analgesia Protocol- Kira Mike Athena AElaina Baaklini • Kira Mike • Liz Oglesby Evaluation of Serum Phosphate Levels in ICU Patients Undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Athena IStephanie Lesslie • Katherine Fonfara • Jonathan Alligood Evaluation of Prophylactic Anticoagulation usage within the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System Inpatient Setting Athena CBrittany White • Charles Pitts • Devon Burhoe

11:00am EDT

Impact of hydrocortisone weaning on the duration of septic shock Athena IStephanie Lesslie • Riley Montague • Jonathan Alligood

11:20am EDT

Evaluation of Neurostimulants on Functional-Cognitive Capacity in Traumatic Brain Injury Athena CBrittany White • Sydney Kisala • Devon Burhoe Evaluation of Prophylactic Antibiotic Usage in Patients with Open Fracture Athena IStephanie Lesslie • Zackery Moreo • Jonathan Alligood Evaluation of Revisions to Pharmacist-Directed Heparin Infusion Protocol Athena BDanielle Lott Croegaert • Caylen Wouters • Don Tyson Outcomes of anticoagulation alone vs anticoagulation plus intervention in patients who present to the ED with massive pulmonary embolism. Athena GTate Owens • Dhruv Patel • Taylor Burich Protocol Guided VTE Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Athena DJessica Ringler • Emily Davis • Carrie Callahan

11:40am EDT

Comparative Evaluation of IV Push Versus IV Infusion Administration of Levetiracetam Athena GTate Owens • Tavin Cook • Taylor Burich Dalbavancin versus oral antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus bone and joint infections Athena JJeremy Walley • Mackenzie Pearsall • Jessica Sterchi