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2026 Southeastern Residency Conference

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Jamie McCarthy

Piedmont Athens Regional

Clinical Pharmacist

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Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist at Piedmont Athens

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 Standardizing Local Inhaled Epoprostenol Use in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Quality Improvement Project Athena BKatharine Strickland • Adelaine Hogan • Adam Sawyer

9:30am EDT

Evaluation of Carbapenem and Valproic Acid Interaction Warnings Parthenon 2Beth Phillips • Sade Blackwood • Ben Ferris

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 Outcomes of Intracranial Stenting During Tirofiban Infusion in Obese Patients: A Retrospective Analysis Athena DBrittany White • Greg Shulkosky • Alyson Burns

10:10am EDT

Economic Impact of Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion Order Set Standardization Parthenon 1P. David Brackett • Caitlin Brown • Carrie Callahan Comparison of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Control Agents in Acute Aortic Dissection Athena ICourtney Isom • Brianna Lu • Crystal Wright

10:30am EDT

Impact of Early Methylene Blue on Vasopressor-Free Days in Medical ICU Patients with Septic Shock Athena AAayush Patel • Abigail Mason • Abbi Rowe Beyond Pneumonia - Evaluating the Predictive Utility of MRSA Nasal Screening for Infections Outside of the Lungs Athena GAlvin N. Tomika • Alexa Czerw • Amy Carr

11:00am EDT

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

11:20am EDT

Correlation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swab in Empyema Athena AElaina Baaklini • Elliott Wilch • Liz Oglesby

11:40am EDT

IV Methadone in Cardiothoracic Surgery Athena CEric Marr • Anna Carlson • Erin Pace

12:00pm EDT

Post-Thrombectomy Tirofiban in High-Risk LVO Stroke: Evaluating Early Neurological Deterioration Athena AElaina Baaklini • Brooke Landry • Liz Oglesby The Incidence and Timing of Venous Thromboembolism After 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Administration in Trauma Patients Athena DJessica Ringler • Gregory Gurin • Kaitlyn Ledet

1:50pm EDT

Resident Presentation - Felipe Gomez Athena HKellie Ball • Felipe Gomez • Kelvin Gandhi

2:10pm EDT

Impact of Time to Positive Blood Culture and Time to Definitive Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Bacteremia Athena HKellie Ball • Nicole Rios Serrano • Kelvin Gandhi

2:30pm EDT

Evaluation of Initial Dose of Nitroglycerin for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation Athena CAlexis Pruitt • Amaury Santiago Malave • Kayla Brown

2:50pm EDT

Analgesic Dose Ketamine Infusion for Pain Control of Trauma Patients in the Critical Care Setting Olympia 1Nathan Wayne • Alyssa Sangalang • Nieka Jackson

3:10pm EDT

Evaluation of Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Plus Fludrocortisone in Septic Shock Among Critically Ill Patients Olympia 1Nathan Wayne • MATTHEW Huebner • Nieka Jackson

3:40pm EDT

Resident Presentation - Natalie Harris Olympia 1Ryan Tilton • Natalie Harris • Katie Coffee

4:00pm EDT

Clinical Outcomes with Full Versus Reduced Dose of Rivaroxaban and Apixaban After Initial VTE Treatment Olympia 2Krista Dumkow • Tahir Razzaq • Marci Swanson Ketamine versus Dexmedetomidine for ICU Sedation Olympia 1Ryan Tilton • Rebecca Olisa • Katie Coffee COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEROPENEM VS NOVEL β-LACTAMS FOR ESBL BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT EVALUATION Valerie Alonso, Anel Couzo, Dana Roth, Pamela Andrews, Jessica Snawerdt, Monica Cozad, Timmy Do AdventHealth Altamonte Sprin... Athena CNatalie Hurst • Valerie Alonso • Nathaniel Swanson

4:20pm EDT

Impact of Vasopressin Initiation Timing on Outcomes of Septic Shock Patients Receiving Norepinephrine Athena JRachel Friend • Somer Pye • Rachel Langenderfer Prophylactic Tocilizumab to Reduce Vasoplegic Syndrome During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Athena AKristina Nakhla • Nick McConnell • Michael Behal Impact of 2025 Acute Coronary Syndromes Guidelines on Prescribing Practices at a Tertiary Medical Center - Taylor Butler Parthenon 2Sheema Hallaji • Taylor Butler • Savannah Owen

4:40pm EDT

Complications Associated with Prolonged High-Rate Propofol Infusion in ICU Patients Parthenon 2Sheema Hallaji • Phuongloan Hoang • Savannah Owen Evaluation of Vitamin K Antagonist versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Left Ventricular Thrombus  Athena DAlison Martin • Seana-Pierre Williams • Martin Gordon

5:00pm EDT

Propofol, Midazolam, and Dexmedetomidine: Impact on Fluid Balance Derangements and Diuretic Resistance in Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients Athena DAlison Martin • Morgan Keller • Martin Gordon

8:30am EDT

Evaluation of Post-Intubation Sedation Practices Following Rapid Sequence Intubation in a Community Hospital Emergency Department Olympia 1April Quidley • Rutvi Patel • Audrey Johnson 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 Efficacy of Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion vs. Liposomal Bupivacaine for Analgesia following MIDCAB Athena CDrew Kessell • Graham Anglin • Allie Hale Evaluating Different Bromocriptine Doses for Central Fever in the Intensive Care Unit Athena JBrittany NeSmith • Maggie Nobles • Brooke Bibb

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

9:30am EDT

Agitation and Delirium in the ICU: Management with Valproic Acid Parthenon 1Devin Lavender • Maddie Treadway • Devon Tousignant Evaluation of Phenobarbital Dosing for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Athena AAayush Patel • Kayla Hedgspeth • Brandon Sucher Evaluation of the Implementation of a Cardiothoracic Surgery Pre-Operative Anemia Treatment Protocol  Olympia 2Brian Leith • Alyan Saeed • Brian Knott

9:50am EDT

Evaluation of the use of 3% sodium chloride in traumatic brain injury Athena JBrittany NeSmith • Yasmeen Ettrick • Brooke Bibb

10:20am EDT

Comparison of Tenecteplase versus Alteplase for Pulmonary Embolism During In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest  Athena JJeremy Walley • Paola Reyes Serrano • Jessica Sterchi

10:40am EDT

Evaluation of an Institutional Multimodal Analgesia Protocol- Kira Mike Athena AElaina Baaklini • Kira Mike • Liz Oglesby

11:00am EDT

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

11:20am EDT

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