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2026 Southeastern Residency Conference

Mckinzie Arrington

Spartanburg Medical Center

PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

Spartanburg, SC

About me

Hi, my name is Chase Arrington. I am a PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at Spartanburg Medical Center. I graduated from Presbyterian College with my Bachelor of Science and PharmD degrees. I plan to complete a PGY2 in Infectious Diseases at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

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

Comparative Effectiveness of Acetazolamide Versus Thiazide-like Diuretics for Sequential Nephron Blockade in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study Parthenon 1P. David Brackett • Angel Posadas • Carrie Callahan

10:10am EDT

Identifying Opportunities to Improve Discharge Prescribing of Newly Initiated Quetiapine During Transitions of Care Parthenon 2Beth Phillips • Audra Butler • Ben Ferris

10:30am EDT

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

Cefazolin vs. Clindamycin for Surgical Prophylaxis in Patients with a Beta-Lactam Allergy Athena HHannah Schmoock • John Otasowie • Adam Harnden

11:20am EDT

Correlation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Swab in Empyema Athena AElaina Baaklini • Elliott Wilch • Liz Oglesby Effectiveness of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for the Treatment of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) Urinary Tract Infection Athena GMegan Freeman • Haseeb Ahmed • Haley Smith

11:40am EDT

Evaluating the Impact of Penicillin Allergy Assessment in Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics Athena JJeremy Walley • Martine Abouchabki • Jessica Sterchi

12:00pm EDT

Clinical Outcomes with Cefazolin Compared to Broad-Spectrum β-lactams as Targeted Therapy for MSSA Bacteremia Athena ILena Tran • Noah Sanford • Jonathan Alligood

12:20pm EDT

Oral Beta-lactam (BL) Versus Fluoroquinolone (FQ) or Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (SMXTMP) in Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bacteremia (uGNB) - Jared Robbins, Tyler Baumeister, Tracey Bastian Williamson Medical Center - Franklin, TN Athena GMegan Freeman • Jared Robbins • Haley Smith

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

Comparison of Linezolid to Usual Therapy in Enterococcus Urinary Tract Infections Athena HKellie Ball • Mckinzie Arrington • Kelvin Gandhi

2:50pm EDT

Assessment of Antiresorptive Therapy Utilization in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Abiraterone with Prednisone + Androgen Deprivation Therapy Athena HKellie Ball • Makenzie Boyd • Kelvin Gandhi

3:10pm EDT

Evaluation of Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Plus Fludrocortisone in Septic Shock Among Critically Ill Patients Olympia 1Nathan Wayne • MATTHEW Huebner • Nieka Jackson Evaluation of Discharge Medication Prescribing for Patients with Heart Failure Before and After Pharmacist Involvement  Parthenon 2Lucy Crosby • Uyen Nguyen • Sarah Frye

3:40pm EDT

Comparison of Dexamethasone versus Methylprednisolone in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Kayla Phillips Athena DAlison Martin • Kayla Phillips • Martin Gordon

4:00pm EDT

Ketamine versus Dexmedetomidine for ICU Sedation Olympia 1Ryan Tilton • Rebecca Olisa • Katie Coffee Less is More: Safety and Efficacy of De-escalating Antipseudomonal Therapy to Pathogen-Directed Therapy in Patients with Neutropenic Fever Athena JRachel Friend • Madison Moncus • Rachel Langenderfer Resident Presentation - Shannon Mayberry Athena GMadison Schwartz • Shannon Mayberry • Michelle Turner

4:20pm EDT

Impact of Vasopressin Initiation Timing on Outcomes of Septic Shock Patients Receiving Norepinephrine Athena JRachel Friend • Somer Pye • Rachel Langenderfer Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes of Ertapenem Mono-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Athena GMadison Schwartz • Liana Ha • Michelle Turner

4:40pm EDT

Evaluation of Inhaled Epoprostenol for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in ICU Athena IKendall Huntt • Gun Moon • Kendra Brookshire

5:00pm EDT

Effectiveness of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for the Treatment of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) Urinary Tract Infection Athena HJenna Jewett • Nicholas Rosen • Sarah McDaniel

9:30am EDT

Agitation and Delirium in the ICU: Management with Valproic Acid Parthenon 1Devin Lavender • Maddie Treadway • Devon Tousignant