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2026 Southeastern Residency Conference

Taylor Burich, PharmD., BCPS

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

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

Retrospective Data Review of Adherence Rates, Drug Interactions, and Perceived Outcomes in Patients Prescribed Resmetirom in a Community-Based Specialty Pharmacy Athena ICourtney Isom • TSURAYA ISWANTO • Crystal Wright

9:30am EDT

Impact of Autoverification Strategies on Time to Antimicrobial Administration in the Emergency Department Olympia 2David Laurent • Jessie Vo • Deborah Hobbs

9:50am EDT

Evaluation of the Medication Discrepancy Rate at Discharge Olympia 2David Laurent • Angelyn Wilson • Deborah Hobbs

10:10am EDT

Development of a Pharmacist Credentialing and Privileging Framework - Ellis Simerly Olympia 2David Laurent • Ellis Simerly • Deborah Hobbs

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

Iron Supplementation in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Following Pharmacist-Led Review Olympia 1Heather Stanley • Lauren Finn • Blake Johnson

11:20am EDT

Taking a Bite Out of Learning: Teaching Pharmacy Students Counseling Points Using Mobile Micro-Learning Athena BElora Hilmas • Victoria Creo • Brian Hairston

11:40am EDT

Characterization of Auto-Verification Gaps in a Post-Merger Health-System - Benjamin Emery Olympia 2Sarah Blackwell • Benjamin Emery • Olivia Caron

12:00pm EDT

Impact of an Inpatient Heart Failure Consult Service on Readmission Rates and Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Prescribing: A Single-Center Pre-Post Intervention Study Olympia 1Heather Stanley • Margaret Matthews • Blake Johnson

12:20pm EDT

Does Probiotic Use Protect Against Clostridioides difficile Infections in Patients Taking Antibiotics? Athena AElaina Baaklini • Brittany Baskett • Liz Oglesby

2:30pm EDT

Evaluation of lipid profiles in patients taking tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors for inflammatory bowel disease Olympia 1Nathan Wayne • Molly Duckett Hogan • Nieka Jackson Evaluation of Oxycodone Errors Associated with Auto‑Verification in the Emergency Department Athena JKelley Norris • Andrew Dodson • Ketrin Mount Evaluating Emergency Department Order Set in Sickle Cell Pain Management Athena BErin Murdock • Katherine Weller • Kishan Patel

2:50pm EDT

Impact of Amlodipine to Nifedipine Conversions by a Remote Pharmacy Hypertensive Service Parthenon 2Lucy Crosby • Rayna Wallace • Sarah Frye Analgesic Dose Ketamine Infusion for Pain Control of Trauma Patients in the Critical Care Setting Olympia 1Nathan Wayne • Alyssa Sangalang • Nieka Jackson 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

3:10pm EDT

Evaluation of Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Plus Fludrocortisone in Septic Shock Among Critically Ill Patients Olympia 1Nathan Wayne • MATTHEW Huebner • Nieka Jackson Treatment of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia and the Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation Athena HKellie Ball • Westley Eccles • Kelvin Gandhi 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 Full-Dose versus Low-Dose Diltiazem Bolus for Management of Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Rate Athena AKristina Nakhla • Katherine Pierce • Michael Behal Impact of Variable Rocuronium Dosing for Intubation in the Emergency Department - Dani Anastasovites Parthenon 2Sheema Hallaji • Dani Anastasovites • Savannah Owen

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 Evaluating Pharmacist-Led Post-Discharge Medication Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients - William Freeman Parthenon 2Sheema Hallaji • William Freeman • Savannah Owen Evaluating the Duration of Mupirocin’s Effect on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Polymerase Chain Reaction Validity Parthenon 1Rion Poland • Robert Berger • Sophea Chan

4:20pm EDT

Evaluation of apixaban dosing strategies for venous thromboembolism in patients receiving hemodialysis Athena CNatalie Hurst • Hayden Caldwell • Nathaniel Swanson

4:40pm EDT

Standardizing Biologics Management: A Community Health System Approach to Formulary Development and Implementation Olympia 1Ryan Tilton • Julia Williamson • Katie Coffee

8:30am EDT

Adherence to Recommended Vaccinations in a Veteran Rheumatology Population: A Quality Improvement Initiative Olympia 2Brian Leith • Avery Zapp • Brian Knott

8:50am EDT

Impact of a Pharmacist-Led COPD Transitions of Care Program on 30-Day Readmission Rates Olympia 2Brian Leith • Allison Edmondson • Brian Knott

9:10am EDT

Appropriate Diagnosis of Sepsis via SIRS Criteria and Opportunities for Reduction in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Use in the Emergency Department Olympia 2Brian Leith • AnaLeigh Cook • Brian Knott

9:30am EDT

Evaluation of Phenobarbital Dosing for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Athena AAayush Patel • Kayla Hedgspeth • Brandon Sucher Pharmacist Led COPD Medication Recommendations During Discharge Medication Review Olympia 1April Quidley • Bridget Arellano • Audrey Johnson

9:50am EDT

Resident Presentation - Katherine Albus Athena HAnel Couzo • Katherine Albus • Anh Nguyen

10:20am EDT

Evaluating the Outcomes of Pharmacist Driven Interventions in a Geographic Rounding Pilot at a Large Community Hospital Athena GTate Owens • Oksana Buksa • Taylor Burich

10:40am EDT

Evaluation of the Impact of Lower Extremity Wound Order Set Revision Athena GTate Owens • Katie Hindman • Taylor Burich

11:00am EDT

Evaluating the Impact of Provider Education on Empiric Antibiotic Use for Low-Risk Intra-abdominal Infections at a Community Hospital Athena GTate Owens • Taylor Walker • Taylor Burich

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

11:40am EDT

Comparative Evaluation of IV Push Versus IV Infusion Administration of Levetiracetam Athena GTate Owens • Tavin Cook • Taylor Burich