Research and Publications

Our residency programs fully support the use of research within our health-system to encourage various clinical and administrative initiatives. Residents are a key contributor and are expected to complete a major research project under the supervision of the Residency Program Director as well as research committees formed at individual sites. Research projects are reviewed by each location’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval. These projects will be presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and the Florida Residency Conference.

Florida Residency Conference Research Presentations

2017-2018 Residency Class

Resident	Site	Research Project
Anisel Hernandez	St. Anthony’s Hospital - PGY1	Impact of a physician focused educational intervention to improve appropriateness of antibiotic selection in the setting of diverticulitis: A pre‐post intervention study
Arielle Ruff	Morton Plant Hospital - PGY1	Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship initiative to decrease the use of fluoroquinolones in the treatment of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients
Christina Roca Nelms	St. Anthony’s Hospital - PGY1	Evaluating the impact of pharmacist involvement on readmission rates in patients seen in a postdischarge multi disciplinary clinic
Heather Strouse	St. Joseph’s Hospital - PGY1	Comparison of weight-based versus non-weight-based norepinephrine dosing to achieving time to goal mean arterial pressure in intensive care unit patients with septic shock
James Alcorn	Winter Haven Hospital - PGY1	Impact of requiring therapeutic indication and length‐of‐therapy at provider order entry on institutional fluoroquinolone use
Jennifer Lee	St. Joseph’s Hospital - PGY1	Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in low weight medical and surgical adults: a retrospective cohort review
Jessica Vo	Winter Haven Hospital - PGY1	Impact of pharmacy interventions on 30‐day hospital readmission rates in heart failure patients
Kanika Dunn	St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital - PGY2 (pediatrics)	Evaluation of continuous albuterol containing benzalkonium chloride compared to preservative free albuterol administered to pediatric asthma patients
Karlyn Scott	Morton Plant Hospital - PGY1	Impact of Pharmacy Implemented Procalcitonin Levels on Antibiotic Utilization in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Kayla Suskauer	St. Joseph’s Hospital - PGY1	Evaluation of systemic corticosteroid treatment duration on 30‐day hospital readmission rates of patients with acute COPD exacerbations
Liliana Pimentel	Mease Countryside Hospital - PGY1	Impact of a pharmacist‐led methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal polymerase chain reaction assay protocol on the duration of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia in hospitalized patients
Mahta Mahmoudieh	Winter Haven Hospital - PGY1	Impact of extended infusion times on the rate of carboplatin hypersensitivity reactions: a multiinstitution retrospective study
Melissa Ramsey	Morton Plant Turley - PGY1	Pharmacist led follow‐up telephone intervention to improve medication adherence in patients with chronic medical conditions
Shirley Doss	South Florida Baptist Hospial - PGY1	Stop the Flush, Stop the Rush: Leveraging smart pumps and opioid policies to slow down the opioid epidemic and reduce unnecessary admissions
Zuzana Blackwood	St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital - PGY1	wefhwef wefwoefwef Evaluation of a standardized magnesium sulfate dosing protocol in pediatric patients with acute asthma exacerbations

2018-2019 Residency Class

Resident	Site	Research Project
Amanda Lewis	SJH PGY1	Safety and efficacy of hyperosmolar therapy in elevated intracranial pressure
Amanda Reidler	SJH PGY1	Retrospective study of erythromycin versus azithromycin for the management of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes
Amy Stricsek	SJHN PGY1	Opioid stewardship through a pharmacist-initiated intravenous to oral opioid protocol
Brittany Heuser	SAH PGY1	Fixed versus Weight‐Based Dosing of 4‐ Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for the Reversal of Vitamin‐K Antagonist: A Multi‐Center, Retrospective Analysis
Cailyn Caselli	SAH PGY1	Impact of penicillin allergy skin testing on antimicrobial stewardship in hospitalized patients
Daniela Fernandez	MPH PGY1	Impact of vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine on mortality in critically ill patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
Felix Sanchez	WHH PGY1	Pharmacovigilance of preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy and colon resection procedure
Heather Strouse	SJH PGY2 Peds	Comparison of SMOFlipid versus Intralipid on the incidence of parenteral nutrition‐associated liver disease in pediatric patients
Jennifer Vazquez Perez	SJH PGY1	Outcomes after use of four‐factor prothrombin complex concentrate for reversal of DOAC associated bleeding
Jessica Lambert	MCH PGY1	Effect of an Indication-based Default Antibiotic Stop-date Initiative on the Duration of the Treatment for Intra-abdominal Infections
Kevin Deemer	MCH PGY1	Impact of Reflex Fosfomycin E-testing on the Utilization of Carbapenems for Definitive ESBL E. Coli UTI
Kihara Couvertier	SAH PGY1	Clinical pharmacist integration into the rapid response team at a community hospital
Lairyn Kenney	MPH PGY1	Evaluation of Time-to-Transition from Insulin Infusions to Subcutaneous Insulin Administration in Medical Intensive Care Units
Lisa Kerridge	WHH PGY1	Adenosine vs. regadenoson: a post-marketing comparison of side effects, cost, and time taken to perform cardiac stress testing: is regadenoson worth the extra cost?
Luke Pompos	WHH PGY1	Impact of a pharmacist‐led protocol on reducing the utilization of intravenous opioid analgesics in the emergency department
Melissa Johnson	SFB PGY1	Impact of a pharmacist-driven steroid step-down protocol for the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD in hospitalized patients
Rachel Cofield	Turley PGY1	Coordinated physician‐pharmacist collaboration in geriatric annual wellness visits and follow‐up care
Rebecca Sankhi	WHH PGY1	Outcomes of pharmacy based program to decrease use of sulfonylureas in hospitalized patients
Tyler Nichols	MPH PGY1	Evaluation of Intermittent Hydrocortisone Dosing Regimens in Septic Shock
Vicky Kang-Fisher	SJH PGY1	Safety, efficacy, and quality of documentation of pharmacist‐directed vancomycin dosing and monitoring using DoseMeRx program
Zakary Doran	SJH PGY1	Evaluation of Antibiotic Administration Times after the Standardization of a Febrile Neutropenia Electronic Order Set

Professional Poster Presentations

Name	Position	Conference	Poster Title
Daniella Fernandez, Pharm.D.	Former MPH PGY1 Resident	2019 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting	Impact of vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine on mortality in critically ill patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
Kevin Deemer, Pharm.D.	Former MCH PGY1 Resident	2019 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting	Impact of reflex fosfomycin E-testing on the utilization of carbapenems for definitive extended spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli urinary tract infection treatment