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.

Project Title: 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
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Heather Strouse
Site: St. Joseph’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Evaluation of a standardized magnesium sulfate dosing protocol in pediatric patients with acute asthma exacerbations
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Zuzana Blackwood
Site: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship initiative to decrease the use of fluoroquinolones in the treatment of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Arielle Ruff
Site: Morton Plant Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Evaluation of continuous albuterol containing benzalkonium chloride compared to preservative free albuterol administered to pediatric asthma patients
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Kanika Dunn
Site: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY2 Pediatrics

Project Title: Evaluation of systemic corticosteroid treatment duration on 30‐day hospital readmission rates of patients with acute COPD exacerbations
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Kayla Suskauer
Site: St. Joseph’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Impact of Pharmacy Implemented Procalcitonin Levels on Antibiotic Utilization in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Karlyn Scott
Site: Morton Plant Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Evaluating the impact of pharmacist involvement on readmission rates in patients seen in a postdischarge multi disciplinary clinic
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Christina Roca Nelms
Site: St. Anthony’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Pharmacist led follow‐up telephone intervention to improve medication adherence in patients with chronic medical conditions
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Melissa Ramsey
Site: Morton Plant Turley
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Impact of requiring therapeutic indication and length‐of‐therapy at provider order entry on institutional fluoroquinolone use
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: James Alcorn
Site: Winter Haven Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in low weight medical and surgical adults: a retrospective cohort review
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Jennifer Lee
Site: St. Joseph’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Impact of a physician focused educational intervention to improve appropriateness of antibiotic selection in the setting of diverticulitis: A pre‐post intervention study
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Anisel Hernandez
Site: St. Anthony’s Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Impact of extended infusion times on the rate of carboplatin hypersensitivity reactions: a multiinstitution retrospective study
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Mahta Mahmoudieh
Site: Winter Haven Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: 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
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Liliana Pimentel
Site: Mease Countryside Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1

Project Title: Impact of pharmacy interventions on 30‐day hospital readmission rates in heart failure patients
Residency Year: 2017-2018
Resident: Jessica Vo
Site: Winter Haven Hospital
Resident Type: PGY1