1.
Leah Bartelson, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Leah.Bartelson@parknicollet.com); Anne
Schullo-Feulner, PharmD, BCPS; Joanne Schneider, RPh; Martha Nance, MD.
Retrospective Evaluation of the
Timing and Administration of Carbidopa-Levodopa to Patients with Parkinson’s Disease during Transitions of
Care between Home and Hospital. Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN.
2.
Samantha Bartusek, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Samantha.Bartusek@va.gov); Eric
Geurkink, PharmD; Douglas DeCarolis, PharmD. Observed Effects on Vancomycin Serum Concentration Levels with an Initial Eight Hour Dosing Interval in a Veteran Population. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care
System, Minneapolis, MN.
3.
Brady Blackorbay, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (bblacko1@fairview.org); Management of
Inpatient Hyperglycemia: A Pharmacist driven interdisciplinary Approach. Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina,
MN.
4.
Alexander Bolser, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (ajbolser@healtheast.org); Christina Glasgow,
PharmD, BCPS. Evaluation of an Updated Order Set to Promote Analgesia-First Sedation, Minimize
Benzodiazepine Use, and Target Lighter Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients. St. Joseph's
Hospital, part of the HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN.
5.
Kristina A. Dittrich, PharmD, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Resident
(Kristina.Dittrich@EssentiaHealth.org); M. Nawal Lutfiyya, PhD; Catherine J. Kucharyski, PharmD; John T.
Grygelko, PharmD; Cassandra L. Dillon, PharmD; Taylor J. Hill, PharmD; Matthew P. Rioux, PharmD; Krista L.
Huot, PharmD.
A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study Examining Depression and Health Service Deficits between Rural and Non-Rural US Military Veterans. Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN.
6.
Andrew Feld, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Andrew.Feld@allina.com); Jessica Swearingen,
PharmD, BCPS; Ross Fishman, PharmD.
Evaluation of Pre-Operative Identification and Dose-Conversion of
Opioid Medications in Opioid-Tolerant Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery. Unity Hospital, part of Allina
Health, Fridley, MN.
7.
Ashley E. Feldman, PharmD, BCPS, PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Resident (Ashley.Feldman@allina.com); Laura
Borstad Richardson, PharmD, BCPS-CV; Paul Glynn, PharmD, MS, BCPS.
Pharmacist Provided Warfarin
Education for New Venous Thromboembolism. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health,
Minneapolis, MN.
8.
Nicholas Gamble, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Nicholas.Gamble@allina.com); Paul Glynn,
PharmD, MHA, BCPS; Scott Roby PharmD, BCPS.
Retrospective Review of Intravenous Acetaminophen
(Ofirmev) for Pain Management as it Relates to Patient Satisfaction and the Pharmacoeconomic Impact.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.
9.
John T. Grygelko, PharmD, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Resident
(John.Grygelko@EssentiaHealth.org); M. Nawal Lutfiyya, PhD; Catherine J. Kucharyski, PharmD; Kristina A.
Dittrich, PharmD; Cassandra L. Dillon, PharmD; Taylor J. Hill, PharmD; Matthew P. Rioux, PharmD; Krista L.
Huot, PharmD.
Differences in Prescribing Patterns of Antibiotics for the Empiric Treatment of Potential
Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Rural Versus Non-Rural US Adults. Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical
Center (Duluth, MN)
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10.
Lindsey Belisle Hall, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Lindsey.Hall2@va.gov); Tess Kemp, PharmD.
Initiation of Antidepressant Therapy in Primary Care: A Medication Use Evaluation. Minneapolis Veterans
Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN.
11.
Natalie K. Hanson, PharmD, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident (Natalie.Hanson@allina.com); Sarah Leslie
PharmD, BCPS; Jessica S. Holt, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID). Prescriber Perceptions about Pharmacy-Supported
Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Ambulatory Setting. New Ulm Medical Center, part of Allina Health, New
Ulm, MN.
12.
Jacob Held, PharmD, PGY2 Psychiatric Resident (Jacob.Held@va.gov); Lisa Drogemuller, RPh, BCPP; Kara
Wong, PharmD, BCPP; Kevin Burns, PharmD, BCPS. Assessment of Aripiprazole Use in Patients with
Depression. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN.
13.
Emily Herstine, PharmD, BCPS, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident (Emily.Herstine@allina.com);
Scott Erickson, RPh, MBA; Kristi Gullickson, PharmD, FASHP; Jessica Holt, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID.
Implementation of a Remote Pharmacist-Driven Antibiotic Stewardship Program. Abbott Northwestern
Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.
14.
Calvin Ice, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Ice.Calvin@mayo.edu); Heather Personett, PharmD,
BCPS; Erin Frazee, PharmD, BCPS; Ross Dierkhising, MS; Richard Oeckler, MD, PhD.
Risk Factors for
Dexmedetomidine-Associated Hemodynamic Instability. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
15.
Melissa E. Katzenberger, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Melissa.Katzenberger@allina.com);
Jennifer S. Gednalske, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP; Jennifer Y. Chapeau, PharmD, BCPS; 
 Daniel A. Niznick, PharmD;
Ross S. Fishman, PharmD; Jill M. Strykowski, PharmD, BCPS.
Development of a Pharmacy-Driven Medication
Reconciliation Program. Unity Hospital, part of Allina Health, Fridley, MN.
16.
Emily Kirkwold, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Emily.Kirkwold@allina.com); Lisa Gersema,
PharmD, MHA, BCPS, FASHP. Medication Alert Overrides in a Hospital Setting: The Impact on Pharmacist
Interventions and Alert Fatigue. United Hospital, part of Allina Health, St. Paul, MN.
17.
Jamie Koerner PharmD, PGY1 Primary Care Pharmacy Resident (Koerner.Jamie@mayo.edu); Robert Hoel
PharmD; Jan Anderson PharmD, BCPS, BCACP; Amanda Davis PharmD, MBA, BCACP; Thomas Jaeger MD; Ross
Dierkhising MS.
Comparison of the Management of Warfarin Patients Followed by Face-to-Face Point-of-Care vs. Lab Draw with Telephone Follow-up. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
18.
Catherine J. Kucharyski, PharmD, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Resident
(Cahterine.Kucharyski@EssentiaHealth.org); M. Nawal Lutfiyya, PhD; Kristina A. Dittrich, PharmD; John T.
Grygelko, PharmD; Cassandra L. Dillon, PharmD; Taylor J. Hill, PharmD; Matthew P. Rioux, PharmD ; Krista L.
Huot, PharmD.
Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Differences in the Prevalence of Health Service Deficits among US Adults with at Least One Chronic Illness of COPD, Asthma, Arthritis, and/or Diabetes 10 Years Prior to and 10 Years after Medicare Eligibility. Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN.
19.
Rachelle Kunde, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Rachelle.Kunde@va.gov); Eric Geurkink,
PharmD, MBA; Bobbie Masoud, PharmD; Galen Hamann, RN; Lucille Notermann, RPh.
Antimicrobial
Stewardship in Community Based Outpatient Clinics. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System,
Minneapolis, MN.
20.
Rebecca L. Lange, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Rebecca.Lange@allina.com); Matt Kresl,
PharmD, BCPS; Christina Askew, PharmD, BCPS; Stacy Jepsen, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN Evaluation of the
Utilization of Dexmedetomidine for Delirium in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients. Abbott Northwestern
Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.
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21.
Steve Larson, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Steven.Larson@allina.com); Emily Herstine,
PharmD, BCPS; Jessica Holt, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID). Evaluation of Appropriate Use of Piperacillin/Tazobactam at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.
22.
Meghan Lee, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (MLee24@fairview.org); The Incidence of Fever during the Use of Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Greater than 48 Hours. Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina,
MN.
23.
Christina Luke, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Christina.Luke@northmemorial.com); Megan
Matack, PharmD, BCPS; Krista Gens, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID). Evaluation of Nurse Driven Medication Indication and Side Effect Teaching During Medication Administration. North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale,
MN.
24.
Emily K. Madole, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Emily.Madole@slhduluth.com); Theresa
Vineyard, PharmD. Performance of Pharmacy Vancomycin Dosing Before and After Pharmacokinetics
Guideline Revision. St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, MN.
25.
Jon Malepsy PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Jon.Malepsy@allina.com); Emily Herstine PharmD,
BCPS; Jessica Holt PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID.
Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Ertapenem Usage at a Large
Minneapolis Hospital. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.
26.
Karen McEiver, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Karen.McEiver@parknicollet.com); Anne
Schullo-Feulner, PharmD, BCPS; Rufino Festin, MD.
Percentage of Outpatients Meeting Goal Medication
Doses Proven to Reduce Mortality in Heart Failure. Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN.
27.
Messiah Moore, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Messiah.Moore@allina.com); Brent Kosel,
PharmD, MS; Jessica Swearingen, PharmD, BCPS. Evaluation of Pharmacist Approach to Managing Duplicate
Medication Therapy: Enhancing Medication Safety at Two Community Hospitals. Mercy and Unity Hospitals, part of Allina Health, Coon Rapids and Fridley, MN.
28.
Prasanna Narayanan, PharmD1, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident (narayanan.prasanna@mayo.edu); Meghan
Jeffres, PharmD, BCPS 2 ; Garrett Schramm, PharmD, BCPS 1 ; Jerrica Shuster, PharmD, BCPS 3 . Risk Benefit
Analysis of Empiric Antibiotics for the Treatment of Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections in Beta-Lactam
Allergic Patients. 1 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2 Roseman University of Health Sciences, Las Vegas, NV;
3 Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
29.
Andrea New, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident (New.Andrea@mayo.edu); Erin Nystrom, PharmD, BCNSP;
John Miles, MD; Erin Frazee, PharmD, BCPS; Kianoush Kashani, MD; William Joppa, PharmD. Quantification of
Systemic Metabolic Contribution from Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration Utilizing Regional Citrate
Anticoagulation. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
30.
Nicholas O’Rourke, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Nicholas.O’Rourke@va.gov); Christina
Gnadt, BS; Dimitri M. Drekonja, MD, MS. Patient Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Fecal Microbiota
Therapy for Clostridium difficile Infection. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN.
31.
Lauren L. Rupp, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Rupp.Lauren@mayo.edu); Jason N. Barreto, PharmD,
BCPS (AQ-ID); Robert C. Wolf, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP; Pritish K. Tosh, MD; Loralie J. Langman, PhD; Paul J.
Jannetto, PhD. Relationship of Sulfamethoxazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to Clinical Efficacy and Toxicity:
A Retrospective Cohort Study. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
32.
Stephen Sapienza, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (spsapienza@healtheast.org); Darrin
Ciaschini, RPh. Evaluation of Intraluminal Volume Dose Alteplase for the Clearance of Occluded Peripherally
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Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Lines at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital. Bethesda Hospital, part of the
HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN.
33.
Kandace M. Schuft, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Kandace.Schuft@allina.com); Daniel Niznick,
PharmD; Ross Fishman, PharmD, BCPS; Joseph Kristoff, PharmD, BCPS.
Expansion of Pharmacist
Responsibilities at Discharge for Readmitted Patients with COPD. Unity Hospital, part of Allina Health, Fridley,
MN.
34.
Scott Seaburg, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Scott.Seaburg@northmemorial.com); Megan
Matack, PharmD, BCPS; Cecile Lamour, PharmD, BCPS.
Clinical Value Associated with a Post-Operative
Bariatric Surgery Pharmacy Consult. North Memorial Health System, Robbinsdale, MN
35.
Rana (Balsheh) Shouman, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Rana.Shouman@allina.com); Matt
Kresl, PharmD, BCPS. Retrospective Review of the Appropriateness of Vasopressor Use in Sepsis and Septic
Shock Intensive Care Unit Patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Comparison with the 2012 Surviving
Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.
36.
Sara Shuster, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Sara.Shuster@slhduluth.com); Valerie Van Beusekom,
Pharmacy Intern; Kevin Berg, RPh. Pharmacist’s Role in Reducing Psychiatric Readmission by Performing
Medication Cost-Saving Interventions. St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth MN.
37.
Heather Standorf, PharmD, PGY1 Pediatric Pharmacy Practice Resident (Standorf.Heather@mayo.edu); Julie
Cunningham, PharmD, BCPP; Michelle LoTurco, PharmD; Tracy Harrison, MD; Ross Dierkhising, MS.
Comparison of Treatment Outcomes for Adolescent Patients Completing an Interdisciplinary Pain
Rehabilitation Program Based on Opioid Use Status at Admission. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
38.
Kristen Szempruch, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (Szempruch.Kristen@mayo.edu); Christina
Rivera, PharmD, BCPS; Jason Barreto, PharmD, BCPS; Rizwan Sohail, MD; Pritish Tosh, MD; Ross Dierkhising,
MS. Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance in Acute Leukemia Patients Receiving Levofloxacin Prophylaxis.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
39.
Jaime Thiry, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident (jjjensen@healtheast.org); Ondrea Levos, PharmD.
Implementation and Evaluation of Pharmacy Services in Prevention and Management of Postoperative
Delirium in the Elderly. St. John's Hospital, part of the HealthEast Care System, Maplewood, MN.
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