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Rachel Langenderfer

Bon Secours St. Francis Downtown

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Residency Program Coordinator

About me

I am a clinical pharmacy specialist at Bon Secours St. Francis Downtown Hospital, and I serve as the Residency Program Coordinator. I went to Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and completed my PGY-1 residency at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. I currently practice on internal medicine and oncology floors and precept our Internal Medicine II and Major Research Project rotations for our PGY-1 residents.

6:00pm EDT

Early Check-In Creature Comforts Brewery

8:00am EDT

Welcome Ballroom EFEmily Harman

8:10am EDT

Keynote Address Ballroom EFSonia Thomas

9:10am EDT

Combating Resistant Pathogens: Exploring the Efficacy of Eravacycline Utilization in Multidrug-Resistant Infections Athena ACaren Azurin • Kiara Patino • Caroline Jozefczyk

9:50am EDT

Evaluation of the Necessity of Gram-negative Coverage in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs) Athena ACaren Azurin • Blake Wannarat • Caroline Jozefczyk

11:00am EDT

The Impact of Empiric Linezolid Compared to Vancomycin on Inpatient Outcomes Athena ABen Albrecht • Stacey Excellent • Marcus Mize Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Rivaroxaban for Peripheral Artery Disease in Patients with Renal Dysfunction Olympia 2Sheema Hallaji • Persia Nelson • Elizabeth Oglesby

11:20am EDT

Evaluation of Midodrine Utilization in General Medicine Patients Admitted with Sepsis Olympia 2Sheema Hallaji • Martine Abouchabki • Elizabeth Oglesby Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis with Unfractionated Heparin versus Enoxaparin in Obese Patients Parthenon 1Grace An • Danielle Wilson • Helen Bryant

11:40am EDT

Impact of Pharmacist Driven Ceftriaxone De-Escalation on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Athena ABen Albrecht • Dana Olheiser • Marcus Mize ASSESSMENT OF PHENOBARBITAL UTILIZATION FOR ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL IN AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER Parthenon 1Grace An • Fatima Khoulani • Helen Bryant Evaluation of Empiric Antibiotics In Sepsis Versus Non-Sepsis UTI Patients Olympia 2Sheema Hallaji • Casey Henderson • Elizabeth Oglesby Inhaled Corticosteroid Device Delivery and Pneumonia Outcomes in a Hospitalized COPD Patient Population Parthenon 2Kristen Turner • Leslie Phillips • Jonathan Alligood

12:00pm EDT

Oral β-lactam versus Fluoroquinolone or Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Directed Short Course Therapy in Uncomplicated Enterobacterales Bacteremia Athena ABen Albrecht • Colby Jordan Osborne • Marcus Mize Assessment of Biomarker Testing in Hormone Receptor-Positive and Human Epidermal Growth Factor 2 Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Olympia 2Sheema Hallaji • Sarah Seward • Elizabeth Oglesby

12:20pm EDT

Association between medication-related needle sticks and delirium in the ICU Athena HDustin Bryan • Shelby Wathen • Jenna Jewett Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacy Involvement in Emergency Department Culture Follow-up Services Athena GJames Holland • Leah Clark • Haley Smith Rivaroxaban vs enoxaparin in post-operative bariatric patients for thromboprophylaxis Parthenon 2Kristen Turner • Tulsiben Patel • Jonathan Alligood Effect of Standard vs. Rapid Infusion Oxaliplatin on Neuropathy and Patient Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Olympia 2Sheema Hallaji • Sara Niazi • Elizabeth Oglesby Impact of Pharmacist Discharge Review of Oral Anticoagulation Medications in Hospitalized Patients Athena IVanessa Velazco • Courtney Self • Adam Sawyer

12:40pm EDT

Lunch Ballroom EF

12:45pm EDT

Product Theater Ballroom EFJJ Innovative Medicine

1:50pm EDT

Evaluation of the Clinical Pharmacist's Role on Interdisciplinary Rounds within an Acute Collaborative Care Unit Olympia 1Ebony Crawford • Elizabeth Hudson • Jasmine Jones Evaluation of First Dose Intravenous Push Antibiotics in Emergency Department Sepsis Patients Athena IElly Glazier • William Markle • Devon Burhoe Optimizing Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pharmacist-Driven Approach to Discontinuation Athena HJohn Carr • Ciana Wallace • Kelly Rumbaugh Time to Sedation Initiation after Rapid Sequence Intubation in Various Hospital Settings Athena GGrace An • Danielle Wilson • Helen Bryant Characterizing 24-hour pharmacist response to rapid multiplex polymerase chain reaction (rmPCR) blood culture results. Athena ARina Nath • Noah Sanford • Karen Babb Impact of a 2,000mg Vancomycin Loading Dose Maximum in Adult Patients Athena BNathan Wayne • Victoria Parks • Krista Riche Evaluation of Enoxaparin Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Low Body Weight Non-Critically Ill Patients Olympia 2Andrew Stewart • Kelly Covert Evaluating The Incidence of Adverse Effects Associated with High-Dose Intrapartum Vancomycin Administration for Group B Strep Prophylaxis Athena JAbigayle Campbell • Jesse Klus • Hannah Schmoock

2:10pm EDT

Correlation of 4T, m4T, and LLL Scores with Positive Heparin-induced Platelet Antibodies and Serotonin Release Assays in Cardiac Surgery ICU Patients Athena BNathan Wayne • Alese Photiadis • Krista Riche A Comparative Analysis of Hospital Length of Stay: Phenobarbital Vs. Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal Management Athena IElly Glazier • Nathan Doherty • Devon Burhoe Assessment of the Implementation of a fixed dose PCC protocol Athena HJohn Carr • Loren Proctor • Kelly Rumbaugh Safety and Efficacy of Alternative Insulin Dosing Strategies for the Management of Hyperkalemia Athena GApril Quidley • Savannah Small • Christina Thurber Evaluation of Electronic Beta-Lactam Allergy Alert Suppression on Carbapenem Prescribing Practices Parthenon 2Deborah Hobbs • Morgan Knight • Nathanial Swanson

2:30pm EDT

The Role of Lacosamide in the Treatment of Status Epilepticus within a Large, Academic Health-System Athena GApril Quidley • Mojibola Awe • Christina Thurber Evaluation of Impact of Urinalysis Reflex to Culture Criteria Implementation Athena ARina Nath • Morgan Vincent • Karen Babb

2:50pm EDT

The Variance of Distribution of Fluid Bolus in Patients Diagnosed with Sepsis and Septic Shock within the St. Joseph/Candler Health System Athena HJohn Carr • Saralyn Hardin • Kelly Rumbaugh Differences in Duration of Treatment for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Infections Athena ARina Nath • Natalee Chornak • Karen Babb Determining the Therapeutic Dosage of Enoxaparin Anticoagulation Among Morbidly Obese Patients After the Implementation of an Automatic Clinical Pharmacy Anti-Xa Monitoring Service Using Enoxaparin Dosing Proto... Parthenon 2Deborah Hobbs • Kelsey Green • Nathanial Swanson

3:10pm EDT

Comparison of Rapid Diagnostic Tests on Antibiotic Use in Gram-negative Bloodstream Infections within an Academic Health-system Athena ARina Nath • Colter Sheveland • Karen Babb Comparison of Analgesia Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with the Use of Scheduled Acetaminophen Olympia 2Morgan Carhart • Kelly Covert

3:40pm EDT

Evaluation of Pharmacist-Driven Enoxaparin Dosing Using Anti-Xa Monitoring in Obese Trauma Patients Athena GErica Merritt • Kathleen White • Sean Tran Impact of aPTT versus Anti-Xa monitoring of unfractionated heparin during Impella support Athena IHania Zaki • Seneca Williams • Erin Massarello Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Adverse Events for Daptomycin Compared to Vancomycin Athena AAmy Carr • Kristin Lanier • Benjamin Casey COMPARISON OF HIGH-DOSE VERSUS LOW-DOSE SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN NON-CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS Parthenon 2Alexis Pruitt • Hanna Condrey Effect of Bupivacaine Liposome Injectable Suspension Administration in Abdominal Surgery Olympia 2Brittany White • Allison Daneault • Rachel Langenderfer

4:00pm EDT

Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Receiving Systemic Corticosteroids Athena HSarah Blackwell • Ashley V. Adkins • Emily Johnston Description of a 24-hour Therapeutic Target in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome or Atrial Fibrillation Before and After Implementation of a Maximum Initial Weight-Based Unfractionated Heparin Dosing... Olympia 2Brittany White • Ivonne Marie Santiago Lopez • Rachel Langenderfer Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of DOACs in Obese Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Parthenon 1Cherith Blair • Nick Mastromarino

4:20pm EDT

Evaluation of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Dosing in Obese and Non-Obese Patients Using Anti-Factor Xa Levels Olympia 2Brittany White • Samantha Bailey • Rachel Langenderfer

4:40pm EDT

Comparison of Dostarlimab to Pembrolizumab in Combination with Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Olympia 2Brittany White • Aaliyah Parchment • Rachel Langenderfer

5:00pm EDT

EFFECTIVENESS OF PARTIAL VS. FULL-LEAD-IN APIXABAN IN ACUTE VTE AFTER INITIAL PARENTERAL THERAPY Olympia 2Brittany White • Gabriel Vivas Casanova • Rachel Langenderfer

8:30am EDT

Comparison in Clinical Outcomes with Lorazepam vs. Midazolam use in Patients Admitted to a Community Hospital for Alcohol Withdrawal Athena GTia Collier • Caitlin Ferguson • Sarah Frye Comparison of purge reliability between heparin- and bicarbonate-based purge solutions during Impella support Athena HRebecca Orr • Jessica Donald • Martin Gordon Evaluation of inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis continuation after discharge from the intensive care unit Athena ICharleen Melton, PharmD, BCCCP • Abigail McBrayer • Brittny Medenwald Optimizing Metronidazole Administration: A Comparative Analysis of Every Twelve Hours Versus Every Eight Hours Dosing for Anaerobic Infections Athena BAllie Hale • Christele Francois • Taylor Merritt Effect of Antidepressant Continuity on Analgosedation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Parthenon 1Margaret Williamson • Isabelle Perling • Emily Johnson Effectiveness and safety of high-dose unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in obese patients Parthenon 2Amber Devillier • Jason Dover

8:50am EDT

Evaluation of Desmopressin in Preventing Overcorrection of Hyponatremia Among Patients with Renal Dysfunction Athena HRebecca Orr • Kelsea Mabie • Martin Gordon Outcomes Associated with Formal Infectious Diseases Consultation for Positive Blood Cultures with Staphylococci Other Than Staphylococcus aureus Parthenon 1Margaret Williamson • Kellee B. Geren • Emily Johnson Randomized, Blinded Study of Olanzapine 2.5mg versus 5mg in Quadruplet Prophylaxis of Nausea/Vomiting after High-Dose Melphalan for Autologous Transplantation (The FONDO-LOW Trial) Olympia 2Kristen Kilby • Hanh Tran • Amy Porter

9:10am EDT

Doxycycline Versus Azithromycin for Chlamydia Treatment in the Emergency Department Athena AJoseph Kohn • Paakhee Shah • Paakhee Shah • Melissa Padgett Apixaban Safety and Efficacy for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients on Dialysis Parthenon 2Luren Ashton Dickinson • Jason Dover

9:30am EDT

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Increased Quetiapine Dosing Frequency for Treatment of Delirium and Agitation in Trauma ICU Patients Athena ICharleen Melton, PharmD, BCCCP • Nicole Johnson • Brittny Medenwald Retrospective review of food bolus resolution following pharmacologic treatment in a community hospital emergency department Athena HRebecca Orr • Abigail Hall • Martin Gordon

9:50am EDT

Chlamydia return rates in the ED in a community-based health system following treatment with doxycycline or azithromycin Athena BAllie Hale • Christele Francois • Witney Butler Evaluation of Rapid Sequence Intubation Agent Selection on Hemodynamics in Emergency Room Patients Athena HRebecca Orr • Jaclyn Gruver • Martin Gordon Incidence of AKI Before and After Implementation of Pharmacy-Driven Acyclovir Protocol Athena AJoseph Kohn • Eryn Meegan • Melissa Padgett

10:20am EDT

Assessment of Infusion Reaction Rates with Day 1 administration vs Day 5 Administration of Rituximab or biosimilars in Dose-adjusted R-EPOCH Olympia 2Schylar Cheyenne Hathaway • Xiaoshan Chai • Lacey Ioppolo

11:20am EDT

The Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Setting of Acute Kidney Injury and the Incidence of Bleeding Parthenon 2Brook Jacobs • Marion Javellana • Erika Ingram