ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition
Las Vegas, NV
December 7-10, 2025
UIC College Reception
UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Alumni & Friends Reception
Sunday, Dec 7; 6:00 - 8:00 PM
MB North, South Pacific Ballroom B, Lower Level
PPS Booth
UIC Chicago Booth 7610
UIC Rockford Booth 7361
Leadership
Kelsey Johnson
Grand Historian, Kappa Psi International Executive Committee
Nancy Shapiro
ACCP Appointed Member, Commission on Credentialing
Friday, December 5 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Residency
UIC Residency Showcase - Chicago
Tuesday, Dec 9; 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Booth 6501
MB South, Bayside B, Level 1
UIC Residency Showcase - Rockford
Tuesday, Dec 9; 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Booth 6509
MB South, Bayside B, Level 1
UIC Residency Dinner By Invitation Only
Monday, Dec 8; 6:30 - 9:00 PM Questions? Email Elizabeth at emodrz1@uic.edu
Karen Thomas Chair, Executive Committee for the ASHP Section of Specialty Pharmacy
Presentations
Karen Thomas “Outpatient / Specialty Pharmacy Forum;” project update on Specialty Medication Scoring Tool project Mandalay Bay, Palm D
Saturday, December 6
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Sunday, December 7
9:00 - 9:45 AM
Sunday, December 7
9:00 - 10:15 AM
Sunday, December 7
10:00 - 11:15 AM
Sunday, December 7
10:15 - 11:30 AM
Sunday, December 7
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, December 7
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Monday, December 8
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Presentations
Karen Thomas, Chair of the Executive Committee “ASHP Section of Specialty Pharmacy Practitioners Executive Committee Meeting”
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Alexis Coffee, Program Chair & Moderator; Abigail Elmes-Patel “LOI: Letter of Intent or Lack of Interest—A Guide for Drafting Letters of Intent for Postgraduate Opportunities”
MB South, Mandalay Bay D, Level 2
Travis Hanson, Jennifer Pham, Kirsten Ohler Networking and Poster Session: Pediatrics/Neonatology
Poster: “Gentamicin Doing in Neonatal Encephalopathy With and Without Therapeutic Hypothermia”
MB South, Bayside B, Level 1
Abigail Elmes-Patel, Toni Martinford, Alex Infante* “Debating the Future of Opioid Overdose Reversal: Nalmefene or Naloxone?”
MB South, Mandalay Bay L, Level 2
Karina Sowa, Marlowe Djuric Kachlic, Jennifer Halsey Networking and Poster Session: Ambulatory Care
Poster: “Outpatient Pharmacy Continuous Glucose Monitoring Service: A Pilot Program”
MB South, Bayside B, Level 1
Karen Thomas
“Practice Enhancing Interventions About the Ambulatory Care MedicationUse Process From 2024: Gems From AJHP”
MB South, Mandalay Bay D, Level 2
Kay Yamamoto
Network Session: “Future-Ready Pharmacy Leadership – Evolving Talent, Teams, and Tools for a Resilient Workforce”
MB South, Lagoon L, Level 2
Jennifer Halsey, Facilitator
Network Session: “Smart Systems, Smarter Practice—Leveraging Data and Automation for Innovation”
MB South, Lagoon G, Level 2
Friday and Saturday are part of the Vizient Pharmacy Network Meeting. Bold names denote Pharmacy Practice faculty and trainees. * denotes former member of the Department.
Presentations
Abigail Elmes-Patel, Alex Infante*
“Mapping Need, Making Change: Population Health in Practice”
MB South, South Seas B, Level 3
Kay Yamamoto
Management Pearls 2025: “Small but Mighty: Encouraging Voice and Value Through Micro-Inclusions”
MB South, Lagoon F, Level 2
Nancy Shapiro
“Anticoagulation Management and Stewardship in Complex Patients: A CaseBased Exploration of Solutions”
MB South, Mandalay Bay H, Level 2
Posters
Xinyue Shen, Andrew Donnelly, Kinh Nguyen, Jamie Paek
“Benchmarking Inpatient High Drug-Cost MS-DRGs at an Academic Medical Center”
Travis Hanson, Jennifer Pham, Kirsten Ohler
“Gentamicin Doing in Neonatal Encephalopathy With and Without Therapeutic Hypothermia”
Nicholas Johnson, Alexis Partee, Karen Thomas
“Refining Pharmacist Intervention Documentation in a Specialty Pharmacy”
Hannah Arvis, Scott Benken, Zackery Bulman, Jeremy Johnson, Osayamen Obanor
“Maribavir Pharmacokinetics During in vitro Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy”
Qutaiba (Kew) Celime, Melissa Badowski, Emily Drwiega Osayamen Obanor
“Impact of Body Mass Index on Virologic Suppression and Seroconversion with Long-Acting Cabotegravir-Based Therapy: A Retrospective Analysis”
Brigid R. Conroy, Mark Biagi, Alice Hemenway
“ICU Antifungal Use and Patient Outcomes: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study”
Karla Crespo Morales, Zane Elfessi, Omar Hamdan
“Skull Base Osteomyelitis, Zygoma Abscess and Septic Arthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint: A Case Report”
Ashley E. Dahlquist, Hannah Arvis, Stephanie Dwyer Kaluzna, Vicki Groo
“Striking the Balance: Single Versus Dual Antithrombotic Therapy Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation”
Tam Dong, Isabel Xiao, Jessica Luc, Juliana Chan
“Cultural Competency Can’t Wait: Student Organizations Driving Change in Pharmacy Education”
Tuesday, December 9 8:00 - 9:30 AM
Tuesday, December 9 10:35 - 10:40 AM
Tuesday, December 9 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Saturday, December 6 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Saturday, December 6 4:15 - 6:30 PM
Monday, December 8 12:00 - 1:00 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Monday, December 8
12:00 - 1:00 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Monday, December 8
2:00 - 3:30 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Posters
Eleanor S. Park, Thy Le, Christina Haaf
“Case Report: Coordinating Dose-Modified Oxaliplatin and Fluorouracil Chemotherapy with Hemodialysis in an Elderly Patient with Metastatic Gastric Cancer”
Faith E. Philip, Zane Elfessi, Joy Lee, Hannah Arvis
“Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Impact of Methadone versus Buprenorphine/Naloxone on Acute Exacerbations”
Alexandra Terris, Shiyun Kim
“Pharmacist’s Role in Minimizing the Risk of Antidepressant-Induced Mania Across the Lifespan”
Makayla Varga, Adam Bursua, Jessica Helwig, Kendra Klaczak
“Preventing Adverse Heparin Outcomes: Trigger-tool Event Detection, Standardized Review, and Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles”
Julia Wells, Elena Sasso, Amy Pham, Shannon Murphy, Jennifer T. Pham
“Adopting a 36-Hour Antibiotic Protocol: Enhancing Treatment Efficacy in Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Through Quality Improvement”
Jada D. Brooks, Desiree Aririeri, Jazmine Mensah, Bernard Loyd, Tristesse Burton
“Greenlining: Engaging Pharmacy Students in Promoting Healthy Eating through a Community Dinner in Chicago’s Bronzeville Neighborhood”
Mashal Jiwani, Alan Gross, Scott Borgetti, Jamie Paek
“Evaluation of Antibiotic Stewardship and Patient Outcomes for Community Acquired Pneumonia at an Academic Medical Center”
Joshua P. Sanchez Filpo, Tristesse Burton, Bernard Loyd, Gi Ppeum Yeo, Jewel Younge
“Greenlining: Cultivating Cultural Humility in Future Pharmacists through Community-Based Participatory Research”
Timothy R. Dorsey, Melissa Badowski, Emily Drwiega
“Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antiviral Drug-Drug Interactions: A Comparison of Online Drug Interaction Databases”
Anya Lu, Katie Knill, Julianna Chan
“Beyond the Needle: Awareness of Hepatitis C Risks from Non-Injection Drug Use in Incarcerated Patients”
Steven T. Nguyen, David C. Chan
“Implementing Time-Based Workload Tracking for Investigational Drug Services Using Vestigo”
Karina Sowa, Monazzah Sarwar, Emily Pranskevicius, Victoria Galustian
“Integrating I-Vent Documentation of Counseling into Meds-to-Beds Discharge Services to Enhance Continuity of Care”
Bold names denote Pharmacy Practice faculty and trainees. Underline denotes Primary Author. * denotes former member of the Department.
Posters
Nazia S. Babul, Shirley Yang, Jewel Younge
“Empowering Patients to Better Health: Exploring the Impact of PharmacistLed Counseling Through the 8 Dimensions of Wellness”
Alexis N. Coffee, Abigail Elmes-Patel, Marina Gianos, McKenna Knock, Toni Martinford
“Preferred Terminology of Individuals Who Engage with Harm Reduction and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Services”
McKenna Knock, AJ Patel, Baran Behpour, Rosangel Hernandez, Abigail Elmes-Patel
“Assessing Availability of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Films in Illinois Community Pharmacies Post X-Waiver Removal: A Secret Shopper Survey”
Jordan Montgomery, Megann Lawrenz, Mike Farnham, Scott Borgetti, Juliana Chan
“Shortening Hepatitis C Treatment in Correctional Facilities: Impact of Early Viral Response and Ribavirin Use in 8-Week Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir (SOF/ VEL) Regimens”
Karina Sowa, Monazzah Sarwar, Arin Ryu, Andres De Freitas Suarez, Yazeed Walid Alayan
“Optimizing Outpatient Pharmacy Infusion Scheduling by Elevating Roles of Pharmacy Students”
Karina Sowa, Marlowe Djuric Kachlic, Jennifer Halsey
“Outpatient Pharmacy Continuous Glucose Monitoring Service: A Pilot Program”
Arminda Cako, Maya Campara, Brendan Steiner, Dana Pierce
“Effects of Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal in Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients”
Alex Dang, Melissa Badowski, Emily Drwiega, Annesti F. Elmasri, Maya Campara
“Hospitalization Due to Infections After Kidney Transplantation in Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Incidence, Predictors, and Clinical Outcomes”
Adam Elmkinssi, Sally Falahat, Mathew Thambi, Rob Didomenico, Dulal Bhaumik, Emily Hanners
“Association Between One-Time Antihypertensive Doses and Clinical Outcomes Based on Blood Pressure Response”
Laila Hammad, Jamie Benken, Hokuto Nishioka, Enrico Benedetti, Scott Benken
“Impact of Obesity on Synthetic Angiotensin II Use in Kidney Transplantation”
Lauryn Johnson, Lynley Heinrich, Annesti Elmasri, Rachel Christensen, Cassie Muran
“Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) for Treatment of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant”
names denote Pharmacy Practice faculty and trainees. Underline denotes Primary Author. * denotes former member of the Department.
Tuesday, December 9
2:00 - 3:30 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Wednesday, December 10 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Wednesday, December 10
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Posters
Sean Kim, Lynley Heinrich, Cassie Muran, Maya Campara, Annesti Elmasri
“Analyzing the Efficacy and Safety of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors Initiated Within the First Year After Kidney Transplantation”
Elise Loring, Sara Hovey “Pediatric Immunization Uptake and Social Determinants of Health”
Jessica E. Mamalio, Maya Campara, Dana Pierce
“The Effects of Mycophenolic Acid Load on Leukopenia in Obese versus Non-obese Kidney Transplant Recipients”
Jamie S. McGann, Marianne Pop, Manar Kandil, Tim Murrey
“Evaluation of Guideline-Compliant Empiric Antibiotic Regimens in Emergency Department Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock”
Shannon C. McKinless, Jenna Adams, Alan Gross, Mathew Thambi “Comparative Risk of Acute Kidney Injury with Trough- vs. AUC-Guided Vancomycin Dosing in Patients with Goal Troughs of 10-15mg/L”
Alexis Partee, Karen Thomas, Nick Johnson “Evaluating Patient Retention Rates in a Health System Specialty Pharmacy”
Christian Phillips, Sally Falahat, Emily Hanners
“Impact of Teduglutide on Hospital Readmissions Among Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System”
Caleb Scrime, Renee Petzel Gimbar, Andrew Posen
“Intramuscular Site of Injection on Therapeutic Effectiveness of Sedation: A Retrospective Study: IM-SITES”
Braxton Snuffer, Benito Valdepenas, Annesti Elmasri, Cassie Muran, Jamie Benken
“Mycophenolate Avoidance Following Kidney Transplant in Patients that Identify as Jehovah’s Witness”
Luke Stickler, Daphne Balisalisa, Saw Omer Hamad Amin, Ahmad Shehadeh, Tommy Windt, Rodrigo Burgos
“Adverse Effects of Endemic Dimorphic Fungi Treatments; Before vs After IDSA’s 2025 Histoplasmosis / Blastomycosis Guideline Update”
Daniella J. Underwood, Renee Petzel Gimbar, Andrew Posen
“Mind the Gap: A Retrospective Analysis of Epinephrine Dosing Interval and Neurological Outcomes”
Teresa Valadez, Maya Campara, Benito Valdepenas III, Dana Pierce
“Beyond the Pulse: Belatacept’s Impact on Allograft Function in Circulatory vs. Brain Death Kidney Transplants”
Wednesday, December 10
12:30 - 1:30 PM
MB South, Bayside A, Level 1
Mitchell N. Muskat, Heather Howell, Megan Makovsky, Sonali Patel, Vinh Thai
“Advancing Pharmacy Practice: A National Evaluation of Organizational Alignment with PAI 2030 Recommendations”
Bold names denote Pharmacy Practice faculty and trainees. Underline denotes Primary Author. * denotes former member of the Department.