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Scholarly Activity

Papers and Presentations

Our faculty and students make research a priority, as evidenced by our archive of publications and presentations.

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Jordan Childress, PharmD, Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP, Joseph DiBlasi, PharmD, MBA, BCPS	Evaluation of Guideline Adherence for Platelet Transfusion in Patients Receiving Antiplatelet Agents with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Jennifer Gronski, PharmD, Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, Matthew Walbrown, PharmD	National Survey on Etomidate Dosing and Indication Among Emergency Medicine Physicians	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Shannon Hogarty, PharmD, Molly Walbrown, PharmD, BCPS, CACP, CDE, Theresa Langeheine, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP	Eligibility for GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Initiation at Hospital Discharge in Insulin-Naïve Adults with Type 2 Diabetes	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Kayleigh Early, PharmD, Brittany Thomas, PharmD, BCPS, Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Impact of Blood Culture Identification Panel on Time to Appropriate Antimicrobial Therapy in Adult Patients	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Seharpreet Sethi, PharmD, Christine Higgins, RPh, BCPS, Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD, BCPS	Appropriateness of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Prescribing in Acutely Ill Medical Patients	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Jordan Childress, PharmD, Hope Hoffman, PharmD, BCCCP, Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Methylene Blue Use at a Community Hospital for Refractory Shock	ASHP Midyear
Jennifer Gronski, PharmD, Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP	Evaluation of Glucagon Use for the Treatment of Esophageal Impaction: A Retrospective Review	ASHP Midyear
Kayleigh Early, PharmD, Shannon Hogarty, PharmD, Seharpreet Sethi, PharmD, Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP, Rupal Amin-Anderson, PharmD, MBA	Medication Use Evaluation of Parenteral Sodium Phosphate Replacement and Opportunities for Enteral Replacement at a Community Teaching Health System	ASHP Midyear

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Madisyn Irace, Pharm.D., Dalton Fishel, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Alison Sabados, Pharm.D., BCCCP	Identifying Opportunities to Minimize Use of IV Chlorothiazide in a Community Teaching Hospital	ASHP Midyear
Madisyn Irace, Pharm.D., Karen Frock, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Christine Higgins, Pharm.D., BCPS	Evaluation of Glycemic Control with a Pharmacist Managed Total Parenteral Nutrition Protocol	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Jordan Childress, Pharm.D., Alison Sabados, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Joseph DiBlasi, Pharm.D., BCPS	Evaluation of Cangrelor Use in a Community Health System	ASHP Midyear
Jordan Childress, Pharm.D., Joseph DiBlasi, Pharm.D., BCPS, Karen Frock, Pharm.D., BCCCP	Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury in Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Hypertonic Saline: A Retrospective Cohort Study	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Jennifer Gronski, Pharm.D., Karen Frock, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Yasmeen Al-Chiekh, Pharm.D., BCPS	Evaluation of Meropenem Restriction in Critically Ill Patients	ASHP Midyear
Jennifer Gronski, Pharm.D., Dalton Fishel, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Alison Sabados, Pharm.D., BCCCP	Evaluation of Desmopressin use for Hemostasis After Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Review	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Austin Agren, Pharm.D., Alison Sabados, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Christine Higgins, Pharm.D., BCPS	Level Up: Enteral Vancomycin Monitoring	ASHP Midyear
Austin Agren, Pharm.D., Brittany Thomas, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP, Alison Sabados, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Geoffrey Arentz, Pharm.D., BCPS	Preoperative Vancomycin Use in Patients with a Reported Beta-Lactam Allergy	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Adrianna Goodin, PharmD; Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCCCP; Matt Walbrown, PharmD, BCPS	Urinary Pathogens, Resistance Patterns, and Empiric Antibiotic Selection in Patients Presenting to Community Teaching Hospital Emergency Department	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Ashley Myers, PharmD; Natasha Advani, PharmD; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Pharmacist Interventions During Transitions of Care from Intensive Care Units	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Leah Deroche, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Chelsea Laughner, PharmD, BCPS	Improved Adherence to Norepinephrine Titration Instructions Within a Community Health System	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Gina Lee, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP	Comparison of Argatroban and Bivalirudin Protocols for the Treatment of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Adrianna Goodin, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Dalton Fishel, PharmD BCCCP	Hemostatic efficacy of fixed-dose prothrombin complex concentrate for warfarin and oral factor Xa inhibitor reversal	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Casey DeLuca, PharmD, MBA; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP; Chelsea Laughner, PharmD, BCPS	Safety of unfractionated heparin protocol for the treatment of venous thromboembolism based on body mass index	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Camryn Shope, PharmD, MPGPM; Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD, BCPS; Duy Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS; Robert Patti, PharmD, JD	Impact of SGLT2 inhibitor treatment on heart failure readmission rate	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Paige Moreno, PharmD; Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP; Matthew Walbrown, PharmD	Evaluation of daptomycin as preferred therapy for skin and soft tissue infections	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Adrianna Goodin, PharmD; Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCCCP; Matt Walbrown, PharmD, BCPS	Urinary Pathogens, Resistance Patterns, and Empiric Antibiotic Selection in Patients Presenting to Community Teaching Hospital Emergency Department	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Ashley Myers, PharmD; Natasha Advani, PharmD; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Pharmacist Interventions During Transitions of Care from Intensive Care Units	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Leah Deroche, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Chelsea Laughner, PharmD, BCPS	Improved Adherence to Norepinephrine Titration Instructions Within a Community Health System	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Gina Lee, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP	Comparison of Argatroban and Bivalirudin Protocols for the Treatment of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Adrianna Goodin, PharmD; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP; Dalton Fishel, PharmD, BCCCP	Caloric intake in critically ill patients receiving total parenteral nutrition: adherence to guideline recommendations	ASHP Midyear
Casey DeLuca, PharmD, MBA; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD; Chelsea Laughner, PharmD, BCPS; Theresa Langeheine, PharmD, BCPS	Evaluation of subcutaneous methylnaltrexone use in a community health system	ASHP Midyear
Camryn Shope, PharmD, MPGPM; Brittany Thomas, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; Matthew Crouse, PharmD, BCPS; Kevin Davis, PharmD	Evaluation of empiric vancomycin in patients with febrile neutropenia	ASHP Midyear
Paige Moreno, PharmD; Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD, BCPS; Christine Higgins, PharmD, BCPS; Natasha Advani, PharmD	Evaluation of vitamin K administration for warfarin reversal	ASHP Midyear

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Adrianna Goodin, PharmD; Christine Higgins, RPh, BCPS; Benson Mathew, PharmD, BCPS; Alisha Mutch, PharmD, BCPS	Evaluation of Intravenous Acetaminophen Restrictions at a Community Health System	ASHP Midyear
Leah Deroche, PharmD; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP; Matthew S. Crouse, PharmD, BCPS	Evaluation of Alvimopan Usage within a Community Health System	ASHP Midyear
Ashley Myers, PharmD; Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCCCP; Dalton Fishel, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Insulin Use for Hyperkalemia Management Within a Community Health System	ASHP Midyear
Gina Lee, PharmD; Brittany Thomas, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; Aundrea Rosenberger, PharmD, BCIDP	Evaluation of Metronidazole Prescribing in Community Acquired Pneumonia	ASHP Midyear
Trent D Gray Jr., PharmD, MSPH	CODEWAR: Impact of COVID-19 on Warfarin Requirements	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Joan Kariuki, PharmD; Joseph DiBlasi, PharmD, BCPS, MBA; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Albumin Use and Cost in a Community Teaching Hospital	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Jacob Gregory, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Chelsea Laughner, PharmD, BCPS	Comparison of Sedation Practices Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Alison Panchisin, PharmD; Joseph DiBlasi, PharmD, BCPS, MBA; Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD, BCPS	Evaluation of Seizure Prophylaxis in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Jacob Gregory, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD, BCCCP	Assessment of Sodium Bicarbonate Use in a Community Teaching Hospital	ASHP Midyear
Alison Panchisin, PharmD; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD; Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, BCCCP	Adherence with Post-droperidol Administration Safety Monitoring	ASHP Midyear
Joan Kariuki, PharmD; Aundrea Rosenberger, PharmD, BCIDP; Golda Peysakhova, PharmD; Natasha Advani, PharmD	Impact of Vancomycin Order Questionnaire on Appropriate Prescribing for Community Acquired Pneumonia	ASHP Midyear
Trent D Gray Jr., PharmD	Evaluation of Treatment Duration of Community Acquired Pneumonia within WellSpan Health System	ASHP Midyear
Taylor Groff, PharmD; Yasmeen Alcheikh, PharmD, BCPS; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Pharmacist-Driven Statin Optimization in Hospitalized Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease or Diabetes Mellitus	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Emily Kistler, PharmD, BCPS	Impact of a Collaborative Penicillin Allergy Assessment Initiative in a Community Teaching Hospital	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Golda Peysakhova, PharmD; Alisha Mutch, PharmD, BCPS; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD	Evaluation of Pharmacist Intervention at Transitions of Care for COPD Admissions	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Teresa Benites, PharmD, BCCCP; Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD, BCPS; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Quetiapine Use During Transitions of Care from the Intensive Care Unit	WellSpan Discovery Day & Eastern States Conference

TEAM	TOPIC	FORUM
Rania Ayad, PharmD; Dalton Fishel, PharmD, BCCCP; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCP	Evaluation of the Continuation of Newly Initiated Midodrine After ICU and Hospital Discharge	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Nicole Ayers, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Chelsea Laughner, PharmD, BCPS	Safety of Heparin Infusions for Cardiac Indications at a Community Teaching Hospital	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Erica Little, PharmD; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Buprenorphine in Opioid Use Disorder at a Community Teaching Hospital	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Kayla Bardzel, PharmD; Dalton Fishel, PharmD, BCCCP; Brenna Simcoe, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Pharmacist Intervention on Management of Pain and Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Golda Peysakhova, PharmD; Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD, BCPS; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Anticoagulation in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
Taylor Groff, PharmD; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD; Karli Swartz, PharmD, BCPS	Appropriateness of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Patients with a Bleeding Event
Rania Ayad, PharmD; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of the Continuation of Newly Initiated Midodrine after ICU and Hospital Discharge
Emily Kistler, PharmD, BCPS	Appropriateness of As-needed Pain Management on a Medical-Surgical Unit

TEAM	TOPIC	FOCUS
Kristen Cicchillo, PharmD; Molly Walbrown, PharmD, BCPS, CACP, CDE	Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Non-Diabetic COPD Patients	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Yasmeen Alcheikh, PharmD; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in Hospitalized Patients at WellSpan York Hospital	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Sarah White, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP; Karen Frock, PharmD, BCCP	Frequency of Delayed Initiation and Missed Doses of Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Adult Orthopedic Trauma Patients	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Dalton Fishel, PharmD; Brenna Simcoe, PharmD, BCCCP	Retrospective Evaluation of Variable-Dose Versus Fixed-Dose 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Emergent Warfarin Reversal	WellSpan Discovery Day and Eastern States Conference
Rania Ayad, PharmD; Geoffrey Arentz, PharmD; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluating the Need for Anti-Xa Monitoring with Therapeutic Enoxaparin Dosing in Patients with Extreme Body Weights and Renal Dysfunction	ASHP Midyear
Nicole Ayers, PharmD; Alison Sabados, PharmD, BCCCP	Evaluation of Inpatient Immune Globulin in a Community Health System	ASHP Midyear
Erica Little, PharmD; Aundrea Rosenberger, PharmD, BCIDP; Brittany Thomas, PharmD, BCPS	Evaluation of Initial Treatment Regimens for Clostridioides Difficile in Hospitalized Patients	ASHP Midyear
Kayla Bardzel, PharmD; Jennifer Sullivan, PharmD, BCCCP	Pushing the Subject: Push-Dose Epinephrine and Phenylephrine in the Emergency Department at a Community Teaching Hospital	ASHP Midyear

Application procedure for PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs

Deadline: Jan. 6

To be eligible, all applicants must:

possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college of pharmacy
possess a license or be eligible for licensure by the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy
participate in an interview at WellSpan York Hospital

Please submit the following to the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). All applications must be complete on or before Jan. 6 for consideration.

applicant information (contact and personal information)
educational information
personal statement or letter of intent
curriculum vitae
official transcript
three references, submitted using the PhORCAS reference form. References should be from rotation preceptors or employers who have directly supervised the candidate.

All candidates are encouraged to visit the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy's website.

For PGY-2 candidates, application requirements include successful completion of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at WellSpan York Hospital.

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