From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Timothy Graziano DO (Lehigh Valley Health Network Department of Medicine), Tinsa Varughese DO, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, Amy Slenker MD, Shashin Shah MD, Travis Magdaleno DO Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) is a functional...
Improving Appropriateness of Treatment/Interventional Services
Using Code Simulation Training to Enhance Internal Medicine Resident Competency in Advanced Cardiac Life Support
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Moe Ameri, Doctorate of Medicine (University of Texas Medical Branch), Michelle Yang, Bachelor of Science (University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine), Erin Hommel, Doctorate of Medicine, Jacob Alaniz,...
Five-Day Antibiotic Withdrawal in Suitable Inpatients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Aaron Gandhi DO (Garden City Hospital), Raagini Yedidi MD, Apoorv Tiwari MD, MRCPUK, Hiba Asadulla, Undergraduate, Sujata Kambhatla MD, Amin Pasha MD Background:Withdrawing antibiotic treatment at the five-day mark in suitable...
Decreasing guideline-discordant fluoroquinolone use for simple cystitis in ambulatory (clinic) patients
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference David Reynoso MD, PhD (University of Texas Medical Branch) Rationale:National clinical practice guidelines recommend avoidance of fluoroquinolones for simple cystitis. First-line, recommended antibiotics include nitrofurantoin,...
Utilization of Biosimilars versus Reference Drugs for Treatment of Dermatological Conditions
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Branden Lee, MD Student (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Anna Chien MD (Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Dermatology) In 2009, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act was passed and allowed for...
Implementation of a Therapeutic Interchange Program Utilizing the Electronic Medical Record
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Ellen Yin PharmD (University of Texas Medical Branch), Akeem Bale PharmD, Bagi Jana MD, Maryam Bayat PharmD Background: Therapeutic interchange is an authorized exchange of therapeutic alternatives in accordance with previously...
Establishing Palliative Medicine Weekend Coverage: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Ariel Leong MS (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Evelien van Gelderen BA,Carolyn Im BS, Razeen Karim BS, Clarissa Ren BS, Ting-Jia Lorigiano MD, MBA, Jamison Kies MHS, Danielle Doberman MD, MPH, HMDC, FAAHPM...
Improving Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) Prescription in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Toluwalase Awoyemi MD (Northwestern University), Hani Hazani MD, Chrystina Gunnare PA-C, Tamy Le PharmD, Alex Trevino MD, Ahmad Faraz MD Background: Heart failure (HF) stands as the predominant cause of hospitalization in the...
Patient Reported Outcome Measures following Cataract Surgery using the Catquest-9SF Questionnaire in a VA Population
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Justin Flood BS (Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine), Roshni Koul BS, Max Whitmeyer MS, Jhansi Raju MD BackgroundWhen assessing the value of healthcare, the standard has typically been to rely on a set of...
Improving Statin Quality Metric Performance and Identifying Predictors of Compliance in a Community Health Center
From the 2024 HVPA National Conference Joshua Tseng MD, MBA (CSC Health), Catherine McDonald MD, MSA, Rodrigo Alban MD Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, and treatment of elevated blood cholesterol with a statin reduces the...
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