Pharmacotherapy rounds are designed for pharmacy residents and fellows, residency and fellowship preceptors, faculty, and practicing pharmacists. Activities are offered free of charge to all participants.
Pharmacotherapy Rounds at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy are held in room N211 from 12:30-1:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy (PT) Rounds Schedule (2024-2025)
Bold topics are confirmed, while unbolded ones are still under consideration.
| Date | Presenter | Topic | Topic Due | App. Due | Slides Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2024 | Simran Rohatgi, PharmD | The Heart of the Matter: Pharmacologic Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Preterm Infants | 08/05/24 | 08/19/24 | 10/08/24 |
| Leslie Banuelos, PharmD | Subcutaneous Insulin in Diabetic Ketoacidosis | 08/05/24 | 08/19/24 | 10/08/24 | |
| 10/29/2024 | Victoria Macdonald, PharmD | The Utility of Cyproheptadine in Serotonin Toxicity | 08/12/24 | 08/26/24 | 10/15/24 |
| Melinda Lee, PharmD | DigiKnow? Digoxin Immune Fab in the Treatment of Non-Digoxin Cardiac Glycoside Poisonings | 08/12/24 | 08/26/24 | 10/15/24 | |
| 11/5/2024 | Amanda Summers, PharmD | Pharmacy's New Frontier: Navigating Medicare's Drug Price Negotiation Program | 08/19/24 | 09/03/24 | 10/22/24 |
| Billy Cappuccio, PharmD | Alert the Staph (-ylococcus aureus): It’s time to expand our antibiotic arsenal for blood stream infections! | 08/19/24 | 09/03/24 | 10/22/24 | |
| 11/12/2024 | Rose Sebastian, PharmD | Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: A New Hope For Parkinson's Disease? | 08/23/24 | 09/09/24 | 10/28/24 |
| Lydia Lee, PharmD | Keeping an Eye on the Sugar: Continuous Glucose Monitoring | 08/23/24 | 09/09/24 | 10/28/24 | |
| 11/19/2024 | Jaden Todd, PharmD | This Aggression Will Not Stand Man! | 08/30/24 | 09/16/24 | 11/04/24 |
| Evan Buzgo, PharmD | AI in Healthcare | 08/30/24 | 09/16/24 | 11/04/24 | |
| 12/3/2024 | Cindy Van, PharmD | Cognitive Health: A Fresh Perspective on Nutritional Supplements in Alzheimer's Disease | 09/12/24 | 09/26/24 | 11/15/24 |
| Emily Francis, PharmD | Balancing Act: Navigating Opioid and Benzodiazepine Co-prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults | 09/12/24 | 09/26/24 | 11/15/24 | |
| 12/17/2024 | Natalia Smith, PharmD | Fludrocortisone in septic shock | 09/26/24 | 10/10/24 | 12/03/24 |
| Amy Hu, PharmD | Resmetirom: A New Era in MASH Care | 09/26/24 | 10/10/24 | 12/03/24 | |
| 1/8/2025 | Madi Godsey, PharmD | Paxlovid in Advanced Illness: Fighting COVID or Breaking the Bank? | 10/14/24 | 10/28/24 | 12/19/24 |
| Aminah Anderson, PharmD | Rifampin Use in Prosthetic Joint Infections | 10/14/24 | 10/28/24 | 12/19/24 | |
| 1/15/2025 | Eliza Muhler, PharmD | CRAB Trap: Sulbactam/Durlobactam for Treatment Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections | 10/21/24 | 11/04/24 | 12/30/24 |
| Ling-Su Chiu, PharmD | Shake It Off: How Donanemab is Changing the Tune in Alzheimer's Disease Treatment | 10/21/24 | 11/04/24 | 12/30/24 | |
| 1/22/2025 | Emma Brusio, PharmD | “You can walk the walk but can you talk the talk?”: Effective Communication Strategies Between Pharmacists and Patients | 10/25/24 | 11/08/24 | 01/07/25 |
| TBA | TBA | 10/25/24 | 11/08/24 | 01/07/25 | |
| 1/29/2025 | Stanley Otiwu, PharmD | Current Guidance for Recurrent FSGS Post Kidney Transplant | 11/01/24 | 11/18/24 | 01/14/25 |
| Bailey Conkey, PharmD | Betting on Basiliximab: A New Renal-Sparing Strategy for Maintenance Immunosuppression in Solid Organ Transplant | 11/01/24 | 11/18/24 | 01/14/25 | |
| 2/5/2025 | Shannon Weathers, PharmD | Challenge The Brain: Oral Anticoagulation in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis | 11/08/24 | 11/25/24 | 01/22/25 |
| TBA | TBA | 11/08/24 | 11/25/24 | 01/22/25 | |
| 2/12/2025 | Jessica Lai, PharmD | Healthcare for Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID) | 11/18/24 | 12/04/24 | 01/29/25 |
| Annie Kurdziel, PharmD | Women's Health: Special Considerations for Anticoagulation | 11/18/24 | 12/04/24 | 01/29/25 | |
| 2/19/2025 | Jennai Charles, PharmD | Bimekizumab-bkz For Treatment of Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Adults | 11/25/24 | 12/11/24 | 02/05/25 |
| Frances Sunga, PharmD | Dilemma of Delirium: Pros and Cons of Current Practices | 11/25/24 | 12/11/24 | 02/05/25 | |
| 3/5/2025 | Christine Tran, PharmD | BiTE-ing Back: Tarlatamab in Small Cell Lung Cancer | 12/11/24 | 12/27/24 | 02/19/25 |
| Sam Yang, PharmD | You Beta Believe It! Esmolol for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation | 12/11/24 | 12/27/24 | 02/19/25 | |
| 3/12/2025 | Vincent Cao, PharmD | GLP-1 RAs in the 2024 Stroke Guideline Updates | 12/18/24 | 01/07/25 | 02/26/25 |
| Taylor Le, PharmD | Ketamine for Treatment Resistant Depression | 12/18/24 | 01/07/25 | 02/26/25 | |
| 3/19/2025 | Joe Robinson, PharmD | Battle of the Bruton Kinase Inhibitors: Pirtobrutinib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 12/27/24 | 01/14/25 | 03/05/25 |
| Grace Ukazim, PharmD | What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy | 12/27/24 | 01/14/25 | 03/05/25 | |
| 3/26/2025 | Ashley Holloway, PharmD | Breakthrough Schizophrenia with a Novel Drug: Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride | 01/07/25 | 01/22/25 | 03/12/25 |
| TBA | TBA | 01/07/25 | 01/22/25 | 03/12/25 | |
| 4/2/2025 | Adhba Tawfeeq, PharmD | Urine for a Treat: Oral Pivmecillinam for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections | 01/14/25 | 01/29/25 | 03/19/25 |
| TBA | TBA | 01/14/25 | 01/29/25 | 03/19/25 | |
| 4/9/2025 | Madison Savidge, PharmD | A Hard Pill to Swallow: Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose and Toxicity Management | 01/22/25 | 02/05/25 | 03/26/25 |
| Aminah McDougald, PharmD | From Sugar to Substance: The Use of GLP-1RAs in Reducing SUD Cravings | 01/22/25 | 02/05/25 | 03/26/25 | |
| 4/16/2025 | Shelby Efrid, PharmD | Exploring the Role of Neurokinin Receptor Antagonist in Menopause Management | 01/29/25 | 02/12/25 | 04/02/25 |
| Jordan Ciraolo, PharmD | A Change of Heart: PREVENT vs. PCE Risk Estimators and Their Impact on Statin Use for Primary Prevention | 01/29/25 | 02/12/25 | 04/02/25 | |
| 4/23/2025 | Ali Khatib, PharmD | pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) | 02/05/25 | 02/19/25 | 04/09/25 |
| make up date | TBA | 02/05/25 | 02/19/25 | 04/09/25 |
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