Submissions from 2025
From Guidelines to Justice: Hypertension Reimagined, Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
Characterization of Sarcoidosis at a Combined Rheumatology-Pulmonary Clinic, Megan Schermerhorn, MD and Julianna Desmarais, MD
Unveiling the Mystery: Paraneoplastic Syndrome Masquerading as Skin Thickening, Megan Schermerhorn, MD; Quian Leng; and Atish Dey
Aligning Competency Committee and Observing Faculty Needs in Pursuit of Useful Written Evaluations of Residents., Dheepa R Sekar, Anjali J Das, Megan E Hamm, Thomas Grau, and Andrea Carter
The Feasibility and Impact of Implementing Brief Educator Development Sessions in Underresourced Residency Training Sites., Adrienne Silver, Patricia A Carney, Robynn Church, Natali P Sorem, Jennifer Serfin, Jeffrey A Youker, Bharat Gopal, Cynthia Mendez-Kohlieber, and Amy K Miller Juve
Puzzling Papules: Uncovering the Etiology of a Rash in a Returning Traveler, Lisa Stampke, MD and Shahana Baig-Lewis MD, MPH
Hydroxocobalamin in Septic Shock Management - Should It Be Introduced Sooner?, Linh Taylor, MD
Sepsis Transitional Care Management: A Phone Call To Reduce Readmission Health Inequity, Linh Tang Taylor, MD; Erica Leser, MS; Alyssa Nelson; and Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
Cloudy Consequences: Exploring Vaping-Induced Alveolar Proteinosis, Jennifer Wong, DO; Omar Pandhair; Abby Lindseth, MD; and Cameron Long
Closing the Gap: Standardizing Sepsis Management to Address Racial Disparities Across Oregon Providence Hospitals, Jennifer Wong, DO and Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
Books, Posters, Presentations from 2024
Tobacco Cessation Email Outreach in a Primary Care Setting, Katie Berry, MD and Meera Jain
Acute Pain Management of Hospitalized Patients on Medication-Assisted Therapies (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), Ryan Bower, Roland Mikkaeil, Emily H. Hsu, and Tracee Mock
Undergraduate Nursing Students' Perceptions of Geriatric Care and Nursing Curriculum., Victoria Consolo, Stephanie B Clark, and Megan P Lippe
Implementation of Medication Inventory Management Solution at a Critical Access Hospital, Justin Donat and Christopher Adams
A Vexing Case: A Newly Discovered Autoinflammatory Disease, Ashley Edwards, MD and Caroline McCulley, MD
Re Examining Assumptions Around Weight and Health: Evidence for a Size Inclusive Approach, Stephanie Griffith
Retrospective review of phenobarbital versus lorazepam for alcohol withdrawal Syndrome in the Emergency Department, Spencer Hayashi; Savita Bathija, PharmD, BCEMP; Paul Vanemmerik; Nishat Mujeeb; and Chris de las Alas
Personalizing Risk Assessment and Primary Prevention of ASCVD, Jason Heino
The Protective and Pathological Role of the Spleen in Malaria, Julie Hwang, MD and Amy Dechet
The Pernicious Right Shoulder Pain, Julie Hwang, MD; Weiya Wysham, MD; and Qian Leng, MD, MPH
Case Study: A Severe Presentation of Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Revati Kalluri, MD and Mari Kai, MD
Review of Current Dual-Antiplatelet and Triple Therapy Prescribing Practices At Providence Medical Group, Gina Kim, Christine Doran, and Lauren Powell
From Dormant to Dangerous: Hepatitis B Reactivation Under Immunosuppression, Adam Knott, MD and Amy Dechet, MD
Standardizing Sepsis Patient Education: A Quality Improvement Process., Bethany Koschel, Claudia Leonard, and Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
A Diagnostic Challenge – TINU Syndrome, Sophia Lee, MD and Claire Kassakian, MD
Clinical Outcomes Associated with MRSA NAAT Utilization., Shannon B. Leighton, PharmD; Emily Fox; and Greg Tallman
Titratable, Weight-Based Cisatracurium Infusions for Ventilation Synchrony in ARDS, Nanako Miimi, PharmD and Celine Munoz
Tuberculous Myositis in the Leg Musculature, Tho Nguyen, MD
Impact of Injectable Calcitonin Non-Formulary Status on Treatment of Hypercalcemia Of Malignancy in Hospitalized Patients, Ngoc Nguyen, Pamela Levine, Patricia Leo, and Andrew Jarrell
A Deadly Case of Encephalopathy, Brenna Ostertag, MD; Gita D Gelfer, DO; and Andrea Roast, MD
Assessment of Appropriate Anticoagulation and Rates of BTE in Ambulatory Oncology Patients using a Validated Risk Assessment Model (Khorana Scote), David Page; Alan Su; Nikki Moxon; Staci Mellinger; Tracy L. Kelly; Katherine Lyon, PharmD; Ian Ingram; and Stephanie Matta, PharmD, BCOP
Health Equity and Order Set Use in Sepsis Patients, Omar Pandhair and Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
Myth of the Pentad: Approaching Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Nidhi Patel, MD; Meera Jain, MD; and Natasha Edwin, MD
“Virtual Morning Report”, A Case of Encephalopathy due to Baclofen Toxicity, Alec Rezigh (Case Discussants); Austin Rezigh (Case Discussants); and Linh Taylor, MD (Case Presenter)
A Summer Dilemma: Poem and Commentary, Shelley Schoepflin Sanders
Characterization of Sarcoidosis at a Combined Rheumatology- Pulmonary clinic, Megan Schermerhorn, MD and Julianna Desmarais, MD
A potentially cat-astrophic missed diagnosis: Systemic autoimmune disease, or something more sinister?, Cameron Smith, DO, MPH and Amy Dechet, MD
Impact of Pharmacist Concierge Service for Patient with Denied Prior Authorization, Ben Song and Jenifer Smith
Endocarditis Prophylaxis in the Vulnerable Valve; Antibiotic Stewardship or Suboptimal Care?, Zachary Taylor, MD; Andrea Roast, MD; and Michael Layoun, MD
Not just a Biblical Disease: Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Oregon’s unique differential, Zach Taylor, Justin Jin, Andrea Roast, and Amy Dechet
Don’t Poke the Bear: Pheochromocytoma Unmasked by COVID-10, Taylor Virtue and Andrea Roast
A clot to Worry About: Venous Thromboembolism in Severe Ulcerative Colitis, Jin Yun, DO and Donald Lum
From Hormones to Pancreatitis: A Case of Estrogen-Induced Hypertriglyceridemia, Kyaw Zin (Kennis) Htet, MD; Michael Lefor, MD; and Brinton Clark, MD
Books from 2023
Removal of Enterococcus susceptibilities in urine isolates across a large integrated health system, Cody Barfuss, Greg Tallman, Brent Footer, and Alyssa B Christensen
Tobacco Cessation Email Outreach in a Primary Care Setting, Katie Berry, MD and Meera Jain, MD
Evaluation of infusion wait times after process change for compounding fosaprepitant and pembrolizumab, Heather Beugli and Ian Ingram
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Friend or Foe, Antonio Cordova, MD; Jesse Powell, MD; Whitney Elg-Salsman, MD; and Caroline McCulley, MD
A Quasi-Experimental Study of Trough-Guided versus Area under the Curve-Guided Vancomycin Monitoring in Patients with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia using Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR), Justin Donat, Brent Footer, and Gregory B. Tallman
Optimizing collaboration among clinical pharmacy specialists and behavioral health providers in the primary care setting to increase mental health access, Ryan Ferris, Christine Doran, Bonnie Jiron, and Dara L. Johnson
Retrospective Review of the utility of MRSA NAAT screening to predict MRSA Infections, Nyles T Fowler, Brent Footer, and Caitlin Morris
Warfarin Sensitivity after Valve Replacement Surgery, Jason Frederick, Pamela Levine, and Arezou Naseri
Factors impacting adherence to antidiabetic medications and health outcomes in diabetes mellitus patients in Medicare populations, Kelli Hoang, Kelly Simpson, and Danny Wallenslager
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Woman: A Case Report, M Cate Hoye, MD and Gita D Gelfer, MD
DOAC Ambulatory Risk Assessment, Katie Hufft and Cherry Luz P. Tortor
The Protective and Pathological Role of the Spleen in Malaria, Julie Hwang, MD and Amy Dechet, MD
The impact of pharmacy led education on the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the primary care setting, Laura Kays, Ben Rosati, Trevor Laursen, and Maurice N. Tran
Impact of Geriatric Mini-fellowship on Prescribing Practice of the PMG Primary Care Providers, Madalyn Kuhlenberg and Sharon Leigh
Comparison of clinical diabetes outcomes of patients managed via telemedicine pharmacists during the COVID pandemic relative to continued management by primary care clinics, Trevor Laursen and Stephanie Chan
Standardize to Optimize: A contemplation of Pyxis, inventory, and workflow, Anthony Le and Scott King
Evaluation of standard dose ibuprofen in combination with acetaminophen for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment in preterm neonates, Jennifer Lee, Samantha Tatz, and Douglas Hanes
Potential Impact of Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (rAST) on Providence Oregon Hospitals Currently Without, Andrew Ly and Mark Vance
Inpatient Management of Medication-Assisted Therapies for Opioid Use Disorder, Tracee Mock, Clara Mikhaeil, and Emily H. Hsu
Tuberculosis Myositis in Leg Musculature, Tho Nguyen, MD and Justin Jin, MD
Evaluation of a Refill-Associated Clinical Service in a Health System Specialty Pharmacy, Jinha Park, Stephanie Wang, and Adam Saulles
In-Person vs Virtual Interview Format for Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Survey of Fellows-in-Training., Jonathan R Salik, Emily K Zern, Inbar R McCarthy, Paul Theriot, Kristin West, Prashanth Thakker, Gaby Weissman, and Lisa J Rose-Jones
A rare presentation of an increasingly common condition, Shelley Schoepflin Sanders and A. Araujo
Unveiling the Mystery: Paraneoplastic Syndrome Masquerading as Skin Thickening and Arthritis, Megan Schermerhorn, MD; Qian Leng, MD; and Atish Dey, MD
Advance Care Planning at Medicare Annual Wellness Visits – Empowering Patients to Have Meaningful Goals of Care Discussions in Primary Care, A Schue and Laura Loertscher
A Rash Decision, L Taylor and Laura Loertscher
Analysis of eGFR vs CrCl to monitor for renal dose adjustments within Central Refill, Briana Thompson and Angela Koerner
Insulin Utilization in Post-Operative Open Heart Surgery Patients, Kathy Trinh, Bryce Winn, and Hsin-Fang Li
Evaluation of hospitalist glycemic management and impact of basal/bolus split in quality of care, Mark Vance and Catherine Barton
Don’t Poke the Bear: Pheochromocytoma Unmasked by COVID-19, Taylor Virtue, MD and Andrea Roast, MD
Outcome of pharmacist-led medication review and intervention in ElderPlace patients with recent falls, Emily Watt, Christopher Houpt, Sharon Leigh, and Suki Kubotera
Implementation and Standardization of Telehealth Visits in a Specialty Pharmacy setting, Ivana Wu, Angie Chau, Amber Franck, and Adam Saulles
“How to Develop Your CCC”, Jeff Youker
A Clot to Worry About: Venous Thromboembolism in Severe Ulcerative Colitis, Jin Yun, DO and Donald Lum, MD
Submissions from 2022
The impact of a Medicare Public Health Emergency policy change for continuous glucose monitors on utilization and total cost of care for diabetes, Momoka Abe, Katie Norton, and Jenifer Smith
Penicillin allergy that persisted after 66 years: case report., Evon Anukam and Jenny Zhu
Improving Utilization of Buprenorphine in a Residency Program, Christopher Bender and Amy Dechet
Provoking the desire, taking away the performance: toxic effects from an erectile dysfunction supplement, Jenna Betz, MD and Anjali Das, MD MS
Go Home with Naloxone: A Resident-Led Quality Initiative to Increase Naloxone Prescribing for Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Opioid Overdose, Megan Block, MD; Theresa Morikawa, MD; and Benjamin Pedroja, MD
Prescribing patterns of antipsychotics for agitation or delirium management in non-critically ill patients, Emily Chang and Pamela Levine
Fixed-dose prothrombin complex concentrate versus weight-based dose for reversal of factor Xa inhibitors, Kevin Chau, Bryce Winn, and Peter Martsin
Evaluation of infusion reactions associated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in neonatal and pediatric patients, Katie Couch and Samantha Tatz
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pembrolizumab Case Study, Michael R. Dirks Jr.
Pick One! A case of multiple complications from Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis, James Gendreau, MD and Brinton Clark, MD
Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t: small cell lung cancer presenting as severe ectopic Cushing’s syndrome, Alexander Hall, MD and Elizabeth Hutchinson, MD
Podcast-based Learning: An Innovative, Flipped-Classroom Instructional Model for Internal Medicine Residents, Jason Heino
Evaluating the Impact of a Pharmacist Run Pharmacotherapy Service on Hepatitis C Outcomes in a Large Integrated Health-System, Jessica Hendrix, Charmaine Hunt, and Judy Perkins
Standardized pharmacist led medication review in patients with recent falls, Christopher Houpt and Natsuki Kubotera
Eisenmenger syndrome as a long term complication of tricuspid atresia, Brady Howard, MD
Evaluation of a discharge medication access service program at two large tertiary medical centers, Eva Huang, Theresa Morikawa, and Adam Saulles
Protocol analysis of an antimicrobial renal dose protocol at a large, tertiary medical center, Nicole Hulsebus, Meagan Greckel, and Brent Footer
Wearing an Apple a Day Won’t Keep the Doctor Away: Diagnosing Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome With an Apple Watch, Grace Judd and Jason Heino
Tenecteplase implementation for ischemic stroke at a large tertiary medical center, Laura Kays, Bryce Winn, and Aimee Doyle
Evaluation of specialty pharmacy productivity metrics to create an updated standardized productivity tool, David Kim, Adam Saulles, and Ryan Bradley
A Link between COVID and Lemierre’s Syndrome? Unusual Case of Lemierre’s syndrome, Steven Liu, MD and Amy Dechet, MD
Student perspectives on potential sources of trauma exposure during nursing school., Kala A Mayer, Kate J Linehan, and Natalie K MacMillan
Preoperative phytonadione supplementation for mitral valve intervention hemostasis, Katherine M. Nguyen, Joshua Francis, Celine Munoz, and Torin P. Fitton
