Upcoming Events
Annual Assembly
The NYSCHP Annual Assembly 2026 (64th Annual Assembly) will take place April 9–12, 2026, in Saratoga Springs, NY. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and engage! For full details and registration information, please visit the NYSCHP website: https://www.nyschp.org/2026-annual-assembly
April Monthly Meeting: 2026 Annual Anthony T. Buatti Pharmacy Residency Research Symposium
The Long Island Society of Health-System Pharmacists is excited to host the 2026 Annual Anthony T. Buatti Pharmacy Residency Research Symposium!
Join us on Thursday, April 30th at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to support our pharmacy residents as they present the research they have been working on all year. This is a great opportunity to see the next generation of pharmacists in action and advancing the profession.
Registration is now open—we hope you will join us!
Speaker: Dylan McCleary, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Title: Use of Insulin NPH in Patients with Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia
Pharmacist Objective: Evaluate the effects of insulin NPH on hyperglycemia management outcomes and safety considerations.
Pharmacy Technician Objective: Describe the role of insulin NPH in managing steroid-induced hyperglycemia.
Speaker: Cara Daidone, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Title: Evaluating the Role of Thiamine in Lactic Acidosis
Pharmacist Objectives:
1. Understand how thiamine deficiency causes lactic acidosis
2. Evaluate the role of thiamine administration in critically ill patients with lactic acidosis
Pharmacy Technician Objectives:
1. Recognize common doses and formulations of thiamine
2. Compare dosing strategies of thiamine for the management of lactic acidosis
Speaker: Hilmi Mansour, PharmD, Pharmacy PGY1 Resident
Title: Determination of optimal ceftriaxone dosing in patients with severe obesity within a New York health-system
Pharmacist Objective: To compare clinical outcomes in patients with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m²) treated for infection with ceftriaxone 2 grams IV administered twice daily versus once-daily following a system-wide dosing change.
Pharmacy Technician Objective: To describe indications that may warrant higher-frequency ceftriaxone dosing (2 g every 12 hours) in hospitalized patients.
Speaker: Shubhra Sharma PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Title: Comparison of Intravenous Push Versus Intravenous Infusion Levetiracetam in Patients with Acute Seizures
Pharmacist Objective: Analyze the impact of levetiracetam administration method on time-to-administration and downstream clinical safety and efficacy outcomes
Pharmacy Technician Objective: Support rapid medication delivery in acute seizure scenarios by prioritizing, processing, and communicating time-sensitive antiseizure medication orders
Speaker: Christine Mauceri, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Title: Evaluation of Intravenous Push versus Intermittent Infusion Administration Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Pharmacist Objective: To discuss differences in administration methods of beta-lactam antibiotics and their potential effects on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles.
Pharmacy Technician Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) push versus IV piggyback cefazolin for the treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia.
Speaker: Meghan Smith, PharmD, MBA, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Title: Revisited: Validation of a Valproic Acid Dosing Model
Pharmacist Objective Evaluate the accuracy of PrecisePK in predicting levels of valproic acid in the inpatient setting.
Pharmacy Technician Objective: Discuss the use of PrecisePK as a tool to predict valproic acid levels.
LISHP Member Spotlight
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