DKICP Research Highlights Featured at Pharmacy Meeting in Las Vegas

Doctor of Pharmacy students from the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) at the University of Hawaii at Hilo traveled to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme for this year’s meeting was “Spark Brilliance” and the students shined while presenting the results from 18 projects, which are listed below with the first-author presenters (indicated in bold) and co-authors:

• Gemmy Alegre, Karen Pellegrin: Number of Pharmacies Per Population and Cardiovascular Mortality Across Hawaii Counties
• Kiana Benavente, David Kuhen: Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancers Screening in Guam and Hawaii
• Zachary James Corpuz, Jace Sugimoto, Emily Yu: Comparison of Medicare Tirzepatide Prescribing and Cardiovascular Deaths by State
• Leiema Fano, Laura Ota, Melissa Le, Chad Kawakami: Comparison of Intravenous Aprepitant and Oral Aprepitant for Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting Prophylaxis
• Kaitlyn Guerrero, Adam Kaanaana, Bryce Fukunaga: Comparison of Medicare Semaglutide Prescribing and End Stage Renal Disease by State
• Jarod Hanchett-Ching, Deborah Taira: Examining Temporal and Geographic Variation in Medicare Part D Naloxone Utilization from 2016 to 2023
• Sam He, Kayla Imamura, Melissa Le, Laura Ota, Chad Kawakami: Hawaii Pacific Health System Standardization of Hypercalcemia Management: Focus on Calcitonin Injection
• Kamahao Kini-Lopes, Dalena Le, Jarred Prudencio: Analysis of Prescribing Patterns of Incretin-Based Therapies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a Primary Care Clinic
• David Kuhnen, Kiana Benavente, Deborah Taira: Correlation of Medication Adherence and Heart Failure Readmission Rates at the State Level for Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023
• Dalena Le, Kamahao Kini-Lopes, Jarred Prudencio: Evaluation of Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Use in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a Primary Care Clinic
• Jayce Lozano, Aryn Meguro: Prescribing Trends of Loop Diuretics Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States (US), 2021-2023
• Scott Lu, Kara Yama, Aryn Meguro: National Prescribing Trends of Metformin Before and After the 2022 Treatment Guideline Update
• Zachary Minato, Anuhea Sonnenberg, Sinling Jennings, Eric Tsuji: Retrospective Before and After Evaluation of the Two-Bag Method for the Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis within a Medical Center
• Tracy Pham, Bryce Nishida, Nicole Young: Developing Opioid Prescribing Educational Modules Tailored for Providers in Hawaii
• Yukino Sugihara, Leng Chee Chang, Kirsten Kasal: Establishing a Comprehensive Database of Interactions Between Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs and Anticancer Drugs
• LeTanya Thinn, Nicholas Williams, Bryce Fukunaga: Comparison of Medicare Prescribed Oral Semaglutide with Heart Disease Deaths and Prevalence of End-State Renal Disease by State in 2022
• Kyrstin Vanic, Tiffany Amber Agarpao, Jarred Prudencio: Predictors of Early Career Development in Pharmacy: The Impact of Rotations, Curriculum, and Extracurricular Activities on Residency Match Competitiveness
• Daniel Yee, Achara Raksat, Leng Chee Chang, Marvin Rositzki, Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit: Discovery of Antimicrobial Constituents from the Flowers of the Hawaiian Medicinal Plant Dodonaea viscosa