ACCP is pleased to announce the winners of the Best Poster awards from the 2020 ACCP Annual Meeting. In all, more than 500 posters were presented virtually at the Annual Meeting. Papers described original research, innovative clinical pharmacy services and programs, case reports, systematic reviews/meta-analyses, and student, resident, and fellow research-in-progress abstracts.

Brent Reed from the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland, won the Best Poster Award for his paper titled “Personality: A Potentially Untapped Resource in the Selection of Pharmacy Residents.” Reed’s coauthors were Stormi E. Gale, also from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and Ashley Martinelli, Asha Tata, Tracy Sparkes, Carla Williams, Siu Yan Yeung, and Michael Armahizer from the University of Maryland Medical Center.

The other finalists in the Best Poster competition were Sara Jordan from Grant Medical Center (OhioHealth) in Columbus, Ohio; Brianna M. McQuade from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy in Chicago, Illinois; and Neha Sheth Pandit from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland. Jordan’s presentation was titled “Antimicrobial Stewardship in Major Elective Orthopedic Surgery: Final Program Results.” Jordan’s coauthors were Abigail Benecke, Lauren Lopez, Brian Kramer, Rodney Kusumi, Robert Fada, and Michelle Lucki from Grant Medical Center (OhioHealth); and Killian Rodgers from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio. McQuade presented “Do You Mind? A Mindfulness Practice Curriculum for the Pharmacy Workforce.” McQuade’s coauthor was Jennie B. Jarrett, also from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. Pandit presented “Statin Dose Appropriateness in Patients Living with HIV Compared to Uninfected Patients.” Pandit’s coauthors were Kathleen Pincus, Samuel Suen, Sandeep Devabhakthuni, Stormi E. Gale, and Zachary Noel, also from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; and Alison Blackman from Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Matthew Duprey, a critical care pharmacy research fellow and population health Ph.D. student at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, won the Best Resident or Fellow Poster Award for “Association Between Opioid Use and Daily Delirium Risk in Critically Ill Adults.” Duprey’s coauthors were Becky Briesacher, Jane Saczynski, John Griffith, and John Devlin, also from Northeastern University; and Sandra Dijkstra-Kersten, Irene Zaal, and Arjen Slooter from the University Medical Center-Utrecht in Utrecht, Netherlands.

The other finalists in the Best Resident or Fellow Poster competition were Niki Krancevich, a pharmacy resident from Mercy Health Saint Mary’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Alina Kukin, a PGY2 cardiology pharmacy resident at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland; and Cameron Thomas, a PARADIGM postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in Gainesville, Florida. Krancevich presented “Impact of Opioid Administration in the Intensive Care Unit and Subsequent Use on Opioid-Naive Patients.” Krancevich’s coauthors were Julie Belfer, also from Mercy Health Saint Mary’s; and Kyle Schmidt from Ferris State University College of Pharmacy in Big Rapids, Michigan. Kukin presented “Effect of Video-Assisted Counseling versus Traditional Counseling on Patient Comprehension of Prescribed Direct Oral Anticoagulants.” Kukin’s coauthors were Stormi E. Gale, Brent N. Reed, Sandeep Devabhakthuni, Kristin Watson, and Zachary Noel, also from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Thomas presented “Cardiovascular Outcomes According to Clinical Presentation with CYP2C19-Genotype Guided Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing PCI: A Multi-site Investigation in Real-World Settings.” Thomas’s coauthors were Philip E. Empey and James C. Coons from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Amber L. Beitelshees from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland; Sony Tuteja from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dominick J. Angiolillo and Francesco Franchi from the University of Florida in Jacksonville, Florida; Nita A. Limdi and Chrisly Dillon from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama; James C. Lee from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy in Chicago, Illinois; Julio D. Duarte, Yiqing Chen, Yan Gong, Caitrin W. McDonough, Julie A. Johnson, and Larisa H. Cavallari, also from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in Gainesville, Florida; Todd C. Skaar from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana; Rolf P. Kreutz from Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana; George A. Stouffer from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Craig R. Lee from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Claire Monzel from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa, won the Best Student Poster Award for “Gabapentin Hits a Nerve with Opioid Use in Rib Fracture Patients.” Monzel’s coauthors were Darla Eastman, also from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Sarah Spilman from Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa; and Carlos Pelaez from The Iowa Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa.

The other student finalists in the Best Student Poster competition were Asia Johnson from the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Columbia, South Carolina; Angela Li from Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado in Aurora, Colorado; and Bethany Taylor from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy in Suwanee, Georgia. Johnson presented “From Start to Finish: Examining Factors Associated with Higher Likelihood of Publication Among Abstracts Presented at Infectious Diseases Scientific Meetings.” Johnson’s coauthors were Colin Hungerpiller, Chengwen Teng, and P. Brandon Bookstaver, also from the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; and Lily Zheng, Morgan Easterling, and Christopher Bland from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in Savannah, Georgia. Li presented “Evaluation of the Utilization of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Established ASCVD in the Primary Care Setting.” Li’s coauthors were Jennifer Trujillo and Rachel Lowe, also from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Taylor presented “Lifting COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Restrictions: Impact on Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Northeast Georgia.” Taylor’s coauthors were Hua Ling, also from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy; Marat Fudim from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina; and Ugochukwu Egolum from The Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia.

Each winner will receive a plaque. Serving as judges for the Best Poster competition were Brad Boucher, Robert Page, Sarah Petite, Jennifer Phillips, and Michael Ujhelyi. Judges for the Best Resident or Fellow Poster competition were Marianne Churchwell, Zach Smith, and Jodi Taylor. Serving as judges for the Best Student Poster competition were John Cleary, Miki Goldwire, Anne Hume, Cherry Jackson, and Andrew Meisner.