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Pediatric Surgery Opioid Prescription Follow-Up, Gadison Quick, Nathaniel Aviles, Gabriel Melgarejo, Hunjung Choi, Elizabeth Edmundson

Posters

This quality improvement project is assisting general and orthopedic surgeons in gaining greater clarity when prescribing opioids for specific surgical procedures. Additional surgical services are being added to the project fall of 2019. Opioid prescribing patterns are, and will continue to be, key to all prescribing providers within our organization.

Optimizing Antibiotic Management Of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media In An Emergency Department, Alicia Daggett, Alaina N. Burns, Brian R. Lee, Nirav Shastri, Patricia Phillips, Rana E. El Feghaly

Posters

Problem

Children diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM) at the Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Emergency Department routinely get antibiotic prescriptions. There is rarely discussion with families about watchful waiting (defined as discussion of observation with parents and providing a safety-net antibiotic prescription that parents can ill if the patient is not improving or is worsening over the next 48 hours).

The aim of this quality improvement project is to increase watchful waiting for AOM at the CMK ED by 20% by March 2020, with an overall goal of decreasing antibiotic use for AOM.

Collaboration Between Rheumatology Clinic And Specialty Pharmacy To Positively Impact Patient Experience And Hospital Stewardship, Alaina Linafelter, Julia G. Harris, Robert Herr, Stephanie Quinn, Ashley M. Cooper

Posters

Biologic medications are commonly utilized to treat pediatric rheumatic diseases. Being high-cost, most third-party payers require dispensing through a specialty pharmacy. Children's Mercy Hospital Specialty Pharmacy (CMH SP) started acceting patients in March 2015.

The number of patients benefited by the superior service of CMH SP has risen steadily, leading to high patient satisfaction and financial benefits for the hospital.

Manufacturing Process Implications On Aerosolized Submicron To Nano-Sized Particles From Respiratory Drug Delivery Devices, Mohammed Ali

Faculty Posters

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Antihypertensive Dose On Blood Pressure Control In Children With Chronic Kidney Disease, Benjamin A. Matta

Presentations

This presentation describes a study to determine the effect of antihypertensive dosing on blood pressure control in children with chronic kidney disease. The original version of this presentation is a prezi show at https://prezi.com/view/4qluDL1gMKFELOf1nLVA/

Pediatric Ppi Use And Fractures, Nathan R. Fleishman, Troy Richardson, Thomas M. Attard

Posters

This study compared the rate of fracture among pediatric patients exposed to proton pump inhibitors to the rate among patients without exposure, and also considered the fracture location among children exposed to proton pump inhibitors.

Predictive Performance Of Existing Population Pharmacokinetic Models Of Tacrolimus In Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients, Alenka Chapron, Susan M. Abdel-Rahman

Posters

With the goal of developing a clinician-driven tacrolimus (TAC) pharmacokinetic dosing tool, our initial objectives were 1) to examine whether published TAC population pharmacokinetic (popPK) models could serve as a foundation for the dosing tool, and 2) evaluate their performance predicting TAC concentrations in an independent cohort of Children's Mercy patients.

Prospective Evaluation Of A Population Pharmacokinetic Model Of Pantoprazole For Obese Children, Alenka Chapron, Susan M. Abdel-Rahman, Valentina Shakhnovich

Posters

We previously developed a population pharmacokinetic (popPK) model of pantoprazole for obese children. Our objective was to evaluate the predictive performance of this model in an independent cohort of normal weight, overweight and obese children.

A Nsqip Analysis Of Post-Operative Antibiotic Utilization In Uncomplicated Appendicitis, Charlene Dekonenko, Robert M. Dorman, Janelle R. Noel-Macdonnell, Tolulope A. Oyetunji

Posters

APSA 2010 recommendations do not support antibiotic use post-operatively following appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis, but compliance varies by institution. This study determined the rate of post-operative antibiotic use in uncomplicated appendicitis and found that 10% of patients were discharged on antibiotics, using the NSQIP files.

The Impact Of Medical Marijuana On The Opioid Crisis, Carl David Eastep

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

• The opioid crisis dictates the need for research into alternative treatments for acute and chronic pain.

• Comprehensive literature review was conducted to determine if medical marijuana might play a role in the treatment of acute and chronic pain.

• The addiction profiles of medical marijuana and prescription opiates were compared along with the adverse effects and quality of life.

• No use for medical marijuana for the treatment of acute pain.

• Likely some benefits from medical marijuana for chronic pain.

• Addictive profile

• Marijuana – marijuana withdrawal syndrome.
• Prescription Opiates – highly addictive

• Adverse …

Use Of Beta-Antagonists Or Hmg-Coa Reductase Inhibitors For Cardioprotection During Chemotherapy In Oncology Patients, Nicole Streich

Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters

Over the years, oncologists are better able to fight cancer and have increased cancer survival, but we are also finding that these lifesaving therapies can affect the heart and other parts of the body in a negative way. Chemotherapy is excellent at destroying cancer cells, but it also causes collateral damage to other healthy cells. There are certain chemotherapeutic agents that are known to cause cardiotoxicity. Currently we are monitoring the heart function of the patients who are receiving these cardiotoxic drugs prior to starting the chemotherapy as well as during and after treatment. However, there are currently no recommendations …