The 2022 PQA Annual Meeting poster session featured 24 quality improvement and research projects. Sponsored by Pharmacy Quality Solutions, the session provided an opportunity for authors to showcase their work and for attendees to engage in insightful dialogue about health care quality.
Awards for the best student poster and the top three posters were selected by a volunteer panel of 18 meeting attendees, who represent PQA’s diverse member sectors.
The awarded posters are:
Best student poster
“Geographic Variation of High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use Measures among Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries, 2011-2018”
presented by Motomori O. Lewis, BS, PhD candidate, University of Florida
authored by Motomori O. Lewis, BS; Lili Zhou, PhD, MS, MSPH; Walid F. Gellad, MD, MPH; Juan M. Hincapie-Castillo, PharmD, MS, PhD; Diana J. Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN; Richard Segal, PhD; Debbie L. Wilson, PhD, RN; Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic, PhD, MSPharm, MS
Top Three Posters
Gold
“Specialty Drug Use and Healthcare Utilization Vary by Wage Level in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans”
presented by Amanda Green, MPH, National Pharmaceutical Council
authored by Bruce W Sherman, MD; Brian Sils, MPP; Leah Kamin, MPH; Kimberly Westrich, MA; Amanda Green, MPH
Silver
“MR. Fast: Assessing the Impact of Health System Specialty Pharmacy (HSSP) Services on Helping Patients Achieve Migraine Relief Fast through CGRP Modulator (CGRPm) Stewardship”
presented by Brandon Hardin, PharmD, MBA, CSP, Trellis Rx
authored by Amanda Hickman, PharmD, MPH, MSCS; Brandon Hardin, PharmD, MBA, CSP; Mona Modi, PharmD Candidate 2022
Bronze
“Specialty Pharmacy Responds to Opioid Crisis”
presented by Carolkim Huynh, PharmD, Shields Rx
authored by Kristen Ditch, PharmD; Martha Stutsky, PharmD; Kerry Mello-Parker, PharmD; Jennifer L. Donovan, PharmD; Brian S. Smith, PharmD; Stacy Walton, RN, BSN; Kate Smullen, PharmD; Jack Donahue, PharmD; Mytsie Thevenin, CPhT; Chris Conboy, PharmD; Carolkim Huynh, PharmD
Poster abstracts from the 2022 PQA Annual Meeting, submitted as completed projects and not presented previously, were published in the May-June 2022 issue of JAPhA in the Features section. PQA greatly appreciates the support of APhA and JAPhA for providing a platform for sharing these important projects.
If you attended the meeting, you also can access the posters and information about the presenters via the meeting app through June 3.