Submissions from 2018
Antibiotic Resistance Rates for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Respiratory and Bloodstream Isolates Among the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System from 2009 to 2013, Haley J. Appaneal, Aisling R. Caffrey, Lan Jiang, David Dosa, Leonard A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Estimating the Direct Costs of Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the Rhode Island Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Hilary Aroke, Ashley Buchanan, Xuerong Wen, Peter Ragosta, Jennifer Koziol, and Stephen Kogul
A Review of Combination Antimicrobial Therapy for Enterococcus Faecalis Bloodstream Infections and Infective Endocarditis, Maya Beganovic, Megan K. Luther, Louis B. Rice, Cesar A. Arias, Michael J. Rybak, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Generalizing Evidence from Randomized Trials using Inverse Probability of Sampling Weights, Ashley L. Buchanan, Michael G. Hudgens, Stephen R. Cole, Katie R. Mollan, Paul E. Sax, Eric S. Daar, Adaora A. Adimora, Joseph J. Eron, and Michael J. Mugavero
Assessing Individual and Disseminated Effects in Network-Randomized Studies, Ashley L. Buchanan, Sten H. Vermund, Samuel R. Friedman, and Donna Spiegelman
A Claims Analysis of the Utilization of Tramadol for Acute Pain in Patients Prescribed Buprenorphine/Naloxone for Opioid Use Disorder, Kellye Donovan, Stephen Kogut, Ashley L. Buchanan, and Xuerong Wen
Retention of Student Pharmacists' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Overdose Management with Naloxone, Anita Jackson, Jeffrey P. Bratberg, M Monk, and J Ferrentino
Draft Genome Sequence of Bowmanella denitrificans JL63, a Bacterium Isolated from Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) That Can Inhibit the Growth of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Jason P. LaPorte, Edward J. Spinard, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, David C. Rowley, John J. Mekalanos, and David R. Nelson
SAMYAMA: Stress, Anxiety, and Mindfulness; A Yoga and Meditation Assessment, Virginia Lemay, John Hoolahan, and Ashley L. Buchanan
Clinical and genetic risk factors for biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus, Megan Luther, Diane M. Parente, Aisling R. Caffrey, Katie Daffinee, Vrishali V. Lopes, Emily T. Martin, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Atezolizumab for the First-Line Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Current Status and Future Prospects, Rachel Ryu and Kristina E. Ward
Effectiveness of a multivitamin supplementation program among HIV-infected adults in Tanzania, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ashley L. Buchanan, Nzovu Ulenga, Donna Spiegelman, Expeditho Mtisi, Ellen Hertzmark, Aisa N. Muya, David Sando, Ester Mungure, Mucho Mizinduko, and Wafaie W. Fawzi
Submissions from 2017
Effect of cilostazol in treating diabetes-associated microvascular complications, Nicole J. Asal and Karolina A. Wojciak
Garcinia Cambogia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Pancreatitis, Tamara Bystrak, Miguel E. Cervera-Hernandez, Nishitha Reddy, Zachary King, and Jeffrey P. Bratberg
A pharmacist-driven academic detailing program to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination, Aisling R. Caffrey, Jennifer M. DeAngelis, Kristina E. Ward, K. Kelly Orr, Haley J. Morrill, Michael Gosciminski, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Evidence to support continuation of statin therapy in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, Aisling R. Caffrey, Tristan T. Timbrook, Eunsun Noh, George Sakoulas, Steven M. Opal, Victor Nizet, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Thrombocytopenia with tedizolid and linezolid, Erica Yookyung Lee and Aisling R. Caffrey
Practical considerations when generalizing study results: a potential outcomes perspective, Catherine R. Lesko, Ashley L. Buchanan, Daniel Westreich, Jessie K. Edwards, Michael G. Hudgens, and Stephen R. Cole
Risk stacking of pneumococcal vaccination indications increases mortality in unvaccinated adults with Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, Jacob B. Morton, Haley J. Morrill, Kerry L. LaPlante, and Aisling R. Caffrey
Inappropriate prescribing in outpatient healthcare: an evaluation of respiratory infection visits among veterans in teaching versus non-teaching primary care clinics, Diane M. Parente, Tristan T. Timbrook, Aisling R. Caffrey, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Higher Daptomycin Dose Associated with Improved Survival in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia, Timothy T. Timbrook, Aisling R. Caffrey, Megan K. Luther, Vrishali Lopes, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Assessments of Opportunities to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in an Emergency Department: A Period Prevalence Survey, Tristan T. Timbrook, Aisling R. Caffrey, Anais Ovalle, Maya Beganovic, William Curioso, Melissa Gaitanis, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Impact of Depression Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults with Cancer and Depression: A Population-Level Analysis., Ami Vyas, Zack Babcock, and Stephen Kogut
Combining Adverse Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes for Women Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs During Pregnancy, Using a Latent Trait Model, Xuerong Wen, Abraham Hartzema, Joseph A. Delaney, Babette Brumback, Xuefeng Liu, Robert Egerman, Jeffrey Roth, Rich Segal, and Kimford J. Meador
Genotype and Phenotype in 12 additional individuals with SATB2-Associated Syndrome, Yuri A. Zarate, Louisa Kalsner, Alice Basinger, Julie R. Jones, Chumei Li, Marta Szybowska, Zhou Luan Xu, Samantha Vergano, Aisling R. Caffrey, Cruz Velasco Gonzalez, Holly Dubbs, Elaine Zackai, Francisca Millan, Aida Telegrafi, Berivan Baskin, Richard Person, Jennifer L. Fish, and David B. Everman
Submissions from 2016
Social Media Utilization Among Pharmacy Preceptors, Brett Feret
The Business Case for Expanded Clozapine Utilization, Jessica L. Gören, Adam J. Rose, Eric G. Smith, and John P. Ney
Comparison of Telavancin and Vancomycin Antibiotic Lock Solutions in the Eradication of Biofilm-Producing Staphylococci and Enterococci from Central Venous Catheters, Megan K. Luther, Leonard A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante
A Team-Based Practicum Bringing Together Students Across Educational Institutions and Health Professions, Celia P. MacDonnell, Paul George, Jayashree Nimmagadda, Samantha Brown, and Kathleen Gremel
Are non-allergic drug reactions commonly documented as medication “allergies”? A national cohort of Veterans' admissions from 2000 to 2014, Kevin W. McConeghy, Aisling R. Caffrey, Haley J. Morrill, Amal N. Trivedi, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Impact of a Prospective Audit and Feedback Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: A Six-Point Assessment, Haley J. Morrill, Aisling R. Caffrey, Melissa M. Gaitanis, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Call to Action, Haley J. Morrill, Aisling R. Caffrey, Robin L. P. Jump, David Dosa, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Consensus of recommendations guiding comparative effectiveness research methods, Jacob B. Morton, Robert McConeghy, Kirstin Heinrich, Nicolle M. Gatto, and Aisling R. Caffrey
Predictors of Mortality Among U.S. Veterans With Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infections, Jacob B. Morton, Haley J. Morrill, Kerry L. LaPlante, and Aisling R. Caffrey
The Effect of Molecular Rapid Diagnostic Testing on Clinical Outcomes in Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis, Tristan T. Timbrook, Jacob B. Morton, Kevin W. McConeghy, Aisling R. Caffrey, Eleftherios Mylonakis, and Kerry L. LaPlante
The Utilization of Video-Conference Shared Medical Appointments in Rural Diabetes Care, Lisa Tokuda, Lenora Lorenzo, Andre Theriault, Tracey H. Taveira, Lynn Marquis, Helene Head, David Edelman, Susan R. Kirsh, David C. Aron, and Wen-Chih Wu
Daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia - a systematic review, Priyasha Uppal, Kerry L. LaPlante pharmD, Melissa M. Gaitanis, Matthew D. Jankowich, and Kristina E. Ward
Submissions from 2015
The Effects of Obesity on the Comparative Effectiveness of Linezolid and Vancomycin in Suspected Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia, Aisling R. Caffrey, E. Noh, H. J. Morrill, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Designing Interprofessional Education Curriculum Using Multiple Conceptual Frameworks, Paul George, Celia P. MacDonnell, Jayashree Nimmagadda, Judy Murphy, and Richard Dollase
Clinical Implications of Vancomycin Heteroresistant and Intermediately Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Diane M. Gomes, Kristina E. Ward, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Orienting Patients to Greater Opioid Safety: Models of Community Pharmacy-Based Naloxone, Traci C. Green, Emily F. Dauria, Jeffrey P. Bratberg, Corey S. Davis, and Alexander Y. Walley
The Impact of a Student-Run Journal Club on Pharmacy Students’ Self-Assessment of Critical Appraisal Skills, Macayla Landi, Sydney Springer, Erica Estus, and Kristina E. Ward
Ethanol and Isopropyl Alcohol Exposure Increases Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, Megan K. Luther, Sarah Bilida, Leonard A. Mermel, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Observed antagonistic effect of linezolid on daptomycin or vancomycin activity against biofilm-forming methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model, Megan Luther Pharm. D. and Kerry L. LaPlante Pharm. D.
The Role ofthe Specialty Pharmacist in Optimizing the Quality of Care for Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis, Celia P. MacDonnell and Molly MacDonnell
Vancomycin Dosing Considerations in a Real-World Cohort of Obese and Extremely Obese Patients, Haley J. Morrill, Aisling R. Caffrey, Eunsun Noh, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Overconsumption of Antibiotics, Haley J. Morrill and Kerry L. LaPlante pharmD
Treatment Options for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections, Haley J. Morrill, Jason M. Pogue, Keith S. Kaye, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Promoting safe use of medications: Providing medication education to seniors receiving Meals on Wheels, Kristina E. Ward and Lisa B. Cohen
Submissions from 2014
HIV Viremia and Incidence of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Patients Successfully Treated With Antiretroviral Therapy, Chad J. Achenbach, Ashley L. Buchanan, Stephen R. Cole, Lifang Hou, Michael J. Mugavero, Heidi M. Crane, Richard D. Moore, Richard H. Haubrich, Satish Gopal, Joseph J. Eron, Peter W. Hunt, Benigno Rodriguez, Kenneth Mayer, Michael S. Saag, and Mari M. Kiahata
The Risk of Hepatotoxicity with Fluoroquinolones: A National Case-Control Safety Study, T M. Alshammari, E P. Larrat, H J. Morrill, Aisling R. Caffrey, B J. Quilliam, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Evolution of Self-Care Education, Emily M. Ambizas, Karen M. S. Bastianelli, Stefanie P. Ferreri, Seena L. Haines, Katherine Kelly Orr, Misty M. Stutz, Jenny A. VanAmburgh, and Miranda Wilhelm
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Perceptions of Interprofessional Education in Medical Students, Nina Ayala, Celia P. MacDonnell, Luba Dumenco, Richard Dollase, and Paul George
Nonprescription Naloxone: Pros and Cons, Karen M S Bastianelli and Katherine Kelly Orr
Worth the weight: Using Inverse Probability Weighted Cox Models in AIDS Research, Ashley L. Buchanan, Michael G. Hudgens, Stephen R. Cole, Bryan Lau, and Adaora A. Adimora
Predictors of Clinical Success Among a National Veterans Affairs Cohort With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia, Aisling R. Caffrey, Haley J. Morrill, Laura A. Puzniak, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Comparative Effectiveness of Linezolid and Vancomycin Among a National Veterans Affairs Cohort with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia, Aisling R. Caffrey, Haley J. Morrill, Laura A. Puzniak, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Improving Medication Management after a Hospitalization with Pharmacist Home Visits and Electronic Personal Health Records: An Observational Study, Stephen Jon Kogut, Elaina K. Goldstein, Camille Charbonneau, Anita Jackson, and Gail Patry
Implications of Recent Controlled Substance Policy Initiatives, E. Paul Larrat, Rita M. Marcoux, and F. Randy Vogenberg
Infection and Inflammation Leading to Clozapine Toxicity and Intensive Care: A Case Series, Jonathan G. Leung, Sarah Nelson, Christopher R. Takala, and Jessica L. Goren
Activity of Daptomycin or Linezolid in Combination with Rifampin or Gentamicin Against Biofilm-Forming Enterococcus faecalis or E. faecium in an In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Model Using Simulated Endocardial Vegetations and an In Vivo Survival Assay Using Galleria mellonella Larvae, Megan K. Luther, Marios Arvanitis, Eleftherios Mylonakis, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Disease in a National Cohort of Older Adults, Haley J. Morrill, Aisling R. Caffrey, Eunsun Noh, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Prompts Increased and Earlier Infectious Diseases Consultation, Haley J. Morrill, Melissa M. Gaitanis, and Kerry L. LaPlante
G Protein Beta 5 is Targeted to D2-Dopamine Receptor- Containing Biochemical Compartments and Blocks Dopamine-Dependent Receptor Internalization, J. Christopher Octeau, Joseph M. Schrader, Ikuo Masuho, Meenakshi Sharma, Christopher Aiudi, Ching-Kang Chen, Abraham Kovoor, and Jeremy Celver
Possible Race and Gender Divergence in Association of Genetic Variations with Plasma von Willebrand Factor: A Study of ARIC and 1000 Genome Cohorts, Zhou Zhou, Fuli Yu, Ashley L. Buchanan, Yuanyuan Fu, Marco Campos, Kenneth K. Wu, Lloyd E. Chambless, Aaron R. Folsom, Eric Boerwinkle, and Jing-fei Dong
Submissions from 2013
Assessment and Revision of Clinical Pharmacy Practice Internet Websites, Krystal L. Edwards, Marissa C. Salvo, Kristina E. Ward, Russell T. Attridge, Katie Kiser, Nathan A. Pinner, Patrick J. Gallegos, Lori Lynn Kesteloot, Ann Hylton, and P. Brandon Bookstaver
Psychotropics and Sudden Cardiac Death, Jessica L. Goren and Tuan Anh Dinh
Antipsychotic Prescribing Pathways, Polypharmacy, and Clozapine Use in Treatment of Schizophrenia, Jessica L. Gören, Mark Meterko, Sandra Williams, Gary J. Young, Errol Baker, Chia-Hung Chou, Amy M. Kilbourne, and Mark S. Bauer
Activity of tobramycin and polymyxin-E against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm coated medical grade endotracheal tubes., Keiko Tarquinio, Kelsey Confreda, James Shurko, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Hearing Loss in Perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed but Uninfected Children and Adolescents, Peter Torre III, Howard J. Hoffman, Ashley L. Buchanan, George K. Silberry, Mabel Rice, Patricia A. Sirois, and Paige L. Williams
Submissions from 2012
The Role of Comparative Effectiveness Research in Medicine and Health, Aisling R. Caffrey
Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 2002–2009, Aisling R. Caffrey and Kerry L. LaPlante PharmD
Influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms in factor VIII and von Willebrand factor genes on plasma factor VIII activity: the ARIC Study, Marco Campos, Ashley L. Buchanan, Fuli Yu, Maja Barbalic, Yang Xiao, Lloyd E. Chambless, Kenneth W. Wu, Aaron R. Folsom, Eric Boerwinkle, and Jing-fei Dong
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Bongsup Cho and Norma J. Owens
A Ten-Year Experience of a Pharmacist Consulting Team for Statewide Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, Brett Feret and Jeffrey P. Bratberg
Going Deep for Drug Discovery: An Ocean to Bedside Approach to Explore Sub-Seafloor Microbes for the Next Generation of Antibiotics, Stephanie Forschner-Dancause, Kerry L. LaPlante PharmD, David C. Smith, and David C. Rowley
Organizational Characteristics of High- and Low-Clozapine-Utilization Clinics in the Veterans Health Administration, Jessica L. Gören, Adam J. Rose, Ryann L. Engle, Eric G. Smith, Melissa Christopher, Nathaniel M. Rickles, Todd P. Selma, and Megan B. McCullough
In Vitro Coagulation Effects of Ophthalmic Doses of Bevacizumab, Kerry L. LaPlante PharmD, Emily Li, Paul B. Greenberg, Victoria Tseng, Suzanne B. Woodmansee, Aisling R. Caffrey, Wen-Chih Wu, and Peter D. Friedmann
Rhode Island's Interprofessional Education Initiatives, Celia P. MacDonnell, Paul George, and Kara Misto
An Introductory Interprofessional Exercise for Healthcare Students, Celia P. MacDonnell, Saumitra V. Rege, Kara Misto, Richard Dollase, and Paul George
Curriculum and Instructional Methods for Drug Information, Literature Evaluation, and Biostatistics: Survey of U.S. Pharmacy Schools, Jennifer Phillips, Michael Gabay, Cathy Ficzere, and Kristina E. Ward
Evaluation of a Program to Improve Diabetes Care Through Intensified Care Management Activities and Diabetes Medication Copayment Reduction, Brian J. Quilliam, Stephen J. Kogut, Scott Johnson, and Tara Higgins
Language Impairment in Children Perinatally Infected with HIV Compared to Children Who Were HIV-Exposed and Uninfected, Mabel L. Rice, Ashley L. Buchanan, George K. Siberry, Kathleen M. Malee, Bret Zeldow, Toni Frederick, Murli U. Purswani, Howard J. Hoffman, Patricia A. Sirois, Renee Smith, Peter Torre III, Susannah M. Allison, and Paige L. Williams
Submissions from 2011
Low Adherence to Outpatient Preoperative Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization Therapy, Aisling R. Caffrey; Suzanne B. Woodmansee BS, RN; Nancy Crandall; Cynthia Tibert; Corinne Fielding; Dennis J. Mikolich; Michael P. Vezeridis; and Kerry L. LaPlante PharmD
The Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Mental Illness, Jessica L. Gören and Ashley T. Tewksbury
Monitoring and Prevalence Rates of Metabolic Syndrome in Military Veterans with Serious Mental Illness, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Joshua Kane, Tracey H. Taveira, Mark S. Bauer, and Wen-Chih Wu
Association between Regulator of G Protein Signaling 9–2 and Body Weight, Jeffrey L. Waugh, Jeremy Celver, Meenakshi Sharma, Robert L. Dufresne, Dimitra Terzi, S. Craig Risch, William G. Fairbrother, Rachael L. Neve, John P. Kane, Mary J. Malloy, Clive R. Pullinger, Harvest F. Gu, Christos Tsatsanis, Steven P. Hamilton, Stephen J. Gold, Venetia Zachariou, and Abraham Kovoor
Submissions from 2010
Prevention of Surgical-Site Infections, Aisling R. Caffrey, Kerry L. LaPlante PharmD, and Kalpana Gupta
Comparative Effectiveness of Linezolid and Vancomycin among a National Cohort of Patients Infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Aisling R. Caffrey, Brian J. Quilliam, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Risk Factors Associated with Mupirocin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Aisling R. Caffrey, Brian J. Quilliam, and Kerry L. LaPlante
Using Facebook Within a Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Course, Erica L. Estus
An Active-Learning Course Model to Teach Pharmacotherapy in Geriatrics, Erica L. Estus, Anne L. Hume, and Norma J. Owens
Development and Delivery of a Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Antipsychotic Polytherapy, Jessica L. Goren, Stuart E. Beck, Barry J. Mills, Derri L. Shtasel, and Robert L. Dufresne
An Evidence-Based Update On Vitamins, Katherine Kelly Orr and Anne L. Hume
Cost and Utilization of Behavioral Health Medications Associated with Rescission of an Exemption for Prior Authorization for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in the Vermont Medicaid Program, Brian J. Quilliam, Jason C. Simeone, and Rita M. Marcoux
Submissions from 2009
Docetaxel and irinotecan in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer, Athanassios Argiris, Ashley L. Buchanan, Bruce Brockstein, Jill Kolesar, Musie Ghebremichael, Michael Pins, Kristine Hahn, Rita Axelrod, and Arlene Forestiere
Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Lipid-lowering Therapies among Rhode Islanders with Diabetes Enrolled in Medicare Part D Plans in 2006 and 2007, Aisling R. Caffrey, Stephen Kogut, and Lynn Pezzullo
Submissions from 2008
Methadone Analgesia for Persistent Pain: Safety and Toxicity Considerations, Frederick W. Burgess and Jayne E. Pawasauskas
Opioid Therapy and Prescription Drug Diversion, Frederick W. Burgess and Jayne E. Pawasauskas