Congratulations to the 2021 Great Eight winners!
Click on the titles below to read their winning abstracts.

1st Place : "Safety and efficacy of fondaparinux in renal insufficiency utilizing anti-Xa monitoring" presented by Aaron Knopp, PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital

2nd Place (tie) : "Impact of order-set modifications and provider education on broad-spectrum antibiotic use in patients admitted with community acquired pneumonia" presented by Jessica Colmerauer, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident, Hartford Hospital

2nd Place (tie) : "Hospital length of stay in patients initiated on warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism" presented by Youssef Bessada, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, UConn Health

3rd Place : "Evaluating the role of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in the management of infectious endocarditis in intravenous drug users (IVDUs)" presented by Allison Gorseth, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Hartford Hospital 

Congratulations to the other Great Eight presenters:

Jennifer Cessario

Terrence McSweeney

Hannah Pamer

Matthew Thaller

Click to read their abstracts.