UH Hilo pharmacy students and faculty showcase their research at symposium
UH Hilo pharmacy students and faculty presented their research at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Student Research Symposium held April 27, 2024.
Pharmacy students and faculty at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo presented their research at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Student Research Symposium held on campus April 27, 2024.
Keynote
Keynote speaker was an alumnus of the program, Garret Hino, now a public health pharmacist and interim manager of the healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance program at the Hawaiʻi Department of Health.
Hino, one of only two board-certified infectious disease pharmacists in the state, started the job in February of 2022, where he focuses on promoting antimicrobial stewardship that includes appropriate use of antibiotics.
“I’m part of a DOH team working to establish a relationship with the staff at long-term care facilities and acute care hospitals around the state,” says Hilo.
He says his goals are to optimize antimicrobial stewardship practices through better education, and to reduce the development of antimicrobial resistance that can occur from inappropriate antibiotic use.
“I’m really happy to be able to work in my home state and serve our local communities,” he says.
Hino completed his bachelor of science in biology at UH Hilo and graduated from the university’s pharmacy college in 2018. He was selected for a one-year residency at the college, and then went on to complete a two-year infectious disease fellowship at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California in 2021.
In his keynote at the symposium, he talked about the skills he learned while doing research as a student at the college and how it boosted his career as a pharmacist.
Student presenters
- Brennan Buccat (P4 Year): “Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Need for Pharmacist Intervention of Direct Oral Anticoagulants”
- Taylor Eleola (P3 Year): “Comparison of Fidaxomicin and Oral Vancomycin Prescribing and Cost with Rates of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infections in the United States, 2021”
- Cierra Fujimoto (P3 Year): “Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of ʻAʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa)
- Cheyenne Garretson (P4 Year) and Elyssa Ball (P3 Year): “Potential Drug-Drug Interactions of COVID-19 Antivirals Detected by Four Databases”
- Neilsen Gazo (P3 Year): “Comparison of Weight Loss Diabetic Medication Prescribing and Self-Reported Obesity Prevalence Rates in the United States, 2021”
- Alyssa Kam (P3 Year): “Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Using Physalis peruviana L. Fruit Extract and its Antibacterial Activity”
- Steven Maesato (P3 Year): “Hospital Readmissions at Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi: Retrospective Review of Patient Charts”
- Tracy Pham (P2 Year): “Analyzing U.S. FDA-Approved Infectious Disease Drugs from 2015-2023”
- Marvin Rositzki (P2 Year): “Antimicrobial Properties of Lichen Cladonia skottsbergii collected in Hawaiʻi”
- Vincent Tran (P3 Year): “Examining U.S. FDA-Approved Central Nervous System Drugs from 2015-2023”
- Rosalind Wong (P3 Year): “Assessment of Pharmacy Student Knowledge Before and After a Three-Hour Medicare Training Session”
- Yang Xu (P3 Year): “Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Using Physalis peruviana L. Fruit Extract and its Antibacterial Activity”
Faculty presenters
- Shugeng Cao: “Phytochemistry and Biological Activity of Hawaiian Plants” and “Bioactive Natural Product Discovery From Hawaiian Fungi”
- Lara Gomez: “Creating the Curriculum That Teaches Beyond the Classroom”
- Jarred Prudencio: “Hands-on Continuous Glucose Monitor Training for Primary Care Providers in a Rural Family Medicine Residency Clinic”
- Dianqing Sun: “New Advances in U.S. FDA-Approved Oncology Drugs from 2015-2023”
- Sheri Tokumaru: “Caring to Collaborate: Houseless Simulation in Interprofessional Education”
- Nicole Young: “Use of Beyond Max Dosing of Antiepileptic Drugs for Status Epilepticus”
