August 23-25, 2021
International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management
Real Evidence for the Real World
Oral Presentations
Monday, Aug. 23
10-11:30 a.m.
Outcome Measurements for External Comparator Arms: New Opportunities for Epidemiology Methods Application and Development (J Largent, E Brouwer, C Girman, C Gray, MJ Funk, R Glynn, D Bennett, KJ Lin, D Moga, S Nduaguba, MP Panaccio, X Wen, R Wyss, H Yuan, H Yun)
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Uncontrolled Pain and Risk for Depression and Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Dementia (YJ J Wei, A Winterstein)
Implication of maternal continuous enrollment on stillbirth gestational age distributions and maternal characteristics in Medicaid enrollees (T Thai, S Rasmussen, N Smolinski, S Nduaguba, Y Zhu, B Bateman, K Huybrechts, S Hernandez-Diaz, A Winterstein)
Validating an Optimized Live Birth Gestational Age Algorithm in a Nationwide Medicaid Sample and Quantifying the Misclassification of Exposure due to Estimated Gestational Age (Y Zhu, T Thai, B Bateman, S Hernandez-Diaz, L Straub, J Franklin, K Gray, A Winterstein, L Taylor, Rita Ouellet-Hellstrom, Y Ma, Y Qiang, W Hua, K Huybrechts)
1:45-3:30 p.m.
Effects of Gadolinium-enhanced MRI exposure during pregnancy on neonatal intensive care unit admission (T Thai, S Nduaguba, N Smolinski, X Wang, L Sahin, K Gelperin, S Bird, I Krefting, S Hernandez-Diaz, A Winterstein)
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Co-utilization of Opioids and Non-Benzodiazepine Sedative Hypnotics in U.S. Ambulatory Care Visits, 2006 – 2016 (R Oueini, J Hincapie-Castillo, S Vouri)
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Trends in sexually transmitted infections in the United States ambulatory care clinics from 2005-2016 (I Unigwe, S Yang, HJ Song, J Hincapie-Castillo. WH Lo-Ciganic, R Cook, H Park)
Tuesday, Aug. 24
1:45-3:30 p.m.
Two Hearts Beat as One: Evidence for Cardiovascular Safety from Real World Data and Clinical Trials (J Gagne, J Brown)
3:30-4:45 p.m.
Perioperative Gabapentinoids and Risk of Postoperative Chronic Opioid Use Among Older Adults Undergoing Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty (Cheng Chen, Almut Winterstein, Patrick J. Tighe, Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic,Yu-Jung “Jenny” Wei)
6:45-7:45 p.m.
Gender Differences in Valproic Acid Use for Approved Indications in the United States (2017-2018) – an opportunity for risk mitigation? N Smolinski, A Sarayani, A Winterstein
Wednesday, Aug. 25
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Disparities in Hepatitis C Treatment in the era of direct-acting antivirals among Arizona Medicaid Beneficiaries (H Song, CY Chang, X Jiang, D Wilson, WH Lo-Ciganic, H Park)
Pregnancy: Beyond opioids (S Bird, A Winterstein)
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Regulatory approval of phentermine/topiramate for obesity management and off-label use of topiramate: A fairytale for drug repurposing and a maze for risk mitigation (A Sarayani, W Donahoo, C Hampp, J Brown, A Winterstein)
3:15-4:45 p.m.
Risk of Fall-related Injury Associated with Concomitant Use of Prescription Opioids and Gabapentinoids Among Older Adults with Chronic Noncancer Pain (Cheng Chen, Almut Winterstein, Patrick J. Tighe, Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic,Yu-Jung “Jenny” Wei)
4:30 – 6 p.m.
Balance of Unmeasured Covariates after Propensity Score Matching based on Measurable Covariates in Perinatal Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies (Y Zhu, T Thai, S Hernandez-Diaz, B Bateman, L Straub, K Gray, A Winterstein, L Taylor, Rita Ouellet-Hellstrom, Y Ma, Y Qiang, W Hua, K Huybrechts)
Poster Presentations
| Evaluating the Use of Prescription Sequence Symmetry Analysis as a Pharmacovigilance Tool: A Scoping Review | E Morris, J Hollmann, A Hofer, H Bhagwandass, R Oueini, L Adkins, J Hallas, S Vouri |
| Assessment of Health-related Quality of Life in Adults with Asthma by Asthma Severity | H Song, K Blake, DL Wilson, AG Winterstein, H Park |
| Effectiveness and safety of extended anticoagulation in patients with venous thromboembolism | H Kang, W Lo-Ciganic, CE DeRemer, EA Dietrich, P Huang, H Park |
| Oral contraceptive failures in the presence of a drug-drug interaction – does progestin type matter? | A Sarayani, A Winterstein, B Cicali, S Schmidt, J Brown |
| Prenatal Exposure to Teratogenic Medications in the Era of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) | A Sarayani, Y Albogami, X Wang, T Thai, N Smolinski, P Patel, S Nduaguba,S Rasmussen, A Winterstein |
| A pharmacovigilance analysis of restless legs syndrome treatments and suicidality | B Costales, RA Matthews, JD Brown, AJ Goodin |
| Trends in the Management of Primary Headaches in US Emergency Departments: Analysis of 2007-2018 NHAMCS Data | S Yang, A Lipe, M Boren, J Hincapie-Castillo, J Brown, J Guo, H Park, CY Chang, D Wilson, L Adkins, WH Lo-Ciganic |
| Are novel glucose-lowering agents’ cardiorenal benefits generalizable to individuals of Black race? A meta trial sequential analysis to address disparities in cardiovascular and renal outcome trials enrollment | H Tang, SE. Kimmel, I Hernandez, MM Brooks, K Cusi, SM Smith, AG Winterstein, JW Magnani, J Guo |
| Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated with Lopinavir-Ritonavir in Patients with COVID-19: A Disproportionality Analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Data | H Tang, L Zhou, X Li, AC. Kinlaw, JY Yang, AM. Moon, EL. Barnes, T Wang |
| Four Hidden Definitional Variations Inhibit Comparison of Morphine Equivalence Between Studies | N Dasgupta, Y Wang, J Bae, A Kinlaw, BA Chidgey, T Cooper, C Delcher |
| Effectiveness of sacubitril/valsartan versus aldosterone antagonists for prevention of heart failure-related and all-cause hospitalization in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction | M Riaz, E Dietrich, S Smith, C Pepine, H Park |
| Evaluation of machine-learning algorithms for predicting direct-acting antiviral treatment failure in patients with chronic hepatitis C: An HCV-TARGET analysis | H Park, WH Lo-Ciganic, J Huan, Y Wu, J Peter, M Sulkowski, M Fried, D Nelson |
| Risk of intracranial meningioma requiring surgical intervention among recent hormonal contraceptives users | S Jugl, S Chen, P Antonelli, A Winterstein |
| Trends in Prescribing of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications in the US Ambulatory Care Setting, 2006-2016 | S Keshwani, J Brown, WH Lo-Ciganic, S Yang, N Smolinski, J Hincapie-Castillo |
| Association Between Non-adherence to Endocrine Therapy and the Risk of Recurrence among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review | N Ravindra, N Faddoul, WH Lo-Ciganic, J Hincapie-Castillo, H Park, C Heldermon, S Yang, D Wilson, L Adkins, CY Chang |
| Opioid Use Patterns among Non-metastatic Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review | N Faddoul, N Ravindra, WH Lo-Ciganic, J Hincapie-Castillo, H Park, C Heldermon, S Yang, D Wilson, L Adkins, CY Chang |
Skills Courses
Principles of Pharmacoepidemiology (A Winterstein, A Pottegard, T Gerhard)
Leadership Functions
Amie Goodin, Academic Chair (TBD)
Sebastian Jugl, Student Council Chair (5:30 p.m., Aug. 26)