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PETS at ISPE 2024

Learn more about the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology’s Annual Meeting.

The Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Sciences (PETS) facilitates and performs innovative, multidisciplinary science related to the use and outcomes of therapeutics and diagnostics in large populations. The mission of the Center is to advance pharmacoepidemiology and related fields through world-class research and training. PETS is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the opportunities created by the breadth and scale of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS).

RBHS is one of America’s largest, most comprehensive university-based centers for studying and improving human health and health care. Established in 2013 through the integration of Rutgers University with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), RBHS comprises eight schools and their attendant faculty practices, centers, institutes, and clinics, including two medical schools and schools of pharmacy, nursing, and public health. RBHS is led by inaugural Chancellor Brian L. Strom, one of the founders of the field of pharmacoepidemiology.

PETS at ICPE 2024 

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Principles of Pharmacoepidemiology
Tobias Gerhard, Daniela C. Moga, Tania Schnik
(Skills Course. Conv Hall I D:  9:00am-12:30pm)

The Pharmacoepidemiologist’s Toolbox for Professional Empowerment
Caitlin Knox, Hope Mueller, Vin Lo Re III, Lisa G. Pont, Mary E. Ritchey, Robert W. Platt, Juan M. Hincapie-Castillo
(Skills Course. Room IV:  9:00am-12:30pm)

Practical Skills In Protocol Writing and Statistical Analytic Programming Relevant to Studies Generating Real-World Evidence (RW)
Natasha Pratt, Christian Hampp, Jessica Jalbert, Mingfeng Zhang, Nicole L. Pratt, Soko Setoguchi
 (Skills Course. Conv Hall I D: 2:30pm-6:00pm)

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology
Jenny Sun, Daniel B. Horton, Mehmet Burcu, Jonathan L. Slaughter
(Skills Course. Room IV: 9:00am-12:30pm)

Epidemiology and RWE of Medical Devices, Diagnostics, and MedTech
Mary E. Ritchey, Paul Copian, Mackenzie Herzog, Stephen S. Johnson, David Maislin, Lisa Weiss (Skills Course. Room IV: 2:30pm-6:00pm)

Come and meet PETS Faculty and Staff, including Past and Present Presidents of ICPE at the Academic Showcase!
 (Foyer 1&3: 6:00pm-7:30pm)
 
Monday, August 26, 2024

Towards a Framework to Describe Diversity of Real-World Data Sources: Findings from the DIVERSE Initiative
Romin Pajouheshnia, Rosa Gini, Helga Gardarsdottir, Dimitri Bennett, Lin Li, Claudia Gulea, Angelika Wientzek-Fleischmann, Marloes Bazelier, Mehmet Burcu, Caitlin N. Dodd, CarlosE. Durán, Sigal Kaplan, Stephan Lanes, Karine Marinier, Giuseppe Roberto, Kanaka V. Soman, Robert W. Platt, Soko Setoguchi, Gillian C. Hall, Xiaofeng Zhou
(Poster #ASPOT08, Spotlight Poster Session A, Foyer 3: 8:00-6:00pm)

Climate Impact of Intravenous versus Oral Antibiotics: A Comparative Waste Assessment
Catherine Chen, Jonas A. Muller, Zeyuan Qiu, Maxwell Lye, Joo Kim, Ashwaghosha Parthasarathi, Melanie Rua, Patricia Santos, Soko Setoguchi
(Poster #ASPOT37, Spotlight Poster Session A, Foyer 3: 8:00-6:00pm)

Decreased risk of clinical gallstone disease after antibiotics that kill or inhibit 7α-dehydroxylating-bacteria
Gregory L. Peck, Daniel B. Horton, Kim M. O’Malley, Abner Nyandege, Jason A. Roy, Tobias Gerhard, Brian L. Strom
(Poster #249, Poster Session A. Convention Hall II: 8:00-6:00pm)

A Cohort Study to Evaluate the Real-World Utilization and Effectiveness of Bebtelovimab Compared to Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir among Patients with Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Who Are at High Risk for Progressing to Severe Illness
Christopher G. Rowan, Russel M. Nichols, Neil Dhopeshwarkar, Jennifer M. Alyea, Baojin Zhu, Sengwee Toh, Kinwei Arnold Chan, Elsie Grace
(Poster #84, Poster Session A. Convention Hall II: 8:00-6:00pm) 

Assessing the Robustness of Comparative Effectiveness Studies: An Applied Example Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bebtelovimab In COVID-19
Christopher G. Rowan, Russell M. Nichols, Neil Dhopeschwarkar, Jennifer M. Alyea, Baojin Zhu, Sengwee Toh, Kinwei Arnold Chan, Elsie Grace
(Poster #86, Poster Session A. Convention Hall II: 8:00-6:00pm)

Determining lines of therapy in real world patients with rheumatoid arthritis: analyses of a nationwide claims database in Japan
Shiori Nishimura, Naonobu Sugiyama, Soko Setoguchi, Hiroki Matsui, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Yasushi Inoue, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Yoichi Ii, Shintara Hiro, Masato Hoshi, Yoshitaka Hirano, Keisuke Yoshihara, Yutaka Matsuyama, Hiraku Kumamaru
(Poster #7, Poster Session A. Convention Hall II: 8:00-6:00pm)

Initiation Trends of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Adults in the United States from 2001 to 2021
Lydia Y. Lee, Jeffrey A. Sparks, Priyanka Yalamanchili, Daniel B. Horton, Zeba M. Khan, Joseph A. Barone, Chintan Dave
(Poster #20, Poster Session A. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Clinical Responses to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Patient Characteristics and Predictors
Garima Mittal, Maribel Salas, Armen Ghazarian,  Jyoti Malhotra, Benjamin Bates, Wenjin Chen, Soko Setoguchi
(Poster #52, Poster Session A. Convention Hall II: 8:00-6:00pm)

From a Pill to the Planet: Addressing Healthcare Sustainability through Pharmacoepidemiologic Research
Johanna Villén, Björn Wettermark, Katja Taxis, Gerd Maack, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Soko Setoguchi
(Workship/Symposium. Room IV: 10:30am-12:00pm)

Prescribing preferences for antidiabetic medications among older Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (ADRD) and multimorbidity, 2013-2019
Julia Liaw, Kim M. O’Malley, Chintan Dave
(Oral Presentation. Room II: 2:30pm-2:45pm)

Risk of Cardiovascular Events, Malignancy, and Serious Infection Associated With JAK inhibitors and TNF inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis or Ulcerative Colitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Yongtai, Cho, Dongwon Yoon, Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Minkyo Song, Ju Hwan Kim, Ju-Young Shin
(Oral Presentation. Auditorium: 2:45pm-3:00pm)

National Trends in Benzodiazepine Prescribing by Provider Type in Children and Adults, 2013-2022
Naomi Cruz, Hillary Samples, Stephen Crystal, Fangzhou Xie, Mark Olfson, Greta Bushnell
(Oral Presentation. Room XV: 6:30pm-6:45pm)

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Finding the Forest in the TreeScan: A Big Data Driven Approach to Screening Drug Use in Pregnancy
Megan Wiley, David V. Cole, Inna Dashevsky, Katie Haffenreffer, Earl J. Morris, Elizabeth Siranosian, Nicole E. E. Smolinski, Thuy N. Thai, Yanning Wang, Yehua Wang, Audrey Wolfe, Celeste LY Ewig, Elizabeth A. Suarez, Sonja A. Rasmussen, Almut G. Winterstein, Judith C. Maro
(Poster #256, Poster Session B. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Prenatal syphilis in the US: characterizing screening and treatment during pregnancy in publicly and commercially insured individuals
Elizabeth A. Suarez, Christian Hague, June O’Neill, Katherine E. Round, Sarah K. Dutcher, David Moeny, Lucia Megegussi, Terrence Lee, Jamal T. Jones, Nahida A. Chakhtoura, Juanita J. Chinn, Alexander C. Ewing, Elizabeth B. Grey, Phoebe Thorpe, Catherine J. Vladutiu, Rachel L. Abbey, Judith C. Maro
(Poster #302, Poster Session B. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Trends in the prescribing of controlled substances to children and young adults enrolled in Medicaid, 2001-2019
Greta A. Bushnell, Kristen Lloyd, Mark Olfson, Stephanie Shiau, Tobias Gerhard, Katherine Keyes, Deborah Hasin, Hillary Samples
(Poster #BSPOT29, Spotlight Poster Session B. Foyer 3: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Development of a Pregnancy Cohort in Commercial Insurance Claims Data: Evaluation of Inpatient Versus Apparent Outpatient Deliveries
Jacob C. Kahrs, Katelin B. Nickel, Michael J. Durkin, Sascha Dublin, Sarah Osmundson, Dustin Stwalley, Mollie E. Wood, Elizabeth A. Suarez, Anne Butler
(Poster #254, Poster Session B. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Characteristics and drug utilization patterns of patients with migraine initiating erenumab in Nordic countries
Cecilia H. Fuglsang, Astrid Kousholt,  Marte-Helene Bjork, Anna Sundholm, Marie Linder, Johan Reutfors, Fabian Hoti, Irina Sveide, Henrik T. Sørensen, Sandra Lopez-Leon, Vera Ehrenstein
(Poster #214, Poster Session B. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Algorithms to identify major congenital malformations in routinely collected healthcare databases: A systematic literature review
Melanie H. Jacobson, Meritxell Sabidó, Ana S. Afonso, Adebola Ajao, Eman A. Alghamdi, Susan Andrade, Dimitri Bennett, Vineetkumar Kharat, Marie-Laure Kürzinger, Maryline Le Noan-Lainé, Ditte Mølgaard-Nielsen, Gayle Murray, Elena Rivero-Ferrer, Sandra Lopez-Leon

(Poster #233, Poster Session B. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Comparative risk of lactic acidosis associated with initiation of metformin among patients with and without renal impairment
Mary E Ritchey, Chang Xu, Sanika Rege, Haoqian Chen, Steve Khalil, Cecilia Huang, Chintan Dave, Soko Setoguchi, Brian L. Strom, Tobias Gerhard
(Poster #42, Poster Session B. Convention Hall II: 8:00am-6:00pm)

Psychotropics and Pregnancy: Timing Matters
Moderators Elizabeth Suarez, Anick Bérard
(Oral Presentation. Auditorium: 8:00am-9:30am)

Harms of Incretin-based Therapies for Diabetes Treatment
Moderators Cynthia Girman, Chintan Dave
(Oral Presentation. Room III: 8:00am-9:30am)

Retention in Buprenorphine versus Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Chih-Wan Grace Lin, Briant T. Bateman, Loreen Straub, Seanna Vine, Ayesha C. Sujan, Elizabeth A. Suarez, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Krista F. Huybrechts
(Oral Presentation. Room IV: 9:00am-9:15am)

Development and Application of an Index to Adjust for Concomitant Hepatotoxic Medication Exposure in Hepatic Safety Studies
Jessie Torgerson, Craig W. Newcomb, Dena M. Carbonari, Sean Hennessy, Christopher T. Rentsch, Janet P. Tate, Jason A. Roy, Tamar H. Taddei, Amy C. Justice, Vin Lo Re, III
(Oral Presentation. Conv Hall I D: 9:15am-9:30am)

Role of Real World Data for Regulatory Science when Randomized Clinical Trials are Not ‎Feasible: Lessons Learned from Perinatal Pharmacoepidemiology
Sandra Lopez-Leon, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Hedvig M.E. Nordeng, Marleen M.H.J. van Gelder
(Plenary Session. Conv Hall I A/B: 10:00am-11:30am)

The Comparative Risk of Urinary Tract Infections with Degarelix and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists among Patients Diagnosed with ProstaFarte Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Elisa Bandera, Chintan Dave
(Oral Presentation. Room II: 1:30pm-1:45pm)

Lightning Session 2
Moderators: Tobias Gerhard, Christopher T Rentch, Michael Steinbuch, Mary E. Ritchey
(Oral Presentations: 1:00pm-2:30pm)
     

Potential Benefit of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement During or Early After Acute Hospitalizations in Older Adults with Heart Failure
Nathaniel Kuhrt, Lynne W. Stevenson, Ehimare Akhabue, Aayush Visaria, Eileen Lee, Benjamin Bates, Poonam Gandhi, Soko Setoguchi
(Oral Presentation. Room III: 2:10pm)

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Trends in New Use of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Among Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the United States, 2001-2022
Priyanka Yalamanchili, Lydia Y. Lee, Greta Bushnell, Melissa Mannion, Chintan Dave, Daniel B. Horton
(Poster #254, Poster Session C. Convention Hall II: 8:00-1:30pm)

Lightning Session 3
Moderators: Sandra Lopez-Leon, Jennita Reefhuis, Susana Perez-Guthann, Kourtney J. Davis, Daniela C. Moga
(Oral Presentations: 8:30am-10:00am)
     
Incidence Rates of Severe Acute Liver Injury Associated with Hepatotoxic Medication Combinations: Approach to Inform Future Drug-Drug Interaction Studies
Jessie Torgersen, Craig Newcomb, Dena M. Carbonari, Charles E. Leonard, Sean Hennessy, Christopher T. Rentsch, Janet P. Tate, Jason A. Roy, Tamar H. Taddei, Amy C. Justice, Vin Lo Re, III
(Poster #54, Poster Session C. Convention Hall II: 8:00-1:30pm)

Trends of Antidepressant Use Among Children in Commercial and Public Payer Systems in the United States, 2001-2019
Daniel B. Horton, Kristen Lloyd, Sanika Rege, Jiaxun Zhao, Myriam Casseus, Alicia Iizuka, Mattlew Iozzio, Dawn Koffman, Deep Shah, Stephen Crystal, Tobias Gerhard, Benjamin Lentzner, Jason A. Roy, Kristine Schmitz, Eyal Shemesh, Brian L. Strom, Mark Olfson, Greta A. Bushnell
(Poster #255, Poster Session C. Convention Hall II: 8:00-1:30pm)

Validity of Inpatient ICD 10 Codes for Heat-related Illnesses in US Medicare Data
Ashwaghosha Parthasarathi, Arnab Ghosh, Amal Anand, Amy Li, Aayush Visaria, Benjamin Bates, Tobias Gerhard, Melanie Rua, Poonam Gandhi, Soko Setoguchi
(Poster #184, Poster Session C. Convention Hall II: 8:00-1:30pm)

A systematic review of algorithms used to identify neurodevelopmental disorders in electronic healthcare databases
Sandra Lopez-Leon, Ana S. Afonso, Sandrine Colas, Rachael DiSantostefano, Sneha Gaitone, Marie-Laure Kürzinger, Maryline Le Noan-Lainé, Vera R. Mitte, Gayle Murray, Meritxell Sabidó, Julie Scotto, Xuerong Wen, Melanie H. Jacobson, Amir Sarayani

(Poster #136, Poster Session C. Convention Hall II: 8:00-1:30pm)

Multinational prescribing trends of lithium from 2001 to 2019: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases from 17 countries and one special administrative region
Adrienne Chan, Shahram Bahmanyar, Greta A. Bushnell, Bruce Carleton, Amy Hai Yan Chan, Sharon Cook, Stephan Crystal, Kari Furu, Patricia Garcia, Rosa Gini, Jeff Harrison Ulrike Haug, Christine Hsu, Harpa Lind Jónsdóttir, Joe Kai, Øystein Karlstad, Ju Hwan Kim, Kiyoshi Kubota, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Wallis Lau, Kathy LI, Géric Maura, Anke Meumann, Virginia Pate, Anton Pottegård, Nadeem Qureshi Lotte Rasmussen, Johan Reutfors, Elizabeth E Roughead, Leena Saastamoinen, Tsugumichi Sato, Oliver Scholle, Catharian C. M. Schuiling-Weninga, Chin-Yao Shen, Ju-Young Shin, Til Stürmer, Katja Taxis, Marco Tuccori, Helga Zoega, Kenneth KC Man, Ian Chi Kei Wong
(Poster #CSPOT14, Spotlight Poster Session C. Foyer 3: 8:00-1:30pm)

High Throughput Signal Identification of Drug Use in Pregnancy for Detection of Adverse Infant Outcomes
Judith C. Maro, Megan Wiley, David V. Cole, Inna Dashevsky, Celeste LY Ewig, Katherine Haffenreffer, Earl J. Morris, IV, Elizabeth Siranosian, Nicole E. E. Smolinski, Thuy N. Thai, Yanning Wang, Yehua Wang, Audrey Wolfe, Elizabeth A. Suarez, Lauren E. Parlett, Cheryl N. McMahill-Walraven, Maargaret Adgent, Sonja A. Rasmussen, Almut G. Winterstein
(Oral Presentation. Room XV: 8:30am)

Association Between Fine Particulate Matter Exposure During Breast Cancer Treatment And Mortality Among Older Women in the United States
Benjamin Bates, Rachel C. Nethery, Melanie Rua, Hari Iyer, Elisa Bandera, Soko Setoguchi
(Oral Presentation. Conv Hall I D: 9:00am-9:15am)

Antibiotic Exposure and Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
Daniel B. Horton, Abner Nyandege, Edward Nonnenmacher, Jason A. Roy, Kirk Benack, Saira Jan, Soko Setoguchi, Tobias Gerhard, Brian L. Strom
(Oral Presentation. Conv Hall I C: 9:30am-9:45am)

Inhaler Utilization Patterns among Medicare Beneficiaries (2008-2020): Towards Sustainable Prescribing Practices in the US
Ashwaghosha Parthasarathi, Catherine Chen, Poonam Gandhi, Mary Bridgeman, Amy Li, Isao Iwata, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Soko Setoguchi
(Oral Presentation. Room IV: 8:45am-9:00am)

Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in P2Y12 Inhibitor Prescribing Following PCI in Medicare Beneficiaries
Sophie Wei, Mahmoud Ajaj, Allison Nguyen, Kim M. O’Malley, Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Chintan Dave
(Oral Presentation. Auditorium: 9:45am-10:00am)

Mental Health: Treatment Comparative Effectiveness, Dose, Discontinuation, Use and Trends
Moderators: Greta Bushnell, Kenneth Man
(Oral Presentation. Room III: 1:30pm-3:00pm)