The poster gallery is an archive of the work of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) employees and health care professionals. Part of the mission of LVHN is to support clinical care through education and research. To that end, the posters shared here reflect innovation, performance improvement projects and studies that address all areas of healthcare from clinical care to administrative initiatives. They are shared freely to encourage conversation and collaboration.
2016
Piloting a Social Needs Screener in a Pediatric Clinic, Madeleine Kapushy, Kimberly C. Brown MD, Samantha A. Goodrich, and Preethi Rajan (Poster)
MOVE TO IMPROVE, Alyssa Kasheta BSN, RN; Juliana E. Pastore BSN, RN; Kimberly A. Tyler BSN, RN; and Allison L. Walczyk BSN, RN (Poster)
Early Identification of Anxiety in Patients Undergoing an MRI Scan, Jacquelyn Kelly BSN, RN; Megan McCue BSN, RN; and Samnang Proum BSN, RN (Poster)
Feasibility and Implementation Study of Group Prenatal Care in an FQHC and Residency Training Site, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Linda Garufi; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; Ashwini Kamath Mulki; Christina Hernandez BSN; and Genay Jackson MPH (Poster)
Improving Nurse-Patient Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Skills: ICU Patients with Neurological Communication Impairments, Crystal E. Kilian BSN, RN (Poster)
Strategies for taking the H.E.A.T- Turning an Oops into an Opportunity, Kacie Killeen BSN, RN; Gina Lemoncelli BSN, RN; Constance A. Wildonger BSN, RN; Melissa S. Perri BSN, RN; Mackenzie R. Ortona BSN, RN; and Laura A. Martinowich BSN, RN (Poster)
“Go See that Patient”: An Examination of the Amount of Unsupervised Time Medical Students Spend with Patients During their First Clinical Year, Pamela H. Kim MS (Poster)
Primary Malignant Pleural Effusion with a Profound Type B Lactic Acidosis, Rachel Kinney DO, Christine Saraceni DO, and Eliot L. Friedman MD (Poster)
Vulcan Nerve Pinch: Atypical Shoulder Pain in an Active Bariatric Patient, Nicholas Kitsopoulos DO and Laura M. Dunne MD (Poster)
Improvement In Renal Function In A Patient With Hep C Associated Cryoglobulinemic Mpgn After Novel Hep C Treatment, Krishna Komanduri DO (Poster)
Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir Therapy for Hepatitis C (HCV) in Renalfor Post -Transplant Recipients, Krishna Komanduri DO (Poster)
Medication Errors And The Introduction Of “Just Culture”, Jackie A. Kowalski BSN, RN; Shannon C. O'Donnell BSN, RN; and Laura E. Van Curen BSN, RN (Poster)
EMR Breastfeeding Screens, Cheryl Kraemer (Poster)
EMR Breastfeeding Screens, Cheryl Kraemer MSN, RN-BC, RNC-OB (Poster)
Improving the Breast Milk Scanning Process, Cheryl Kraemer MSN, RN-BC, RNC-OB (Poster)
Availability of Accessibility Resources in LVPG Practices, Jaime Kraky; Sweety Jain MD; and Judith Sabino MPH, CDP (Poster)
Burnout, Balint Group, and New Beginnings: Unearthing the Next Step to Optimizing Triple Aim, Bethann Kulp and Jeffrey L. Sternlieb PhD (Poster)
Research Professionals’ Experience and Perspectives on Women’s Participation in Clinical Research, Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Lauren Semler MS; Matthew Meyers BS; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Samantha Myles BS; Stephen W. Dusza DrPH; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; and John C. Smulian MD, MPH (Poster)
Comfort Care in the Emergency Department, Sharla M. Kurtz BSN, RN; Heather A. Williams BSN, RN; and Amy L. Zarichniak BSN, RN (Poster)
Annual Unit-Based Validation Using Simulation, Carolyn Lamparella RN; Terua Everk BSN, RN; Renee Grow BSN, RN; Dara Patton RN; Samantha A. Rabenold BSN, RN; Linda Reinhart MSN, RN, CNS; Angela Strausser RN; Susan Steidel RN; Eileen Wasson MSN, RN, CCRN; Nicole L. Steuer BSN, RN; and Julia Werkheiser RN (Poster)
Clinical Readiness - Unique Strategies to Empower Clinical Transformation for EHMR Implementation, Marjorie Lavin RN, MS, CNRN (Poster)
Leadership Training in Medical School: A Student’s Perspective, Catherine Lee (Poster)
Evaluation of Patient Transport and Patient Flow, Emily Lenhart, Ryan M. Hay, and Daryl R. George (Poster)
Hepatic Mesenchymal Harmartoma: an Unusual Presentation in an Adult, Alexandria Lerner, Michael Scarlato, and Rohit Sharma MD (Poster)
Pained and Confused: A Look at Pain Control in Cognitively Altered Patients, Debra Lobien BSN, RN; Jena L. Shomper BSN, RN; and Marina Tsay BSN, RN (Poster)
Emergency Healthcare Provider Wait Time before Patient Discharge after Opioid Administration: A Gender Analysis, Angeline Lonardi; Kenneth D. Katz MD; and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Identifying Factors to Reduce Readmission of Surgical Patients at LVHN, With a Focus on Cardiothoracic Patients, Alvancin Louis MS and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Impact of a Formal Lactation Curriculum for Residents on Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-Income Women., Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Emma Qureshy MS1; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Maureen Goer; Sandra L. Curet MD; and Yasir Abunamous BA (Poster)
The Utilization of a Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Protocol in the NICU To Reduce Ventilator Duration, Anthony Lynch; Kenneth Miller MEd, MSRT, RRT-ACCS, NPS, AE-C, FAARC; and Chris Fenstermaker MSHSA, RRT-NPS (Poster)
Massive deep venous thrombosis (DVT) burdening the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis, Travis Magdaleno MD (Poster)
An Unusual Etiology of a Right Atrial Mass., Travis Magdaleno MD, Angela Magdaleno, and Justin L. Guthier (Poster)
A Rare Presentation of an Abdominal Lymphoepithelial Cyst with New Roots, Travis Magdaleno MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Pitfalls in Conventional Imaging and the Diagnostic Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Travis Magdaleno MD, Shashin Shah MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Robert Shepard (Poster)
Acquired Small Bowel Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma in the Absence of Helicobacter pylori, Travis Magdaleno MD and Anastasia Shnitser MD (Poster)
Early Mobilization to Enhance Patient Outcomes, Keelia N. Mailander RN; Sarah F. Vito RN; and Susan Gross BSN, RN (Poster)
Early Mobilization to Enhance Patient Outcomes, Keelia N. Mailander RN; Sarah F. Vito RN; and Susan Gross BSN, RN (Poster)
Peanut Ball Implementation, Valerie Male BSN, RN and Hannah R. Nichols BSN, RN (Poster)
Rate of Detection of Multiple Organisms with Multiplex PCR Gastrointestinal Panel in Pediatrics, Saisho Mangla DO, Tibisay Villalobos MD, and Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD (Poster)
IBD with a Side of Carcinoid, Syamala Mankala MD, Ayaz Matin MD, Darius Desai MD, Shamsuddin Shaik MD, David Prutzman DO, and Bankim Bhatt MD (Poster)
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, An Overlooked Culprit Of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Shivtaj Mann DO (Poster)
Internal Medicine Residents and the Fundus: Improving Skill With Direct Ophthalmoscopes and Increasing Knowledge of Basic Ocular Pathology, Christine Martinez MD and Cheryl A. Bloomfield MD (Poster)
Prevalence of Stress and Fatigue Perceptions Among RNs Working in a Critical Care Setting, Lydia Maruniak BSN, RN; Courtney J. Graetzer BSN, RN; Kelly A. Rice BSN, RN; Elizabeth M. Nicolai BSN, RN; and Stephanie E. Destafney BSN, RN (Poster)
Voice of the Patient: Capturing the Needs and Concerns of Patients Regarding MyLVHN Patient Portal, Merly Mathews and Judith Colombo MS (Poster)
Outcomes of Convergent Ablation Procedure using a Cryo-balloon Catheter for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation(Poster), Rosalie Mattiola, Avery Cox, Bryan Auvil, Jennifer E. Macfarlan MPH, Gregory Altemose MD, Babak Bozorgnia MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
An Unusual Case of IgG4 Associated Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma Presenting as Subcutaneous Nodules Mimicking Lipomas, Ryan Mayo MD; Ranjit R. Nair MD; and Shereen M F Gheith MD, PhD (Poster)
A Milestone-Based System of Pediatric Faculty Evaluation: They Aren’t Just for Residents Anymore, Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD, Kris Rooney MD, and Elaine A. Donoghue MD (Poster)
To Keep or Not To Keep…? A Look at Peripheral IVs in the Medical-Surgical Setting, Jaime McCabe BSN, RN and Jessica A. Duval BSN, RN (Poster)
Development and Implementation of Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity in the Primary Care Setting, Kathleen Mcfadden, Meera Ramsooksingh, Steven Baltic, Vartika Bhardwaj, Glenn DeAngelis, Thomas Kwarcinski MS, Victoria Psomiadis, Adison Weseloh, and Robin S. Schroeder MD (Poster)
Special Interest Roundtable" Let's Get Moving to a Healthier: Me, Shaniqua L. McGraw MD and Timothy M. Daly DO (Poster)
Measuring Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting, Norman McKoy MS (Poster)
Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff) and Personal Protective Equipment, Jacquelin J. McNamara BSN, RN; Alisha A. Wilcox BSN, RN; Meghan E. Carr BSN, RN; and Alicia D. Palmentera BSN, RN (Poster)
Caring for Agitated Patients Using Nurse Managed Protocol, Valeria S. Mease BSN, RN and Jessica N. Pisano BSN, RN (Poster)
Colorectal Cancer in Nonagenarians: Treatment Decisions and Outcomes, Daniel Meikle MD, Martin Alvarez MD, Mark Wiseman MD, and John S. Park MD (Poster)
Nursing Education for Non-Pharmacological Gas Pain Management in Post-Operative Abdominal Surgery Patients, Allison Meyers BSN, RN; Jen Molchany BSN, RN; Gina Murray BSN, RN; and Ruth Rosario BSN, RN (Poster)
Network Closet Documentation and Interconnected Automation, Thomas A. Miele and Paul W. Deiter (Poster)
Developing a New Specialty Multi-disciplinary Clinic while Orienting as a Novice Nurse Navigator, Angela Miller RN; Jeanne Kenna RN, OCN; Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Jane Zubia RN, OCN, CBPN I-C; Martiza Y. Chicas RN, PCCN; Raizalie Roman-Rosado BSN, OCN, CMSRN; Cynthia Smith RN; Alyssa Pauls; and Kathy Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN (Poster)
Implementing a Physical Therapy Driven Early Mobility Protocol Significantly Decreased Hospital LOS of Patients on Mechanical Ventilation, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Linda Cornman BS, RRT-NPS; Michael Pechulis DPT; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; and Anne Rabert MHSA, RN, CCRN, NE-BC (Poster)
The Utilization of High Flow Oxygen to Administer Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators in Post-Operative Left Ventricular Assist Patient Population to Facilitate Extubation, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Timothy S. Misselbeck; Barbara A. Ebert CRNP; Robert Allman RRT; and Linda Cornman BS, RRT-NPS (Poster)
The Utilization of High Frequency Percussive Ventilation to Reduce V-V Extracorporeal Oxygenation Membrane Support (Poster)., Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Kimberly D. Smith RRT-ACCS; James K. Wu MD; Dave Marth RRT; Samantha K. Summers BSN; Margaret Bennett BSN; and Lisa Lindauer MD (Poster)
It’s Hard Being A Kid In An Adult World Meeting The Needs Of The Pediatric Burn Population, Reena M. Mishory BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Burn Nursing Skills and Knowledge with Burn Specific Competencies, Reena M. Mishory BSN, RN; Julie Ashenfalder BSN, RN; and Katherine S. Wreath BSN, RN (Poster)
Improvement of Burn Nursing Knowledge Before and After Nursing Competencies, Fabio E. Mondaca-Soto BSN, RN and Katherine S. Wreath BSN, RN (Poster)
Influence of Standard Work Process on Fall Risk Interventions in the Emergency Department, Ashley Mood BSN, RN; Kaley E. Blatt BSN, RN; Krista Amey BSN, RN; and Amanda J. Mertz BSN, RN (Poster)
Cervical Collar Awareness and Safety through RN initiated Patient Education, Abigail E. Moore BS, BSN, RN; Danielle A. O'Connor BSN, RN; Kelly R. Shoener BSN, RN; Ian E. Sullivan BSN, RN; and Courtney L. Werley BSN, RN (Poster)
Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Practices, Shannon Moran; Lauren Dennelly MSW, LCSW; Gail Stern MSN; and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
Creation of a Pediatric Obesity Comorbidity Screening Sheet to be Implemented into EPIC, Susan M. Mothersele MS (Poster)
The Value of Library Services, Jessica Mulligan and Kristine A. Petre MLS, CM, AHIP (Poster)
Identifying Risk Factors for Prolonged Hospital Stay and 30 Day Readmission for Elective EVAR for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Daniel Myers MS (Poster)
Integrating Pediatric Burn Patients, Less Than 12 Years Old, Into an Adult Burn ICU Setting, Jennifer A. Nagle RN; Jessica Ayers RN; and Nancy Humes BSN, RN (Poster)
Peritoneal Lymphomatosis: The Failure of Occam’s Razor, Ranjit R. Nair MD, Nicole M. Agostino DO, Shereen M F Gheith MD, and Usman Shah MD (Poster)
Adrenal Incidentaloma in Young – A Gray Zone?, Ranjit R. Nair MD and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Series, Eric Nellis MD, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
An Analysis of Provider Attitudes Toward a Clinical Decision Support System for the Intrapartum Management of Group B Strep, Sasha Nelson MS (Poster)
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus presenting like Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, Huyenian Nguyen DO; Kelly L. Reed DO; Steven Oberlender MD, PhD; and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Chronic Pain Protocol Adherence and Utilization in Primary Care, Abigail O'Reggio (Poster)
A Curious Case Of Vitreous Hemorrhage with IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy: Multiple Myeloma (MM) or Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WMG)?, Dhwani Pandya MD (Poster)
Asymptomatic Adenopathy and Low Back Pain Presenting as IgG4 Related Disease (IgG4-RD), Dhwani Pandya MD (Poster)
“Bump on My Scalp” – Sebacous Cyst Appearance as Systemic Follicular Lymphoma, Dhwani Pandya MD (Poster)
Mycobacterium Cavitary Pneumonia - Not Your TB Type - A Case of Rare Mycobacterium szulgai, Dhwani Pandya MD, Harshal Shah DO, and Nicholas Dalessandro DO (Poster)
A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of Music Therapy on Sedation and Analgesic Requirements in Mechanically Vented Patients, Abby Pasquale and John J. Hong MD (Poster)
A Retrospective, Single Center Experience with the SharkCore Fine Needle Biopsy System: A New Bite in to Gastrointestinal Histological Sampling, Bonnie Patek DO; Joan Collette CRN; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Jennifer E. Macfarlan MPH; Shashin Shah MD; and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Increasing Patient Awareness, Education and Access to Improve Completion Rates of Colorectal, Bonnie Patek DO and Angela Magdaleno (Poster)
Direct to OR Resuscitation: A Reevaluation 20 Years After Implementation at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Cameron Paterson MS (Poster)
Celiac Disease Presenting as Intussusception From Giardia Lamblia, Adam R. Paul DO (Poster)
NG Tube Placement Re-verification in the Pediatric Population, Lindsay N. Paulus BSN, RN; Photini A. Petrides BSN, RN; and Jade S. Popp BSN, RN (Poster)
Pilot Survey for a Nation-wide Patterns of Care Study on How Radiation Oncologists Treat Gastric Cancer, April Pearson MS (Poster)
“Running a marathon without training”…Hospital course and outcomes of 5 patients admitted with ARDS requiring ECMO, Michael Pechulis DPT; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; and Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP (Poster)
Predicting Violent Outbursts In The Emergency Department Using The Bröset Violence Checklist (BVC) (Poster)., Alyssa L. Petillo BSN, RN; Meghan A. Reilly BSN, RN; and Morgan Hager BSN, RN (Poster)
Establishing Awareness: Incivility in the Operating Room, Samantha M. Petrovcic BSN, RN and Michael A. Wiesel BSN, RN (Poster)
REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED SKIN DAMAGE AMONG NEUROLOGICAL INCONTINENT PATIENTS, Jennifer Photiades BSN, RN; Devon Redilla BSN, RN; and Kelly Turzanski BSN, RN (Poster)
Incidental Findings on CT Scans in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patients, Sydney Pickering, Alexandra Maryashina, Erik Sylvin MD, Raymond L. Singer MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
MyLVHN Enrollment Project, Alexandra Printz MS and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
Systematic Review of Emotional Intelligence in Surgical Education, Gina Provenzano MD, Rachel D. Appelbaum MD, Alisha Bonaroti MS, Mary Kate Erdman MS, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Embracing a Shared Governance Model to Improve Your Practice, Sharon Pustilnik RN, BS; Heather Painter RN; and Alyssa Soltis RN (Poster)
Extensive Locally Invasive Cutaneous Tumors, Kelly Quinn DO, Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Utilizing ACGME Milestones as evaluation metrics and SLOE reporting during a four week fourth year Emergency medicine Clerkship: A two year experience, Shawn M. Quinn DO, Charles C. Worrilow MD, Dawn M. Yenser, Deepak A. Jayant DO, Steven A Johnson MD, Blake Bailey DO, Eric Eustice DO, Jared Kohlhepp MD, Ryan Rogers DO, and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Novel Collaborative Cardiology and Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice – Continued Experience at the Heart and Pregnancy Program, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Margaret Bettin; Irena B. Cabrera MD; Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Amy M. Ahnert MD; and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Novel Collaborative Cardiology and Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice – Continued Experience at the Heart and Pregnancy Program, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Margaret Bettin; Irena B. Cabrera MD; Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Amy M. Ahnert MD; and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Length of the Second Stage of Labor and Risk of Preterm Delivery in a Subsequent Pregnancy, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Daniel Gomez MD; Matthew Hoffman MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Lauren A. Plante MD; Daniel W. Skupsk MD; Karin M. Fuchs MD; and William E. Scorza MD (Poster)
Piloting a Social Screener in the Pediatric Clinic, Preethi Rajan, Madelyn Kapushy, Samantha A. Goodrich PhD, and Kimberly C. Brown MD (Poster)