2023
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Clinical Frailty Scale for Geriatric Trauma Patients, Lauren Curcio BSN, RN, GERO-BC and Chelsy Bechtold ADN, RN (Poster)
Reducing STEMI Door to Balloon (D2B) Time Using NEAR Criteria and Prehospital EKG Transmission, Jay V. Gopal; Conor McLaughlin DO; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Kashyap Kaul DO; Andrew Ferdock; Zachary Matuzsan DO; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD; Bruce Feldman DO; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Increasing Diversity in Medical Education: A Case Study, Margaret A. Hadinger; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; Eric J. Gertner MD, MPH; Joseph J. Napolitano PhD, MPH, RN, CRNP; and Maria de los A. Ortiz Reyes (Book Chapter)
Fear Not...No Falls, Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN and Jennifer A. Rabenold MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Improving Perceived Stress with Aromatherapy, Lauren Hoch ADN, RN and Madison Hess BSN, RN (Article)
Surgical Opioid Stewardship for Orthopedic Surgery: A Quality Improvement Initiative., Dylan J Parker; Heather Geist; Ali Yazdanyar DO; Joshua Rosentel BSn, RN; Matthew McCambridge MD; Victoria Chestnut DNP, MBA, RN, CCCTM; Alisa Matthews MSN, RN, CCCTM; Melinda Liptak PA-C; Eric B. Lebby MD; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD (Article)
Sex Differences in Door to Balloon Time with Prehospital Activation: Is There a Difference?, Ayushi Y. Patel; Conor McLaughlin DO; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Rachael Chaska; Kashyap Kaul DO; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD; Andrew Ferdock; Zachary Matuzsan DO; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Defeat Delirium – Yes, We CAM!, Angela Strausser BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, GERO-BC and Eileen Wasson MSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, GERO-BC (Article)
2022
Analysis of Nursing Documentation After Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Significant Issue Report at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Muhlenberg, Lauren Allen; Joseph J. Stirparo MD; Kathleen E. Kane MD; Bree A. Harrison BSN, RN, TCRN; Emily Bear BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN; Heather Butz; Amber Fetton RN; Ashley Dymond; and Melissa Teitsworth RN, BSN (Poster)
Modifying Post-operative Opioid Stewardship Through a System of Educational Feedback., Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Pavit Deol; Joseph Sipko; Ali Yazdanyar DO; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Daniel Kuehler MD; Rovinder S. Sandhu MD; and Matthew McCambridge MD (Article)
Accuracy, Resource Utilization, and Sex and Race Differences of Myocardial Infarction (MI) Alerts: A Single-Center Experience in the Application of a Pre-Hospital Personnel Electrocardiogram (ECG) Education and Transmission Intervention, Rachael Chaska; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Kashyap Kaul DO; Jay Gopal; Christopher Connell DO; Tyler Willing DO; Jessica Jacoby; Ali Yazdanyar Do, PhD; Bruce Feldman DO; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Andrew Ferdock; Joanna Schwab; Nicholas S. Imperato; and Katelyn McLain (Poster)
Pre-procedural Evaluation and Optimization: National and Local Approaches to Performance Improvement, Matthew Fitzsimmons; Thomas A. McLoughlin MD; Matthew McCambridge MD; Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM; James Miller CRNA; Andrew Aspen CRNA; Tammy Gallagher RN; Amy M. Depuy MD; and Kristen Karwacki PA-C (Poster)
Let’s Stay Together: Using Glucose Gel to Reduce Neonatal Hypoglycemia and Promote Breastfeeding, Kimberly Galluzzo (Poster)
Improvement of Pre-hospital Myocardial Infarction Alerts as a Measure for Increasing Value of Health Care Delivery in Patients with Suspected ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Kashyap Kaul DO; Rachael Chaska; Jay Gopal; Conor McLaughlin DO; Christopher Connell DO; Tyler Willing DO; Jessica Jacoby; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD; Bruce Feldman DO; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Andrew Ferdock; Joanna Schwab; Nicholas S. Imperato; and Katelyn McLain (Poster)
Collaborating Across the Continent to Promote Colleague Compassion & Caring, Beverley Jones; Suzie Cro; Jon Burford; Lori Grischott MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, RNC-OB; Carolyn L. Davidson RN, PhD; and Kim Jordan MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC (Poster)
The Role of Clinical Informaticist in Telemedicine Virtual Consults, Lisa Kroc MSN, RN-BC (Poster)
Applications of Remote Patient Monitoring., Robert Kruklitis MD; Matthew Miller; Lorraine Valeriano BSN, RN, CNRN; Steven Shine; Nadine Opstbaum; and Victoria Chestnut DNP, MBA, RN, CCCTM (Article)
Orderset Use Among Patients with Sepsis on Presentation: Associations with Care Process Metrics and Inpatient Mortality, Shruti Kulkarnia; Shadi Jarjous MD; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD, MMM; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; and Christine Deschler RN, BSN, CPHQ (Poster)
What You Need to Know This Flu Season: A "Twindemic," Flu Shot Myths and More, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Terry Burger MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CIC (Podcast)
The MEMORY Study: MulticentEr study of Minimally invasive surgery versus Open Radical hYsterectomy in the management of early-stage cervical cancer: Survival outcomes., Mario M Leitao; Qin C Zhou; Benny Brandt; Alexia Iasonos; Vasileios Sioulas; Katherine Lavigne Mager; Mark Shahin; Shaina Bruce; Destin R Black; Carrie G Kay; Meeli Gandhi; Maira Qayyum; Jennifer Scalici; Nathaniel L Jones; Rajesh Paladugu; Jubilee Brown; R Wendel Naumann; Monica D Levine; Alberto Mendivil; Peter C Lim; Elizabeth Kang; Leigh A Cantrell; Mackenzie W Sullivan; Martin A. Martino MD; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Valentin Kolev; Shannon Tomita; Charles A Leath; Teresa K L Boitano; David W Doo; Colleen Feltmate; Ronan Sugrue; Alexander B Olawaiye; Ester Goldfeld; Sarah E Ferguson; Jessa Suhner; and Nadeem R Abu-Rustum (Article)
Sex Specific Analysis of Management and Disposition of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism During the COVID Pandemic, Catherine V. Levitt; Matthew McCambridge MD; Beatrice Oertner; Michael Young; Andrew C. Miller DO; Timlin Glaser MD; Amanda R. Stashin; Kira Galeano; Margaret A. Vido DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Implementation Strategies to Align Radiation Treatment for Non-Spine Bone Metastases Across an Academic-Community Partnership, Shivani Patel; Alyson McIntosh MD; Erin Gillepsie MD; Noah Mattis MD; and Patricia Shearburn RN, MSN, AOCN (Poster)
Collaboration Conquers COVID, Nichole Persing (Poster)
Collaboration Conquers COVID, Nichole Persing MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN and Diana Nguyen BSN, RN (Article)
Let Them Sleep: A Pilot Study to Prevent Delirium in Geriatric Trauma Patients, Samantha A. Rabenold MSN, RN; Cheryl Lansenderfer BSN; and Matthew D. Painter MD (Poster)
The Cleaning Power of Mobile EMR: Using Technology With EMR Integration to Improve the Efficiency of Environmental Services, John Schmitt MSN, RN-BC (Poster)
Anxiety Reduction Through Music, Samantha Schrader BSN, RN; Megan Sudol; Jennifer Gorant BSN, RN; and Siri Amungwa RN (Poster)
Management and Disposition of Patients With Venous Thromboembolism in Academic vs. Rural Hospital Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Michael Young; Matthew McCambridge MD; Beatrice Oertner BSN. RN, CPHQ; Catherine V. Levitt; Andrew C. Miller DO; Kira Galeano MD; Timlin Glaser MD; Amanda R. Stashin DO; Margaret A. Vido DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Identifying Patients With Hypoglycemia Using Natural Language Processing: Systematic Literature Review., Yaguang Zheng, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Saul Blecker, Jason M Ng, Brynne Campbell Rice, Gail D'Eramo Melkus, Liat Shenkar RN, Marie Claire R Mortejo, and Stephen B Johnson (Article)
Identifying Variation in Lab Testing to Decrease Hospital Costs at the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Alina Zhu; Jacob Fishbein; Matthew McCambridge MD; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Matthew M. Miller DO; Amy Slenker MD; Marlene Ritter MBA, RRT; Beth Karoly MBA; Kaylan Griffith; Joshua A. Kalter; Ashley Kunnath; Nate Trona; and Shruti Kulkarni (Poster)
2021
Nursing Management of the Bloodless Surgery Patient, Tiffany Achenbach MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
The Use of Nonpharmacological De-Escalation Method Education to Promote Trauma-Informed Health Care, Michele Adzema BSN, RN, CMSRN; Chelsy Bechtold ADN, RN; and Abbie McCall BSN, RN (Poster)
Agents of Exposure in Transgender Patient Cases Managed by a Toxicologist: An Analysis of the Toxicology Investigator’s Consortium (ToxIC) Registry, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Olivia A. Hardy; Alexandra M. Amaducci; Judith N. Sabino; Beth Careyva; Matthew D. Cook DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Marna Greenberg DO, MPH; Ryan M Surmaitis DO; Andrew Koons; and Joseph B. Zackary MD (Poster)
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Development of an Interprofessional Survivorship Clinic., Donna Colabroy (Article)
Assessing Knowledge in the Classroom Setting: It's More than Just a Test, Jessica A. Conlin and Rachel Bareltta-Scarcella (Poster)
Nurse-Driven Skin Bundle to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPIs), Geangina Day MSN, RN, CWON; Shantal Seerattan BSN, RN; Veronique Milfort BSN, RN; Tamara Miller BSN, RN, PCCN; and Janet Nelson-Ford BSN, RN (Poster)
Does providing surgeons with data about prescribed vs actual patient opioid use for postoperative pain control affect their prescribing patterns?, Pavit Deol; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD (Poster)
Identifying and Navigating Oncology Patients Admitted Within 15 Days of Chemotherapy for Treatment-Related Toxicities, Mary Ebinger RN, BSN, OCN; Raizalie Gutierrez RN, BSN, OCN; Tracy L. Walczer RN, BSN, OCN; Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Kathy Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN; Alicia Afif RN, MSN; Freda Barnes; Martiza Y. Chicas RN, PCCN; Angela Miller RN; Alyssa Pauls RN, BSN, OCN; Cynthia Smith RN; and Jeanne Kenna RN, OCN (Poster)
Utilizing the Magnet Model to Lead Nursing Practice During COVID-19, Kim Jordan MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC; Luis Puentes BSN, MA, MBA, PHRN; and Janice Wilson MS, RN, CPHIMS (Poster)
Implementing an Inpatient Virtual Discharge Nurse Program – Riding the Wave of Technology at the Bedside, Marjorie Lavin RN, BSN and Jaclyn Stine BS (Poster)
A Survey of Blood Product Orders Throughout Lehigh Valley Health Network, Daniel Lee; Matthew M. Miller DO; and Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN (Poster)
Everything but the Kitchen Sink to Treat Refractory Vasospasm: Alternative Treatment Options, Alexandria Limpar BSN, RN, CNRN and Brittany Boyer BSN, RN, CCRN (Poster)
Leveraging Technology to Optimize Care: Virtual Nurse Discharge Program, Joseph J. Napolitano PhD, MPH, RN, CRNP; Tami J. Meltsch MSN, MBA, RN, CNML; Mark Lengvarsky MSN, RN, TCRN; and Marjorie Lavin RN, MS, CNRN (Poster)
Surgical Opioid Stewardship for Joint Replacement Surgery: An Orthopedic Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative, Dylan Parker; Heather Geist MD; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD, MMM; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Matthew McCambridge MD; Victoria Chestnut DNP, MBA, RN, CCCTM; Alisa Matthews MSN, RN, CCCTM; Melinda Liptak PA-C; Eric B. Lebby MD; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD (Poster)
Supply, Demand and the OR Internship, Vickie Ripkey MSN, MBA/HCM, RN, CNOR (Poster)
Evaluation of Opioid Prescribing Behaviors and Consumption following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Joseph Sipko; Marysue Rother CCRN; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD (Poster)
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Cautionary Tale to Treating Delirium and Agitation, Maureen T. Smith MSN, RN, CNRN (Poster)
Abate the Stress! The Development and Implementation of a New Medication Exam for Newly Hired Nurses, Nicole Wiswesser RN (Poster)
2020
Bladder Retention Protocol, Alyssa Abrachinsky RN, Samantha Pruce RN, and Stacey Symons RN (Poster)
Child Abuse Screening as a Triage Nurse in the Emergency Department, Yaranis Abud BSN, RN; Thomas Antenuci BSN, RN; Katahdin Brown RN; Jaclyn Hammill BSN, RN; Anna Kellaher BSN, RN; and Cassandra Miller RN (Poster)
Continuous Lateral Rotation—Time to Turn, Steven Adoff BSN, RN; Nicole Compano RN; Ariel Danziger RN; and Allison Bunk BSN, RN (Poster)
Purposeful Patient Rounding, Kristen Ahner ADN, RN; Charlotte Connors BSN, RN; Sarah Fryberger ADN, RN; and Rosa Yepez-Lozano ADN, RN (Poster)
Flushing Policy Compliance on Central Lines, Nicole Ahrens BSN, RN; Erin Ginther BSN, RN; and Emily Naugler BSN, RN (Poster)
IF YOU’RE HAPI AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS!, Zaida Alba BSN, RN; Jennifer Mazzanti AD, RN; Norbert Kaminski RN; Jay Almodovar RN; and Nicole Youngcourt BSN, RN (Poster)
Incubator Humidification and Microbial Growth, Natalie Alegant BSN, RN; Lisa Dorflinger RN; Sharita Jackson BSN, RN; Ariana Jacoby BS, BSN, RN; and Carissa Thompson BSN, RN (Poster)
“The Pause", Krystal Alimenti RN; Julianne Hill BSN, RN; and Lou Luther BSN, RN (Poster)
A Needs Assessment of Telemedicine Implementation in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Benjamin Antill; Robert Kruklitis MD; and Mindy Brosious BSN, RN (Poster)
BURN BUDDIES: A teamwork approach, Joshua Ashmar BSN, RN; Julie Gardner RN; Andrea Santiago RN; and Amanda Wills BSN, RN (Poster)
Pain Assessments in the Non-verbal Hospice Patient, Victoria Avelar BSN, RN; Ibrahima Diallo BSN, RN; and Anna-Kay Foreste RN (Poster)
The Skin Bundle, Jordan Bagby ADN, RN; Ahema Mensah BSN, RN; Melanie Mosiniak BSN, RN; Katelyn Muraski BSN, RN; and Shantel Sosa BSN, RN (Poster)
RN Competency of Various Pain Scales in the ED, Abigail Barnaby BSN, RN; Matthew Boccella BSN, RN; Sarah Davenport BSN, RN; Danielle Martin BSN, RN; and Madelynn Myers BSN, RN (Poster)
Birth Trauma Education, Jenna Bartel BSN, RN; Jessica Chomo BSN, RN; and Rebecca Osborne BSN, RN (Poster)
DESIGNATED TURN TEAMS FOR Q2 TURNS IN THE ICU, Abigail Bauer RN and Emily Clowes RN (Poster)
The Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator in Establishing an EPIC Workflow for Virtual Multidisciplinary Clinics During COVID Restrictions., Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Kathy Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN; Angela Miller RN, BSN, OCN, MEd; Alyssa Pauls RN, BSN, OCN; Jane Zubia RN, OCN, CBPN I-C; Raizalie Roman-Rosado BSN, OCN, CMSRN; Martiza Y. Chicas RN, BSN, OCN; Cynthia Smith RN,BSN, OCN, MA; Tracy L. Walczer RN, BSN, OCN; Jeanne Kenna RN, OCN; Paul Torresson; and Eileen Steirer (Poster)
Nonpharmacological De-escalation Method Education, Chelsy Bechtold ADN, RN and Abbie McCall BSN, RN (Poster)
Physician Driven Time Outs in Operating Room, Jenna Benfield RN; Ashley Scanlan RN; Lauren Knock RN; Kelli Stillwell BSN, RN; and Christina Thomas BSN, RN (Poster)
Screening of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), Katie Bergan ADN, RN; Eva Marte ADN, RN; and Ashley Young ADN, RN (Poster)
Standardized Reporting for ED to CC Unit Transfers, Alexandria Berkhimer BSN, RN; Jasmyn Butryn BSN, RN; Carlos Fernandez BSN, RN; Melinda Kriebel BSN, RN; and Sarah Malinowski BSN, RN (Poster)
Skin to Skin Education, Shawna Bernotas RN and Tori Kunkle BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Documentation of Is and Os in CHF Patients, Lauren Biege BSN, RN; Adam Braun MSN, RN; and Stephanie Figueroa ADN, RN (Poster)
Glucose Management, Dushaun Blackwood BSN, RN; Lori Holliday ADN, RN; Christina Peyroux BSN, RN; and Kelsey Phillips BSN, RN (Poster)
Tip Sheet for Floating Nurses, Janelle Blanchard BSN, RN; Jennifer Breen RN; Mary Mccartney RN; and Victoria Negron BSN, RN (Poster)
Four Eyes Skin Assessment, Stephanie Blanco BSN, RN; Kerri Lherisson BSN, RN; Jessica Mardini BSN, RN; and Connor Ruhl BSN, RN (Poster)
When Will I See You Again?, Stephanie Bonga BSN, RN; Taylor Driscoll BSN, RN; and Kathryn Muir ADN, RN (Poster)
Ambulation Documentation, Danielle Borges and Jay Lord Solanoy BSN, RN (Poster)
Education Documentation, Karen Bossert RN; Nicolette Cunningham BSN, RN; and Jessica Foley BSN, RN (Poster)
Utilizing a Combination of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Pain Management Methods in Burn Patients, Victoria Bouchard BSN, RN and Mabinty Kamara RN (Poster)
Effects of Long Acting Injectables (LAI) on Readmission Rates in Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Units, Leah Bucher RN; Margret Schaeffer BSN, RN; and Meghan Sep RN (Poster)
SCD Compliance, Megan Buckman RN and Savannah Naughton RN (Poster)
Increasing Handwashing Compliance in Oriented, Inpatient Adults, Daritza Cabrera Estevez BSN, RN; Rebecca Hartman BSN, RN; Celine Mahadeo BSN, RN; and Stephen Schmitz BSN, RN (Poster)
Epic’s “Brain”, Julian Caiazzo BSN, RN; Gina Gobo BSN, RN; and Angelica Hartzell BSN, RN (Poster)
Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Delirium and Agitation, Lauren Cain BSN, RN; Megan Hanlon BSN, RN; and Hayley Joseph RN, CMA (Poster)
Nursing Comfort in Discussing Altered Body Image in Patients Post-Trauma, Sean Callihan BSN, RN; Brandon Haeseler BSN, RN; Joshua Landsberger BSN, RN; and Kelly Pushkar ASN, RN (Poster)
Identifying Nurse Burnout and Coping Mechanisms, Isis Cameron RN; Maricely Mercado BSN, RN; Marie Roche BSN, RN; and Margaret Seymour BSN, RN (Poster)
Emergency Room Need for Ancillary Staff, Nicole Cameron RN, Catherine Olivier RN, Sarah Orosco RN, and Stephen Bolusky RN (Poster)
Developmental Care Rounding in the Neonatal ICU, Arianna Casper BSN, RN; Brianna Gammel BSN, RN; Megan Horensky BSN, RN; Meghan Kaminski BSN, RN; and Katherine Mitchel BSN, RN (Poster)
Personal Protective Equipment, Sarah Chapman RN (Poster)
Patient Acuity Tool and Equity of Patient Assignments, Jenelle Clelland BSN, RN and Stephanie Berman BSN, RN (Poster)
Tube Dressing Changes to Maintain Skin Integrity, Jessica Cogill BSN, RN; Kori Holtzman BSN, RN; Kali Heffner RN; Michael Lebus BSN, RN; and Haley Tierney BSN, RN (Poster)
Managing LDA’s Using the LDA Avatar, Alexa Coleman; Rachel Hefele BSN, RN; and Jessica Logan RN (Poster)
Increasing Staff Compliance with Preterm Neonatal Standardized Prone Positioning Tool, Nicole Conover BSN, RN; Gabrielle Morena BSN, RN; and Kelly Staub BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Documentation of Intake and Output, Matthew Couch RN, PHRN and Eric Woods BSN, RN (Poster)
Skin-Prep Application to Prevent Skin Breakdown for NGT, Julie Crews RN; Jessica Hari RN; and Susan Schroeder BSN, RN (Poster)
Bedside Shift Report, Matthew Danner RN (Poster)
Choosing Wisely: Identifying Rates of Appropriate Imaging in ED Patients Evaluated for PE, E Han Dao; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; and Matthew M. Miller DO, MBA, MS (Poster)
Integrative Therapy in Laboring Patients, Martha Davalos ADN, RN and Amber Debolt BSN, RN (Poster)
Child Abuse Detection, Kendra Davis BSN, RN and Jessica Supp BSN, RN (Poster)
Bedside Shift Report, Bridaliz Delcid BSN, RN and Arefa Tajdar BSN, RN (Poster)
When to Call an RRT and the Bedside Nurse’s Role in an RRT, Kelly Delong BSN, RN and Nathan Newborg BSN, RN (Poster)
Decreasing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, Justine Depena BSN, RN; Judith Houdershieldt RN; Morgan Puida BSN, RN; and Megan Rosenberger BSN, RN (Poster)