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.
2026
Implementation Barriers and Change Management Considerations in Deploying a Literature-Informed, Respiratory Therapy–Driven COPD Care Bundle with EHR-Based Readmission Risk Stratification, Yusuf Aboul-Nasr and David M. Richardson MD (Poster)
Increasing Confidence & Competency in New Nurse Graduates in the Emergency Department For Best Patient Outcomes, Gissell Abreu BSN, RN; Amy Baker BSN, RN; Sarah Bartholomew ASN, RN; Kaitlin Child ADN, RN; and Via Evans BSN, RN (Poster)
Escaping Traditional Teaching: An Interactive Approach to Pediatric Oncology Nursing Education, Paige A. Ackerman BSN, RN (Poster)
Sexually Transmitted Infections at a Health Clinic Serving Older Adolescents and Young Adults: An Analysis of Demographics, Health Care Access, and Positivity Rates, Shaliz Aflatooni, Margaret Van Cleve, Anna Sizemore, Sarah A Commaroto, Emily Coughlin, Rahul Mhaskar, Carina A. Rodriguez, and Lisa J. Sanders (Poster)
It's Your Turn to Turn, Barbara Alvarez ADN, RN; Jessica Murante BSN, RN; Lisandra Nunez ADN, RN; Felix Reinoso; and Mauricio Teles Corte ADN, RN (Poster)
Crisis-Related Digital Media Exposure and Youth Mental Health: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis, Emmanuel Annor MD, Laticia Womack, Ritu Sidgal, Venkata S. Lokireddy MD, and Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy MD (Poster)
Let's Get Nosey! Preventing Pressure Injuries in ICU Patients with Nasogastric Tubes, Alexa Aquino, Tarin Currier, and Angela Strohl (Poster)
Color Coding Peripheral IV Lines, Harriet Arnold RN; Todd Hanna DO, BSN, RN; and Natalie Lindenmuth RN (Poster)
The Pressure's On To Reduce Pressure Injuries, Cera Bachert, Ava Brower, Julia Kupillas, and Shamir Marks (Poster)
Cesarean Cuddles Campaign: Supporting Timely Initiation of Skin-to-Skin in the Operating Room, Rugiata Bah, Makenna Hoff, Harleigh Reahl, and Katelyn Reidenhour (Poster)
Just Add Water: Improving GI Function in Burn Patients, One Flush at a Time, Therese Bajo, Brianna Minnich, and Sophia Passarella (Poster)
Baseline Assessment of Advance Care Planning Documentation Among High-Risk ED Patients, Sierra Barber and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Continuous Medication Infusion Expiration Errors, Bella Barbosa RN and Kaitlyn DeCesaris RN (Poster)
Enhancing Prenatal Detection of Fetal Cardiac Pathologies Using Fetoly-Heart Software: A Performance Study, Alexander Behzadi, Sean Daneshmand, Arij Faksh, and Mishella Perez (Poster)
A Quality Improvement Project to Optimize Nurse Communication and Satisfaction Through Standardized L&D- Postpartum Handoffs, Kristina Bergey MSN, RN; Cheyanne Mathews RN; and Olivia Ronca RN (Poster)
Developing a Portable Ultrasound Quick Guide to Enhance Point-of-Care Training in Primary Care, Gurpreet Bharaj MD and Solomon Saul DO (Poster)
Increasing Utilization of First-Nurse Orders, Madison Billows, Kylie Cheffer, Solei Lasanta, Angela Torres, and Grace Wilson (Poster)
A Narrative Approach to Understanding K2 Use in the Community, Gabriella Blanco, Abby S. Letcher MD, and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
Linking Curiosity to Career: A Master Adaptive Approach to Resident Elective in Family Medicine Training, Shayna Blikshteyn, Drew Keister MD, Karla J Felix PhD, Susan S. Mathieu MD, and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
Assessing Evidence-Based Care in Hospitalized Lyme Disease: A Quality Improvement Study, Quentin Boose and Raul E Davaro MD (Poster)
Improving Glycemic Control of Medical-Surgical Patients, Elizabeth Brackins BSN, RN; Yanisset Cedano ADN, RN; and Alyssa Oliver ADN, RN (Poster)
Rest is Best: Improving Inpatient Sleep Through Evidence-Based Practice, Itolya Bullock, Lenny Diaz, Kesia Frometa, Kristen Krasley, and Mckayla Michener (Poster)
High-Osmolality Medication Exposure and Length of Stay in ICU Patients With Rectal Tubes, Kimberly Cephas MS, RDN, LDN; Rachel Geosits MS, RDN, CNSC, LDN; Matthew Fair PharmD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Alison Sutter MPH (Poster)
A Snapping Surprise, Brian Chan DO, Elliot L Busch DPM, and Megan Ferderber MD (Poster)
CHG Compliance To Reduce CLABSI Rates, Micki Charles RN; Anthony Luca RN; and Kortney Kunkle BSN, RN (Poster)
Impact of Care Dry on Mobility, Delaney Cheeseman ADN, RN; Bridget Clark ADN, RN; Devajah Johnson ADN, RN; Jenny Martinez BSN, RN; Gladys Modesto BSN, RN; Jarret Palmer ADN, RN; Maria Eugenia Poma Huamani ADN, RN; and Heather Werner BSN, RN (Poster)
Evidence Based Practice: Sleep Menu, Faith Cherry, Kylie Figueroa, Mavournie Williams, and Camila Santana (Poster)
Examining Psychosocial and Demographic Correlates of Sleep Disturbances at a Home for Youth Experiencing Housing Instability, Elizabeth G Chiu, Alisa Vidwans, and Amy B. Smith PhD (Poster)
Perspectives of African American Mothers on Breastfeeding Support during Newborn Hospitalization: Addressing Disparities in Breastfeeding Exclusivity, Melissa Chow, Sarah A Commaroto, Kaen Fugate, and Karyn Gerstle (Poster)
Diabetes equity in Lehigh Valley: Recruitment for a national diabetes prevention program train the trainer model, Miguel Chuidian MD; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Rachel Apiolaza; and Carolyn Peterseim MD (Poster)
Increasing Mobility Goal Success for Medical-Surgical Hospitalized Adults Patients, Shaneka Coleman, Emma Hanson, Toni Haye, Colleen Moyer, and Fleur Tafon Penn (Poster)
Life After Parent Training: 3- and 6-month Follow Up of HOT DOCS, Sarah A Commaroto, Sarah Dickinson, and Heather Agazzi (Poster)
PeeDiatrics: Streamlining UTI Diagnosis and Treatment, Margaret B Cornwall, Hina Zaidi MD, Stanley Toyberman MD, Olga Schleyfer DO, and Emily Coughlin (Poster)
Decreasing Blood Culture Contamination in LVH EDs, Brandi Cuth, Kathleen Lynott, Erin Harley, Morgan Tohill, and Miranda Wehry (Poster)
Preoperative Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Patient Reported Quality of Life in Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy, Anosh Dadabhoy, Farshad S. Moghaddam, and Siamak Daneshmand (Poster)
The Jackson Cubbin Skin Risk Assessment Tool Vs. The Braden Scale, Matthew Daley, Charissa DiSante, Ivy Guerra, and Hannah Matthews (Poster)
Zone In For Report: Minimizing Distractions, Haley Davis and Megan Starck (Poster)
In Hospitalized Patients wtih Braden Score Less than 14 and/or with a BMI less than 20, does the use of Prophylatic Dressings such as Mepilex Form Dressings Lead to a Greater Reduction of Pressure Injuries?, Tunisha Davison, Mumira Alston, Amber Schray, Rasha Aly, and Carlyann Jainnini (Poster)
Listening Twice: Improving Pain Reassessment in the Emergency Department, Eddie Debaerien BSN and Jessica Bergey BSN (Poster)
Proper Whiteboard Utilization to Improve Care Plan Involvement, Kyle Dela Cruz, Vedwattie Kooma, Alyssa Brown, Krystin Diaz, and Jeffrey Hill (Poster)
Exploring the DIRECT (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In Medical Research, Education and Care for Transparency) Index and Its Translation to Meaningful Clinical Encounters, Karla J Felix PhD; Maya Mills MD; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
Hazards of IV Pump Standby Mode: A Patient Safety Concern, Allysa Fitzgerakd RN, Alyse Colon RN, Kristen Storm RN, Prisca Fleuridor RN, and Sorange Pena Lara RN (Poster)
Discharge from NICU with Home Nasogastric Tube, Isabella Gackenbach BSN, RN; Stephanie Godley ADN, RN; Samantha Ide BSN, RN; and Bethany Vincent BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementation of a Visual Brochure Outlining Breastfeeding Policies to Improve Awareness for Employees at LVHN, Karim Girgis and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Conscious Sedation Documentation in the Emergency Department, Madison Griffin, Brooke Hallock, Tatum Hartsell, Charles Heizenroth, and Samantha Rosselli (Poster)
Helping Nurses to ‘Get Their Good Work Out There’, Lori Grischott MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, RNC-OB and Lauren Souchak MSN, RN, BEA-BC (Poster)
Care Cards for Patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Bianca Gyori, Madeline Steiner, Chase Singer, Holly Bidwell, and Cephorah Charles (Poster)
Significant Disease in Substance-Related Deaths: A Serious Confounder, Clare F Hartman, Michael Johnson, and Chandler Grant (Poster)
A Standardized Badge Buddy Tool for ED to ICU Transfer Reports, Talia Hemingway RN, Shelby Yacubeck RN, and Marina Khella RN (Poster)
Does a Structured Orientation Guide Influence Safe Nursing Practices?, Alyssa Henninger, Barry Moyer, Jessica Nagle, Karina Barcenas, and Ana Peralta Nunez (Poster)
Identifying Underserved Locations for Strategic Expansion of Access to Urologic Care in the Lehigh Valley, Grace Hollis and Angelo A. Baccala MD (Poster)
Real-World Challenges Associated with Assembling Multicenter Radiomics Dataset, Wai Lone Jonathan Ho, Lawrence O. Hall, Dmitry Goldgof, and Matthew B. Schabath (Poster)
Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR): An Initiative to Reduce Inpatient Length of Stay, Tatiana Jaggars BSN, RN (Poster)
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–exposed Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: Survival Benchmarks, Bladder-sparing Strategies, and Implications for Trial Design, Seyed Behzad Jazayeri, Renzo G. DiNatale, Christopher W Guske, Christian Harrs, Joshua Linscott, Hongzhi Xu, Facundo Davaro, Lexiaochuan Wen, Philippe E. Spiess, Wade J. Sexton, Scott M. Gilbert, Logan Zemp, Michael Poch, and Roger Li (Poster)
Standardized Report Between RN's and Unlicensed Personnel and Completion of I's and O's, Jamilexi Jimenez, Mackenzie Moser, Martina Mannino, and Leanne Generalla (Poster)
Does Treating Iron Deficiency Decrease Disease Severity and Improve Functionality for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients?, Xinyi Jing, Emily Coughlin, and Marie S. O’Brien DO (Poster)
The Importance of Intake and Output Documentation, Virginia Johnson BSN, RN; Shruti Patel BSN, RN; and Madison Yordy BSN, RN (Poster)
Patient Education Quality Improvement Initiative on Common Neuro Ophthalmology Diagnoses, Rithvic Jupudi, Casey Judge DO, and Negar Moheb MD (Poster)
Nursing Re-Education on MDRPI Reduction Techniques, Abigail Kenderski, Leila Joseph, Jacob Kramer, Robert Bodenstein, and Daniel Durfee (Poster)
See the Signs, Save the Minds: Enhancing RN Confidence in Delirium Assessment Tools, Megahan Kertis, Elizabeth Chidester, and Brandt Yurick (Poster)
Proper Body Mechanics and Safe Patient Handling Equipment in the Adult ICU Setting, Isabella Keyes, Laura Do, Jaci Hunsberger, and Autumn Steibler (Poster)
The Use of Acuity Based Tools for Nurse-Patient Assignments on Nursing Satisfaction in Medical-Surgical Units, Emily Kidd RN, Dimeji Oyinkolade RN, Melva Wilson RN, and Emily Greenawalt RN (Poster)
De-Escalation Techniques, Jessica Kiefer RN, Cassandra Watson RN, Claudette Greenawald BSN, Angela Boakye BSN, Iryna Vlasenko BSN, and Rosanny Rodriguez RN (Poster)
Standardized Report Sheet for Med/Surg Level Nurses, Kathryn Killian, Norah Gohsler, Ava Bedwell, Joanna Persad, and Jason Blaine (Poster)
Preoperative Weight Loss Among Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: It May Not Affect Outcomes, Kiran Kittur, Jordan H. Larson, Christopher Leibold, Spencer Neaville, Richard J. Rivera, and Brian Palumbo (Poster)
Improving Postpartum Medication Knowledge Using First-Dose Medication Education Cards, Melanie Klammer, Anjali Kavachery, and Bridget Zlotek (Poster)
Improving Fall Prevention Through Routine Orthostatic Blood Pressure Measurement in Patients Receiving Diuretic Therapy, Erin Klotz, Max Beltran, Jolismar Acosta, and Victoria Smith (Poster)
The Price of Precision: Financial Insights from a Robotic Nephrectomy Transition, Jill M. Knolle MSW, MPH; Aiden Tobin; and George Rofaiel MD (Poster)
Detection of anti-CMV TCR CDR3s via recombination reads from RNAseq files is associated with worse outcomes for low-grade glioma, Anna Laemmle, Kashvi Chirag Shah, Joyce Zhu, and George Blanck (Poster)
Fall Mat Effect on Hospital Fall-Related Injuries, Tommy Lam, Nicole Medina, Amal Doua, Dakota Lape, Isabella Romano, and Mike Wellock (Poster)
Safer Opioid Prescribing Practices in Pediatric Surgery: A Multi-Specialty Initiative to Implement Evidence-Based Pain Management Strategies, Grace Lee; Carly Miller; Rebecca Lipscomb; Amy L. Serfas BSN, RN; and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
C-Section Pain Management Campaign, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Poster)
EBP Pediatric Debriefing Tool, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Poster)
Blood Glucose Timing, Ashley Lisella ADN, RN; Riley Hennessy BSN; Kimberly Beckford ADN, RN; and Madeline Gutierrez RN (Poster)
Pass the Care, Not the Chaos: Improving Bedside Shift Report, Hannah Long, Rachel Lowry, Mason Maxsim, Kailey Saunders, and Vivianna Zapata (Poster)
What are we doing right? A Qualitative Analysis of Health Disparity Conversations with LGBTQ+ Older Adults, Skylar Lung, Ashlee Randolph, Nyann Biery MS, and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
Fall Prevention: Implementing a Fall Safety Checklist, Shaelyn Maines RN, Katie Rankin RN, and Luis N/A RN (Poster)
Your Best is Enough: Compassion Fatigue & Critical Incident Stress, Kyra Malone BSN, RN; Richard Marquez BSN, RN; and Giovanna Castiglione BSN, RN (Poster)
Accurate I&O in Critical Care Settings, Lauren Markley RN, BSN and Kailyn McClain RN, BSN (Poster)
Fall reduction Badge Buddy: Cedar Crest Emergency Department, Shane Martin, Shannon Wesley, Angie Pilarski, and Morgan Kleckner (Poster)
Operating Room Maternal Preparation for Routine Cesarean Sections: Standardization of Circulating RN Education, Caitlyn McKelvy RN; Madison Rittenhouse BSN, RN; and Megan Reinhard ADN, RN (Poster)
Implementing Quiet Time for the Pediatric Population, Abigael Moore BSN, RN; Erin Dougherty BSN, RN; Jamie Dickey BSN, RN; Lauren Jackson BSN, RN; and Rachel Samuels BSN, RN (Poster)
Activity Carts for Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Delirium, Sydney Moore, Bella Correll, Nicholas Castiglione, John McGrath, and Madolyn Purcell (Poster)
A Case Series of Hypokalemia and Hypertension in Pregnancy, Pooja Neerumalla, Sharon E. Maynard MD, and Sejal Lakhani DO (Poster)
Standardizing Postoperative Pain Management in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Quality Improvement Analysis and Protocol Development, Timothy Nehila; Laura Hayn PharmD; Amy L. Serfas BSN, RN; Roseanna Hanson BSN, MSN; Breeann Jensen MSN, CRNA; Abhaya Seshachar MD; Wendy J. Kowalski MD; Oluwatobi Adegboyega MD; and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Trends in Alcohol Withdrawal with Relation to Race/Ethnicity, Angela Nguyen and Alexandra Amaducci DO (Poster)
Assessing the Correlation between Prior Influenza A Exposure and Survival Rate of Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung, Schuyler Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and George Blanck (Poster)
Hygiene for Health: Orthopedic Post Surgery Infection Risk Reduction Potential Using 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Wipes, Aakriti Niroula BSN, RN; Clayshavika Washington BSN, RN; and Daniel Requeijo ASN, RN (Poster)
Dietitian-Led Nutrition Care Across the Cellular Therapy Continuum Supports Weight and Strength Recovery, Ashley Pagano MS, RDN, LDN; Samantha Okerson RDN; Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN; and Deanna Yerg MS, RDN, LDN (Poster)
Kinder 1 Fall Scale, Casey Parke, Kayla Short, Shashmarie Long, Sophie Padilla, and Paige Wambold (Poster)
Selective ICU Admission Following Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction: A Retrospective Study, Jacob Parker, Emma Dunn, Alisa Vidwans, Mayte Diaz, William Nick Doyle BS, Samer Elsamna, Tara Mohktari, Christopher Nickel, and Matthew Mifsud (Poster)
Point-of-Care Vision Correction: A Pilot Study of Mobile Refractive Screening and Same Day Glasses Distribution in a Street Medicine Program, Tejasvi Paturu, Veena Jajoo, Emily Coughlin, Rebecca Lipscomb, and Seth A. Campbell PA-C (Poster)
An Assessment of Brain MRI Utilization in Inpatient Admissions for Headache and Dizziness at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Srijit Paul and Shadi Jarjous MD (Poster)
Preventing CLABSIs in an ICU Setting, Gabrielle Pearson, Jessica Wachowicz, John Siggins, Luke Socha, and Mikaela McInerney (Poster)
Characterization of Transgender Men Undergoing Hysterectomy at the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Christine Peng, Shae Duka MPH, and Patricia L. Mara MD (Poster)
Youth Suicide Across the Lehigh Valley Health Network Region: Determining Common Lethal Means Used Locally, Madeline Pollak, Emmanuel Annor MD, Rebecca Lipscomb, and Dhanalakshmi Ramasamy MD (Poster)
The Correlation of Vitamin D Deficiency on Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Scores in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ruha Reddy, Amanda Rodriguez DO, Amy Wu, Jasmine Sturn, Rachel Champagne, Rebekah Johnson, and Marie S. O'Brien DO (Poster)
More Than Just a Sprain? Investigating Weakness and Reported Instability After Knee Trauma, Bradley Rivotto DO (Poster)
Detection of adaptive immune receptor CDR3s in tumor proteomes and correlations with survival probabilities, Arpan Sahoo, Eddie Fung, Taha Huda, Brosi Chobrutskiy, Veda Naga Priya Vangala, and George Blanck (Poster)
A Comparative Operational Analysis of Patient Access and Clinician Productivity: Identifying Success Drivers in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Lionel Sam and Liborio LaRussa MD (Poster)