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.
2025
We're Not Falling For It: Dual RN Fall Assessments, Jaier Avecillas BSN, RN; Lovely Barba BSN, RN; Tamara Garcia-Bernier BSN, RN; and Ashley Guevara ADN, RN (Poster)
Implementation of Infusion Verify in EPIC, Deanna Bachman RN; Gladysbel Marrero BSN. RN; Colleen Penn BSN, RN; and Ranjodh Kaur BSN, RN (Poster)
Debriefing in the Operating Room, Brooke Bachtle, Caroline Thomson, John Stilo, Ty Bradley, Liri Hasani, and Megan Foster (Poster)
Increasing Knowledge to Help Prevent Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) on the Transitional Skill Unit, Maria Barker BSN, RN and Judelkis Cespedes Compres ASN, RN (Poster)
Proper Use of Pain Scales and Pain Medications, Sierra Behler and Matthew Kressly ADN, RN (Poster)
Type 1 Diabetes in Pediatric Patients, Christa Bezilla RN; Ana Bustamante BSN, RN; Jordyn Bruder BSN, RN; Riley Mckinnon RN; Melody Mundo BSN. RN; and Elizabeth Ofchus RN (Poster)
Virtual Triage, Melissa Boerner RN; Alana Kendig RN; Daniel Reyes BSN, RN; and Emily Wright BSN, RN (Poster)
Time to Turn, Christine Bortree ADN, RN; Katie Johnson BSN, RN; Temaris Hiraldo BSN, RN; and Kelli Favazza ADN, RN (Poster)
Educating Nurses on Ultrasound Guided IVs, Luz Burgos BSN, RN; Blessing Eluwa BSN, RN; James Thomas ADN, RN; and Morgan Yurasits BSN, RN (Poster)
Comfortability of ICU Nurses Working With the LUCAS During Cardiac Arrests, Kyle Cavanagh BSN, RN; Naomi Hawkins RN; Kaitlyn Roberto BSN. RN; Meagan Rouse BSN, RN; and Sara Zimmerman BSN, RN (Poster)
Never Lost, Always Accounted For, Marisa Damiani BSN, RN; Kayla Beidler ADN, RN; Blaze Kelley BSN, RN; Dylan Jalowiec BSN, RN; and Elizabeth Scheetz AND, RN (Poster)
ChER to PICU Standardized Handoff Report, Cassandra Dunning BSN, RN; Hayley Farrell BSN, RN; and Sarah Tichy BSN, RN (Poster)
Is Amyloid the Key? A Case Study of Donanemab in Alzheimer’s Disease, Shima O Ebed MD and Emily Zagorski Butler DO (Poster)
Enhancing Patient Care: Through Accurate Intake and Output Documentation, Denise Eglesia BSN, RN; Noah Glosenger BSN, RN; Amanda O'Neill BSN, RN; Nick Pena ADN, RN; and Shannan Velez RN (Poster)
Implementing Journaling in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Beyza Eren BS, BSN, RN; Morgan Fleck BS, BSN, RN; and Aubrey Shelly BS, BSN, RN (Poster)
Alarm Fatigue Education, Jada Hale BSN, RN; Kaylyn Swoyer BSN, RN; Luke Nimeh BSN, RN; and Gage Christ BSN, RN (Poster)
How Long is Thirty Seconds?, Eric Heck ADN, RN; Mikayla Krivitski BSN, RN; Casey Miller BSN, RN; and Madeline Marron BSN, RN (Poster)
Professional Development Workshop: Strategy to Increase Registered Nurse (RN) Retention, Diane Hegedus MSN, RN, PHRN, CEN, NPD-BC (Poster)
Implementation of Turn Buddies to Decrease the Occurrence of Pressure Injuries on Med Surg Units, Chantell Henry RN, Denine Moyer RN, Madelyn Hoffman RN, and Rosangela Gallone RN (Poster)
Restraint Debriefing, Madyson Lecause BSN, RN; Jenna Quigley BSN, RN; and Shayna Hilbert RN (Poster)
Loop Communication Between Triage/Charge Nurse and Primary Nurse in the Emergency Department, Anna Medvecky RN, Debra McCarthy RN, Fanny Figueroa RN, and Rachel Newman RN (Poster)
Using The Dynamic Appraisal of Situation Aggression (DASA) To Decrease Risk of Violence With In-Patient Med-Surgical Patients, Kathryn Murphy BSN, RN; Briana Caravello RN; Rolando Gonzalez RN; Ryan Deifer ADN, RN; and Nicole Gula ADN, RN (Poster)
Efficacy of Early ADL’s in the Post Operative Total Joint Replacement Population, Lee Ann Phillips MS, OTR/L and Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L (Poster)
Fall Prevention, Renne Ramirez BSN, RN; Maggie Schray BSN, RN; and Maria Monica Asis ADN, RN (Poster)
Partners in Prevention, Lewis Alejo Santos ADN, RN; Miranda Freeman BSN, RN; and Kenia Ramon Sanchez BSN, RN (Poster)
IV Bundle Kits, Mikayla Shankweiler ADN, RN; Sydni Surowiec BSN RN; Jonathan Hansel ADN, RN; and Ashley Laslo ADN, RN (Poster)
Standardizing Handoffs, Megan Smith BSN, RN; Rachael Cappelluzzo ADN, RN; Kelly Miller ADN, RN; Sam Morra RN; and Dianne Hollister BSN, RN (Poster)
The Just-In-Case IV Catheter: Assessing Peripheral IV Management, Moriah Smith RN, Darryn Agosti RN, and John-Christian Adams RN (Poster)
Improving Patient Safety Through Communication Between Nurses and Patient Care Partners, Laura Snyder RN, BSN; Danielle Fernandez RN; and Brandon Negron RN (Poster)
Improving Postpartum Depression Screening, Kathleen Stapleton MEd. BSN, RN; Melanie Reyes BSN, RN; Lauren Wilkins BSN, RN; Samantha Mokshefsky BSN, RN; and Christina Quillen ADN, RN (Poster)
Ticket to the OR, Madisen Straub BSN, RN and Emily Kramer BSN, RN (Poster)
Assigned Break Partner, Concepcion Valdez BSN, RN; Jamie Cassarello AND, RN; Joseph Campbell ADN, RN; and Yves-Laure J. Gaspard BSN, RN (Poster)
2024
Absence of Advanced Care Planning Status Medical Record Documentation in ‘at risk’ ED Patients, Jacob Adams; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Zhe Chen; Jennifer Allen MD; Katie Best RN; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Timothy J. Friel MD; David M. Richardson MD; Courtney Moore MD; Maulik P Purohit MD, MPH; Justin Stauffer PA-C; Michael Nguyen; Matthew McCambridge MD; Katelyn McLain; Natalie Burkert; William Carmichael; and Jessica K. Eygnor DO (Poster)
Buck's Traction Video Creation for Promoting Optimal Care of The Femur Fracture Patient, Michele Adzema BSN, RN, CMSRN; Chelsy Bechtold ADN, RN; Lauren Curcio BSN, RN, GERO-BC; and Brandon Haeseler BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluating the Validity of Telehealth Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment for Malnutrition Diagnosis: A Comparative Study, Olivia Ahn; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; and Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN (Poster)
Take it to the Core, Elizabeth Alexander BSN, RN; Matthew Bourdon BSN, RN; Debra Day BSN, RN; Binh Nguyen BSN, RN; Tiffany Pexton BSN, RN; Ashley Sabol BSN, RN; and Malik Talib RN (Poster)
Is Chronic Pain Associated With Fentalog Overdose in ED Patients?, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Rachel Culbreth, Paul Wax, Kim Aldy, Jeffrey Brent, Sharan Campleman, Shao Li, Alex Krotulski, Jennifer Love, and Alex F. Manini (Poster)
Creating Successful Stickers, Sidoine Amani BSN, RN; Hellen Nyakundi ASN, RN; and Lindsey White ASN, RN (Poster)
Period Poverty to Menstrual Equity: Through the Lens of Local Menstruators’ Experience, Michelle Ammerman DO; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Nicole M. Burgess; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
The DIRECT Index: A Tool for Equity, Inclusion, and Relationship-Centered Care, Kwame Otoo Appiah and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
Newborn Discharge Education, Megan Archer RN, Sheena Vaidian RN, Katlyn Sostak RN, and Victoria Albritton RN (Poster)
Hand Hygiene Compliance, Rachel Armellino BSN, RN; Jennel Ishara Barthley ADN, RN; Guerline Pierre-Felix ADN, RN; and Michelle Beverly Medina BSN, RN (Poster)
Orthostatic Blood Pressure Related to Falls, Brooke Arriaga ADN, RN; Karisa Lash RN; and Brooke Bensinger BSN, RN (Poster)
Nonpharmacological Pain Interventions For Labor, Brielle Artis BSN, RN; Kaylee Conrad ADN, RN; Nicole Krepps BSN, RN; Macie McGaughran ADN, RN; Mariah Moorehouse ADN, RN; and Kristine Ulshafer BSN, RN (Poster)
Newborn Fall Prevention, Ashlynn Ashmore RN; Omotola Oduwole BSN, RN; and Victoria Wieruszewski BSN, RN (Poster)
Boarders in the Emergency Department, Samantha Atcavage BSN, RN; Dominique Boyd BSN, RN; Alexis Cabrera BSN, RN; and Payton Lesher BSN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Awareness Among Cardiac ICU Nurses Regarding Oral Care in Ventilated Patients, Ariadae Baettcher BSN, RN; Morgan Frantz BSN, RN; Melissa Jackle BSN, RN; Tuyen Pham BSN, RN; and Alexis Thompson ADN, RN (Poster)
Ticket to the OR: for our friends on the floor, Bernadine Bangyay RN; Ethan Idler BSN, RN; and Craig Zuccolotto BSN, RN (Poster)
Building Nurse Resilience, Emilee Barnhardt BSN, RN; Nadira Kaleen BSN, RN; Brooke Stempel BSN, RN; and Anthony Palonis BSN, RN (Poster)
Between Early Warning and Alert Fatigue: A Single-Institution Experience of Right-sizing CHEWS, Heather Becker MD; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; and Claudia F. Busse MD (Poster)
Mobility Magnets: Fall Prevention & Increased Communicatiom, Samantha Behler RN; Paige Hinton RN; Marc Merryman BSN, RN; and Gabrielle Sacks BSN, RN (Poster)
Enhanced Recovery: Adequate Nutrition for Orthopedic Surgical Healing, Christina Beitler MS, RN; Dana James MS, RD, LDN; Cynthia Stemrich MS, RD, LDN; and Molly Sweeney MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, CBC (Poster)
Blood Culture Contamination, Amy Beltz ADN, RN; Weston Cummings BSN, RN; Sydney Pfeiffer BSN, RN; Natalie VanHorn BSN, RN; and Haley Zimerofsky BSN, RN (Poster)
SCD Compliance, Megan Belzner BSN, Jennifer Bowlby ADN, and Amy Scott BSN (Poster)
Improving Spirometer Use, Christina Bender RN, BSN; Jessica Yargeau RN; and Michael Galassi RN, BSN (Poster)
Firearm Injury Prevention through Design and Delivery of a Gun Lock Distribution, Afiya Bentinck and Melissa Mee BSW (Poster)
Identifying and Addressing Equity Gaps Among LVHN Health Plan Members, Jessica Berman; Cynthia Kusorgbor-Narh MPH, CHES; Brigid Tray MPH, CHES; and Lori Piltz BS, RN, CPHQ (Poster)
Scholarly Activity Resident Curricular Evaluation, Nyann Biery MS; Lynn M. Wilson DO; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Provider in Triage, Emma Blades BSN, RN; Grace Gilmore BSN, RN; Katelyn McMurtrie RN; and Skylar Treat BSN, RN (Poster)
Analysis of the ED Pharmacy Process: From Medication Order to Administration, Hope Boldizar, Kathleen E. Kane MD, and Beth Lally PharmD (Poster)
Streamlining Split Flow: Evaluating Emergency Department Efficiency, Hope Boldizar, Rose Morgan, Cayden Rex, and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Discharge From NICU with Home Nasogastric Tube, Brianna Bowman, Ashley Chi, John Sparacino, and Georgia Traynor (Poster)
The Level IV Impact: Optimizing Care of the Trauma Patient by Keeping Patients Within Their Community, Melanie Bowman MSN, RN TCRN; Kira D. Weaver DO; Jennifer A. Brown RN, BSN; Raymond J. Melder DO; Mark Cipolle MD; Brenda White; and Carol Fox RN, BSN, CCRN (Poster)
Medication Use Evaluation of Daptomycin, Ashley Brown PharmD, Brooke Broczkowski PharmD, and Jarrod W. Kile RPhD (Poster)
Increasing Confidence in New Graduate Nurses on Giving Report to ICU/LLM, Kyra Bruns BSN, RN; Melissa Crenko BSN, RN; Catie Kittle BSN, RN; Courtney Roberson BSN, RN; Tyra Santos BSN, RN; and Kelsea Snyder BSN, RN (Poster)
Use of QR Codes to Access Frequently Used Protocols, Vannesa Bunsee RN and Olivia Frawley ADN, RN (Poster)
New Graduate Nurses/Staff Retention, Lakaia Burgess BSN. RN; Alexandria Castro RN; and Tanzilya Seisekenova BSN, RN (Poster)
Bridging Communication Gaps: Translation Cards, Grei Cadiz ADN, RN; Connie Hernandez BSN, RN; Akeem Oliphant BSN, RN; and Chrisvely Urbanski BSN, RN (Poster)
How Does Compliance with Antiseptic Barrier Caps Affect CLABSI Rates on Adult ICU Units, Annabelle Callis, Crystal Schaffer, Alyssa Hawksworth, Kayla Gillespie, and Fengxue Lie (Poster)
Importance of Including Driving Risk Assessments in OT Evaluation for Aging Adults, Melissa Carmody MOTRL/L, MSCS, C/NDT (Poster)
Relationship-Centered Communication (RCC) Program, Michelle N. Carraro DO; Molly Thompson Chavez MHL; Christina Roberts MS, MA; Laura Hoffman BS; and Robin S. Schroeder MD (Poster)
Tiny Feet Taking Big Steps, Jen Carrillo RN, Jenna Grosko RN, Emily Hoven RN, Kayla Kulp RN, Alanna Lee RN, and Jenna Rogers RN (Poster)
Feel The Burn: CAUTI Product Effectiveness, Kaitlyn Carroll BSN, RN and Krista Bell BSN, RN (Poster)
Let Your NICU Nurses Put Your Mind At EASE, Victoria Carter RN; Charity Mokaya BSN, RN; Caroline Spugnardi BSN, RN; and Kiauna Graham RN (Poster)
Reinforcing Standard of Practice in Blood Culture Collection, Caytie Castells RN; Deiry Contreras BSN, RN; Marilourdes Fontanez RN; Jasmine Kline RN; and Jacob Rudy BSN, RN (Poster)
Staff Education: Ventilator Alarm Fatigue and Management For Nurses in the Adult Medical/Surgical ICU, Joanie Cheng ADN, RN; Nicholas Price ABSN, RN; and Jiwoong Yoo MSN, RN (Poster)
Assessing Follow-up Practices for High-Risk Pediatric Patients Utilizing Adverse Childhood Experiences, Melissa Chow, Monica Khadke, Madison Tyle, Shainal Ghandi, Nikhita Nookala, Kelly Campbell, Sarah A Commaroto, Marilyn Torres, and Vinita Kiluk (Poster)
Nurse-Led Fall Mat Utilization, Amber Cieri, Amber Buck, and Kaitlyn Hardgrovew (Poster)
Orthopedics at Two Network Level IV Trauma Centers: Keeping Patients at Home, Mark Cipolle MD; Melanie Bowman MSN, RN TCRN; Carol Fox RN, BSN, CCRN; and Judith Schultz CSTR, CAISS (Poster)
Implementing the DASA Protocol & Behavioral Health and Safety Cart, Colin Coggins BSN, RN; Brandi Creagh BSN, RN; and Megan Kuhlman BSN, RN (Poster)
Heel Warmer Effectiveness, Karina Collazo-Lopez BSN, RN and Amber Guzman ADN, RN (Poster)
Barrier Breakers, Logan Collins BSN, RN; Elise Keeney BSN, RN; and Rebecca Volk ADN, RN (Poster)
Promoting Health Equity – A Closer Look at Point-of-Care-Ultrasound Echocardiogram Use in the ED Setting, Christopher Connell DO; Elizabeth M. Evans DO; Ahsan Usmani; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; Claire L. Paulson DO; Phillip M. Grenz DO; Hanna R. Warren DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP; Andrew Ferdock; and Kristine L. Schultz MD (Poster)
Implementation of Gaming to Increase Knowledge Acquisition and Retention for IV Therapy, Amy Conover MA, RN-BC, NPD-BC (Poster)
Hand-off or Hand-on? Utilizing a Standardized Report Sheet, Jessica Coyler BSN, RN; Renecca Panagakos BSN, RN; and Steven Schwartz BSN, RN, CBRN (Poster)
How Water-Soluble Lubricants Effects Perineal Tears, Jordan Crospeno BSN, RN; Daria Maggio RN; and Madison Muller BSN, RN (Poster)
Music Therapy for Pain, Alyson Crothers BSN, RN; Victoria DeCarlo BSN, RN; and Anna Rivera ADN, RN (Poster)
EPIC Education: The Value of Utilizing Outpatient Billable Notes and the Creation of Efficient Training, Maggie Cygan, Kerri Green EdD, Katerina C. Valavanis MD, and Anne Vanderpool MBA (Poster)
Criminal Justice Navigator: A Role in Street Medicine, Ruchi Dalal MSPAS, PA-C; Seth A. Campbell PA-C; Valerie Martinez-Santis; Joshua Newlin; and Joshua Rivera (Poster)
Evaluating Influence of Pharmaceutical Detailing on Osteoporosis Management in Outpatient Primary Care Settings, Sarah Davenport and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
90-90 Gulp: Stop Aspiration, Allison Davis BSN. RN; Kristine Griffith ADN, RN; Charlotte Cherry ADN, RN; Jacquelin Tankersley BSN, RN; and Debra Rose BSN, RN (Poster)
Trends in Alcohol Withdrawal Management: A Single-Site Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry 2017-2022, John DelBianco MD, Kira Galeano MD, Joseph J. Stirparo MD, Kathryn L Wheel MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Ryan J. Sawyers DO (Poster)
Use of Methylene Blue to Treat Hypotension in Poisoned Patients in the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry: 2016-2023, John DelBianco MD, Tyler Willing DO, Kira Galeano MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Alexandra Amaducci DO (Poster)
Non-Pharmacological Pain Intervention: Music Therapy, Dianna Depalma BSN, RN; Dina Chebbi BSN, RN; Sonia Babar BSN, RN; Dan Deshler BSN, RN; and Samantha Christian ADN, RN (Poster)
It's Your "Turn" to Prevent Pressure Injuries, Susanna Derstine BSN, RN; Julie Hager RN; and Michelle Sears BSN, RN (Poster)
Benefits of Delayed Rupture of Membranes During a Normally Progressing Labor, Denise Dewey-Loftus RN; Jenna Myers RN; Cynthia Rodriguez RN; and Sharae Stull BSN, RN (Poster)
Team Nursing to Decrease Pressure Injuries, Bridget Diaz RN, Summer Server RN, and Nicky Wong RN (Poster)
Kissing Choroidal Sign, Ajay Doniparthi; Aaron B Deutsch DO; Joel D Stibbe MD; Nida M Khan MD; and Matthew Palilonis DO, MHSA (Poster)
Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1, Liz Durand BSN, RN and Taylor Morley ADN, RN (Poster)
Reducing the Incidence of Falls for High Fall Risk Patients in the Emergency Room, Abigail Eckert BSN, RN; Erin Chlebove BSN, RN; Kelsey Kaintz BSN, RN; and Jordyn Kalp ADN, RN (Poster)