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.
2019
Reducing Device-Related Pressure Injuries From Naso-gastric Tubes, Suvidha Bhasin RN, BSN; Andrew J. Maggio RN, BSN; and Rose Mazza RN, BSN (Poster)
Am I Dying? - Advance Directives, Gina Bianco BSN, RN; Shannon Donahue RN; and Carly Gomez BSN, RN (Poster)
Community Health Worker Home Visits for Geriatric Patients in Primary Care: An Impact Evaluation, Nyann Biery MS, Brenda Frutos MPH, and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
All Hands In For Hand Hygiene, Jillyn Black BSN, RN and Janet Ro BSN, RN (Poster)
Developing and Delivering Provider Education on Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lindsay Bock and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
Using Teach-back to Educate About New Medications, Lauren N. Boksan BSN, RN, 5K; Brigid E. Darrah BSN, RN, 6K; and Yovianna Garcia BSN, RN, 6K (Poster)
Opioid-free Appendectomy: Reducing Length of Stay While Controlling Pain in the Pediatric Patient, Lydia Bothwell, Travis Hoover, Daniel Relles MD, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
SMOKING CESSATION, Megan L. Bowers RN, Lauren J. Lorent RN, Brianna E. Lopez RN, and Mitchell Wytovich RN (Poster)
Teamwork between Engineering and Medicine: Collaboraitve Training in the Emergency Department, Philip Bowers; Xiandong Peng MEng; Elyse R. Stevens MEng; Ana-Julia Alexandrescue-Anselm MS; Richard S. MacKenzie MD, MBOE; Terrill E. Theman MD, MEng; Andrew C. Miller DO; Ann L. Gallagher RN, BSN; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
The Third Conversation: A Promising Pathway for Improving Wellbeing for Clinicians and Patients, Deborah Bren DO and Emese Sogor MPH (Poster)
Flare of Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Secondary to Lung Biopsy, Nathan Brewster DO, Breanna S. Goldner DO, Kareem Godil MD, Ethan S. Stern DO, and Jessica Boehmler MD (Poster)
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome Presenting as Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease, Nathan Brewster DO, Amogh M. Joshi DO, Alaynna C. Kears DO, Kareem Godil MD, Jessica Boehmler MD, and Andres Zirlinger MD (Poster)
Pleural Effusion With Trapped Lung Associated With Methimazole Induced Hypothyroidism, Nathan Brewster DO, Michal Kloska MD, Alaynna C. Kears DO, Brian J. Holahan DO, and Waqas Adeel MD (Poster)
An Uncommon Complication of a Common Medication: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Secondary to Supratherapeutic INR, Nathan Brewster DO, Christopher Lenivy DO, Kareem Godil MD, and Andres Zirlinger MD (Poster)
I Spy with My Little Eye… an iPad!, Elizabeth Bringhurst BSN, RN; Ashley M. Karinja ADN, RN; and Dina Meaney ADN, RN (Poster)
PROMOTING NOISE REDUCTION, Christina M. Bucci ADN, RN and Emili Neubauer ADN, RN (Poster)
Metastatic Melanoma to the Stomach: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Ricky Buckshaw DO, Robert V. Decker MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia of the Liver: A Rare Cause of Elevated Liver Function Tests, Ricky Buckshaw DO, Anam Malik MD, Michal Kloska MD, Reema M. Vaze MD, and She-Yan Wong MD (Poster)
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Small Bowel: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Ricky Buckshaw DO, Anam Malik MD, Reema M. Vaze MD, Michal Kloska MD, Robert andrews MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Esophageal Necrosis: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis – A Case Report, Ricky Buckshaw DO, Ethan S. Stern DO, Robert andrews MD, and Frederic Stelzer MD (Poster)
Bullous Rash Leading to a Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis with Renal Involvement Responsive to Therapy, Kaitlyn L. Buzard DO, Attiya Harit MS, Adam Turner BS, and Thomas W. Doherty MD (Poster)
Bedside Shift Report, Schennel Bzdek BSN, RN and Taylor Heydt BSN, RN (Poster)
Compassion Fatigue: “The Cost of Caring”, Hannah Cairl BSN, RN; Larissa Costa BSN, RN; Erika N. Stein RN; Tara L. Heimer RN; and Amanda S. Demczyszyn RN (Poster)
Developing a Standard Diet Questionnaire for Pediatric Headache Medicine to Detect Dietary Triggers in Children with Chronic Migraine, Gabriela Campusano and Zuhal Ergonul MD, PhD (Poster)
Development and Implementation of an Ambulatory Heart Failure Pathway, Beth Careyva M.D. and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Increasing Recognition of FAST Symptoms in Stroke Patients, Rhonda C. Carl BSN, RN; Kaityln R. Daniels RN; and Samantha J. Green RN (Poster)
PURPOSEFUL HOURLY ROUNDING 5J & 4B Pediatrics, Paige Caroff BSN, RN and Erica L. Rau ADN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Patient Fall Risk Awareness Through Video Education, Olivia V. Cary BSN, RN and Sarah Licata ASN, RN (Poster)
Environmental Modifications In The Confused Patient, Hannah M. Case BSN, RN; Kimberly Cougle BSN, RN; Kimberly L. Roman BSN, RN; Shirley E. Samson BSN, RN; and Courtney R. Waite BSN, RN (Poster)
Understanding Anticoagulation Decisions in Atrial Fibrillation, John Cassel and Zhe Chen MD (Poster)
Propofol Infusion Syndrome: a Serious Complication With a Commonly Used Drug in the ICU, Hernando Castillo MS, Jaimin Patel DO, Nathan Brewster DO, Swetangini Patel P3, and Brian Civic MD (Poster)
PUREWICK: Can it Save Our Skin?, Kian Caufman BSN, RN; Kate Ferullo ADN, BS, RN, RRT, AE-C; and Natalie A. Wilkinson BSN, RN (Poster)
Modifying the Existing CHF Pathway for Acute CHF seen in the ED using New Guidelines and Feedback to Improve Compliance and Increase Appropriate Discharges from the ED, Jigar Chauhan and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
The Effect of Early Detection and Treatment of Early Stage Lung Cancer on the Thoracic Navigator Role, Martiza Y. Chicas RN, PCCN; Raizalie Roman-Rosado BSN, OCN, CMSRN; Kathleen Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN; Jeanne Kenna RN, OCN; Angela Miller RN, M.Ed, OCN; Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Jane Zubia RN, OCN, CBPN I-C; Cynthia Smith RN, BSN, MA; Alyssa Pauls RN, BSN, OCN; and Tracy L. Walczer RN, BSN, OCN (Poster)
Acute Kidney Injury and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) caused by Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA), Grace Chong DO, Wael Hanna MD, Joseph Scurozo, and Tayyab Ali MD (Poster)
Effectiveness of the “Timed Up and Go” (TUG) and the Chair Test as Screening Tools for Geriatric Fall Risk Assessment in the ED, Richard Chow DO; Andre Lee; Bryan G. Kane MD; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Stephen W. Dusza DrPH; Matthew C. Meyers BS; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Standardized Work to Promote Meal Breaks for Registered Nurses, Kelly Clark BSN, RN,; Megan Ford RN; Kasey A. Gaydos BSN, RN,; Evelynn V. Lienhard RN; and Victoria Ware BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Accuracy of Patient Weights, Patricia Combs RN, Sarah J. Mccauley RN, and Deena A. Turek RN (Poster)
DYSPNEA ASSESSMENT TOOL IN COMFORT CARE, Kathryn A. Comitz BSN, RN; Mindi J. Radcliff BSN, RN; and Blair M. Burris BSN, RN (Poster)
Data Dashboard: Making the Electronic Medical Record Work for You, Erin M. Conahan RN, CNRN and Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN (Poster)
Don’t Wake Grandpa, Thomas Costanzo BSN, RN; Rachael E. Daly BSN, RN; and Christina Thompson BSN, RN (Poster)
Can Prolaris Score be used to predict change in Gleason Score from biopsy to post-radical prostatectomy pathology?, Benjamin Croll MS4 (Poster)
KEEP THE IV CLEAN, USE SALINE!, Anna Dainauski BSN, RN; Nicole A. Liebeknecht BSN, RN; Emily Luchansky BSN, RN; and Andrew R. Oertner BSN, RN (Poster)
Halting Hyperbilirubinemia: Creating a Pathway to Success, Nicole C. Dalessio BSN, RN, CPN; Ashley M. Divincenzo BSN, RN, CPN; Kendra J. Savage BSN, RN, CPN; and Samantha Steich BSN, RN, CPN (Poster)
Management of Large Aspergilloma with Massive Hemoptysis Complicated by Adhesions from a Previous Partial Lobectomy, Johnathon Dallarosa MD, Nathan Brewster DO, Brian J. Holahan DO, Kareem Godil MD, Jaimin Patel DO, and Jessica Boehmler MD (Poster)
Abdominal TB, More to Abdominal Masses and Symptoms Than Meets the Eye, Johnathon Dallarosa MD and Breanna S. Goldner DO (Poster)
Baby Nurse Training for MBU Nurses, Joanne Daris RN, BSN; Heather Fitzgerald RN, BSN; and Katie J. Kilcullen RN, BSN (Poster)
Geographic Exploration of Lehigh Valley Health - Diabetes, Allison Davis; Kyle Shaak BS; Michael Topmiller PhD; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Beth Careyva M.D.; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; and Nicole M. Burgess BS (Poster)
Rate of Reglan Administration and its' Side Effects IV push, Kelly Deiter BSN, RN; Kristin N. Hickman ADN, RN; and Kamila Krakornikova ADN, RN (Poster)
"Quick! Where should we go!?": The effects of an educational refrigerator magnet on healthcare knowledge, decisionmaking, and time to decision., David Delnegro and Crystal Jacovino DO (Poster)
Recycling in ICU, Crystalynn S. Desmond BSN, RN; Destiny K. Disimile BSN, RN; Maria B. Kayrish BSN, RN; and Meredith Kerns BSN, RN (Poster)
Utilization of the FSS-ICU to Assess Hospital Discharge Disposition, Marcel DiFiore SPT; Amanda Fink SPT; George Fischer SPT; Maria Jordan SPT; Erika Lebron SPT; Alyssa Rieger SPT; Michael Pechulis PT, DPT; and Julie M. Skrzat PT DPT PhD CCS (Poster)
Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis, Priya P. Dmello BSN, RNC-NIC and Jane M. Nemeth MSN, RNC-NIC (Poster)
Shiitake Mushroom-Induced Flagellate Dermatitis, Claire O. Dorfman DO and Nektarios I. Lountzis MD (Poster)
Identification of Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department, Mackenzie E. Dorney BSN RN; Ethan Motsney BSN, RN; Fritzie Manrique BSN RN; and Mallory Stickler BSN, RN (Poster)
Building a Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery Through a Referral Provider Network (RPN), Sarah Douress; Taylor Wejkszner; Hope L. Johnson MSN, RN, CNOR; James Miller CRNA; and Martin A. Martino MD (Poster)
Comparison of Grit, Depression, Anxiety and USMLE Scores in the Civilian and Military Medical Student Populations, Emily Duerr BS, Kevin O’Brien MD, and Katryna Thomas BS (Poster)
Quality Improvement: Enhancing Provider Screening of Adolescent Substance Use With CRAFFT Questionnaire, Julia C. Durante MD; Emily Pollack MD; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD, PhD; and Rosa Gomez-DeJesus MD (Poster)
The Long and Winding Road: A Case Study of a Child with Niemann-Pick Disease, Michele M. Dzomic (Poster)
Will Attending an Educational In-service About LGBT health Help Emergency Department Nurses Communicate Effectively, and Instill Confidence in Performing a Culturally Sensitive Health Assessment While Providing care for a Patient Who Identifies as Transgender?, Timothy Eckhart ADN, RN; Taylor R. Miller RN; and Fernando Rodriguez BSN, RN (Poster)
Current perspectives on the role of telemedicine in the management of Parkinson’s disease, Joel L. Eisenberg BS; Jyhgong Gabriel Hou MD, PhD; and Peter J. Barbour MD (Poster)
Transitioning Patients off Telemetry in Cardiac Rehabilitation Increasing Confidence to Exercise Independently, Tara Encarnacion MS, ACSM-CEP (Poster)
Addressing Treatment for Fall Risk Patients in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Tara Encarnacion MS, ACSM-CEP; Bari L. Diubaldo M.Ed, CCRP; and Crysta L. Zimmerman MS, ACSM-CEP (Poster)
Assessing Resident and Fellow Wellbeing and Burnout Levels: Lessons Learned from a Pilot of the AMA Mini-Z Wellbeing Survey, Tanya A. Ensminger BA and Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS (Poster)
Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presenting Symptom of Hypothyroidism, Kourtney Erickson DO, Grace Berlin DO, and Marie S. O’Brien DO (Poster)
Don’t Be Blind to the Diagnosis: An Intriguing Case of Monocular Blindness, Kourtney Erickson DO, Kaitlyn L. Buzard DO, Daniel Tseytlin DO, Carolyn Casey DO, and Eugene Alexandrin MD (Poster)
Spread Knowledge, Not Infection: An Educational Assessment of PICC Line Maintenance, Ashley M. Erwin BSN, RN and Anne L. Workman BSN, RN (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton Trauma PI Process, Alexandra K. Evans (Poster)
Clinical Indications for Peripheral IV Catheter Replacements, Liudmila Fedor RN BSN, Charlene Langley RN, and Callie Waldron RN BSN (Poster)
A Paramedic Staffed Prehospital Program May Reduce Hospital Readmissions for Heart Failure, Bruce Feldman DO, Christopher J. Greb NRP, Orlando E. Rivera RN, Mahek Shah MD, Jennifer Nesfeder, Deborah W. Sundlof DO, Nael Hawwa MD, Alma N. Ohl CRNP, Tara K. Henry-Morrow EMT-P, and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Decreasing Medication Distractions by Screening Phone Calls, Holly M. Figueiredo ADN, RN; Marissa Marsh BSN,RN; Hailey Warner BSN,RN; and Michala Whitehead BSN,RN (Poster)
Standardizing Approach of Low Temperatures in Newborns, Megan Finlayson RN, BSN; Charlee Podratz RN, BSN; and Emily Lauriano RN, BSN (Poster)
Code Purple: Keeping our Memory Impaired Patients Safe, Lauren N. Fliszar (Poster)
BEDSIDE SHIFT REPORT, Sydney Frisch; Alyssa M. Herr RN, BSN; Shayla Lapp RN, BSN; Mckenzie N. Miller RN, BSN; and Arissa Snyder RN, BSN (Poster)
Emergency Department Skull Trephination for Management of Acute Epidural Hematoma, Julie A. Fritzges DO (Poster)
Targeting the Non-Clinical Needs of Older Adults through the Integration of Community Health Workers into Primary Care: Final Evaluation Findings, Brenda Frutos MPH, Nyann Biery MS, and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
Prevention of Pediatric Obesity: Focus on the First Two Years, Lyndsay Gallagher; Kimberly C. Brown MD; Clare Lenhart PhD, MPH; and Colleen Dempsey-Rex RD, LDN (Poster)
“I’d rather walk.”, Melissa A. Galloway BSN, RN; Denyese Ali Persad ADN, RN; Lauren Rivera ADN, RN; and Aubree Smith BSN, RN (Poster)
Price Variance for Malaria Prophylaxis Among Northeastern US Pharmacies, Marcelo Gareca MD and Mark Knouse MD (Poster)
Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial fibrillation in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Lohit Garg MD, Syed Rafay Ali Sabzwari MD, Ghulam Akbar MD, Hiwot Ayele MD, Sahil Agrawal MD, Manyoo Agarwal MD, Jeffrey Gordon, Raman Dusaj MD, Talha Nazir MD, Babak Bozorgnia MD, and Matthew W. Martinez MD (Poster)
Trends and Predictors of Implantable Cardioverted Defibrillator in Patients with Cardiac Arrest, Lohit Garg MD, Syed Rafay Ali Sabzwari MD, Aakash Garg MD, Manyoo Agarwal MD, Sahil Agrawal MD, Sima Y. Hodavance MD, Raman Dusaj MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, and Jeffrey Gordon MD (Poster)
Adapting to Hospital Culture and Improving Patient Care: Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Medical Home Program, Heather Geist BS and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Rasburicase Utilization for Hyperuricemia, Rachael Gerstein PharmD; Arun Mancheril PharmD, BCPS; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP (Poster)
A Nonclassical Presentation of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, Breanna S. Goldner DO, Kristina M. Lim DO, Alaynna C. Kears DO, and Adam J. Kotkiewicz DO (Poster)
Effects of Adjuvant Music Therapy and Pain Management on Hospitalized Adult Patients, Tori R. Gollie BSN, RN (Poster)
Inter-professional Communication Badge Tool between PT and Nursing on a Low Level Unit, Willie A. Gosnell BSN, RN; Rachel Logue BSN, RN; Micky Bowen RN; and Victoria Chan BSN, RN (Poster)
REDUCE WORKLOAD AND INCREASE SATISFACTION: ACUITY BASED STAFFING, Caitlin Grablewski BSN, RN and Paula L. Mastroianni RN (Poster)
Sex Specific Outcomes of an ED Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (ED-STEADI) Program, Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Victoria Goodheart DO; Alexander Youngdahl DO; Ryan Day MD; Danielle Collins MD; Lauren Crowley BA; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Emerging Health Professionals: A Collaborative Strategy for Addressing Health Care Workforce Needs, Kerri Green MS, MEd. and Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS (Poster)
Opioid Use Disorder Simulation for Preprofessional Health Care Students, Kerri Green MS, MEd. and Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS (Poster)
Opioid Use Overdose Simulation for Preprofessional Health Care Students, Kerri Green MS, MEd.; Joseph Napolitano PhD, MPH, RN, CRNP; J. Layne Turner MPA; and Joe Martellucci MS (Poster)
Improving Stroke Education Compliance, Arianna Guerino BSN RN and Barbara Jane M. Wicker BSN RN (Poster)
Analyzing Compliance with the NICU Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Pathway, Elizabeth Guju MS4 and Wendy J. Kowalski MD (Poster)
Pilot Analysis of the Risk Factors for 30 Day Readmission in Hip Fracture Patients, Michael Guju BS,MS and Brian Leader BS (Poster)
Reactive Angioendotheliomatosis, Naeha Gupta DO, Richard McCalin MD, and Nektarios I. Lountzis MD (Poster)
Sumatriptan Associated Ischemic Colitis: A Case Report, Desire G. Guthier DO; Emilee E. Kurtz DO; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
“The Experience:” A Pilot Summer Work Experience Program for High School Students, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Kerri Green MS, MEd.; Jenae Holtzhafer BS; Cheryl Arndt PhD; and Kristyn R. Senneca BS (Poster)
25 Years of Workforce Development: The Story of One Health Network’s “Research Scholar” Internship Program, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Kerri Green MS, MEd.; and Brooke Zumas PsyD (Poster)
Children's Cancer Center as a Clinical Microsystem: Patient Flow, Toni A. Hahn; Josephine P. Steidinger; Courtney E. Herr; and J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Poster)
Continuity of Pain Management Throughout Different Acuity Levels in the Hospital Setting, Kate Hammond BSN, RN; Theresa M. Joseph BSN, RN; Joseph Protsko BSN, RN; and Ryan Perlman BSN, RN (Poster)