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.
2020
A Qualitative Analysis of Emergency Physicians Perceived Barriers to a Pre-Hospital Stroke Alert Protocol, Victoria Phoumthipphavong and Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN (Poster)
Heterotopic Ossification or Dystrophic Calcinosis Cutis in Burn Scars?: A Case Series, Cassandra Pinataro and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Reducing Urinary Retention in Post-Operative Cesearean Patients, Celine Podlesney BSN, RN; Elizabeth Gurzynski BSN, RN; Savannah Miles BSN, RN; and Gianni Wright BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Education on Patient Belonging Documentation in the Emergency Department, Brent Pointer RN, Hayley Robbins RN, Kristie Smerdon RN, Maxwell Kuklinski RN, and Zoe Neuman RN (Poster)
A Cross-Sectional Study of the Information-Seeking Behaviors of an Independent Academic Medical Center Staff, Robert Postlethwaite; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Rahul Mhaskar; Jordan Davis; Matthew Molnar; Nicholas Werbeckes; Maria Karagias; S Reynolds; Angela Davis; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Program on Pregnancy Outcomes in the Setting of Placenta Accreta Spectrum, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Chelsea Giagni MD; Jose Lazaro MD; Meredith Rochon MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and William E. Scorza MD (Poster)
Fear Not...No Falls, Jennifer A. Rabenold MSN, RN, CDN (Poster)
No Pass Zone, Kaie Ra'oof BSN, RN; Jacob Boumeester BSN, RN; and Ashly Arce RN (Poster)
Increasing Nursing Awareness and Education During an Opioid Crisis, Alexandra Razzi BSN, RN and Mary Walsh RN (Poster)
Writing A Research Protocol for A Prospective Clinical Trial In The Treatment Of Hypertrophic Scars, Christine Reichard and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
White Noise on MBU, Kathryn Reinhart BSN, RN and Taylor Unger BSN, RN (Poster)
Spinal Pathway Education, Courtney Reiss BSN, RN; Abigail Dalling BSN, RN; Danielle Dalling BSN, RN; Caitlin Werkheiser BSN, RN; and Karen Pham BSN, RN (Poster)
The Impact of Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen PCR Testing at A Large Academic Institution, Hailey Reiss; Jarrod W. Kile RPhD, BCPS; and Eric Young MD (Poster)
Hallway Bed Status is Associated with Lower Patient Satisfaction, David M. Richardson MD; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD, MMM; Kathryn B. Bartlett DO; Akshay Gupta DO; Max Needham BA; Jennifer Sadowski DO; John J. Scholz DO; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Bryan G. Kane MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Osteoma Cutis, Diana A. Rivers DO and Cynthia L. Bartus MD (Poster)
Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, Diana A. Rivers DO, Kirsten S. Bellucci MD, and Cynthia L. Bartus MD (Poster)
Determining Funding Allocation for Inpatient Versus Outpatient Transportation, Sophie Rizvi and Martin A. Martino MD (Poster)
Compassion Fatigue, Richard Roller RN; Erin Kellow RN; and Madeline Thurwanger BSN, RN (Poster)
Immunization Status of Homeless Adolescents, Ceyda Sablak BS; Allison N. Kayne BS; Sabreen K. Aulakh BS; Attiya P. Harit MS; Jeffrey M. Downen BS; Brittney A. Gaudet BS, MSPH; Taylor L. Jarvill BA; Nina Liu BS; Cecilia E. Zemanek BS; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hoonani M. Cuadrado MSPAS, PA-C; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Just in Time Education, Masiel Sanchez BSN, RN; Melissa Tilson RN; and Christy Tomaszfski RN (Poster)
Bedside Shift Report in the Emergency Department, Abagail Schneck BSN, RN; Rachel Slane BSN, RN; Victoria Sneeringer BSN, RN; Brianna Lange BSN, RN; and Kaitlyn Willis BSN, RN (Poster)
PHLEBITIS AND INFILTRATION RATES, Caitlin Schoener BSN, RN and Jacquelyn Conover RN (Poster)
Inclusion of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine Research, Benjamin J. Seifer and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Utilization of the “Do Not Disturb” Order to Improve Sleep Quality in the Medical-Surgical Patient, Paula Sell BSN, RN; Rebecca Johnson BSN, RN; Jolene M. Smar BSN, RN; and Rachel Szafranski ADN, RN (Poster)
Reducing Pain with Lab Draws and IV Insertions, Jenna Sievert BSN, RN; Hannah Fisher BSN, RN; Sarah Dainauski BSN, RN; and Eve Stangl BSN, RN (Poster)
Identifying PCP Follow-Up and Readmission Rates of Internal Medicine-Muhlenberg Patients, Madison Smith and Victoria Chestnut DNP, MBA, RN, CCCTM (Poster)
Caring for You and Your Smile Oral Hygiene Education at the Bedside, Julia Snyder BSN, RN; Gabriel Velez BSN, RN; and Kenneth Zamarripa RN (Poster)
A Qualitative Analysis of Resident Report Medication Safety Events in the Emergency Department, Charles Soares and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
An Unusual Case of EVALI With Recurrent Hemoptysis, Dylan Soller DO, Alaynna C. Kears DO, Kaitlin Buzard DO, and Waqas Adeel MD (Poster)
Necrotizing Granulomas in a Construction Worker, Dylan Soller DO, Kaitlyn Musco MD, Christopher Lenivy DO, and Joseph Shellenberg MD (Poster)
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF “FALLING STAR” MAGNETS TO REDUCE FALLS ON 7ANS AND 7BP, Tina Sollott BSN, RN; Christina Duddy BSN, RN; Kara Stanley BSN, RN; Jenna Snyder RN; and Taylor Kwortnik RN (Poster)
Nurse Satisfaction: Assigning Patients by Acuity, Julie Stine BSN, RN; Cassandra Fitzgerald ADN, RN; Amanda Smith ADN, RN; Jessica Trinidad BSN, RN; and Alyssa Russek RN (Poster)
Building a Book of Benefits: Producing a Community Resource Guide to Support Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Morgan Storino, Hoonani M. Cuadrado, and Bennie Eliason CHW (Poster)
The effect of nurse to patient ratios on stress and shift task completion, Cassandra Strawser RN, BSN and Melissa Hosni RN, BSN (Poster)
My Safety Plan, Kadeshur Strickland RN, Kristin Ballenger RN, Emily Albinson RN, and Pamela Trimper RN (Poster)
Improving Communication Between Nurses at Shift Change in an Adult ICU, 2KS, Agnes Stypulkowski BSN, RN; Emma Niznik BSN, RN; and Abigail Roselli BSN, RN (Poster)
Safe Heparin Administration, James Swan BSN, RN; Delaney Haggerty BSN, RN; Anita Laubach BSN, RN; and Cassandra Voegtlin BSN, RN (Poster)
Acquired Zinc Deficiency with Concomitant Deficiencies of Vitamin A, B1, and B6, Shane M. Swink DO, Kirsten S. Bellucci MD, and Cynthia L. Bartus MD (Poster)
Evaluating Dermatology Residents Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill Prescribing Practices, Knowledge Base, and Comfort Level in the Management of Acne Vulgaris, Shane M. Swink DO, MS; Megan Jones-Sheets DO; Ankita Sinharoy MBBS, MPH; Melissa Butt; Anthony J. Gust MD; and Andrea Zaenglein MD (Poster)
Health Disparities in Palliative Care Consults in the ICU, Masuma Syed and Matthew McCambridge MD (Poster)
Intake and Output Charting EBP, Kayley Taylor BSN, RN; Eileen Kenny BSN, RN; and Caleb Saternos ADN, RN (Poster)
PREVENTION OF SKIN BREAKDOWN IN THE ED, Amanda Tokarick BSN, RN; Jenna Ritter BSN, RN; Donielle Tucker BSN, RN; Harry Sexton RN; and Jessica Sauer RN (Poster)
Improving Violent Restraint Documentation Compliance, Mary Toolen RN and Jamie Mayeresky BSN, RN (Poster)
Is Bed Alarm Activated?, Roosevelt Totaye RN, Doris Amo-Mensah RN, Yan Yang RN, and Bonnie Emmett RN (Poster)
Pregnancy: A Window into Future Cardiovascular Risk: What Do We Know and What Can We Do at LVHN?, Lillian Tung; Lekha Racharla DO; Kailyn Mann DO; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Amy M. Ahnert MD (Poster)
MEWS as a Triage Factor, Adam Turner BS; Shadi Jarjous MD; Zhe Chen MD; and Anthony Buonanno MD, MBA (Poster)
Under Pressure, Audrey Tyler RN, Madasyn Harwick RN, and Karen Crago RN (Poster)
Migraines in the Emergency Department: Setting the Stage for a Pathway, William Ueng MPH, Hillary H. Ward DO, and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
Correlation of Relative Value Unit Reimbursement in Trauma Surgery with Academic Productivity, Jade Vanderpool, Collin Duff, and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Assessment of the Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing at LVHN in Symptomatic Patients Who Present to the Emergency Department or Ambulatory Setting, Sarah Vetesi, Marcelo Gareca MD, and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Wrapping Ice Packs On Post-Op Knee Patients, Fotini Vitoroulis RN; Yarisamell Hernandez-Guzman RN; Yediah Alleyne RN; and Shannon Thomas RN, BSN (Poster)
Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed With Lyme Disease in the Lehigh Valley, Katiemarie Vottero DO; Jessica Phan; Kris Rooney MD; Tibisay Villalobos MD; and Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP (Poster)
Educating Nurses about Alternative and Holistic Approaches Available in Care for Critical Adult Patients, Madison Wagner BSN, RN; Angela Daigs BSN, RN; Abigail Derstine BSN, RN; and Courtney Phipps BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluation of Enoxaparin Hybrid Dosing for VTE Prophylaxis in COVID-19 Positive Patients, Alex Walter PharmD and Joseph Ottinger RPh, MS, MBA, BCPS (Poster)
Palliative Care Screening Tool Implementation In Progressive Care Units, Amanda Weiss-Raup BSN, RN; Jaclyn Onuschak RN; Sheena Davis BSN, RN; Tracy Beck-Briggs RN; and Kyla Kaczkurkin BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Pancreaticoduodenectomy Patients, Zach Whitham and Aaron U. Blackham MD (Poster)
The Attitude of Medical Practices Toward LGBT Older Adults Before and After Intervention, Lynn M. Wilson DO; Mackenzi B. Kim MD; Nyann Biery MS; and Brenda Frutos MPH, CHES (Poster)
Pediatric Burn Care, Kelsey Winger BSN, RN and Anna Numerator BSN, RN (Poster)
Operation Education: Going Out of the Comfort Zone and Diving in to New Horizons, Amy Wojcik RN (Poster)
Clinical Depression Pathway Implementation: Outcomes from Pilot Practices, Michael Wright BS; Janelle M. Sharma DNP, MBA, CRNP; and Deborah Bren DO (Poster)
Nurse Mentorship, Fan Xing BSN, RN; Mikayla Dietrich RN; Shelby Lesher RN; and Samantha Johnson RN (Poster)
Tracking the implementation of a new telepsychiatry inpatient consult service at a separate campus of a large tertiary care health network, Michael S. Yoon BS; Katherine B. Martin MD; Rory L. Marraccini MD; and Edward R. Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM (Poster)
Concurrent Primary Cardiac Tumors in a High Risk Patient Presenting with Tamponade, Joseph B. Zackary MD, Lauren Crowley BA, Shawn M. Quinn DO, and Timothy S. Misselbeck (Poster)
The Prevalence of Mental Illness and Associated Psychosocial Factors in Homeless Adolescents, Cecilia E. Zemanek BS; Allison N. Kayne BS; Jeffrey Downen BS, MS; Brittany Gaudet BS, MSPH; Taylor Jarvill BA; Nina Liu BS; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hoonani M. Cuadrado MSPAS, PA-C; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Assessing the Need for In-Person Evaluations Following Psychiatric E-Consults, Cecilia E. Zemanek BS and Katherine B. Martin MD (Poster)
LATCH Score Assessment, Adriana Zuniga BSN, RN; Miranda Krout BSN, RN; Erin Howerter ADN, RN; and Rosa Tejeda ADN, RN (Poster)
2019
“Everyone Needs A Buddy”, Sandra Abouafech BSN RN, Tiffany A. Dobracki BSN RN, Kaela Mangan BSN RN, Patrick T. Newins BSN RN, and Elizabeth A. Wiseley BSN RN (Poster)
No Pain, All Game, Paige A. Ackerman BSN, RN; Kayla Hartz BSN, RN; Natalie Spanitz BSN, RN; and Ethan J. Xander BSN, RN (Poster)
Fear of Falling: Can We Reduce It?, Aisha Adams RN; Carl A. Handwerk BSN, RN; Emily Macbride RN; and Tyler Groner BSN, RN (Poster)
A Predictive Model for Decreasing Clinical No-Show Rates in a Primary Care Setting, M Usman Ahmad; Angie Zhang; and Rahul Mhaskar MPH, PhD (Poster)
Traumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation: When to Operate, Ghulam Akbar MD, Lohit Garg MD, Syed Rafay Ali Sabzwari, Fnu Vikram MD, and Raman Dusaj MD (Poster)
Isolated Bicuspid Pulmonic Valve: “Forgotten Valve” and a Rare Anomaly, Ghulam Akbar MD, Fnu Vikram MD, Lohit Garg MD, Larry E. Jacobs MD, and Matthew W. Martinez MD (Poster)
Stroke Alert Pathway, Brittney J. Alphee BSN, RN; Erin E. Ellwood BSN, RN; Christopher A. Hutter BSN, RN; and Sara E. Skinner BSN, RN (Poster)
“Do you WANT it, or do you NEED it?” Standardization of Doctor’s Preference Cards, Autumn Altemose ADN, RN; Christopher M. Evans BS, BSN, RN; Marybridget Martin ADN, RN; and Sean Wang BA, BSN, RN (Poster)
Education will Improve Documentation of Intravenous Lines for Registered Nurses, Alexander J. Altomare BSN, RN; Summer Meister BSN, RN; and Jessica A. Randolph BSN, RN (Poster)
Cardiogenic shock patients on VA-ECMO with/without unloading from Impella, Samrah Ansari, Caitlin Hoeing, Sophie Pickering, Alexandra Reph, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Identifying Cultural Practices in Childbirth & Integrating Traditional Beliefs with Western Biomedicine, Kate Appel and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
A Qualitative Study to Understand Resident and Student Perceptions of Factors Leading to a Meaningful Third-Year Clerkship Experience, Annalise Armstrong and Daniel Relles MD (Poster)
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Andrea J. Artesani BSN, RN; Abbey E. Bortz BSN, RN; Sloan Fry BSN, RN; Jonni-Lyn Knerr BSN, RN; and Elyssa M. Yanik BSN, RN (Poster)
The Impact of Deep-breathing on Anxiety, Anita S. Asnani ADN, RN and Deanna Stoudt ADN, RN (Poster)
Prolaris Score Prediction of Adverse Pathology Following Radical Prostatectomy, Sarah Azari, Michael Su, Benjamin Croll MD, Joseph Feliciano MD, and Angelo A. Baccala MD (Poster)
Understanding COPD Patients’ Values in Regards to Educational Modalities Offered at a Local Pulmonology Clinic, Nathaniel Baker (Poster)
Vague Hip Pain in a 9-Year Old Soccer Player, Paolo N. Balmaseda MD and Chelsea Evans DO (Poster)
Retroactive Analysis of Advanced Spine Center Patient Care and Outcomes in Correlation with the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire Scores, Gabrielle Barraco, Bridgit O'Brien, Kara Spanswick MHA, and Joann Gilmore RN (Poster)
Sterile Neutrophilic Folliculitis with Vasculopathy in a Young Male Patient with Infective Endocarditis, Carl Barrick DO, Naeha Gupta DO, Richard McCalin MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
A Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting With Depression and Anxiety, Kathryn B. Bartlett DO; Kathleen E. Kane MD; Bryan G. Kane MD; Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP; and Gavin C. Barr Jr. MD (Poster)
Overcoming Brick and Mortar: Feasibility of Implementation of a MAT and Linkage to Treatment Program by Leveraging Community Partnerships, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Priyanka Lauber DO; Jamie Allen DO; Nathan Boateng BA; Samantha A. Shaak PhD; Paige Roth MSW, LSW, CRS; Lexis Laubach BS; Lauren M. Crowley BA; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Feasibility of Implementation of an Emergency Department Discharge Opioid Taper Protocol, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Joshua Rosentel BSn, RN; Erin Farber DO; Joseph Levi DO, DPT; Lexis Laubach BS; Lauren Crowley BA; Richard S. MacKenzie MD, MBOE; David M. Richardson MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Baseline Characteristics for Consideration of Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement in Persons Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Retrospective Chart Review, Amy Beltz; Janine Gilboy RD, LDN; Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN; Brian J. Patson MD; and Jennifer Brennan RD, CSO (Poster)
Changing Reasons for Visit to Primary Care Over a 35-Year Period, Wyatt Bensken BS; Rebecca Etz PhD; William L. Miller MD, MA; Heidi Gullett MD, MPH; and Kurt Stange MD, PhD (Poster)
Nurse Burnout in Medical Surgical Units, Cassandra Berger RN, BSN; Lauren Malloy RN, BSN; and Precious White RN, BSN (Poster)
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)