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.
2017
Standardization of Fall Interventions in the Emergency Department., Shena Alvarado BSN, RN; Andrew Chinofsky BSN, RN; Nicole M. Lucchese BSN, RN; Christopher E. Painter BSN, RN; and Nicholas R. Tucciarone BSN, RN (Poster)
Concussion Guideline Use in Pediatric Patients., Allison Amershek BSN, RN; Emily Roth BSN, RN; Mahendi Singh BSN, RN; Samantha Steich BSN, RN; and Justin Zimmerman BSN, RN (Poster)
How Educating Nurses Can Effect Sequential Compression Device Therapy., Allister Anatalio BSN, RN; Courtney Deegan BSN, RN; Hayley Hoke BSN, RN; Kaitlyn McInerney BSN, RN; and Amy Van Wert BSN, RN (Poster)
Hydrotherapy To Decrease Pain During Labor., Natalia Azar BSN-RN, Gabriella Haviland BSN-RN, and Marisa Saeger BSN-RN (Poster)
Identifying Demographics and Biopsychosocial Characteristics Among Emergency Youth Shelter Residents., Aleksandra Bacewicz; Elizabeth Beaty; Cristina Calogero; Carly Crowder; Ajay Koti MS; Kathleen McFadden; Richelle Reinhart; Seth VanZant; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Patient and Physician Perceptions of Care., Nathaniel Baker (Poster)
The Impact of 6 Clicks Mobility Form on Nurses’ Confidence in Early Ambulation of Cardiac Patients., Kristina Balla BSN, RN; Sierra Bodisch BSN, RN; and Justina Smith BSN, RN (Poster)
Development and Implementation of a Fracture Liaison Service at a High Performing Regional Community Health Network Hospital., Steven Baltic (Poster)
Sliding with Sally Tubes., Nicole Baro BSN, RN; Karen Holveck BSN, RN; and Marina Zweifel BSN, RN (Poster)
Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma in Female with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance., Carl Barrick DO and Tanya Ermolovich DO (Poster)
Systematic Review of the Delivery of Mydriacyl to the Inpatient Pediatric Floors at LVHN for an Ophthalmology Consultation., Christopher Barron (Poster)
Recent Epidemiology of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome., Rachel Basiura and Elaine A. Donoghue MD (Poster)
Chilblain Lupus Erythematosus in an Adult Male., Stephanie Bayruns MD and Tyler Stutzman MPH (Poster)
Sex Differences in Adverse Drug Reactions and Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults: A Retrospective Review of National Poison Data System Cases 2007-2016., Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; B Zane Horowitz MD; Esther K. Choo MD, MPH; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Daniel A. Spyker MD, PhD (Poster)
Sex Differences in Intentional Exposures among Adolescents and Adults: A Retrospective Review of National Poison Data System (NPDS) Pharmaceutical Exposures 2007-2016, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; B Zane Horowitz MD; Esther K. Choo MD, MPH; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Daniel A. Spyker MD, PhD (Poster)
Sex Differences in Pediatric Exploratory Exposures: A Retrospective Review of National Poison Data System (NPDS) Exposures 2007-2016, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; B Zane Horowitz MD; Esther K. Choo MD, MPH; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Daniel A. Spyker MD, PhD (Poster)
Incorporating Sex and Gender into Culturally Competent Simulation in Medical Education (Poster)., Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Alyson J. McGregor MD, MA; Esther K. Choo MD, MPH; Basmah Safdar MD; Alexander M. Rosenau DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Development of a Concussion Pathway in Acute Care., Katharine Bell MS, OTR/L, CBIS and Alisha Unternahrer MS, OTR/L (Poster)
Earlier Urinary Catheter Removal to Promote Independent Bladder Function in Patients with Epidurals., Mallory Benjamin BSN, RN and Rachel Williams BSN, RN (Poster)
Integrating Osteopathic Students into Clinical Clerkships at an Allopathic Regional Medical Campus., Brian L. Bennett MEd; Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk DO, MPH; Danielle Pedrotty MEd; and Angela Davis (Poster)
Comparing Education Methodology in the Emergency Department., Nicole J. Bensel BSN, RN; Karen N. Brunner BSN, RN; Michelle J. Henne BSN; Ashley D. Roman BSN, RN; and Amanda M. Tarantino BSN, RN (Poster)
Excellence in End-of-Life Care for Patients Dying in an Acute Care Hospital, Rochelle Bensinger RN, OCN; Erin Detweiler BSN, RN; and Monica Ring-Striba RN, CHPN (Poster)
Sarcoidosis, the Great Imitator: An Unusual Finding on Bone Marrow Pathology., Grace Berlin DO, Carolyn Casey, Susan Kim MD, and Marie O'Brien (Poster)
False Reassurance: Complications of Mi2+ Dermatomyositis., Grace Berlin DO, Susan Kim MD, and Carolyn Casey (Poster)
Recognizing Symptoms of Withdrawal Through Implementation of the COWS Scale in Adult Acute Care Settings., Maria Bermudez RN, BSN; Carlie Griffiths RN, BSN; and Shannon Martin RN, BSN (Poster)
Patient Information Triage Video And Its Effect On Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction., Kayla Bet BSN, RN; Jessica Goodrich BSN, RN; Liz Landis BSN, RN; Kathryn Morris BSN, RN; and Glenn Thompson M.Ed., BSN, RN (Poster)
Exploring Provider Attitudes about Shared Decision Making Regarding Pain Management During Labor., Vartika Bhardwaj MS (Poster)
Rhabdomylosis Induced Type 1 Pattern Brugada Syndrome: A Differential Not to be Forgotten, Ross Biggs DO, Jahangir Khan MD, Q Muhammed MD, and Babak Bozorgnia MD (Poster)
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Mimicking Arrhythmogenic Right Venticular Dysplasia., Ross Biggs DO, Brijesh Patel MD, Matthew W. Martinez MD, Matthew McCambridge MD, Susan Kim MD, and Norman Marcus MD (Poster)
Using Metabolic Memory: Making the Case for Early Control of Diabetes, Sandra Blackledge (Poster)
Epidermal Grafting Use in a Moh's Surgery Nose Defect., Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Managing the Small, Non‐Healing Problem Burn Wound with Epidermal Grafting., Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Results from Application to an Absorbable Synthetic Membrane to Superficial and Deep Second Degree Wounds., Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD; Patrick Pagella MSN, ARNP, BSN, RN; Deborah Boorse RN, CNP; and Hamed Amani MD (Poster)
Preemptive Action to Improve Veteran Healthcare., Kevin Bobeck (Poster)
Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia (DIPNECH): A Case Presentation and Overview of Documented Cases (Poster)., Samer Bolis DO and Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Poster)
Treatment of Second‐Degree Burns with Lactic Acid Skin Substitute in Outpatient Setting: Pain and Patient Comfort., Deborah Boorse RN, CNP and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Orthostatic Blood Pressure Vital Signs: Educating Staff to Keep Our Geriatric Population Safe., Hilary A. Boos BSN, RN and Erin Snyder BSN, RN (Poster)
Ensuring Proper Administration of Subcutaneous Heparin in Post-Operative Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients., Rachel Borger BSN, RN; Zachary Caldwell BSN, RN; Ashley Clemens BSN, RN; Christy Rouhana BSN, RN; and Kaitlyn Zimmerman NSN, RN (Poster)
Patient Engagement to Improve Care and Maintenance of Cervical Collars (Poster)., Kai L. Bortz MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNL and Abigail E. Moore BS, BSN, RN (Poster)
Registered Nurse's Attitudes of Caring for Patients with Alcohol and Drug Abuse Diagnoses., Chloe G. Bowman BSN, RN; Sarah Lichtenwalner BSN, RN; Natalie R. Medinas BSN, RN; Alexandra M. Neikam BSN, RN; and Abbey L. Parrish BSN, RN (Poster)
To Restrain or Not to Restrain., Brittany Boyer BSN, RN; Steve Coffland BSN, RN; and Kelsey Craig BSN, RN (Poster)
Obesity Prevention: Focus on the First Two Years, Lauren Brannan, Kimberly C. Brown MD, Clare M. Lenhart PhD MPH, and Amanda Walker RN LDN (Poster)
Creating a "Healthier Us" in the workplace: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle Through Evidence Based Nutrition Education., Jennifer Brennan RD, CSO; Janine Gilboy RD, LDN; and Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN (Poster)
It's Just Diastolic Heart Failure, Right? A Lesson in Humility from a Patient with TTR-Amyloid Cardiomyopathy., Nathan Brewster DO, Michael Sumner DO, Ross Biggs DO, and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Improving Compliance of Sequential Compression Device Documentation, Sarah Brogan BSN, RN,; Natasha Haines BSN, RN; and Tamara Rohrbach BSN,RN (Poster)
Vulnerable Elder Survey as a Predictor of Falls in the Emergency Medicine Setting., Rebecca Brown MS2 and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Sex Specific Analysis of the Vulnerable Elders Survey as a Predictor of Falls., Rebecca Brown MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Bryan G. Kane MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Aromatherapy to Reduce Anxiety., Alyssa D. Bryan BSN, RN and Rosemarie Ross BSN, RN (Poster)
Esophageal High Resolution Impedance Manometry: The GI Nurse Role., Rosann Buchman RN CGRN and Linda Marks RN, BSN, CGRN (Poster)
The Impact of a Non-pharmacological Pain Management Check List., Steven Buczek BSN, RN; Dana Cellarius BSN, RN; and Nathali Martinez BSN, RN (Poster)
Does Lobular Neoplasia Diagnosed on Core Biopsy Warrant Further Investigation?, Tucker Burr, Ryan Lutz, and Priya Sareen MD (Poster)
Anti-Yo Positive Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Syndrome in Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma: A Unique Case to a Rare Phenomenon., Andrew Canakis, Thomas Quinn DO, and Ryan Mayo MD (Poster)
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Primary Care Patients: RE-AIM Analysis., Beth Careyva M.D.; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Randa D. Sifri MD; Melissa DiCarlo MPH, MS; Kyle Shaak BS; Alicia Rivera; Liselly Diaz; Andrea Barsevick; Rosa Anderson-deOrtiz; Evelyn T. Gonzalez MA; Amy Leader DrPH, MPH; Anett Petrich RN, MSN; Anna Quinn MPH, RYT; Brian Stello MD; and Ronald E. Myers PhD (Poster)
Creating a Heightened Awareness for Consistent Oral Hygiene Practice, Jennifer Carraghan CarraghanBSN, RN; Margaret Hiel BSN, RN; Dhariana Lantigua BSN,RN; and Kristen Sigley BSN,RN (Poster)
Cultural competence- identifying cultural practices upon admission to medical surgical unit., Mario Carranza BSN-RN, Sara McCarthy BSN-RN, Courtney Rittenhouse BSN-RN, and Ashley Silberg BSN-RN (Poster)
Hospital Length of Stay vs. Relative Value Unit Generation in Trauma Surgery., Danielle Carr and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Providing Donor Breast Milk for Premature Infants., Emilee N. Carr BSN, RN; Mary K. Kline BSN, RN; and Michelle N. Lanzarone BSN, RN (Poster)
Experience LVHN: Demonstrating Our Pathways to Excellence The White Coat Leadership Program, Robert Cassimore; Martin A. Martino MD; and Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH (Poster)
STIs and LVHN: Using Billing Data as a Proof-of-Concept Tool to Inform a New LVHN STI Clinic in Decision Making., Philip Castrovinci MS4; David Zimmerman MPH,CAADS; and Joseph L. Yozviak DO, FACP (Poster)
"Flatbush" Diabetes: A Variant of the Typical Classification, Sharnee Cederberg MSN, RN, CDE (Poster)
Relieving Work-related Stress With Low-level Background Music., Robert M. Cefola BSN, RN and Ian M. Liebold BSN, RN (Poster)
Information Seeking Behavior of Providers on the Risks and Benefits of Treatments at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)., Randall Chan MS2 (Poster)
A Case of Pregnancy-associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis., Misbat Chaudry MD and Samuel Adediran MD (Poster)
Comparison of the Different Factors and Methods that Impact Non-Urgent Use of the Emergency Department for Medicaid Insured Children., Jigar Chauhan (Poster)
Gender Differences in Emergency Medicine Resident Self-Assessment of Clinical Teaching, Alan R. Cherney MD; Amy B. Smith PhD; Charles C. Worrilow MD; Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP; Dawn M. Yenser; Jennifer E. Macfarlan MPH; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Gender Differences in Effectiveness of the "Timed Up and Go" (TUG) Test as a Screening Tool for Geriatric Fall Risk Assessment., Richard Chow DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
A Unique Cause of Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: Euglycemia DKA., Ross Cohen DO, PGY-4 and Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP (Poster)
Development of a AYA Team: Ensuring Age-Appropriate Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults., Donna Colabroy RN, MSN, OCN, CCM; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Amber Messinger BSW; Rose Schenk MSN; Elizabeth Rohn MSS, LCSW, OSW-C, PhD; and Mandy Hendricks RN MSN OCN (Poster)
Labor –It’s Not a Spectator Sport!, Megan Colletti BSN, RN; Marlene Dunfee BSN, RN; and Jamie Rumfield BSN, RN (Poster)
Strategies for Successful Stroke Survey., Erin M. Conahan RN, CNRN and Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN (Poster)
Stop the Scanning: CT Scans and Radiation Risk in Pediatric Trauma Patients., Carly Crowder, Catherine Zimel, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Examining Wellness and Burnout in Clinicians at LVHN., John Crumpler, Demetri Tsirukis, Sarah Schopf RN, Marjorie Hamm RN, and Matthew McCambridge MD (Poster)
Escitalopram Oxalate Induced Asymptomatic Hyperbilirubinemia in a Pediatric Patient, Joelynn Dailey DO and Adam R. Paul DO (Poster)
A Review of Abdominoplasty and Lipectomy Post-Operative Management and Comorbidities at LVHN., John DallaRosa and Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS (Poster)
Alarm Fatigue: Do You Hear What I Hear?., Lindsey R. Damiter bsn, rn; Eric M. Strauss BSN, RN; Bianca B. Garcia BSN, RN; and Lindsay M. Hischak BSN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Physician Awareness and Utilization of LVHN’s Health Advocacy Program., Glen DeAngelis (Poster)
"Quick! Where should we go!?": The Effects of an Educational Refrigerator Magnet on Healthcare Knowledge, Decision Making, and Time to Decision., David Delnegro (Poster)
Nurses’ Knowledge on Medication Administration Best Practice., Amber Delp BSN, RN and Onyinye Nwakamma BSN, RN (Poster)
Outreach and Engagement of High Risk Primary Care Populations: Addressing Suicidality via an Integrated Behavioral Health Community Care Team Model, Lauren Dennelly MSW, LCSW (Poster)
Sepsis: The Task Force Awakens., Chris Deschler BSN, RN, CPHQ; Lori Piltz BS, RN, CPHQ; Beatrice Oertner BSN, RN; Elizabeth Karoly MBA, RRT, CPHQ; and Matthew McCambridge MD, FACP, FCCP (Poster)
Verification of Gastric Tube Placement: Identifying New Practice When the Evidence is Inconclusive., Daniela Diehl BSN, RN; Andrew Hill BSN, RN; Alexandra A. Lazaridis BSN, RN; Megan J. Sevi BSN, RN; Christina M. Siracuse BSN, RN; and William J. Watson Jr BSN, RN (Poster)
Application and Utilization of Executive Dashboards in Quality Assurance: LVH-M Family Health Pavilion., Lauren DiNapoli (Poster)
Pleomorphic Fibroma., Huyenlan Dinh DO, Cynthia L. Bartus MD, Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Nurse Resiliency in Pediatric and PICU Nurses., Ashley Divincenzo BSN, RN; Stephanie Pinter BSN, RN; Alexis Gilmore BSN, RN; and Kendra Wetherhold BSN, RN (Poster)
Association of Pregnancy Related Complications and Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: What do Providers Know and Need to Address the Issue?., Thanhnga Doan and Amy M. Ahnert MD (Poster)
Breastfeeding Assessment and Education in Pediatric Nurses., Nicole E. Doble BSN, RN and Amy L. Serfas BSN, RN (Poster)
Epidermolytic Acanthomas of the Scrotum., Claire O. Dorfman DO and Tanya Ermolovich DO (Poster)
Streamlining Electronic Orders Management: Phases of Care from a Nursing Perspective., Kathleen Duckworth RN, CPAN (Poster)
Every Child, Every Time: Universal Child Abuse Screening Increases Awareness and State Reporting (Poster)., Lauren Dudas MD, Gwenda L. Petrohoy, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD, Cheryl Lansenderfer BSN, Joseph J. Stirparo MD, Michele Dunstan, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Total Joint Replacement Pathway: An Evaluation of Preoperative Education., Christian Dumont (Poster)
The Role of Carotid Ultrasound in Patients with Non-Focal Neurological Complaints., Kelsey Duncan (Poster)
Benefit of Pharmacy-conducted Medication Histories on 7-day, 30-day Readmissions and ED Visits., Aubrie Eaton (Poster)
Linear Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Bullous Dermatosis in a Child., Tanya Ermolovich DO; Steven Oberlender MD, PhD; and Veronica Rutt DO (Poster)
Initial Experience of a Community Gastroenterology Practice With Ultra-Slim Colonoscopy: A Case Series., Rajesh Essrani MD, Patrick Hickey DO, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Paola Blanco MD (Poster)
Unusual Case of Obstructive Jaundice (Poster)., Rajesh Essrani MD, Eric Nellis MD, Patrick Hickey DO, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Vaginal Delivery Safety Checklist., Rachel B. Eusebio BSN, RN and Alice Takla BSN, RN (Poster)
Transparencies of Documentation Across Disciplines., Amy E. Evans BSN, RN (Poster)
Nursing Burnout 8-Hour Shifts vs. 12-Hour Shifts., Carol Evans BSN, RN; Kaitlyn Edmondson BSN, RN; and Sarah Bramich BSN, RN (Poster)
Using Neural Networks and Logistic Regression to Predict Septic Shock in ICU Patients., David Farzam (Poster)
"Lessening Stress in OHU/TOHU- Creating an Easy Access Tool"., Katie Fedor BSN, RN and Elisa A. Molchany BSN, RN (Poster)