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.
2024
A Decade of Adult Intubation Experience by an Advanced Prehospital Unit, Conor McLaughlin DO; Zachary Matuzsan DO; Mark Walck NREMTP, FP-C; Mark A. Diubaldo BSN, CCRN; Jeffrey M. Kuklinski DO, MBA; Orlando E. Rivera RN. DNP, MBA; Cameron M Juybari; Ray Quy; John McCarthy DO; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Decreasing Quantity of Telemetry Alarms, Kari Meehan ADN, RN; Kate Hess BSN, RN; and Susanna Santos BSN, RN (Poster)
Accuracy of Rapid On-Site Cytology (ROSE) for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Nodules during Robotic Bronchoscopy, Carly Mehta, Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten MD, and Brian Civic MD (Poster)
Mind the Decimal Point: A Diazoxide Overdose-Induced Ileus, Mostafa M. Meleis MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, John DelBianco MD, and Ryan Surmaitis DO (Poster)
Exploring Contributors to Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women across Lehigh Valley Hot Spots: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Jocelyn Mertz; Roya Hamadani MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Reducing Falls in Inpatient Rehabilitation, Amy C. Miller RN; Micaela Lothian BSN, RN; and Savannah Beach RN (Poster)
Assessing the Efficacy of a Therapeutic Thermoregulation Protocol (TTP) for the Burn Surgical Patient, Gwendolyn Minogue; Morgan Strecker; and Jill Krystofinski Mantell DNAPc, CRNA (Poster)
5-FU Mediated Coronary Vasospasm Leading to Stress Cardiomyopathy, Merissa Misiura MD, Amogh M. Joshi DO, Noah Dessalegn MD, Muhammad Aamir MD, Nicholas Lamparella DO, and Ronak Patel MD (Poster)
Developing a Quick Reference Guide for Staff on CT Policies and Protocols, Rose Morgan, Jason Morgan MD, and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Specimen Collection and Processing Workflows to Improve ED Throughput, Rose Morgan; Shelbi Taylor MSN, MBA, RN-BC; and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Improving Triage Process in Remote Campuses, Samantha Muffley RN, Paige Barillo RN, Sean Meehan RN, and Lauren Pcikette RN (Poster)
Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley, Maritza Muir MD and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Breakaway Bubble: Combating Healthcare Worker Stress, Rebecca Musselman BSN, RN; Tiffany Magloire ADN, RN; and Rita Sharma ADN, RN (Poster)
Gaps Identified in ED Patients’ Goals of Treatment and Advanced Care Planning Status Documentation, Michael Nguyen; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Zhe Chen MD; 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; Jacob Adams; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Jessica K. Eygnor DO (Poster)
Abnormal Movements Secondary to Anoxic Brain Injury, Namdi Nwasike MD and Steven L. Lewis MD (Poster)
Evaluating Lehigh Valley Health Network's Stage 1A Lung Cancer Care in Concordance with National Guidelines, Katie O'Connor; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Savitri Skandan MD; and Dennis Sopka MD (Poster)
DIVA-Score, Ashley Olimpo RN; Cheyenne Cochran BSN, RN; and Emma Gustafson BSN, RN (Poster)
To Transfer or Not to Transfer: A Cost and Resource Savings Plan, Kristin Oller DO; Nathan F. Miller MD; Rovinder S. Sandhu MD; Mark Cipolle MD; and Michael Steven Farrell MD, MS (Poster)
De-Escalation Techniques in the EDS, Kristi Ortiz, Megan Heyer, Quinn Keller, Kelly Fleming, and Hailey Gianoni (Poster)
Now We're Talking: A Study of Therapeutic Communication in the Mileu, Lauren Pague BSN, RN; Kali Reed MSN, RN; Donna Devarie Labarre RN; and Gwen Polles (Poster)
Managing the Psychiatric Comorbidities of a Patient with Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System (PACNS): A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Robyn Panchaud, Max Joseph, Maggie Driscoll MD, and Ralph A. Primelo MD (Poster)
Hourly Rounding in the Emergency Department, Megan Peifer, Oscarina Pichardo, Julie Morelli, and taylor Jefferson (Poster)
An Unusual Complication of Phototherapy: Bronze Baby Syndrome, Julia Pensabene DO, Taylor Wejkszner DO, and Nachammai R. Chinnakaruppan MD (Poster)
Stamp Assessment Tool, Alyson Peters BSN, RN; Kali McCarty AD, RN; Nancy Rodriguez BSN, RN; Zachary Turnitza BSN, RN; and Theresa Tangradi BSN, RN (Poster)
Mass Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in a Daycare: A Public Health Lesson, Christopher Popiolek, Putt Vithayaveroj, Chase Jones DO, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, John DelBianco MD, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Susan K. Yaeger MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Powering Master Adaptive Learning: How Family Medicine Residents Embody a Growth Mindset, Prital Prabhu, Drew Keister MD, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Mapping the Lived Experience: Access to Food and Green Spaces in Franklin Park, Allia Proctor, Cheryl Arndt PhD, and Samantha A. Shaak PhD (Poster)
Mitral Valve Surgery Outcomes for Severe Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC), Hoang Quach; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Getting Narcan to Post-Partum Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) at Time of Discharge, Joshua Raggi; Courtney Boyle DO; Katelin Kimler PharmD; and Kay Young MSN, RNC-OB (Poster)
A Case Report: Exploring Efficacy of Varying Treatments Recommended for Persistent Somatic Delusions, Ana Rahman MD and Zahid Islam MD (Poster)
Pressure Injuries in Darker Skin Tones, Ruth Ramos, Eveyn Betances, and Samantha Manero (Poster)
Future Physicians: Medicine In-Action Simulation Experiences for URiM Youth, Jeanne M. Reilly MEd; Lisa Keller MEd; Kerri Green EdD, MS; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
Assessing Emergency Computed Tomography Throughput, Cayden Rex and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Performance of a Biodegradable Temporary Matrix in Clinical Practice, Laetitia Roegner, Kurt Glaeser, and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Activities of Daily Living Sheet for Behavioral Health Hold Patients in the Emergency Room Setting, Emma Rokosky BSN, RN (Poster)
Optimizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Graduate Medical Education (GME) at LVHN, Paulina Royzman, Joseph E. Patruno MD, and Robert Sweeny MHA (Poster)
Sensory Room to Reduce Mood Instability in Patients, Max Samkavitz BSN, RN and Natalia Becker RN (Poster)
Implementing the Baxter Animated Retching Faces Scale in Pediatric Patients, Nicole Santaniello BSN, RN; Taylor Spell RN; Hannah Snyder BSN, RN; and Patricia Compton RN (Poster)
Occupational Therapy Services and Delirium in the Geriatric Trauma Patient Population, Allison Sawyer OTR/L, CBIS; Deanna Stinner OTR/L; and Neti N. Vora MD (Poster)
Narcan Stories, Emma Schanzenbach MD, Abby S. Letcher MD, and Nyann Biery PhD (Poster)
Evaluation of a Flipped Classroom Model for an Introductory Point-of-Care Ultrasound Intern Resident Course, Kristine L. Schultz MD; Jessica Chuang; Hanna R. Warren DO; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; Christopher Connell DO; Phillip M. Grenz DO; and Claire L. Paulson DO (Poster)
Analyzing Patient Outcomes and SLP Perspectives to Prepare for the Onboarding of FEES, Kaitlyn Shaffer and Kasey Hutter MS, CCC-SLP (Poster)
To Drain or Not To Drain: A Case of Pericardial Decompression Syndrome, Swara Shah DO, Bharani Pusukar DO, Emilee E. Kurtz DO, Amy Goodrich-Harris DO, Kutaiba Nazif DO, and Jamael Hoosain MD (Poster)
Residency Redesign: Building Sustainable Family Medicine Residency Learning Networks (First Place), Athird Shastry, Drew Keister MD, Nyann Biery DHSc, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Increasing Access to Orthopedic Providers in Dickson City, Samantha Simmers; Dene Palazzi-Khan MBA, B.Sc; Kathryn Paone; Ashleigh Solomon; Aidan Alco; and Matthew Smith (Poster)
Clinical Significance of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Receptor Mutation on Fine Needle Aspiration, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Wali Kamran DO, Sharmila C. Koshy MD, and Shamsuddin Shaik MD (Poster)
Did You Do Your Admission Ortho's?, Haven Snyder BSN, RN; Karla Perallon BSN, RN; Fatimah Alsalman BSN, RN; and Johanny Martinez BSN, RN (Poster)
Assessing the Need for a Therapeutic Thermoregulation Protocol (TTP) for the Burn Surgical Patient, Morgan Strecker; Gwendolyn Minogue; and Jill Krystofinski DNAPc, CRNA (Poster)
Successful Treatment of Paralysis and Necrotic Wound Infection After Naja Kaouthia Envenomation: A Case Report, Danielle A Sultan DO, Matthew Braun, Curtis Oettel-Flaherty MD, John DelBianco MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Chase Jones DO, Ryan Surmaitis DO, Matthew D. Cook DO, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Implementing an Obstetrical Bootcamp, Elizabeth Sweet MSN, RNC-OB and Morgan Pollock BSN, RN, CCE (Poster)
Adherence to Guideline-Based Treatment of Recurrent C. difficile within LVHN Hospitals, Zoe Tarun, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, Eric Young MD, and Jarrod W. Kile RPhD (Poster)
Retrospective Assessment of Donor Site Scarring Following Split-Thickness Skin Graft Procedure, Lauren Thomas, Sakura Helm, and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Satisfaction Survey of Living Kidney Donors Patients with Enhanced Recovery Protocol, Aiden Tobin; Jill Knolle LMSW, MPH; and George Rofaiel MD (Poster)
Triage Education, Maddie Tran RN, BSN; Abigail Zettlemoyer RN, BSN; Zachary Tone RN, BSN; Gabrielle Mendonca RN, BSN; and Kaitlyn Slavick RN, BSN (Poster)
An Integrative and Collaborative Care Model for Individuals With Neurologic Disorders, Sandra M. Tremblay PT, MS, CWS, MSCS; Amy Kerstetter Staub PT, DPT; Colin Kenneth Ellis DPT; and Allyn Danni PT, NCS, ATP, MSCS (Poster)
Campus Connections: Interprofessional Education using a Bioethics Lens, Anne Vanderpool MBA; Kerri Green EdD, MS; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
Comparision of Combination Test (CT and Troponin) Against the Gold Standard Echocardiogram to Assess Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Pulmonary Embolism, Nandini Venkiteswaran and Divakar Sharma MD (Poster)
An Unusual Case of Muscle Soreness, Margaret A. Vido DO and Jeffrey Goldstein MD (Poster)
Increasing Interprofessional Collaboration to Decrease Primary Cesarean Delivery Rates, Sarah Wagner MSN, RNC-OB (Poster)
Transient Cortical Blindness in a Collegiate Wrestler on the Mat, Kevin N. Waninger MD and Jack Foley (Poster)
Under Pressure, Lauren Weir BSN, RN; Cameron Kieffer BSN, RN; Tyler Bailey BSN, RN; and Alex Aiken BSN, RN (Poster)
How a Hard Hit Caused Hypertension: A Case of Page Kidney in a Teenage Female Athlete, Taylor Wejkszner DO, Claudia F. Busse MD, and Kristen M. Prendergast (Poster)
Burnout Prevention for New Graduate Nurses, Jessica Weller RN, BSN; Rita Onabanjo RN, BSN; and Germania Santamella RN, BSN (Poster)
Time to Time Out in the Operating Room, Nicole West BSN, RN and Brett Swire BSN, RN (Poster)
The Fate of Post Open-Heart Surgery Patients With Newly Developed Renal Failure, Chris Wickenheiser; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Clean Lines Save Lives- Changing Central Line Tubing Every Four Days, Olivia Wood, Christopher DalFarra, and Matthew Stankiewicz (Poster)
Impact of the Emerging Health Professionals Program on Nursing Career Trajectory within the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Brooke Wunderler and Kerri Green EdD, MS (Poster)
Not What it Seems – Left Hip Pain in a High School Soccer Athlete, Gene Yoo DO, Xander Arwand DO, and Neilson Mathews MD (Poster)
2023
Implementation of Turn Clocks for Prevention of Pressure Injury in the Neonate, Angelica Acosta ADN, RN; Madison Hughes BSN, RN; Sarah Mottau BSN, RN; and Trianna Ricciardi BSN, RN (Poster)
The Psychiatrist’s Gambit: Using Chess as a Novel Means to Manage Treatment Refractory Catatonia, Joseph Michael Ahearn III, MD and Manny Villar (Poster)
Standardizing Endoscopic Operative Notes, Arjan Ahluwalia MD, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Gestational Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (First Place), Anam Ali and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
The Team Nursing Model: Decreasing Patient Safety Issues, Caitlin Alizieri BSN, RN; Kayla Shane BSN, RN; Tiffany Lopez AND, RN; Reina Cerrato-Jimenez ADN, RN; and Steph Setar BSN, RN (Poster)
Antipsychotics and Weight Gain Education, Gabrielle Altieri BSN, RN; Jennifer Bush BSN, RN; Ashley Gonzalez BSN, RN; Jessica Groelly ADN, RN; and Ruth Morales BSN, RN (Poster)
Barriers Faced by Unstably Housed Persons When Seeking Care from a Behavioral Health Specialist in Street Medicine, Madelyn Amadio and Kate Dreisbach MSW, LCSW (Poster)
Knowledge of Hemodialysis, McKenna Amey BSN, RN; Erika Jufre ADN, RN; and Lisbeth Nunez BSN. RN (Poster)
High Level Admission Bundle, Morgan Anderson BSN, RN; Adrian Coyle ADN, RN; and Madalyn Intihar BSN, RN (Poster)
Barcode Assisted Medication Administration, Kaycie Andrew RN; Gillian Bonmer BSN, RN; Tiffany Fagan RN; Madyson Lagano BSN, RN; and Luke Talpas BSN, RN (Poster)
RN Shift Report, Nikolet Aravich BSN, RN; Griffin Maxsim BSN, RN; Serena DeAngelis BSN, RN; and Felipe Bastos BSN, RN (Poster)
IOTA vs ORADS, Shirin Azadi MD; Albert P. Sarno MD, MPH; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Matthew P. Romagano DO (Poster)
Daily Rehabilitative Therapy for High-Risk Patients Leads to a Decrease in Post-Acute Rehab Discharges, Kelsey Bacon PT, DPT; Carlene Mull MS, OTR/L; Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT; and Michael Pechulis PT, DPT (Poster)
Optimization of Guided Scheduling in the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, Miko Barbe and Justin Kashner MBA (Poster)
CAUTI Education and Prevention, Suhani Barkley BSN, RN; Emily Berger RN; and Serena Shuler BSN, RN (Poster)
Readmissions in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients, Annalise Barner; James K. Wu MD; and Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P (Poster)
Researching the Profitability and Necessity for an Orthobiologics Center for the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute (LVOI) at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Matthew Barraco, Jennifer Roeder MBA, Jennifer Burrell MHA, and Chelsea Evans DO (Poster)
Ur-ine Trouble!, Vera Barros BSN, RN; Madison Bleiler BSN, RN; Joseph Gengarelly BSN, RN; Jackie Ni BSN, RN; and Jessie Scott RN (Poster)
Benefits of Purposeful Patient Rounding, Shristi Basnet BSN, RN; Christopher Dela Cruz BSN, RN; and Pragya Sapkota BSN, RN (Poster)
Sequential Compression Device (SCD) Compliance, Audrey Bassett BSN, RN; Victoria Bilski BSN, RN; and Tomas Pena BSN, RN (Poster)
Clinical Informaticist Role in Fetal Monitor Integration, Sofia Bassett MSN, RN (Poster)
Golden Hour: It Can't Wait!, Morgan Bauer BSN, RN; Natalie Grandinette BSN, RN; Anna Hambleton BSN, RN; and Tessa Weber BSN, RN (Poster)
Identifying Risk Factors for Readmission of Trauma Patients Treated with Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization, Alexandria Baum and Michael Steven Farrell MD, MS (Poster)
Skin Breakdown Prevention, Brianna Bayly BSN, RN; Jennifer Huxta BSN, RN; Rebecca Kane BSN, RN; and Emily Tora BSN, RN (Poster)
An Assessment and Review of Residency and Fellowship Recruitment at LVHN, Miranda Bellocchio, Joseph E. Patruno MD, and Robert Sweeny MHA (Poster)
Importance of Bedside Shift Report, Anna Beno BSN, RN; Nicholas Hanna BSN, RN; Ashleigh Luckenbill BSN, RN; Krisha Patel BSN, RN; and Lauren Stack ADN, RN (Poster)
Prevention of Heel Pressure Injuries, Sage Berghold-Boger BSN, RN; Victoria Carsia BSN, RN; Julia Klembara BSN, RN; Lauren Mensch BSN, RN; and Preston Saylor BSN, RN (Poster)
Analyzing Baseline Compliance on Four Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set (HEDIS) Quality Measures in Diabetic Population, Jessica Berman; Alexandra Cline BSN. RN; and Lori Piltz MSN, BSN, RN (Poster)
Nursing Education on Quality Feeding in the Newborn TLC Re-Education, Kayla Bishop ADN, RN; Kaitlyn Chenard BSN, RN; Kayleigh Dolan BSN, RN; Victoria Kately BSN, RN; and Charlene Weiner BSN, RN (Poster)
SPIRIT Clinic Referrals and the Use of ICU Diaries, Stephanie Bishop BSN, RN, PHRN, NRP; Adam Mellinger BSN, RN; and Elise Nash ADN, RN (Poster)
Compliance to Neonatal Hypoglycemia Protocol, Breanna Bliss BSN, RN; Madison Ryon BSN, RN; MIranda Koch BSN, RN; Linette Quezada ADN, RN; and Zara Chavdarova ADN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Efficiency and Confidence of Nurse in Admission of Burn Patient, Tanisha Boodie BSN, MPH and Jessica Campbell BSN (Poster)