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
The Congestive Heart Failure Self Care Index, Valentina Bartolucci, Enas Bayoumy, Giana Caparole, and Karla Vasquez (Poster)
Understanding Flow States to Inform Post-Secondary Pathways, Na'Ciya Datus Bascus and Kerri Green EdD, MS (Poster)
OB Hourly Rounding, Maggie Baumann RN and Sarah Fulper BSN, RN (Poster)
Proper Use of Pain Scales and Pain Medications, Sierra Behler and Matthew Kressly ADN, RN (Poster)
A Training Toolkit for Introducing Stem Cell Transplantation to the Inpatient Oncology Nurse, Susan G. Berg BSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN; Jenna Ruggiero BSN, RN; Jordan Mellinger Kish MSN, RN; Lisa Russo MSN, RN; Gavin Bauer BSN, RN; and Tammy Selby RN (Poster)
Public Safety: Roles and Responsibilities, Yaritza Berrios and Joshua Houck BA NRP (Poster)
Using an Adapted Ripple Effect Map to Evaluate the Community Impact of a Mobile Harm Reduction Team in Allentown, Pa., Alexandra Bersani DO, Alex Benjamin MD, Nyann Biery DHSc, and Abby S. Letcher MD (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)
Exploring the Intersection of Healthcare and Climate Change with a Socio-ecological Model Approach, Shae Billmyer; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS; Nyann Biery MS, DHSc; and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
The Effects of Infant Safe Sleep Education on Patient Safety, Eryn Binner BSN, RN; Alissa Solano BSN, RN; Jordan Geroulo BSN, RN; and Amy Supey BSN, RN (Poster)
Diversional Activities and Mental Health for Antepartum Patients, Ashley Bless BSN, RN; Elizabeth Diehl BSN, RN; Vanessa Foster RN; Ashley Livezey BSN, RN; and Lauren McIntyre BSN, RN (Poster)
Linking Curiosity to Career: A Master Adaptive Approach to Resident Elective in Family Medicine Training, Shayna Blikshteyn, Drew Keister MD, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Stress Kit Relief: A De-Stress Improvement Project, Jodi Boateng RN, Lavine Atieno RN, and Rocio Garcia Taveras 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)
Decreasing Hemolyzed Specimens, Ashley Botek ADN, RN; Halie Harding ADN, RN; Khamaria Harris ADN, RN; and Shannon Tracey ADN, RN (Poster)
Addressing Health Literacy for Procedures and Treatments in Dermatology, Elizabeth Botto, Lilia Correa-Selm, Laurie Temiz, Nicole Natarelli, and Emily Coughlin (Poster)
Impact of Reminder Magnets on Pain Reassessments, Elizabeth Brace BSN, RN and Emma Vickery ADN, RN (Poster)
In Acute Care Settings, Does Hourly Rounding Decrease Falls?, Maddy Brown RN, Fiona Letko RN, Remee Ovando RN, and Amandaq Tascarella 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)
How do language barriers affect diagnosis and treatment of miscarriages in the Emergency Department?, Natalie Burkert and Patricia L. Maran MD (Poster)
Reducing Alarm Fatigue on Low Level Units, Treasa Burke, Tara Krishnan, Sam Mizerek, and Camryn Rogers (Poster)
Impact of the Junior Research Scholar Program at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), part of Jefferson Health, Yashimabet Burke and Kerri Green EdD, MS (Poster)
Implementing the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Junior Research Scholar (JRS) Program: Mentoring at the Secondary Level, Magdalene Burnham and Lisa Keller MEd (Poster)
Is Sleeping Beauty Sleeping for the Right Reasons: A Review of CPOT/RASS Charting, Justin Butsavage BSN, RN; Kajal Kendre BSN, RN; Mya Mancini BSN, RN; and Jakob Wanko BSN, RN (Poster)
Improve CLABSI Bundle Compliance in PICU, Olivia Byrne, Payton Divers, Kayla Joyner, and Jess Supers (Poster)
Increased Communication in Rounds to Improve Patient Care, Sean Callan BSN, RN; Emely Cruz BSN, RN; Jonah Polishan BSN, RN; Grace Roberts BSN, RN; and Andrew Smith BSN, RN (Poster)
Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs for Patients at Rising Risk, Beth Careyva M.D. and Jennifer Stephens DO (Poster)
Inconsistency in Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Documentation, an Opportunity for Improvement, William Carmichael; Zachary Matuzsan DO; Timothy J. Friel MD; Katie Best RN; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Justin Stauffer PA-C; Katelyn McLain; Jessica K. Eygnor DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Jennifer Allen MD (Poster)
A National Hospital Review and Community Survey: Assessing Fall Risk Concern and Fall Prevention Program Awareness Among Older Adults, Luciana Carnero; Kendal Davis; Daniel Patruno; and Doree Feldman MD, MBA (Poster)
Impact of Post-Event Debrief on Team Dynamics, Luisanny Carrasco-Tejeda ADN, RN; Sierra Giranda BSN, RN; Payton Jenkins ADN, RN; and Nicole Westwood ADN, RN (Poster)
Exploring Optimal ETT Rotation Intervals for Intubated ICU Patients, Nelissa Casado BSN, RN; Jessica Davis; and Alicia Penning ADN, 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)
Critical Event Debriefing in the Emergency Department, Sophia Cebenko BSN, RN; Hannah Dunphy BSN, RN; Mary Ponce BSN, RN; and Yolanda Jimenez ADN, RN (Poster)
Staffing by Patient Acuity Versus Geographical Location, Naum Chematia BSN, RN; Jordan Gest BSN, RN; and Yessica Perez ADN, RN (Poster)
Improving postpartum diabetes screening for patients diagnosed with GDM, Julia Cheng; Lindsey Martinez MD; Faris Albakaa MD; Nicole M. Burgess; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Connecting with Patients, One Conversations at a Time, Claudia Cheslock BSN, RN; Brianna Fidler; Sahira Olaverria RN; Iris Sprouse RN; and Christina Westwood RN (Poster)
Dual RN Disposal: Prevent a Never Event with a Second Set of Eyes!, Emma Choate, Angela Reager, and Monica Drum (Poster)
Insufficient Pap Smear Results in Transgender Male Patients, Ella Choi and Patricia L. Mara MD (Poster)
Creation of a Free Clinic Management Software, David Clark, Brandon Clark, and Zhe Chen MD (Poster)
A Case of Unusual Hip Pain in an Adolescent Female Athlete, Joshua Clark MD, MPH and Dimitry Belogorodsky DO, MS (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)
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)
Cell Yield and Viability of “Spray-on” Skin Comparing Automatic vs. Manual Device Preparation, Faith Cook and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
The Fetal Pillow—a retrospective analysis of use and complications in the Lehigh Valley Health, Janae Cornwall and Susan Angelisanti MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Value of AI Solutions in Healthcare: A ROI Assessment, Michael Corrado, Devang Gor, Adam Flanders, Avishkar Sharma, Jessa Tunacao MD, Luis Taveras PhD, and Richard Kerr (Poster)
Pain Relief Without the Prescription: The Power of Non-Pharmacological Pain Control, Angelica Cotto BSN, RN; Hayley Cruz RN; Ashley Heffner Rn; Selena Wehbeh RN; and Krysta Weik BSN, RN (Poster)
CAUTI Bundle Checklist, Elizabeth Couturiaux ADN, RN; Destiny Fenstermaker ADN, RN; Emily Hillegas BSN, RN; Shivani Patel BSN, RN; and Cailyn Smith BSN, RN (Poster)
EPIC Avatar Use for Peripheral IV Compliance, Carolin Cruz Germosen RN; Janelle St. John RN; Vidhi Patel BSN, RN; and Ariel Pinard RN (Poster)
Variations in LAG3 expression levels associated with oncogene amplification and an immunologically cold status, Toriana R Dabkowski, Sunny Kahlon, and George Blanck (Poster)
Preoperative Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Patient-Reported Quality of Life in Bladder Cancer Patients Underdoing Radical Cystectomy, Anosh Dadabhoy, Farshad S. Moghaddam, and Siamak Daneshmand (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)
Post-Code Debriefing, Vivian Dang BSN, RN; Tyler Fink ADN, RN; Malinda Flaim ADN, RN; Ava Leibold BSN. RN; Paige Mayer BSN. RN; and Elisabeth Talpas BSN, RN (Poster)
A Quality Improvement Approach to Decrease Primary Cesarean Deliveries at One Health Network, Jeannez Daniel; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Kay Young MSN, RNC-OB; Jennifer Heibig DO; and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
Standardized Patient Report from the Children's Emergency Room to the Pediatric Medical Surgical Unit, Claudia Day BSN, RN; Victoria Fuchs BSN, RN; Morgan Thomas BSN. RN; Thomas Price BSN, RN; and Joanna Vazquez ADN, RN (Poster)
Med Wreck, Gabriella Delgado BSN, RN; Samantha Schell BSN, RN; and Kellie Reith BSN, RN (Poster)
Emergency Department (ED) Patients with a Sepsis Alert Discharged with a Prescription for Oral Antibiotics, Mckenna Dempsey, Jarrod W. Kile RPhD, Megan Taylor PharmD, and Eric Young MD (Poster)
The Ankle Enigma, Shiv Desai DO and Dimitry Belogorodsky DO, MS (Poster)
Breast Health Education and Screening Mammography Rates at LVHN Primary Care Clinics, Navleen Dhaliwal and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Engaging Third and Fourth Year Medical Students at a Regional Medical Campus, Angela Dijiacomo MS and Melissa L. Brannen MD (Poster)
An Analysis of 10 Years of Actinomyces Cultures at a Large Academic Institution, Evan Dittus and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Growth of Medical Schools in the United States: Its Potential Influence on Students Applying for Urology, Umberto Donato, David Nelwan, Ahmad Imam, Dominique Ebedes, and Trushar Patel (Poster)
Monitoring Postoperative Weight Changes Following Reduction Mammoplasty in Adolescents, William Nick Doyle BS; Aaron Jacobs; Shae Duka MPH; Randolph Wojcik MD; Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS; and Marshall G. Miles DO (Poster)
Continuous Glucose Monitoring: The New Vital Wave, Greer Duncan BSN, RN; Nolan Case BSN, RN; Anna Marchetti O'Donnell MBA, BSN, RN; and Joseph Cervenka ADN, 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)
Application of NOVA & DENOVA for use of TEE on patients with E. faecalis Bacteremia, Chideraa Emma-Ugwuoke, Sameer Rahman, and Raul E Davaro MD (Poster)
Analysis of Consistent Self-Care and Mobility Scoring Across the Inpatient Continuum, MaKenzie Epting; Kasey Hutter MS, CCC-SLP; Michael Pechulis DPT; and Christopher Johns PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT (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)
Fall Prevention, Madison Evans ADN, RN; Alex Craine BSN, RN; Victoria Stevens BSN, RN; Victoria Fenstermacher BSN, RN; and Damon Smigielski RN (Poster)
Implementing a Standardized Central Line Dressing Assessment Checklist to Reduce CLABSI Rates, Noumbe Fall BSN, RN; Abigail Radcliffe BSN, RN; Peace Okenwa BSN, RN; and Nicholas Wendel BSN, RN (Poster)
SWITCH for Safety: Operating Room Relief Counts, Abigail Feleo, Jasmine Kaur, Madison Hendricks, and Preston Corrado (Poster)
Braden Scale Education and Preventing Pressure Injuries, Victoria Fidanza BSN, RN; Hesakya Hoover BSN, RN; Macy Lyons RN; Maria Nava RN; and Kiersten Tadley RN (Poster)
Organizational Accounting in Value-Based Care: How Are You REALLY Doing?, Stephanie Fischer MBA and Jennifer Stephens DO (Poster)
Validation of Nutrition Focus Physical Assessment via Telehealth, Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; and Shae Duka MPH (Poster)
Connecting the Community in Research – Through a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach, Ava Fortner; Nicole M. Burgess; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
Does the implementation of diversional activities for pediatric patients in the emergency department reduce FLACC scores and improve staff confidence?, Damary Fossatti-Gressey BSN, RN; Jailynne Loyola BSN, RN; Olivia Powell BSN, RN; Heidy Rivas BSN, RN; Emily Schaff BSN, RN; and Alana Troxell BSN, RN (Poster)
Did You Get That? Health Literacy and Education for Patients, Courtney Foster BSN, RN; Samantha Gestl RN; Madison Kleckler BSN, RN; and Michael Quinn BSN, RN (Poster)
SOYA Responder Analysis among Patients with 4G4G/4G5G SERPINE1 Genotypes, John Fowler and Juan Carlos Cardet (Poster)
The Use of Topical Vapocoolant Spray in Pediatric ER Patients Receiving Needlesticks, Kileigh Futgett BSN, RN; Adriana Hinkle BSN, RN; Kayla Mruk BSN, RN; and Makenna Patterson BSN, RN (Poster)
Evidence Over Routine: Evaluating the Necessity of Preoperative Laboratory Studies in Elective Ambulatory Surgery, Xiaoxiao Gao and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Central Line Care and Techniques, Courtney Garloff ADN, RN; Samantha Prutsman BSN, RN; Madison Seachrist BSN, RN; Kylie Smith BSN, RN; and Amber Tortora ADN, RN (Poster)
Prevention of Workplace Aggression toward Emergency Department RNs, Bryana Garnett RN, Kaitlyn Yesik BSN. RN, and Elizabeth Hobbie BSN. RN (Poster)
Blood Culture Contamination Interventions, Ashton George BSN, RN; Kristal Allen BSN, RN; Kaleigh Haas BSN, RN; and Natalie Marasco BSN, RN (Poster)
Load and Go: Assessing Safety Outcomes Of Patients Discharged From The Emergency Department After Receiving Phenobarbital For Alcohol Withdrawal, David Goodman; Ryan Surmaitis DO; Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Alexandra Amaducci DO; Erin Smith DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Andrew L. Koons DO; Derek J. Fikse DO; Matthew Ferdock; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Matthew D. Cook DO (Poster)
Improving Nurse-Provider Communication, Paige Gruber BSN, RN; Alexandria Fritzinger ADN, RN; and April Cruz ADN, RN (Poster)
Simethicone in Post Cesarean Patients for Pain Relief, Shannon Gunn BSN, RN; Kristin Weckerly BSN, RN; Alicia Smith ADN, RN; and Zainab Tameemi BSN. RN (Poster)
Concordance of Management of Early and Locally Advanced Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Tumors with National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines, Kanchan Gupta; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Sean Quinlan-Davidson MD; and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Impacting Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley Project: LVHN Family Medicine Resident Roundtable Feedback, Su Bin Hahn; Araceli Inga; Nicole M. Burgess; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Alarm Fatigue Education, Jada Hale BSN, RN; Kaylyn Swoyer BSN, RN; Luke Nimeh BSN, RN; and Gage Christ BSN, RN (Poster)
Healing Words, A Journaling Journey, Parker Hanosek RN, Kevin Dunn RN, Abigail O'Connell RN, and Merriah McClendon RN (Poster)
Dear Stress, Let's Breakup, Jaedah Harris RN; Shayla Honohan BSN, RN; Daysha Diaz RN; Lacy Stem RN; Zuleika Velez BSN, RN; and Ermi Mena Rodriguez RN (Poster)
Diagnostic Performance of Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (CLE) Compared to Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Biopsy (EUS-FNB) For Identifying Pancreatic Cystic Lesions (PCLs), Ghazal Hashemipour, Jennifer Permuth, Aamir Dam, Anjuli K. Luthra, Luis Pena, Mark Friedman, Jason Fleming, Barbara Centeno, and Shaffer R.S. Mok (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)
Reduction of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Courtney Horn BSN, RN; Hala Kiswani BSN, RN; and Alexandria Scalzo BSN, RN (Poster)
Community and Practice-Based Research Network Engagement, Tabitha R Hudock; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Roya Hamadani MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Poster)
Addition of Yoga Therapy to Traditional Psychotherapy, Ariela Hulsen, Chelsey Burns, Maria Galiszewski, Nicole Mera, and Sophie Galdieri (Poster)