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.
2026
Falling for Mobility, Wendy Savercool DNP, RN, CRNI, OCN, FAB; Ian Heck MSN, RN, NEA-BC; and Kayla Rosica MSN, RN, NE-BC, MEDSURG-BC (Poster)
There’s No “I” in Team: Sustaining Interprofessional Education, Molly Scarlato DNP, RN; Kristina J. Rosario BSN, RN; and Kortney Welles MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Lehigh County Harm Reduction Women’s Outreach, Linda Schiller, Abby S. Letcher MD, Nyann Biery MS, Heather Diehl, Carnen Ortiz, Bryant Rivera, and William Delgado (Poster)
Documentation of Patient Goals of Treatment is Lacking at Both Rural and Urban Hospitals, Anthony Schinelli; Jessica K. Eygnor DO; Jennifer Allen MD; William Carmichael; Katie Best RN; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Katelyn McLain; Zhe Chen; Justin Stauffer PA-C; Courtney Moore MD; David M. Richardson MD; Matthew McCambridge MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Poster)
Changing Times: A New Approach to Assessing Functional Cognition Using Smartphone Navigation Tool in Acute Care Setting Case Report, Aubrey Schmidt MS OTR/L, CSRS; Natalie Dispoto OTR/L; Tory Laubach OTR/L; and Nicole Moyer OTR (Poster)
MOGAD-associated Optic Neuritis: Is It a Pain?, Anchal Shukla, Tejasvi Paturu, Amber McPherson, Raymond Schneider, Angela Aungst, Mitchelle Drucker, and Natalie Moreo (Poster)
Timing is Everything: A Quality Improvement Project of Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time, Richard Barry Sirard, Amy Slenker MD, Rachel Patel DO, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
A Retrospective Cohort Study Exploring Predictive Factors of 30-Day Mortality in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients, Alan R Spicer, Veena Jajoo, Rahul Mhaskar, Marla Hairston, Crystal Dixon, and W Scott Burgin (Poster)
Breastfeeding Allocation and Comparative Data across LVHN, Johnathan V Torikashvili and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
You're Not Crazy We Are, Megan Trumbore, Emily Barry, Isabelle Myers, Tanisha Rodriguez-Lopez, and Jayda Lees (Poster)
Beyond Hereditary Xerocytosis: Chronic Hemolysis Due to a Non‑Classic PIEZO1 Variant With Sickle Cell Trait as a Potential Modifier, Daniel Üblagger MD; Emily Jacobson; Beamon Agarwal MD, PhD; and Jacob Troutman DO (Poster)
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Transitioning Tandem and Ovoid Insertions from OR to Clinic, Akihiro Uno and Hasan Danish MD (Poster)
Music Interventions for Nurses and Mental Health Technicians (MHTs) Working on Inpatient Psychiatric Units, Lindsay Urland, Kristen Ramirez, Caitlin Smith, and Dawn Phillips (Poster)
Association between infection with multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus and patient risk factors, Ariana Virgillio, Emily A. Felton, Josh Alvior, Abigail Eglinton, Deanna N. Becker, Amorce Lima, E Cella, T Azarian, Suzane Silbert, Lindsey N. Shaw, and Kami Kim (Poster)
“Winning Vision, Winning Health:” Enhancing Diabetic Eye Exam Access for Vulnerable Patients, Chloe Von Hoffmann and Orlando J. Penaloza MD, FACP (Poster)
Improving Geriatric Surgical Excellence Through Geriatric Surgical Verification Certification, Eileen Wasson MSN, RN, CCRN and Angela Strausser RN (Poster)
Don't Fall For Me, Casey Weiner BSN, RN; Elvine Nobong RN; and Jordan Wright BSN, RN (Poster)
Mini-Course on Community Resources for Patients with Disabilities, Abigail Weisse, Vinita Kiluk, Kyle Lien, Nora Newcomb, Aishwarya Vuppala, Franklin Sun, Shannon McCarthy, Anita Narkhede, and Marjorie Fitzsimmons (Poster)
A Quality Improvement Evaluation of Osteoporosis Management After Fragility Fractures at LVHN, Randi J Wong, Marie S. O’Brien DO, and Philip Dunn DO (Poster)
Supplemental Nursing System (SNS) in the NICU, Emmalee Young, Kaitlyn Day, Marissa Roberto, Sophie Nowacoski, and Analisa Garrity (Poster)
The Kidney Connection: Sepsis in Hospitalized Lupus, Muhammad Usman Zafar MD, Syeda Haris Mustafa Zaidi MD, Ansar Aziz MD, Sejal Lakhani DO, and Courtney Hill DO (Poster)
Bedside Shift Report in the Emergency Room Setting, Alexis Zeigler RN; Stephanie Perez RN; and Anastacia Mantoni BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementation of a Color-Coded Hall Pass System to Aid in the Reduction of Specimen Transportation Errors, Amber Zelno BSN, RN; Amanda Stein RN; and Daeshmy Lopez Lebron BSN, RN (Poster)
2025
Reducing the Number of Falls in IRC, Arelis Abreu ADN, RN; Kristin Mayersky ADN, RN; Makenzy Bowes ADN, RN; and Emily Dower ADN, RN (Poster)
Pre-Hospital IV Maintenance, Caitlyn Adams BSN, RN; Stephanie Stermer BSN, RN; and Brandy Eschbach AND, RN (Poster)
Improving Pulmonary Rehabilitation Utilization after Hospitalization for COPD Exacerbation, David P Adams and Thomas W. Doherty MD (Poster)
Gaps in Advance Care Planning Among High End-of-Life Index ED Patients Destined for Psychiatric Facilities, Jacob Adams; Jessica K. Eygnor; Courtney Moore MD; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; David M. Richardson MD; Jennifer Allen MD; Justin Stauffer PA-C; Katie Best RN; Katelyn McLain; Matthew McCambridge MD; Timothy J. Friel MD; Zhe Chen; Chadd K. Kraus DO; Shadi Jarjous MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Reducing Heparin Infusion Errors in the ED, Megan Adams RN; Brittany Kulp RN; and Skylar Strunk BSN, RN (Poster)
Predictivity of preoperative weight loss on comorbidity resolution in bariatric patient, Abrahim Ahmed and Salvatore Docimo (Poster)
Breaking Barriers: Tackling Stigma in Primary Care for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders, Victoria Aitken DO; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; and Kevin Mcneill MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Association of Preconception Blood Pressure Control and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Ahkiya Allen DO; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Merritt Ebner MS; Shae Duka MPH; Nicole M. Burgess; Roya Hamadani MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Alison Sutter MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
The Impact of a Unique Special Operations Team During a Prolonged Trench Rescue, Jillian Allen DO, Derek J. Fikse DO, Jeanne L. Jacoby MD, Jeffrey M. Kuklinski, Michael Nguyen, and Eric Schneider DO (Poster)
Effect of Gait Belt Use Education on Med-Surg Units, Kerayne Allen RN, BSN; Yssa Bassa RN, BSN; Tina Clarke-Quinland RN, BSN; Daisy Heard RN, BSN; and Jacqueline Itsines RN, BSN (Poster)
Outcomes of Acute Infective Endocarditis with Antibiotic Treatment in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ella Amadio; James K. Wu MD; and Bryan D. Nelson MBA, CPHQ, NRP (Poster)
Band-Aid to Burnout, Amy Ambrose RN and Austin Sell RN (Poster)
Code Cart Knowledge and Confidence, Dina Ambrose ADN, Aneena Minimole ADN, Alexis Stanford ADN, and Maria Martinez ADN (Poster)
The Effect of Intravenous Contrast on Creatinine in the Emergency Department, Brianna Andersen and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
The Effect of Lab Processing on Turn Around Time in the Emergency Department, Brianna Andersen; Kathleen E. Kane MD; and Shelbi Taylor MSN, MBA, RN-BC (Poster)
Comparing Concussion Recovery Rates Over Time, Francesca Andronic MD, William Kane, Daniele Shollenberger CRNP, and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Quality Improvement Project – Modified Own-Practice Alert for Penicillin-Cephalosporin Cross-reactivity Alerts in LVHN’s Electronic Medical Record, George Angelakakis and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
It Takes a Village: Using Photovoice to Inform Community Interventions for Youth Mental Health, Ayesha Anwer; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Nicole M. Burgess (Poster)
Focused Rapid Assessment Process (fRAP) 3.0: A Community-Led, Train-the-Trainer Model for the National Diabetes Prevention Program for Local Spanish-Speaking Adults, Rachel Apiolaza, Carolyn Peterseim MD, and Miguel Chuidian MD (Poster)
Neonatal Thermoregulation Policy Knowledge, Ashlyn Arnold BSN, RN; Kimaya Magwood BSN, RN; and Hailey Swist BSN, RN (Poster)
Flush Your Antibiotics Like You Flush Your Toilet...Completely!, Melissa Attiyeh-Cordero BSN, RN; Madison Buchanan BSN, RN; Samantha Reppert BSN, RN; and Sidney Walker BSN, RN (Poster)
We're Not Falling For It: Dual RN Fall Assessments, Jaier Avecillas BSN, RN; Lovely Barba BSN, RN; Tamara Garcia-Bernier BSN, RN; and Ashley Guevara ADN, RN (Poster)
Implementation of Infusion Verify in EPIC, Deanna Bachman RN; Gladysbel Marrero BSN. RN; Colleen Penn BSN, RN; and Ranjodh Kaur BSN, RN (Poster)
Debriefing in the Operating Room, Brooke Bachtle, Caroline Thomson, John Stilo, Ty Bradley, Liri Hasani, and Megan Foster (Poster)
Hats-Off Stable Newborns, Abigail Barhight BSN, RN; Darline Espinal BSN, RN; Cera Ferdinand; Taylor Killian RN; and Ashley Magda BSN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Knowledge to Help Prevent Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) on the Transitional Skill Unit, Maria Barker BSN, RN and Judelkis Cespedes Compres ASN, RN (Poster)
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)