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.
2016
Improving Knowledge of PICC Line Maintenance, Kiesha M. Custis-Adams BSN, RN; Lydia Karlsson BSN, RN; and Melissa F. Long BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Nursing Knowledge of Comfort Modalities for Patients Receiving Hospice Care, Ashley L. D'Andrea BSN, RN and Gabriela DePaulo BSN, RN (Poster)
Decisional Involvement and Professional Practice: Relation and Outcomes, Carolyn L. Davidson RN, PhD; Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC; John W. Nilson PhD, MSN, RN; Debra Peter MSN, RN-BC; and Cathy Schwartz MS, RN (Poster)
Prevalence of Ticks Infected with Human Pathogens in the Lehigh Valley: Molecular Surveillance, Emily Davidson (Poster)
Intermittent Recurrent Renal Failure: Diagnosing Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Shannon Davis DO, Philip Dunn DO, and Robert Schreiner DO (Poster)
Pilot Study on Interval Colon Cancer: Missed Colon Cancer or Fast Growth from a Serrated Polyp?, Alexa Deemer; Shereen M F Gheith M.D., PhD.; Jillian Grau MD; Elizabeth Dale MS; Nancy Holihan MB; Jeff Wisotzkey PhD; and David S. Bub MD (Poster)
Development of a Clinical Pathway for the Whipple Procedure, Lilianna DeFalcis; Cathyann Feher RN, MSN; Jeffrey Brodsky MD; Candace Neiman RN; Christine D Joyce BSN, RN, CMSRN; Kimberly Fritts DPT; and Thomas A. McLoughlin (Poster)
Improving Nurse to Patient Ratios in the Emergency Department Utilizing LEAN, Paul Delpais BSN, RN, CEN and Lindsa Houck MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CEN, CPEN, PHRN (Poster)
Glycogenic Hepatopathy in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: What It Is and How the Diabetes Educator Can Help, Kim Deluca RN, MSN, CDE (Poster)
Diabetic Education: Healthy Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate Counting, Michael J. De Rosa BSN, RN; Nelli V. Jordan BSN, RN; and Emily A. Truesdale BSN, RN (Poster)
Telemedicine Technology – Specialty, Financial, and Psychological Implications and Its Impact on Modern Medicine, Shivani Desai (Poster)
Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Metaxalone and Venlafaxine, Shreemayee De DO and Michael Kalil DO (Poster)
Leaving Lateral Violence at the Door, Aubrey DiCrecchio BSN, RN and Amanda Getty BSN, RN (Poster)
Who Else Wants to Enjoy Saving Skin?, Danielle M. DiMilia BSN, RN; Heather Logan BSN, RN; and Patricia Luisi BSN, RN (Poster)
Introduction of a Patient Refusal Waiver and Incidence of Patient Refusal in the Context of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis, Derek Djavaherian MS; Nicole Reimer BSN, RN, OCN; and Beatrice Oertner (Poster)
Beyond Traditional Scenarios: Simulation Techniques in Hospital Education, Amy E. Droskinis MSN, RN, CCRN (Poster)
Improving Identification of Urinary Retention, Katlyn Duffy BSN, RN; Patrick Muldering BSN, RN; Erika Nolan BSN, RN; Susan Schumacher BSN, RN; and Sarah Wicker BSN, RN (Poster)
Standardizing Patient Care at the Children’s Hospital at Lehigh Valley Health Network: Assessing the Need for a Pediatric Migraine Clinical Pathway, Kelli Dunker MS4 and Melissa L. Brannen MD (Poster)
Retrospective Analysis of the Appropriateness of Ordered Outpatient Head MRI’s and CT Scans – A Pilot Study, Robert T. Duprey MS (Poster)
Cracking the Code: Hospital-Specific Resuscitation Outcomes and Code Status Discussions, Jameson Dyal MS4 (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Health Network Total Joint Replacement Clinical Pathway: Pre-Admission Expansion to Target Patient Education, Mary Kate Erdman MSIV (Poster)
Helping Nurses Cope with Patient Death: Coping Resource Bundle, Brittany Esgro BSN, RN; Amy Gust BSN, RN; Kate Saunders BSN, RN; and Courtney Yankelitis BSN, RN (Poster)
Helping Nurses Cope with Patient Death: Coping Resource Bundle, Brittany Esgro BSN, RN; Amy Gust BSN, RN; Kate Saunders BSN, RN; and Courtney Yankelitis BSN, RN (Poster)
Effects of an Audio Reminder on Turning Compliance, Amy E. Evans BSN, RN and Megan N. Verba BSN,RN (Poster)
Intentional Rounding, Monica A. Fallon BSN, RN and Kortney A. Graff BSN, RN (Poster)
Barriers to Bedside Shift Report, Chelsea R. Farabaugh BSN, RN; Rebecca S. Lukaszczyk BSN, RN; Kathy J. Mueller BSN, RN; Kiera O'Donnell BSN, RN; Caleb R. Smith BSN, RN; and Megan P. Sutter BSN, RN (Poster)
Creation of a Gynecology Surgical Simulation Curriculum for LVHN Ob/Gyn Residents, Erin Farmer, Carlie Skellington, Joseph E. Patruno MD, Timothy M. Pellini MD, and Martin A. Martino MD (Poster)
Critical Event Debriefing in the Emergency Department, Dillon M. Farrell BSN, RN; Maria E. Gagliardi BSN, RN; Kimberly A. Gaspero BSN, RN; Kelly N. McLennan BSN, RN, PHRN, CEN; and Kristen Vogenitz BSN, BN (Poster)
Standardization of Documentation System Resources to Decrease Clinician Anxiety, Lisa Farthing MSN, RN, CNOR, Perioperative Services (Poster)
A Retrospective Study of Outcomes for Penicillin- Allergic Patients Presenting with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospitals, Colton Faza MS (Poster)
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies Performed at Night Versus Day at LVHN: An Investigation Into Average Length of Stay, Benjamin T. Fedeles MS (Poster)
Utilizing Lean Methodologies to Automate the OACC Medicare Cost Report, Cathyann Feher RN,MSN; Patrick Kincaid MBA; Elyse Kernan; Denise Hill; Deb Bianco; and Marybeth McMennamin BA (Poster)
Transforming Care through Video Monitoring to Decrease Patient Falls, Jacqueline D. Fenicle RN, MSN (Poster)
Implicit Association of Gender and Leadership in Healthcare, Rachel Fieman MS4 (Poster)
A Restrospective Analysis of the Association of Obesity with Anthracycline and Trastuzumab Induced Cardiotoxicity in the Treatment of Cancer, Vienna Figliolini, Ranju Gupta MD, and Deborah W Sundlof DO (Poster)
10-year outcome of the Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) Procedure (Poster), Jacob Fink, Youssef Zaki, Timothy S. Misselbeck, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Tailoring a Social Needs Assessment Tool for an Urban Latino Population, Stephanie Fosbenner MS (Poster)
Gender Differences in Civilian Injury in Baghdad from 2003 to 2014: Results of a Randomized Household Cluster Survey, Thomas Fowler MS (Poster)
Recruiting and Retaining Women Leaders at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), Melanie R. Francis MS (Poster)
Positioning of Arterial Line Transducer at the Phlebostatic Axis, Jaclyn M. Freddo BSN, RN; Rency Mathew BSN, RN; and Jessica Mundo BSN, RN (Poster)
Administration of Subcutaneous Anticoagulation Therapy, Morgan L. Fulmer BSN, RN; Nicole L. Karasek BSN, RN; Rachael Mazzante BSN, RN; and Jessica L. McDonald BSN, RN (Poster)
Role Of Prophylactic Magnesium Supplementation in Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Meta-analysis of 23 Randomized Controlled Trials (Poster)., Jalaj Garg MD, Rahul Chaudhary MD, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, Neeraj Shah MD, and Babak Bozorgnia MD (Poster)
Safety Of Uninterrupted Periprocedural Apixaban In Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: A Metaanalysis Of 1,057 Patients, Jalaj Garg MD, Rahul Chaudhary MD, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, Neeraj Shah MD, and Babak Bozorgnia MD (Poster)
Adapting to Hospital Culture and Improving Patient Care: Development of a Pediatric Gastronomy Tube Medical Program, Heather Geist BS and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Determination of Secondary Encounter Rates for Urinary Tract Infections in Patients Treated with Cephalexin, Aubrey Goertel PharmD and Jarrod W. Kile RPhD (Poster)
Review of Cases of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Elderly Treated at Lehigh Valley Health Network from 2010-2014, Melanie Goetz and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Answer Calls, Reduce Falls, Ashley Gonzalez BSN, RN; Britny D. Pacheco BSN, RN; Sara I. Ramos BSN, RN; and Lauren C. Shuda BSN, RN (Poster)
ED-STEADI: Evaluating the Effectiveness of TUG Test as a Screening Tool for Geriatric Fall Risk Assessment, Michael Goodwin MS (Poster)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Timed-Up-and-Go (“TUG”) Test as an ED, Michael Goodwin MS; Bryan G. Kane MD; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Tracy M Bishop DO; Kyli Krape DO; Stephanie Merrick MD; Michael Wagner; Diedre Waner DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Implementation and Formalization of the LVPG Triad Development Process, Michelle Goodwin, Stephanie May MA, and Judith Colombo MS (Poster)
Time to First Antibiotic Administration in Adult Oncology Patients with Fever Who Present to the Emergency Department and Infusion Centers, Breana Goscicki PharmD and Janine Barnaby RPh, BCOP (Poster)
RN Compliance and Education on Prevention of CAUTIs, Rochelle L. Graf BSN, RN; Jessica A. Owen BSN, RN; and Amanda L. Williams BSN, RN (Poster)
Prevalence of Homelessness or At-Risk for Homelessness in the ED Setting, Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Brett Feldman PA-C; Osman Z. Abbasi DO; Joshua Enyart DO; Yasir Abunamous BA; Timothy Batchelor; Emily L. Bennett BS; Cristina G. Calogero BS; Kareem S. Elsayed; Rachel F. Ledyard BS; Mikdat Ulas BS; Alexis M. Begliomini BA; Zachary J. Ezrow BS; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Poster)
Lack of Gender Differences in Prevalence of Homelessness in the Emergency Department (Poster), Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Brett Feldman PA-C; Alexandra M. Craen; Zachary M. Dillon MD; Kenneth Dzike MD; Julie A. Fritzges DO; Jessica L. Glaubman DO; Nathaniel M. Yoder DO; Emily A. Kiernan DO; Shaye M. Glovas; Danielle E. Mustin BS; Korrinne N. Yurick BS; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Poster)
Cream Team: Reeducation of skin care products, Sara A. Greig BSN, RN; Kristen A. Keane BSN, RN; Brigid E. McNamara BSN, RN; and Andrea Tasselmyer BSN, RN (Poster)
Annular Atrophic Connective Tissue Panniculitis: Case Report and Literature Review, Elise Grgurich DO (Poster)
Inflammatory Linear Verrucous Epidermal Nevus Responsive to 308-nm Excimer Laser Treatment, Elise Grgurich DO, Ryan Owen DO, Joshua M. Levin MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Launching a Veteran-Centered Medical Home Through Improved Care-Coordination Protocols, Keith Groshans MS (Poster)
Standardization of Tracheostomy Care in Order to Prevent Related Skin Breakdown, Kimberly M. Guis BSN, RN; Lynne N. Miller BSN, RN; and Haley S. Smith BSN, RN (Poster)
Impact of Stool Testing at Lehigh Valley Health Network with the Implementation of a New Comprehensive Stool PCR Test, Amanda Guth and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Cardiac Consequences of the Heroin Epidemic: Loperamide Causing Torsades de Pointes, Justin L. Guthier DO and Apurva Vyas MD (Poster)
SELECT: Re-Envisioning Physician Leadership, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS and Rahul Mhaskar MD, PhD (Poster)
Identifying Provider Strategies to Maintain Humanism in Medicine, Joseph Hall MS (Poster)
PA Shadowing Experience at LVHN and Potential Effects on Future Career Choices, Logan Handwerk (Poster)
Decreased Sleep Interruption at Night, Amanda M. Harman BSN, RN; Arin Alkanani BSN, RN; and Brooke Medina BSN, RN (Poster)
Braden Risk Assessment, Kelly A. Hartley BSN, RN and Jessica A. Lobien BSN, RN (Poster)
Accuracy of Temporal Thermometer, Jennifer A. Hartman BSN, RN; Sallie J. Rosenberger BSN, RN; and Melissa L. Wessner BSN, RN (Poster)
Assessing High Reliability in Inpatient Pediatric Units, Rachael Hart; Brittany O'Brien; and J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Poster)
Exploring Health Beliefs Among Hispanic Adults with Prediabetes (Poster), Jordan Hayes and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Distress Screening of Chemotherapy Patients According to NCCN Guidelines in the LVPG Hematology-Oncology Clinic Demonstrates a Statistically Significant Reduction in Subjective Distress, Andrew Heisel MS4, Ramona E. Chase CRNP, Brian J. Patson MD, and Eliot L. Friedman MD (Poster)
Field Cancerization with Multiple Keratoacanthomas Successfully Treated with Topical and Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil, Stephen Hemperly DO, Sean Branch DO, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Boosting Education While Boosting the Immune System, Mandy Hendricks RN MSN OCN and Cathy Cerami RN, BSN, OCN (Poster)
Improving Patient Care Through Nursing Informatics, Mandy Hendricks RN, MSN, AOCNS; Roberta Werkeiser RN, OCN; and Alfonsina Zolynski RN, OCN (Poster)
Didactic Education and Its Effect on the New RNs Comfort Level in the Care of Thoracotomy Patients, Lauren E. Hendrie BSN, RN (Poster)
Career Advising at a Regional Campus, Kelliann Herman MBA and Michael J. LaRock MD (Poster)
SOMETHING TO CHEW OVER, Stacy Hertzog BSN, RN and Julie E. Tozzoli BSN, RN (Poster)
Recruitment Feasibility Study for Reducing Postpartum Smoking Among Low-income and Hispanic Women, Helai Hesham MD; Sandra L. Curet MD; Suresh G. Nair MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Cynthia Beitler; Lourdes T. Matos; and Clare Lenhart PhD, MPH (Poster)
Dome-Type Carcinoma of the Ascending Colon: A Case Report, Patrick Hickey DO, Shanth A. Goonewardene MD, Shashin Shah MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Anthony G. Auteri MD (Poster)
Ampullary Carcinoid: A Case Report, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Successful Overtube Assisted ERCP: A Single-Center Case Series, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Tanveer Imam MD (Poster)
Empowering Night Shift Nurses to Transform Care at Night (Poster), Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Poster)
Improving the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Through Effective Preliminary Training, Megan Hoffman and Andrew Katz (Poster)
Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure with 23.4% Saline in the Adult Neurologically Injured Patient Population, Taylor A. Holly BSN, RN; Courtney N. Matina BSN, RN; Michelle G. Sabatino BSN, RN; and Alex M. Hartman BSN, RN (Poster)
The Use of SimCapture Videotaping to Improve Performance of Residents in Surgery in, Maryann Ho, Nathan Feiertag, Joseph E. Patruno MD, Timothy M. Pellini MD, Martin Martino MD, Andrew Katz MA, and Michael Fink (Poster)
An Adult Sepsis Identification and Resuscitation Pathway Innovative Tactics Beyond the Traditional Bundle, Lindsa Houck MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CEN, CPEN, PHRN and Reza Armaghan (Poster)
Applications of Bluetooth Radio Technology and Indoor Positioning in the Hospital, Christian Howell and Andrew Katz (Poster)
A Vulnerable Population: Ethical Enrollment of Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients, Shannon Huffaker RN, MSN, CCRC (Poster)
Standardization in Bedside Shift Report, Rachel M. Hutnick BSN, RN; Caitlin M. Ferrante BSN, RN; and Cheryl L. Lande BSN, RN (Poster)
Rethinking Open Repairs of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: New Stent Can Improve Patient Care and Cost Efficiency, Steven J. Imburgio and James L. Guzzo MD (Poster)
Do Better: Using NSQIP-Pediatrics to target quality improvement initiatives for appendicitis, Taylor Iobst, Catherine Zimel, Heather Geist, Keith A. Thatch MD, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Adenovirus Induced Rhabdomyolysis Causing Hemodialysis Dependent Acute Renal Failure, Deepika Jain MD, Andres Zirlinger MD, and Matthew J. Miles DO (Poster)
Community Collaborations Foster Successful Health Care Partnerships, Sweety Jain MD, Ellen Hunt, and Douglas Wells (Poster)
Getting Patients Moving: LVHN Total Joint Replacement Care Pathway, Nicholas James MSIV (Poster)
Diabetes Education Beyond the Gestational Period, Angel L. Jermyn BSN, RN and Kerri Pavlik BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Process Flows In Credentialing Services, Matthew Jesiolowski (Poster)
Needs Assessment for a Teaching Elective at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Lehigh Valley Campus, Kristian Johnson MS (Poster)
Hispanic Patient Preference in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Factors in Decision-Making, Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Beth Careyva M.D.; Melissa DiCarlo MPH, MS; Alicia Rivera; Anett Petrich RN, MSN; Kyle Shaak BS; Anna Quinn MPH, RYT; Evelyn T. Gonzalez MA; and Liselly Diaz (Poster)
Incidence and analysis of general surgical procedures in adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Poster)., Biren Juthani DO; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Jennifer E. Macfarlan MPH; Scott Beman MD; James K. Wu MD; and Timothy Misselbeck (Poster)
Incidence and Analysis of General Procedures in Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. (Poster), Biren Juthani DO; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Jennifer E. Macfarlan MPH; Scott Beman MD; James K. Wu MD; and Timothy S. Misselbeck (Poster)
Burnout, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence Amongst Incoming Residents of Various Specialties: Are the Differences Born or Made? (Poster)., Bryan G. Kane MD; Amy B. Smith PhD; Joanne Quinn; Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Elaine A. Donoghue MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Bernadette Glenn-Porter BS; Jennifer E. Macfarlan MPH; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)