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.
2015
Review of In-Hospital and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests at a Tertiary Community Hospital for Potential ECPR Rescue, Amanda Broderick, Jordan Williams, Alexandra Maryashina, Biren Juthani DO, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Save My Butt, Angelique Brother BSN, RN; Latitia Humma BSN, RN; and Patricia Wiseley BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Safety Culture and Patient Outcomes Using the Surgical Safety Checklist, Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Antibiotic Delivery Systems for Oral Infections, Caitlin Bryan (Poster)
Posters: Enhancing Nurse Residents’ Transition to Practice Through an Evidence-Based Practice Project: The Volunteer Partners Walking Program, Tamara L. Burket MSN, ACNS-BC, GCNS-BC, CCRN, FGNLA (Poster)
Improving the Timing of Insulin Administration, Jessica Buzinski BSN, RN; Anna E. Dixon RN, BSN; and Renelle L. Stauffer RN, MSN, BSN (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool in the Emergency Room as a Way to Better Care for the Homeless Population, Cristina Calogero MS2 (Poster)
Effective Communication Strategies between Nurses and Patients with Altered Airways in the Intensive Care Unit, Angela Carrato BSN, RN; Rachel Daniel BSN, RN; Beverly Merkel BSN, RN; and Jonathan Myers BSN, RN (Poster)
Skin - To- Skin Contact after Cesarean Delivery (Poster)., Brittany Cerino BSN, RN; Keli Cichonski BSN, RN; and Lee Daignault BSN, RN (Poster)
Nurse Driven Volume Based Feeding, Megan Chernega BSN, RN; Jillian Michael BSN, RN; and Maciej Nawracaj BSN, RN (Poster)
Emergency Department Patient Boarding and Its Impact on Patient Care, Michelle Choma MSN, RN, CRNP; Jacqueline Nelson BSN, RN; and Alexandria Zukoski BSN, RN (Poster)
Creating a Culture of Sensitivity: Innovative Patient Care, Patricia Christenson RN (Poster)
Patient Education: Reducing Contamination Rates Among Urine Specimens In The Emergency Department, Caitlin Clason BSN, RN; Karanda Erdman BSN, RN; Emma Fitzgibbon BSN, RN; and Erica Whitney BSN, RN (Poster)
Comparing and Contrasting Depression Screening Instruments for Use Among Adolescents in Primary Care, Mary Clinton (Poster)
Delirium ID, Rhea Cohen BSN, RN; Travis Green BSN, RN; and Sara Krogulski BSN, RN (Poster)
Redesigning Orientation: Embracing the Challenge of Multidisciplinary Oncology Care, Donna Colabroy RN, MSN, OCN, CCM and Maura Price RN, BSN, OCN (Poster)
Evaluating Patient Education Efforts in a New Surgical Protocol, Patrick Collins MS2 and Patrick Toselli DO (Poster)
Taking the Pressure Off in the Emergency Department, Jicenda Contreras BSN, RN; Joseph Digirolamo BSN, RN; and Alicia Roses BSN, RN (Poster)
"Participatory Health Care: Patient Perceptions of Community Resources", Kyle Correll (Poster)
The Use of Teach-Back Questions to Improve Knowledge of the Renal Diet, Bonnie Cousins BSN, RN and Travis Reiter BSN, RN (Poster)
Sleep Promotion by Clustering Care, Arielle Cratsenberg BSN, RN; Pamela Fisher BSN, RN; and Casey Herrera BSN, RN (Poster)
Connection Between Education and Relationship with Doctor in Female Clinical Research Participation: A Multi-Center Study Investigating the Factors that Influence Female Participation in Clinical Research, Lauren Crawford and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Pentobarbital Toxicity after Self-Administration of EuthasolTM Veterinary Euthanasia Medication, Steven J. Crellin DO and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Retrospective Study to Evaluate Nausea, Vomiting, and Hypersensitivity Reactions in Patients Receiving FOLFOX for Colorectal Cancer at an Infusion Center Not Routinely Administering Prophylactic Dexamethasone, Marissa Csovelak PharmD; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; and Janine Barnaby RPh, BCOP (Poster)
HUSH - Helping Understand Sleep Heals “Quiet ICU” AACN CSI Project, Marion Daku BSN, RN, CCRN; Eva Fox BSN, RN; and Heather Koch RN (Poster)
A Multifaceted Approach to Enhancing Medical Knowledge and Improving Board Examination Scores., Timothy M. Daly DO (Poster)
Perceptions of Nephrology Among Internal Medicine Residents, Michael N. Daniels DO; Ivan Porter MD; Nabeel Aslam MD; Deepika Jain MD; Charity Cutis MPH; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
Poster: HUSH - Helping Understand Sleep Heals “Quiet ICU” AACN CSI Project, Denise Davis-Maludy RN, CCRN and Marion Daku BSN, RN, CCRN (Poster)
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia as the Initial Presentation of Polymyositis, Shannon Davis DO (Poster)
Pancreatitis Associated With TTP: A Cause or Effect?, Shannon Davis DO, Ranjit R. Nair MD, and Nicole M. Agostino DO (Poster)
Geriatric Hip Fracture Assessment, Caidy Deabler (Poster)
Improving Nurse to Patient Ratios in the Emergency Department Utilizing LEAN, Paul Delpais MSN, RN, CEN, NEA-BC and Lindsa Houck MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CEN, CPEN, PHRN (Poster)
When Mumps is Not the Diagnosis: Acute Sialadenitis During Influenza Season, Tasha Desai DO and Tibisay Villalobos MD (Poster)
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Secondary to Lactobacillus Species, Shreemayee De DO (Poster)
Alarm Fatigue In The Emergency Room Setting, Justin Dickinson; Jocelle Flores; Nora B. Walsh BSN, RN; and Tiffany Wilkins BSN, RN (Poster)
Process Fun: The Ultimate Integration of Policies and Procedures, Joan Dinbokowitz BA, BSN, RN (Poster)
Pressure Ulcers, Annika Dow BSN, RN; Antoinette Morris BSN, RN; and Kessiah Roland BSN, RN (Poster)
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis “A Wolf in Sheep’s Skin”, Philip Dunn DO, Ryan Rogers DO, and James Ross MD (Poster)
Is Work the Forgotten Occupation?, Holly Ehrenfried OTR/L, CHT (Poster)
Addressing the Needs of Homeless Patients In Lehigh Valley Emergency Rooms, Kareem Elsayed MS; Timothy Batchelor MS; Cristina Calogero MS; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
What Will Nursing in Your Organization Look Like in 2020? Strategic Planning to Ignite the Ideal Future State. (Poster), Jacqueline D. Fenicle RN, MSN, NEA-BC (Poster)
Sequential Compression Device Education in Post-Operative Spine Patients, Ashley M. Fidishum BSN, RN; Elizabeth A. Brewer BSN, RN; Elizabeth A. Pavlovsky BSN, RN; and Rachel L. Armor BSN, RN (Poster)
Narrative Journaling in Conjunction with "Tales from the Bedside" during the Nurse Residency Program, Katherine Filemyr BSN, RN; Kerry Merkel BSN, RN; and Jeanette Ward BSN, RN (Poster)
Poster: Implementation of a Dementia Screening Tool, Amanda Fougere and C Greene (Poster)
Medication Reconciliation: A New Role to Decrease Discrepancies, Amanda Fougere and Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Patient Rounding, Emilie Fox BSN, RN; Nicole Quarantana BSN, RN; Kiley Robinson BSN, RN; and Vanessa Spamer BSN, RN (Poster)
Enhancing Healthcare Access for Patients With Disabilities, Melanie R. Francis; Michael Goodwin; Phillip Zegelbone; Christie Atchison; Matthew Thau; Norman McKoy BS; Jennifer Chevinsky; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Sweety Jain MD (Poster)
Tucked In Tight: NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELAXATION TECHNIQUES IN OLDER ADULT PATIENTS >65, Kaitlyn R. Freed BSN, RN; Elizabeth M. Scolastico BSN, RN; and Megan B. Vitale BSN, RN (Poster)
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS): A Tool for Advancing Patient-Centered Care?, Alec Freling MS and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Trend Recognition for Unusual Pathogens in Clinical Specimens, Deborah Fry MT (ASCP), MBA, CIC; Terry Burger MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CIC; Alida Ammon; and Georgia G. Colasante (Poster)
Building a Hybrid OR In Preparation for Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Program, Lori Fuehrer RN and Beth E. Frickmann RN, CNOR (Poster)
Development of an Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Onboarding and Credentialing Process for the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Services, Madison Fuss (Poster)
Prepared to Prone, Sarah Fye BSN, RN; Alexandria Kleine BSN, RN; and Alexander Prudente BSN, RN (Poster)
Pacemaker Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Jalaj Garg MD, Kailyn Mann DO, and James Kimber DO (Poster)
Catheter Ablation of Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome: 14-year Trends in Utilization and Complications in the United States, Jalaj Garg MD, Neeraj Shah MD, Kathan Mehta, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, and Babak Bozorgnia MD (Poster)
Managing NAS Scores with Non-Pharmacological Measures, Katie Gehringer BSN, RN and Jessica Weiss BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluation of The Benefit of Additional Excision in Cases of Papillomas of the Breast Diagnosed on Core Biopsy, Should a Papilloma Be Excised or Not? A Single Institution Experience., Elizabeth Gersbach MD and Paul J. Zhang (Poster)
Microlymphoma, A Rare Clinicopathologic Entity During the Evolution of an Aggressive Lymphoma: A Case Report, Shereen M F Gheith (Poster)
Early Ambulation in Colorectal Surgery Patients, Ashley Glennon BSN, RN; Alex Talarico BSN, RN; and Helen Webb BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool for Homelessness at LVHN: A Pilot Project - a Subset Analysis on Gender Differences, Shaye M. Glovas (Poster)
Review of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cases Treated at Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2013-14, Elliott Goldberg and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Reducing Skin Breakdown in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Courtney Grasela BSN, RN; Gabriel Natalini BSN, RN; and Kacie McCreesh BSN, RN (Poster)
Determining the Natural Distribution of 24 Hour Bilirubin Levels in Term, Exclusively Breastfed Newborns, Lauren Greenawald DO, Alexis M. Newton MD, Michael D. Schwartz MD, Gwendolyn Chung MD, and Greg Floyd MBA (Poster)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Keratoacanthoma-type Within a Tattoo, Elise Grgurich DO, Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, and Stephen Purcell DO (Poster)
A Team Approach to Validating Cleanliness Within the Operating Room, Joseph M. Griffin (Poster)
Reducing Fever and Improving Outcomes In The Neurologically Compromised Patient, Rachel Gross RN, Erin Holman RN, and Leah L. Marchise RN (Poster)
The Pediatric Population and EMLA Cream, Meghan Groves BSN, RN and Laura Majchrowski BSN, RN (Poster)
Empowerment of Graduate Nurses, Madison Gumpper BSN, RN; Rachel Hughes BSN, RN; Yekaterina Korotchuk BSN, RN; and Ashley Otto BSN, RN (Poster)
Hospital-Wide Impact of Mandatory Infectious Disease Consultation on Staphylococcus Aureus Septicemia, Amanda Guth (Poster)
Coaching Future Physicians: The SELECT Program's Unique 4-Year Medical School Model, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Dionne Ferguson PhD, JD; Joann Quinn PhD; Suzette Sookdeo MSEd; and Suzanne J. Templer DO (Poster)
Routine vs. Clinically Indicated Peripherally Inserted Intravenous Catheter Changes, Juliet Hahn BSN, RN; Zinah Heisel BSN, RN; and Devin Pond BSN. RN (Poster)
The Clinical Utilization of Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators, Troy Halteman (Poster)
Early Mobility in Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Samantha Hamer BSN, RN and Annie Nguyen BSN, RN (Poster)
Sex Differences in Postconcussion Syndrome Symptom Reporting, Amy Hao MD, Yelena Goldin PhD, Keith D. Cicerone PhD, and Brian D. Greenwald (Poster)
Resident Confidence and Retained Medical Knowledge in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Affected By Simulated Mock Code Blue Session, Miranda Haslam, Rachel Lipner Do, Katie Mastoris DO, Matthew Miles DO, Sarah Park DO, Ryan Rogers DO, and Stacey Smith (Poster)
Sotatercept Improves Anemia, Vascular Calcification, and Bone Loss in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis, John Havill; Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Daniel Coyne; Michael Weiswasser; and William T. Smith (Poster)
Bypass Blues, Nicole Heckman BSN, RN; Christina Rauch BSN, RN; and Danielle Weiss BSN, RN (Poster)
Provider Presence at Terminal Extubation, Cheryl Heffner BS, RRT; Daniel Ray MD, MS, FAAHPM; Craig C. Durie CRNP; Elke H. Rockwell; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-ACCS; and Jenna Sychterz BA, RRT (Poster)
Microlymphoma, A Rare Clinicopathologic Entity During the Evolution of an Aggressive Lymphoma: A Case Report, Andrew Heisel MS4; Arsha Sreedhar MD; Nicholas Lamparella DO; Ranjit R. Nair MD; and Shereen M. Gheith MD, PhD (Poster)
Establishing a Protocol for the Long-term Sampling and Analysis of Tick-borne Pathogens in the Lehigh Valley, Rachel Heist (Poster)
Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Closer Look at Quality Measures for ACOs and Other Insurance Payers, Adam Hemminger MS2 and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Darkening and Eruptive Nevi During Treatment With Erlotinib, Stephen Hemperly DO, Tanya Ermolovich DO, Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, Hina A. Sheikh MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula with Intracranial Communication, Stephen Hemperly DO, Richard McCalin MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells of the Pancreatic Tail, Patrick Hickey DO, Ranjit R. Nair MD, Victoria A. Loven MD, Jeffrey Brodsky MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Low CEA Cystic Pancreatic Tumors, A Tail of Two Cysts, Patrick Hickey DO, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Female Gender in Esophageal Intramucosal Adenocarcinoma Treated with Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: A Case Series, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 With Ampullary Somatostatinoma, Small Bowel GISTs, and Extra-Adrenal Composite Pheochromocytoma-Ganglioneuroma, Patrick Hickey DO, Rohit Sharma MD, Shanth A. Goonewardene MD, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Hallway Patient Satisfaction, Donald Hoff BSN, RN; Shelbi McGraw BSN,RN; and Tracy Woodruff BSN,RN (Poster)
Kangaroo Care, Samantha Hoyer BSN, RN; Dorothy Hussey BSN, RN; and Tammy J. Touhsaent BSN, RN (Poster)
Optimizing Care Through RD Checks, Suzanne Ickes RD, LDN; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Kristin Titus RD, LDN (Poster)
Accountable Care Organizations: A Summary of the Challenges and Possible Solutions in the U.S. Health Care Marketplace, Kyle Ingram and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
The Import of Cultural Competency and Language Preference in Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization Rates, Paul Insley MS2 and Judith Natale Sabino MPH, CDP (Poster)
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Patient Education of New Medications, Emily Ireland BSN, RN and Lisa Kim BSN, RN (Poster)
Impact of Reduced Patient to Pharmacist Ratio and Enhanced Pharmacist Teaching on HCAHPS Scores and Readmission Rates on a Medical-Surgical Unit, Elie Jabbour, Matthew Fair, Lauren Geerlof, and Jennie Leatherman (Poster)
Dust Off Huffing: Emerging as a New and Cheap Form of Abuse and a Cause of Different Types of Arrhythmias with Transient Multiorgan Failure, Deepika Jain MD and Raman Dusaj MD (Poster)
Highlighting the Patient Perspective: Assessing the Impact on Staff of Videos that Convey the LVHN Patient Experience, Alexa Janda and Rebecca Matta (Poster)
Creating a Student -Run Clinic in Allentown, Kirk Jeffers (Poster)
Amplifying of the Patient Voice in PCOR Design and Implementation, Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Beth Careyva MD; Kyle Shaak BS; Melissa DiCarlo MPH, MS; Evelyn T. Gonzalez MA; Alicia Rivera; Lucas Gordils- Molina MSc; Anna Quinn MPH, RYT; Rosa Anderson-deOrtiz; Amy Leader DrPH, MPH; Anett Petrich RN, MSN; Brian Stello MD; Ronald E. Myers PhD; and Randa Sifri MD (Poster)
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Using Exclusive Clinic Visits; a Pilot Program, Ronald R. Julia MD, MS; Michael J. Sither DO, MPH; and Cheryl A. Bloomfield MD (Poster)
Breaking Down the Braden, Lauren Jurbala BSN, RN; Snezhana Neshkova BSN, RN; and Ellen Velazquez BSN, RN (Poster)