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
The Doctor Will See You in a Minute: A Study of the Rising Relevancy of Retail Clinics and its Implications on Traditional Health Systems, Stephen Rossi (Poster)
The Impact of Web Based Education on Attitudes and Outcomes in Patients Taking Warfarin, Sarah Rupp and Kathryn Tadduni (Poster)
A Preliminary Assessment of Empathy in USF Morsani College of Medicine First Year Students Using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: CORE vs. SELECT, Raya Saba (Poster)
Saving Money While Meeting Quality Targets in Latino Health Disparities: A Reason for Optimism, Claudia P. Santiago MD, Margaret Gallardo-Cochran MD, Luis Lopez MD, Betty Bohorquez PA, Laura Gutierrez MD FACP AAHIVM, and Orlando Penaloza MD FACP AAHIVM (Poster)
Writing in Medicine, Emma Schanzenbach (Poster)
ViSiGi 3D™ vs. Bougie Dilator for Sleeve Gastrectomy Calibration, Nicholas Schiavone, Richard Boorse MD, and Sandra Carwell RN (Poster)
Potential Applications of Three-Dimensional Printing in the Hospital Network: An Exploratory Study, Bruce Schmidt, Emily Lobst, Philip Horlacher, Michael Pasquale MD, and Martin Martino MD (Poster)
Quieting the Catecholamine Storm: A Preoperative Approach to Managing the Pheochromocytoma Patient, Robert Schreiner DO and H Zhang (Poster)
Implementing Guidelines for IBT in Conjunction with CMS Regulations, Robin Schroeder MD and Jeanette Qablawi MS2 (Poster)
Integrating Customer Patient Education Content into the EPIC EHR, Linda M. Schwartz MDE, AHIP, CM and Joanne Stewart RNC,BSN (Poster)
Typical Presentation With Atypical Pathogen: A Case of Primary Hepatic Abscess Secondary to Klebsiella pneuomniae, Harshal Shah DO and Dhwani Pandya MD (Poster)
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Thrombocytopenia & Hemolytic Anemia With Schistocytes: Babesiosis Mimicking Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) Symptomology, Harshal Shah DO, Dhwani Pandya MD, and Timothy Coyle MD (Poster)
Lyme Encephalitis Complicated by Rapidly Progressive Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Harshal Shah DO and Hermann C. Schumacher MD (Poster)
Underutilization of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Sudden Cardiac Arrest in United States: A 10 Year Perspective, Neeraj Shah MD, Vratika Agarwal MD, Jalaj Garg MD, Kathan Mehta, Nainesh C. Patel MD, Ronald Freudenberger MD, and Larry E. Jacobs MD (Poster)
Stent Thrombosis is Not Increased in Cardiac Arrest Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia: An Analysis of 15,079 Procedures, Neeraj Shah MD, Jalaj Garg MD, Vratika Agarwal MD, Kathan Mehta, Larry E. Jacobs MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, and Ronald Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Posters: Prioritization, Accountability and Engagement: Programmatic Strategies for all Three to Impact Patient Safety, Jody Shigo RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Poster: Violent Crimes in the Hospital Setting: Situational Awareness and Nursing Empowerment Result in Safety, Jody Shigo RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Violent Crimes in the Hospital Setting: Situational Awareness and Nursing Empowerment Result in Safety, Jody Shigo RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Depression Screening in Heart Failure Patients, Amee Siegel BSN, RN; Alyx Howard BSN, RN; Miranda Carter BSN, RN; and Kristina Koble BSN, RN (Poster)
Tailoring a Social Needs Assessment Tool for an Urban Latino Population, Jasmine K. Singh (Poster)
Developing Self-Awareness of Medical Students and Faculty Members Through Reflective Activities, Amy B. Smith PhD and Kira K. Zwygart MD (Poster)
Medical School Partnerships: Addressing Rough Sleeping in Vulnerable Youth., Rachael Snow MS4; Sen Lu MS4; Rachel Fieman MS4; Jameson Dyal MS4; Phillip Zegelbone MS4; Brett Feldman PA-C; Amy E. Smith PhD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
EMR Efficiency in Internal Medicine: How User Friendliness Affects Financial Outcomes, Christian Snyder (Poster)
Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Syndrome Presenting as Prayer (Confounding Picture with Nonepileptic Seizures), Jose M. Soto BS, Kailyn Mann DO, and Nicholas Dalessandro DO (Poster)
Comparison of Pediatric Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Specified Indications in Primary Care Practices, Samantha Spishock PharmD; Kristen Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP; and Tibisay Villalobos MD, FAAP (Poster)
A Very Rare Etiology of Deep Vein Thrombosis ‘KILT Syndrome’, Arsha Sreedhar MD, Ranjit R. Nair MD, and Mohammad Saqib MD (Poster)
A Case Report of Enteric Duplication Cyst: A Unique Presentation With Multiple Rare Associations, Arsha Sreedhar MD, Ranjit R. Nair MD, and William Scialla DO (Poster)
Initial Three-Year Review of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Program Launch at a Tertiary Academic Community Hospital, Tara Stansbury and Raymond Singer MD (Poster)
Optimizing Epic for Future Standardized Patient Education, Jordan Stewart (Poster)
Attempted Salvage Therapy Through Initiation of Vedolizumab as an Inpatient in Two Patients with Refractory Active Ulcerative Colitis, Matthew Sullivan DO, Paola Blanco MD, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
In The Groove: A Case Series of Groove Pancreatitis, Matthew Sullivan DO, Jeffrey Brodsky MD, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Correlating Cellular and Diagnostic Yield of Endobiliary Brush Cytology to Fine Needle Aspiration Using a New Large Caliber Endobiliary Brush in Suspected Pancreaticobiliary Malignancies - a Single Center Retrospective Review, Matthew Sullivan DO, Joan Collette CRN, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
A Not So Groovy Masquerader: A Case Report of Groove Pancreatitis, Matthew Sullivan DO, Lisa Yoo DO, Nancy Khov MD, Andrew Tinsley MD, and John Levenick MD (Poster)
Comparison of The Diagnostic Utility of Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) and CT-Guidance Biopsy in Evaluating Peripheral Lung lesions, Jihong Sun MD, T Wiese, X Yang, and M Fraig (Poster)
The Role of Regulatory Macrophages in The Progression of Endometrial Hyperplasia to Endometrial Carcinoma, Jihong Sun MD, X Yang, M Fraig, and Z Wang (Poster)
Serotonin Syndrome Associated With Therapeutic Metaxalone Dosing in a Patient With Cirrhosis, Ryan M Surmaitis DO, Thomas M. Nappe DO, and Matthew D. Cook DO (Poster)
Fairbank’s Solution: The “Solution” for Chronic Nasal Crusting, Mausumi N. Syamal MD, Vanessa G. Schweitzer, and Vigan Darian (Poster)
A Case of Verapamil-Sensitive Left Ventricular Tachycardia, Misbahuddin Syed MD (Poster)
Cisco Edge Upgrade, Paul Tajiri (Poster)
Posters: Managing Observation: The Value of an Observation Unit, Carol Teets (Poster)
Robot-Assisted Surgeries: Developing a Database for Future Research on Better Practice, Mack Trexler, Sarah K. Wenrich PA-C, and Kyle M. Langston PA-C (Poster)
Severe Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Adenovirus Infection, Daniel Tseytlin DO and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
Improving Safety of Insulin Administration, Melissa Tucker and Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE (Poster)
Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care, Angelica Ventresca MSW, LSW and Lauren Dennelly MSW, LCSW (Poster)
Improving Health Care through Community Collaboration: A Win-Win Partnership, Douglas Wells (Poster)
Managing High-Risk Patients: Community Care Team Outcomes, Kay Werhun DNP, MBA, RN, NE- BC (Poster)
Poster: Managing High-Risk Patients: Community Care Team Outcomes, Kay Werhun DNP, MBA, RN, NE- BC and Anne Panik MS, RN, NEA-BC (Poster)
A Review of Organ/Tissue Donation in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients at an Academic Community Hospital, Jordan Williams, Amanda Broderick, Alexandra Maryashina, James Wu MD, and Biren Juthani DO (Poster)
Standardized Procedure to conduct a Return on Investment Analysis on Programs within the Department of Education, Charles C. Worrilow Jr. (Poster)
Physician Screening for Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department: A Literature Review, William M. Worrilow (Poster)
The Challenges of Medical School as Told Through Narrative, Sasha Yakhkind (Poster)
Helping Nurses Cope with Patient Death, Courtney Yankelitis BSN, RN; Brittany Esgro BSN, RN; Kate Saunders BSN, RN; and Amy Gust BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluating Effective Communication and Thorough Explanation in Promoting Participation in Clinical Research, Yin Yue (Poster)
Comparison of Wound Complications in Open vs Closed Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Anal Fissure, Arthur Yushuva MD, Gregg M. Baranski MD, and John S. Park MD (Poster)
Rapid Hydrolysis of Benzodiazepines in Urine, Alicia Zook (Poster)
2014
Markedly Elevated CA 19-9 in a Case of Mirizzi’s Syndrome: An Atypical Presentation, Saba Ahmad MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, Patrick Hickey DO, and Matthew Sullivan DO (Poster)
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma: A Rare Entity with Variable Pathologic Features and Prognosis, Sharif A. Ali MD, Miriam L. Enriquez MD, and Shereen M. Gheith MD (Poster)
TSU Bowel Protocol, Megan Anderson BSN, RN; Alison Bahnick BSN, RN; Amanda Thorpe BSN, RN; and Janel Werner BSN, RN (Poster)
Falls in the Emergency Department (ADULT), Katherine Andia BSN, RN and Emily Joyce (Poster)
The Effect of Triage-Based Application of the Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules (OAR/OFR) on the Number of Radiographs Ordered: A Pilot Study, John V. Ashurst DO; Stephanie DiGiambattista MD; Thomas M. Nappe DO; Avinash Kambhampati DO; Sarfraz Alam; Michele Ortiz RN; Paul Delpais BSN, RN, CEN; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Bryan G. Kane MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Timing of Insulin Administration, Zeena Bacchus BSN, RN (Poster)
Poster: Taking Family Centered Care to a Whole New Level: BabyCam, Cathy L. Bailey RN, MS, CRNP (Poster)
Analyzing Barriers to Care for Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients, Steven Baltic, Michael Manning MS2, and Nanette Grana PhD (Poster)
Pilot Study to Assess Benefit of Virtual Reality Game System, Wii, on Balance and Gait in Persons With Parkinson's Disease, Peter J. Barbour MD; Amy L. Kerstetter PT; Allyn Danni PT, NCS, ATP, MSCS; Jolene Hammer PT; Michael J. Weiss MPH; and Sandra M. Tremblay PT, MS, CWS, MSCS (Poster)
Bedside Shift Handoff, Amelia Bard BSN, RN; Tyler McLean BSN, RN; and Mollie Rohrbach BSN, RN (Poster)
Charging Change, Kaye Barnhart RN, BC and Erin Joyce BSN, CPAN (Poster)
Gender Differences in Perceptions and Self-Reported Driving Behaviors Among Teenagers. (Poster), Gavin C. Barr Jr. MD; Kathleen E. Kane MD; Robert D. Barraco MD; Timarie Rayburg DO; Lauren Dugan DO; Chadd K. Kraus DO, MPH; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Valerie Rupp RN, BSN; Kimberly Hamilton; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Improving Physician-Patient Interactions, Christopher Barron MS2, Meghan Kubala, and Robert Hauser MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Flow-Station Implementation within a Primary Care Facility, McKenna Bast and Nyann Biery (Poster)
Dietary Restrictions for Neutropenic Patients, Stephanie Baunach BSN, RN; Amanda Bodnar BSN, RN; and Arielle Combs BSN, RN (Poster)
To Filter or Not to Filter? (POSTER), Julia Becker BSN, RN and Rachel Moser BSN, RN (Poster)
Are Cardiovascular Risk Factors Responsible for the U-shaped Relationship Between Running and Longevity? The MASTERS Athletic Study, Adrian C. Bell DO, Courtney Bennett DO, and Martin E. Matsumura MD (Poster)
Poster: Just Do it—A Just Culture to Move From Blame to True Remediation, Jaclyn Bergstol RN (Poster)
Quiet Please…A Compendium of Strategies to Impact Hospital Noise, Sherri L. Betz RN (Poster)
Multiple Interventions to Transform a Family Medicine Practice, Nyann Biery MS and Robin Schroeder MD, FAAFP (Poster)
Leukopenia Management in Thymoglobulin Treated Renal Transplant Recipients, Lynsey S. Biondi MD, Michael J. Moritz MD, and Janelle Cyprich (Poster)
Efficacy of IVIG for Treatment of De-Novo Donor Specific Antibodies in Renal Transplant Recipients, Lynsey S. Biondi MD, Michael J. Moritz MD, and Matthew DeFulvio (Poster)
Primary Care Clinicians Use of Genomics and Pharmacogenomic Testing, Heather Bittner-Fagan MD, MPH; Brian Stello MD; Christopher V. Chambers MD; Geoffrey Mills MD, PhD; Beth Careyva MD; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Dierdre B. Axell-House BA; and Michael P. Rosenthal MD (Poster)
First Results from Application of an Absorbable Synthetic Membrane to Superficial and Deep Second Degree Burn Wounds, Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD; Hamed Amani MD; Daniel D. Lozano MD; Deborah Boorse RN, CNP; and Patrick Pagella RN, CNP (Poster)
No Patient Left Behind, Courtney Bloom RD, LDN; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Karen A. Yerger RD, LDN (Poster)
Evaluating Patient Preferences for Internet-Based Patient Portal and Determining Patient Satisfaction in Accessing Health Information Online., Lora Bojilova MS2 and Diana Pechter MS (Poster)
Eliminating Unnecessary Practice Variation in Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Lauren Boulay and Sally Trout (Poster)
Author Rights and Scholarly Works: Navigating the Realm of Copyright for Medical Professionals, Keegan Boyle (Poster)
Herpes Zoster Duplex Bilateralis, Sean Branch DO, Arthur C. Sosis MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
The Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Delerium, Ashely Brearman BSN, RN; Courtney Mehlman BSN, RN; and Jocelyn Seier BSN, RN (Poster)
Potential Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use for Increased Survival of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests, Amanda Broderick, James K. Wu MD, and Heather Geist (Poster)
Poster: Meeting the Challenges for the Plain Community in Healthcare, Mindy Brosious BSN, RN; Nicole Zimmerman BSN, RN; and Nancy Humes BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementation of Standardized Insulin Administration for Improved Glycemic Control, Allison Bross BSN, RN; Jessica Lilienthal BSN, RN; and Susan Snyder BSN, RN (Poster)
Cushing’s Storm Secondary to Ectopic ACTH Secreting Metastatic Breast Cancer, Maura Bucciarelli DO; Ya-Yu Lee MD; and Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS (Poster)
Congenital Pituitary Stalk Deformity, Maura Bucciarelli DO and Gretchen Perilli MD (Poster)
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)
Lymphedema Management of the Homebound Patient Challenges in Lymphedema Treatment, Gayle S. Burkhart PT, CLT-LANA; Kami Reinhard MSPT, CLT; Sharon H. Duvall MS, PT, CLT; and Jill K. Ferragame OTR/L, CLT (Poster)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROLONGED WEANING GUIDELINES TO FACILITATE VENTILATORY LIBERATION, Donald J. Butz RN, CNRN; Jamie Jordan RRT-ACCS; Angela Lutz BS, RRT-NPS; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Vanessa Ribaudo-Kaufman MD; and Cindy Umbrell MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN (Poster)
Does Cervical Ripening Via Intracervical Balloon Placement Increase the Risk of Chorioamnionitis in Patients with Premature Rupture of Membranes at Term?, Irena B. Cabrera MD; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Danielle E. Durie MD; Jacob Rust; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and William E. Scorza MD (Poster)
The Impact of New Commercial Tests Evaluating Cell-free Fetal DNA in Maternal Circulation for Aneuploidy Detection in High-risk Patients, Camille Campion and Meredith Rochon MD (Poster)
Chest Tube Dressings, Michele Canavan BSN, RN; Devon Harper BSN, RN; and Ashley Watts BSN, RN (Poster)
Review of the Melanoma Cases Treated at Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2013, Kelly Cann and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Clinician Reported Barriers to Diabetes Group Visits, Beth Careyva MD, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Kyle Shaak BS, and Brian Stello MD (Poster)
Disparities in Patient-Reported Barriers to Attend Diabetes Group Visits, Beth Careyva MD, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Kyle Shaak BS, and Brian Stello MD (Poster)
Patient Reported Barriers And Limitations to Attending Diabetes Group Visits (Poster), Beth Careyva MD, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Kyle Shaak BS, and Brian Stello MD (Poster)