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.
2014
Newborn Cord Care is Clean Cord Care as Effective as Antiseptic Agents in Preventing Infection and Decreasing Cord Separation Time?, Jaclynn Carl BSN, RN; Amy Hess BSN, RN; and Felicia Mazzoni BSN, RN (Poster)
Decreasing Interruptions in MED Administration, Jessica Carlson BSN, RN; Leah Compton BSN, RN; and Keelia Mailander BSN, RN (Poster)
One Year Review of High Flow Oxygen Delivery System Outcomes, Susan Carvin RRT-ACCS; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Diane Horoski; Robert Leshko BS,RRT; and Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP (Poster)
One Year Review of High Flow Oxygen Delivery System Outcomes, Susan Carvin RRT-ACCS; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Diane Horoski Analyst; Robert Leshko BS,RRT; and Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP (Poster)
Telephone Consults in Primary Care: Opportunities for Clinical Efficiency in a Family Health Clinic., Philip Castrovinci MS4 (Poster)
Pain Reassesment, Amanda Catrillo BSN, RN; Kristen Kelly BSN, RN; and Christine Liever BSN, RN (Poster)
Population-Level Parenting Programs: A Survey of Parents in the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Rosalie Cawley (Poster)
Demystifying Insulin Pump Therapy in the Acute Care Setting: Clarifying Roles, Processes and Practices for Standardized Care Delivery, Sharnee Cederberg MSN, RN, CDE and Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE (Poster)
The Influence of Education and Religion on the Perceived Benefit of Two Resources for Enrollment in Clinical Trials, Jerry Chang and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Does Ostomy Bag Multimedia Education Change Perceived Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Cancer, Randall Chan MS2, Ryan Lutz MS2, and Julian Sanchez MD (Poster)
TPN Collaborative: Improving Network Wide Parenteral Nutrition Care, Christina Christianson RD, CNSC, LDN and Anthony Buonanno MD, MBA (Poster)
Patient Satisfaction with Education of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Management, Yoonjie Chung MS2, William Rallya MS2, and Henry Rodriguez MD (Poster)
Early Progressive Mobility- Letting Go of Bedrest, Jacqueline Clapp BSN, RN; Holly Leighton BSN, RN; Kimberly McLaughlin BSN, RN; and Bridget Toy BSN, RN (Poster)
UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program: Measuring UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Outcomes, Justin Colletti (Poster)
Using a Case-based Approach to Defining a Complex Stroke Patient, Erin M. Conahan RN, CNRN and Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN (Poster)
Optimizing Physician Time Through Improvement of Appointment Scheduling, Alex Craen MS2, Rebecca Brown MS2, and Amaralis Snachez- Valle MD (Poster)
Educating Patients on the Nuances and Characteristics of Phyllodes Tumors, Carly Crowder MS2, Vartika Bhardwaj MS, John Kiluk MD, and Nazanin Khakpour MD (Poster)
Reduction of Polypharmacy in Geriatrics and Palliative Patients: An Evidenced Based Approach., Johnathan Dallarosa MS2, Kathleen McFadden MS2, and June Leland MD (Poster)
Babesiosis: An Under-Recognized Tick Bourne Illness, Michael N. Daniels DO; Katie Mastoris DO; Mark Knouse MD; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
A Multi-Center, Two-Arm, Single-Blind Randomized Trial of Two Different Intravenous Fluids During Labor (Poster)., Lisa M. Dapuzzo-Argiriou MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Meredith Rochon MD; Luisa Galdi DO; Jessika Kissling MD; Peter F. Schnatz DO; George Neubert MD; Angel Gonzalez-Rios MD; James Airoldi MD; Mary Anne Carrillo MD; Jaimie Maines MD; Allen R. Kunselman MS; John Repke MD; and Richard S. Legro MD (Poster)
Decreasing the Incidence of Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Patients: A Single Center Review, Heidi Dauter MSN, FNP-BC, CCTC; Brandi Kolokas CCMA; and Lynsey S. Biondi MD, FACS (Poster)
Helping Understand Sleep Heals-ICU Alarm Counts and Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire, Gabriela DePaulo BSN, RN; Marion Daku; and Denise Davis-Maludy RN, CCRN (Poster)
The Standard Leadership--A Successful Strategy to Build a Healthy and Safe Work Enviroment, Jennifer Devine BSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Improving Orthopedic Surgeries Healthgrades Rating by Reducing Complications, McCrossin Devon; Brian Leader; and Cathyann Feher RN,MSN (Poster)
Determining Accuracy of the Clinical Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Children, Thanhnga T. Doan and Glenn DeAngelis MS2 (Poster)
It's So Hard to Say Good-bye with DCI (Discharge Instructions), Lynette M. Dondero RN and Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN (Poster)
Endoscopic Pancreatic Pseudo-cyst Drainage, Judith Dorsam RN (Poster)
Addressing Type 2 Diabetic Patient Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications, Christian Du Mont MS2 (Poster)
Improving the Efficiency of the Patients Status Monitor in the Neuro Oncology Clinic at Moffitt Cancer Center, Kelsey Duncan and Samuel B. Reynolds BS (Poster)
Standardized Handoff Tool for OR/PACU Nurses, Rachel Dunkle BSN, RN and Brittany Kroboth BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluating Engagement in the Populytics Chronic Condition Management Health Coaching Program, Kristen Dziedzic and Deborah Cook-Altonji RN, MSN (Poster)
Rectal Polyp with Atypical Lymphoid Infiltrate; Rectal Lymphoma or Rectal Tonsil, Dalya El Tawil MD and Adam R. Paul DO (Poster)
E Pluibus Unum: The Unification of Four Culturally Unique Pre-Admission Testing Sites to One Network Department, Theresa Elwell RN; Carol Saxman MSN, RN-BC; Kelli Brown MSN, RN-BC; and Kelly Stivala BSN, RN, CAPA (Poster)
Retrospective Study to Identify Predictors of Withdrawal in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients on Long-Term Sedation, Lindsay Fakete PharmD; Jenny Boucher PharmD, JD, BCPS; and Scott Wheatley MD (Poster)
Ensuring and Enhancing Respect for Patients with Disabilities: The Making of an Educational Video, Elizabeth Fasanello (Poster)
Calculating Value- Added Services of the Registered Dietitian, Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; Kathleen Hanuschak RD, LDN; Krysta Miller RD, LDN; and Renee Selby RD, CNSC, LDN (Poster)
Teach-back for Inpatient Nutrition Education: Mission Possible, Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Katherine Lyle MS, RD, LDN (Poster)
Benefits of an Appointment Checklist for New HEENT Radiation Oncology Patients., Ben Ferry MS2 and Emma Jones MS2 (Poster)
Implementing a Nurse Shadowing Program for Medical Residents, Maria Fiore BSN,RN; Tara Getz BSN, RN; Melissa Lunney BSN, RN; Audrey MacHose BSN, RN; and Nina Patel BSN, RN (Poster)
Reoperative Cardiac Surgeries: The Inception of an Institutional Database, Brandon Follick and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
12-month Outcomes of Community Care Teams for Primary Care Practices Transforming towards PCMH, Carol A. Foltz PhD; Deborah Swavely DNP, RN; Nyann Biery MS; Nancy Gratz MPA, PCMH-CCE; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; and Susan Lawrence MS, CMAC, FACHE (Poster)
Implementation of a Dementia Screening Tool, Amanda Fougere RN, BSN; Lindsay Garde RN, BSN; and Courtney Green RN, BSN (Poster)
Implementation of a Dementia Screening Tool (Poster), Amanda Fougere; Lindsay Garde RN, BSN; and Courtney Green BSN, RN (Poster)
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), Katherine Fradeneck (Poster)
Atypical Presentation of Actinomyces, Brian Friel DO; Sarah Park DO; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
The Influence of Positive Feedback on Provider Views and the Correlation Between Positive Feedback and HCAHPS., Nicholas Fritz (Poster)
ONE LOVE, ONE HEART – Uniting Cardiac Surgery Programs Within a Network, Lori Fuehrer RN and Hope L. Johnson MSN, RN, CNOR (Poster)
Septal Myectomy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy High Risk Patients, Heather Geist, Matthew W. Martinez MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Surgical Treatment of Multiple Vein Graft Aneurysms in 72 Year Old Man, Heather Geist, James K. Wu MD, and Raymond Singer MD (Poster)
Med Effects Scripting and HCAHPS Scores, Jacklyn Gibat BSN, RN and Madelyn Glick BSN, RN (Poster)
A Program for Review of Residents on Anti-Psychotic (AP) Medications in a County Owned Nursing Facility, Catherine M. Glew BM, BS, CMD; Beth Berklite RN, ADON; and Terri Bauer RN (Poster)
Researching the Impact of Medication Reconciliation Technicians (MRTs) in the ED, Jon Carlos Gonzalez and Leroy Kromis (Poster)
The Geriatric Trauma Triage Project, Kaylee Grapsy (Poster)
Gender Differences in Cardiac Arrest Survivors Who Receive Therapeutic Hypothermia (poster), Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Amy M. Ahnert MD; Nainesh C. Patel MD; Courtney Bennett DO; Nicole Elliott DO; Mark Lundquist; Andrew C. Miller DO; Ellina C. Feiner MD; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Mercedes Rios-Scott BS; and David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP (Poster)
Perceived Mechanical Fall Risk and Openness to Communication with Providers, Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Michael Nguyen MD; Brian Stello MD; Robert D. Barraco MD; Arnold R. Goldberg MD; Colin L. Donnelly DO; Benjamin R. Preiss DO; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Assessing Supplementary Patient Mental Health Resources, Alexander Guillaume MS2 and Pooja Shankar (Poster)
A Psychometric Evaluation of Three Shorter Versions of the Practice Adaptive Reserve Scale, Daniel Gundersen PhD; Bijal A. Balasubramanian MBBS, PhD; Veronica Vargas; William L. Miller MD, MA; Carlos Roberto Jaén MD, PhD; Kurt Strange MD, PhD; Paul Nutting MD, MSPH; and Benjamin F. Crabtree PhD (Poster)
Incidence and Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation after Valve Surgery – A Single Center Experience, Justin L. Guthier DO; Bilal Ayub MD; Yassir Nawaz MD; Hassam Saif MD; Robert F. Malacoff MD, FACC; Michael J. Weiss MPH; Theodore G. Phillips MD; James K. Wu MD; Raymond L. Singer MD; Sanjay M. Mehta MD; Gary W. Szydlowski MD; and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Diabetes Care Management in the Cancer Center: Challenging Current Models of Care to Optimize Outcomes for a Complex Population, Cara Habeck RN, CDE; Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE; Gregory R. Harper MD, PhD; Gretchen Perilli MD; Janelle M. Sharma DNP, CRNP; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Patricia Shearburn RN, MSN, AOCN; Cathy A. Coyne PhD, MPH; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Roya Hamadani MPH (Poster)
Underrepresented Minorities in Medical School Admissions, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS (Poster)
One-and-a-Half Syndrome : An Unusual Cause of Dizziness, Daniel Haimowitz MD, FACP, CMD; Catherine M. Glew BM, BS, CMD; and Yelena Schpigel MD (Poster)
Longitudinal Evaluation of Retention and Relevance of LVHN's Patients with Disabilities as Teachers (P-DAT) Training, Susan E. Hansen MA and Sweety Jain MD (Poster)
Patients With Disabilities as Teachers (P-DAT): Do Participants Retain What Is Taught and is it Relevant to Practice?, Susan E. Hansen MA and Sweety Jain MD (Poster)
Volunteers Improving Mobility and Ambulation, Amber Healy BSN, RN and Michelle Wolfe BSN, RN (Poster)
Don't Ask Alice -- Medication Reconciliation: A New Role to Decrease Discrepancies, Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN; Angela Agee ADN, RN, CMSRN; Tracie Heckman MSN,RN,CMSRN; and Leroy Kromis BS,PharmD,BCPS (Poster)
Poster: Don't Ask Alice -- Medication Reconciliation: A New Role to Decrease Discrepancies, Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN and Megan Goodman BSN, RN (Poster)
Pain Control in the Geriatric Trauma Patient, Sean Heintz BSN, RN and Brianna Woods BSN, RN (Poster)
Darkening and Eruptive Nevi During Treatment with Erlotinib (poster), Stephen Hemperly DO, Tanya Ermolovich DO, and Nektarios I. Lountzis MD (Poster)
Adenomyomatous Hyperplasia of the Ampulla of Vater Masquerading as Malignancy: A Case Series, Patrick Hickey DO, Saba Ahmad MD, Matthew Sullivan DO, Miriam L. Enriquez MD, Jeffrey Brodsky MD, and Hiral Shah MD (Poster)
Bouveret’s Syndrome: Definitive Diagnosis with Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Patrick Hickey DO, Matthew Sullivan DO, Saba Ahmad MD, James Cornell MD, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Recurrent Biliary Obstruction Overcome with Metal Biliary Stent Placement in the Surgically Altered Down Syndrome Patient for Congenital Duodenal Atresia, Patrick Hickey DO, Matthew Sullivan DO, Saba Ahmad MD, and Hiral Shah MD (Poster)
Children’s Hospital Awareness Initiative: Improving Employee Communication with Pediatrics, Sarah Hines (Poster)
Teaching Patient to "SCIP"---Skin Care Intervention Program, Kaitlyn Hoch BSN, RN; Kelsey Miller BSN, RN; Mary O'Connor BSN, RN; and Nadiya Tverdun BSN, RN (Poster)
Parenteral Nutrition Web-based Order Writing: Educating Prescribers Utilizing a Network-wide Computerized E-Learning Tool, Judy Holaska RD, MS, CNSC , LDN (Poster)
Clinic No-Shows: Patient Reasons and Recommendations, Matthew Ho MS2, Deepika Kumar MS2, Elizabeth Lawrence PhD, and Wayne Anderson PhD (Poster)
Utilization of a Resource Algorithm to Enhance Departmental Communications, Diane Horoski; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; and Angela Lutz BS, RRT-NPS (Poster)
Introducing and Evaluating 3D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, Marie Hrinkonich and Susan Steigerwalt (Poster)
Creating Effective Patient Education Brochures to Encourage Early Diagnostic Testing for Oral Cancer, Lydia Hunt (Poster)
Changing the Road to Recovery: A Lesson in Pediatric Surgery Efficiency, Hope L. Johnson MSN, RN, CNOR (Poster)
Poster: Changing the Road to Recovery: A Lesson in Pediatric Surgery Efficiency, Hope L. Johnson MSN, RN, CNOR (Poster)
Communication Whiteboards: Enhancing Patient, Family, and Care Team Communication, Elizabeth Johnston and Jacqueline D. Fenicle RN, MSN (Poster)
The Development of Prolonged Weaning Guidelines to Facilitate Ventilatory Liberation, Jamie Jordan RRT-ACCS; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Angela Lutz BS, RRT-NPS; Vanessa Ribaudo-Kaufman MD; Cindy Umbrell MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN; and Donald J. Butz RN, CNRN (Poster)
Process Improvement Initiatives in Patient Access Services, Sarah Kalavoda and Joseph Hwang (Poster)
Introduction of Evidence-Based Diagnostic Order Sets in an Electronic Medical Record is Associated with an Increase in Laboratory Orders, Bryan G. Kane MD, Justin Arnold DO, Joshua Morrison DO, Ryan Southworth DO, William Greenhut DO, Will Russell DO, Jeremy Selley DO, and Michael Stanley DO (Poster)
A Statewide Survey of Institutional Trauma Human Resource Allocation and Associated Patient Mortality, Bryan G. Kane MD, Quincy Gerrald DO, Catherine Fischer DO, Kevin Vong DO, Mary Sibley DO, and Justin Binstead DO (Poster)
Does Destination Determine Destiny? A Statewide Analysis of Trauma Center Mortality, Bryan G. Kane MD, Quincy Gerrald DO, Catherine Fischer DO, Kevin Vong DO, Mary Sibley DO, and Justin Binstead DO (Poster)
Streamlining Clinic Referrals, Nikos Karakashian MS2 and Victoria Psomiadis MS2 (Poster)
The Effect of Denial of Childhood Trauma on the Self-Report of Suicidality on Psychiatric Inpatients, Laurence Karper MD, Dayna Kline, and Akua Afriyie (Poster)
Statistical Analysis of the Workload on the LVHN Observation Unit, Mohamed Kashkoush (Poster)
Improving Patient Outcomes through Bedside Neurological Examinations, Patrick Keane RN (Poster)
Bedside Neurological Exams, Patrick Keane BSN, RN and Hannah Layfield BSN, RN (Poster)
Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS), Emily Keim BSN, RN and Jennifer Senske BSN, RN (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Physician Group Patient Satisfaction Surveying: Quality Control of Primary Care and Specialty Practices, Jacob T. Kemmerer (Poster)
Chest Pain Observation: Does Post-Discharge Stress Testing Influence Physician Management Decisions?, Yasser K. Khalil MD, Prasant Pandey MD, Melvin H. Schwartz MD, and Maida Abdul-Latif MD (Poster)
RCT Evaluating Safety & Efficacy of Sodium Hyaluronate/Carboxymethylcellulose at Cesarean Delivery, Daniel G. Kiefer MD; Jolene C. Muscat MD; Jarrett Santorelli BS; Martin R. Chavez MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Poster)
Chronic Bronchitis Have More Goblet Cell Hyperplasia and Greater Respiratory Symptoms in Smokers and COPD Subjects, Victor Kim MD; Michelle Oros MD; Thomas J. Rogers PhD; Gerard J. Criner MD, FCCP; and Heba Y. Durra MD (Poster)
Evaluation of the RESP Score and Demographic Information in order to Predict Survival of ECMO Patients at a Community Hospital, Jenna Kocsis (Poster)
Effectiveness of a Three-Month Follow-Up Program for Type 2 Diabetics at Highest Risk for Complications at the Judeo Christian Health Clinic., Neha Kohli MS2, Catherine S. Lee MS2, Alexander Podlaski MS2, and Renae Lucien MS (Poster)
Examination of Patient Utilization and Attitudes Toward the MyMoffitt Patient Portal, Ajay Koti MS and Jennifer Shields MS (Poster)
Survey of Postoperative Satisfaction and Pain Following Femoral Nerve Block and On-Q Pain Pump Catheter in Total Knee Replacement, Megan Kozar (Poster)