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
Palliative Medicine Competency Education in Emergency Medicine Residency Training: A Preliminary Report, Chadd K. Kraus DO, MPH; Matthew Meyers BS; Bryan G. Kane MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Integration and Cost Analysis of Streamlined Digital Patient Imaging, Aaron Krueger, Andrew Napier MS2, and Kenneth Louis MD (Poster)
Poster: Engaging Staff To Change a Culture, Mary Kunkel RN (Poster)
Engaging Staff To Change a Culture, Mary Kunkel and Erin Joyce RN (Poster)
Poster: High-Dose Interleukin-2 Administration in the Oncology Medical-Surgical Setting – An Innovation to Impact Cost Efficiencies, Clinical Outcomes and the Ideal Patient Experience, Deidre L. Kutzler RN (Poster)
High-Dose Interleukin-2 Administration in the Oncology Medical-Surgical Setting – An Innovation to Impact Cost Efficiencies, Clinical Outcomes and the Ideal Patient Experience, Deidre L. Kutzler RN and Megan L. Derr RN (Poster)
Improving Assessment of Kyphoplasty Patients: Development and Initiation of a Standardized Questionnaire., Thomas Kwarcinski MS, Denise Fuller ARNP, and Bruce Kudryk MD (Poster)
Length of the Second Stage of Labor and the Risk of Preterm Delivery in a Subsequent Pregnancy, Tara Lockstein; Daniel Gomez MD; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and William E. Scorza MD (Poster)
The Effect of Commercial Tests for Aneuploidy Screening Using Cell-free Fetal DNA on Rates of Invasive Testing in Clinical Practice, Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Courtney R. Burans MS, CGC; Sarah Robinson; Elizabeth A. Schofield; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Meredith Rochon MD (Poster)
Use of Commercial Tests for Aneuploidy Screening Using Cell-free Fetal DNA in Clinical Practice (Poster), Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Courtney R. Burans MS, CGC; Sarah Robinson; Elizabeth A. Schofield; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Meredith Rochon MD (Poster)
Hot Topic: A Team Approach to Fire Safety Education, Jeanne P. Luke MSN, RN, CNOR (Poster)
Severe Tubulointerstitial Nephritis from Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Craig A. Mackaness DO (Poster)
Eculizumab in the Successful Treatment of Postpartum Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome - A Case Report, Craig A. Mackaness DO and Frederick S. Fleszler MD (Poster)
Rare Case of Klinefelters Syndrome With 48XXYY, Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS; Deborah Feden CRNP; and Gretchen Perilli MD (Poster)
Unique Diagnostic Challenges of Cushings From Large Bilateral Adrenal Adenoma and Mifepristone Utilization for Hypercortisolism Prior to Surgery, Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS; Sarah Park DO; Maura Bucciarelli DO; Katie Mastoris DO; and Scott Beman MD (Poster)
Diabetes Insipidus in Patient With Bodydysmorphic and Eating Disorder, Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS and Gretchen Perilli MD (Poster)
Assessing the Prevalence of Human Pathogens in Lehigh Valley’s Deer Ticks, Amulya Makkapati (Poster)
Point of Care Testing on Adult Patients with Insulin and Vasopressor, Rachel Marouchoc BSN, RN and Rhyan Rupp BSN, RN (Poster)
Poster: Ready-Set-Go! A Clinical Practice Guideline that Promotes Safe Care of the Sedated Patient Before, During and After Transport, Kimberly A. Martin RN, CNRN and Jennifer Houp RN, CNRN (Poster)
Ready-Set-Go! A Clinical Practice Guideline that Promotes Safe Care of the Sedated Patient Before, During and After Transport, Kimberly A. Martin RN, CNRN and Jennifer Houp RN, CNRN (Poster)
Benefits of Skin - to- Skin During Transition to Extrauterine Life, Michelle Martin BSN, RN; Corrine Rikli BSN, RN; and Heather Witmer BSN, RN (Poster)
A Potentially Fatal Etiology of a Lumbar Radiculopathy, Katie Mastoris DO, Ranjit R. Nair MD, and E York MD (Poster)
1,25 OH Vitamin D Mediated Hypercalcemia in a Patient With Malignancy Without Lymphoma (Poster), Katie Mastoris DO; Sarah Park DO; and Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS (Poster)
Defining The Role Of The Nurse In Transitions Of Care Within A Comprehensive Stroke Center, Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN and Erin M. Conahan RN, CNRN (Poster)
Assessment of Pre-Operative Evaluation Prior to Cataract Surgery, Veniamin Mayevskiy MS (Poster)
Turnaround Time for Patient Notification of Image guided Breast Biopsy Results: A Multicenter Survey, Charles W. McGuire MD, Amy Patel MD, Sohaib A. Mohiuddin MD, Kamran Ali MD, Saad Iqbal MD, and Lisa S. May MD (Poster)
Instructional Posters and Prevention Education: Do they really Work?, William D. McQuilken BA; Deanna Shisslak; and Judith M. Schultz Ba, CSTR (Poster)
Postoperative Oxygenation Improvement in Weight Loss Surgery Patients, Stephen Meadows BSN, RN and Dana Valasek BSN, RN (Poster)
Central and Peripheral Nervous System Demyelination Following Mycoplasma Pneumonia Infection With Review of Literature, Brian Miller DO and Andres Zirlinger MD (Poster)
Access to Dental Care in the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Carissa Miller (Poster)
The Emergency Department Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, & Injuries Study, Kaley Miller (Poster)
The Utilization of Independent Lung Ventilation Via High Frequency Percussive Ventilation (HFPV) During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Kenneth Miller MEd, MSRT, RRT-ACCS, NPS, AE-C, FAARC; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; James K. Wu; Chad Traub RRT-ACCS; and Dorothea T. Watson DO (Poster)
The Utilization of the Pressure Volume Tool to Determine the Lower Inflection Point During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; James K. Wu; and Dorothea T. Watson DO (Poster)
Ectopic Cushing Syndrome and Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report, Mira Mitry MD; Nicole M. Agostino DO; Stacey Smith MD, FACP; and Vasudev G. Magaji MD, MS (Poster)
Inborn Error of Metabolism is a Disease of any Age; Carniting Palmitoyltransferase II Deficiency and Its Manifestations, Mira Mitry MD and James Ross MD, FACP (Poster)
Lumbar Sacralization On CT And Its Association With Lumbar Fractures In Motor Vehicle Accident Patients, Sohaib A. Mohiuddin MD, Imran Qureishi, Hamza Alizail, and Saad Iqbal (Poster)
To Filter or Not to Filter?, Rachel Moser RN and Julia Becker BSN,RN (Poster)
Promotora-led Diabetes Self-Care Education Lowers Depression Scores and Increases Patient Self-Efficacy, Robert Motley MD; Nyann Biery MS; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; Cathy A. Coyne PhD, MPH; and Sherrine Eid MPH (Poster)
Lymphoma Masquerading as Pneumonia with Acute Renal Failure: A rare clinical and radiological presentation of diffuse large B cell gastric lymphoma (DLBCL), Ranjit R. Nair MD; Cheryl A. Bloomfield MD; Sharif A. Ali MD; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
An Uncommon Complication During Trans-Aortic Valve Replacement, Sanjeev Nair MD, Yassir Nawaz MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, David A. Cox MD, William Combs MD, Raymond L. Singer MD, and J Patrick Kleaveland MD (Poster)
Poster: Rallying the Team to Improve Glycemic Control in the Acute Care Setting: Mission Possible, Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; Marie Claude-Gutekunst MSN, RN, PCCN; and Brian D. Spadt (Poster)
A Retrospective Chart Review to Determine Proper Stress Test Utilization in Low Risk Chest Pain Patients, Yassir Nawaz MD and Bilal Ayub MD (Poster)
Accurate Murmur Recognition by Cardiologists – Premature Requiem or Phoenix Rising?, Yassir Nawaz MD, Matthew W. Martinez MD, and Michael J. Barrett MD (Poster)
Rapid Door-to-Balloon Time (≤ 30 minutes) in the Treatment of Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is Associated With Reduced Length of Hospital Stay and Improved Clinical Outcomes, Yassir Nawaz MD, Ataul Qureshi MD, Navin K. Subrayappa MD, Orlando E. Rivera RN, Bruce Feldman DO, and Nainesh C. Patel MD (Poster)
Pulsating Left Breast After Trans-Apical Aortic Valve Implantation: An Ominous Sign, Yassir Nawaz MD, Navin K. Subrayappa MD, Sumit Duggal MD, Ataul Qureshi MD, and Muppidi Raghunandan MD (Poster)
Reducing Wasted Supplies, Valerie Nederostek BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluation of CT Images Created Using a New Metal Artifact Reduction Reconstruction Algorithm for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning, John Niemkiewicz, Andrew G. Palmiotti, Marc S. Miner, Lee E. Stunja, and Jenelle Bergene (Poster)
Value of Partnership Between Clinical Research and Clinical Laboratory Teams: Achieving Seamless Specimen Processing, Jean Novak MT(ASCP), CCRC, CVT and Diane Raber BS, MT(ASCP), SH (Poster)
Poster: Lessons Learned in Caring for Patients Treated With Therapeutic Hypothermia, Carolyn Ordway MSN, RN, CRNP and Kelly A. Wolfenden RN, BSN, CCI (Poster)
Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis, Ryan Owen DO, Arthur C. Sosis MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Factors Influencing Participation in Clinical Research: Do Minority and Lower Socioeconomic Status Patients Experience Greater Barriers in Participation?, Nishant Pandya (Poster)
Optimizing Care -- Inspiring Leadership to Improve Quality and Efficiency while Controlling Costs, Anne Panik MS, RN, NEA-BC and Kim Jordan MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC (Poster)
Cytomorphologic Features of "Intrathyroid Follicular Lesion" of Parathyroid Origin, Shobha Parajuli MD, Heba Y. Durra MD, Xinmin Zhang MD, and Varsha Manucha MD (Poster)
The Diversity Study: Factors Influencing Clinical Research, Adrian Paskey and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Family Presence, Lauren Pasquale BSN, RN and Diane Tolaj BSN, RN (Poster)
Pediatric Falls in the Outpatient Setting, Nicole Pasquarello BSN, RN (Poster)
Rare Presentation of a Massive Intermittent Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed, Bonnie Patek DO, Matthew Sullivan DO, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
The Correlation Between USMLE and COMLEX Testing Scores, Jay Patel and Kathleen Kane MD (Poster)
Pertinent Radiosurgery Information for Moffitt Cancer Patients, Neil Patel MS2 and David Farzam MS2 (Poster)
Utility of Recommendation Letters and Correlation with Specific Residency Applicant Qualities, Joseph E. Patruno MD; Amanda B. Flicker MD; Craig Koller MEd; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hubert K. Huang MS, Med; and Taylor N. Weilnau (Poster)
Mock-Oral Exams: A vital and effective tool in training tomorrow’s physicians, Joseph Patruno MD, Mary Fullington, Hubert K. Huang, Kristin Friel MD, and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
Rectal Polyp with Atypical Lymphoid Infiltrate: Rectal Lymphoma or Rectal Tonsil, Adam R. Paul DO and Dalya El Tawil MD (Poster)
Seeking Well-Child Care Visits, Ariel Penaranda MS2 (Poster)
Improving Care for Postpartum Depression, Gretchen Perhamus (Poster)
Reducing/Preventing Hypoglycemic Risk Through Evidence-Based Practice, Jay Pescatore and Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE (Poster)
Improving Patient Outcomes by Using TeleID Consultation Services, Kimberly Pianucci, Jessica Hartnet, and Sharon Kromer (Poster)
Physician-Driven Nutrition Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care: Results of a Clinic-Based Intervention, Eliana Piedrahita-Llano MD, Hillary Roth MD, Claire Lenhart, and Kimberly C. Brown MD (Poster)
The Standard Leadership Calendar - A Pragmatic and Innovative Strategy to Foster a Health and Safe Oncology Practice Setting, Dawn Pingyar BSN, RN (Poster)
Perceptions of Quality Care and Satisfaction in Dermatology Outpatients with Clinically Mild and Severe Diagnoses, Kristin C. Prewitt MS (Poster)
Experience at the Center for Heart and Pregnancy: A Collaborative Cardiology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Irena B. Cabrera MD; Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Is There a Role for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging during Pregnancy? Experience at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Ronald S. Freudenberger MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Matthew W. Martinez MD (Poster)
Amniotic Fluid Index or Deepest Vertical Pocket?, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; R Melody Reynolds MD; Daniel G. Kiefer MD; Meredith Rochon MD; Katie Karabasz-Brown; and John C. Smulian MD, MPH (Poster)
The Effect of Shortening Door to Balloon Time (<90 >Minutes) in STEMI Patients Transferred From Outside Hospitals, Ataul Qureshi MD, Yassir Nawaz MD, Navin K. Subrayappa MD, Orlando E. Rivera RN, and Nainesh C. Patel MD (Poster)
Chasing the Dragon: A Case of Inhaled Heroin Overdose Resulting in Stunned Myocardium, Neiman Ramjattan DO (Poster)
Unchain My Heart: Constrictive Pericarditis in the Setting of Chronic Kidney Disease and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance, Neiman Ramjattan DO; Justin L. Guthier DO; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
Parent/Guardian Survey Tool to Assess Understanding of Vaccination, Meera D. Ramsooksingh MS; Veniamin Mayevskiy MS; and David Berman DO, FAAP (Poster)
Disseminating Lean Philosophy to the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lauren Ranzino (Poster)
Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus with Erythema Multiforme-like Lesions: Consideration for Rowell Syndrome, Kelly L. Reed DO; Steven Oberlender MD, PhD; and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Innovations to Improve Access to Primary Health Care for Vulnerable Populations: Results from an Environmental Scan Using a Social Media Approach, Lauralie Richard PhD; Jane M. Gunn MBBS, PhD FRACGP; John Furler FRACGP, MBBS, PhD; Benjamin F. Crabtree PhD; Jeannie Haggerty PhD; Pierre Pluye MD, PhD; William L. Miller MD, MA; Jean-Frédéric Levesque MD, PhD, FRCP; and Grant M. Russell MBBS, PhD, FRACGP (Poster)
Factors Influencing Participation in Clinical Research, Gordon Ridgeway (Poster)
"Is Your File Ready for the Doctor?" A Study on the Percentage of Referrals with Appropriate Imaging., Rhonda Robeel MS2, Tucker Burr, Jason Klapman PhD, and Asef Lakha PhD (Poster)
Development and Utilization of an Acuity Scale for Oncology Patient Navigation, Raizalie Roman-Rosado BSN, OCN, CMSRN; Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Kathy Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN; Jane Zubia RN, OCN, CBPN I-C; Martiza Y. Chicas RN, PCCN; Diane McHugh BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Dorothy Morrone RNC, MS, OCN; and Tracy Kichline (Poster)
Using Locally Derived Seroprevalence Data on Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella by Birth Cohort to Determine Risks for Vaccine Preventable Diseases During International Travel, Gisela Rosario MD; Marcelo Gareca MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Mark Knouse MD (Poster)
An EPIC Space Race, Jonathan Rossi and Matthew Kastner (Poster)
Creating Alternative Educational Modalities for the Operating Room, Jill N. Rothermel RN (Poster)
Developing Alternative Educational Modalities for the Operating Room, Jill N. Rothermel RN (Poster)
Poster: Creating Alternative Educational Modalities for the Operating Room, Jill N. Rothermel RN (Poster)
Behavioral Health Sensory Room, Marisa Saeger (Poster)
Transforming Primary Health Care Using Participatory Deliberative Processes for Collaborative Community Decision-Making through IMPACT (Innovative Models Promoting Access-to-Care Transformation), Cathie M. Scott PhD; Jenny R. Advocat PhD; Simone Dahrouge PhD; Jeannie Haggerty PhD; Mark F. Harris MBBS, MD; Jean-Frédéric Levesque MD, PhD, FRCP; Virginia Lewis PhD; William L. Miller MD, MA; Gawaine Davies; Louise Richardson PhD; Grant M. Russell MBBS, PhD, FRACGP; and Nigel Stokes MD (Poster)
A Cross Sectional Study of Medical Student Knowledge of Evidence Based Medicine as Measured by the Fresno Test of Evidence Based Medicine, Lauren Semler MS, Elizabeth Rehman, Zachary Haddad BS, Katie Ahmadzadeh DO, Steven J. Crellin DO, Katarzyna Falkowska DO, Kalif Kendig DO, Brent H. Steinweg DO, Amy B. Smith PhD, and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Prioritization, Accountability and Engagement: Programmatic Strategies for all Three to Impact Patient Safety, Jody Shigo RN, CMSRN (Poster)
The Implementation of a PictureRx Pill Card to Improve Medication Comprehension in a Refugee Population, Lauren Skudalski; Timothy M. Daly DO; Nicole Defenbaugh PhD; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; and Brian Stello MD (Poster)
Comparing the Average CT- Biopsy RoomTurnover Time Between Two Patient Handoff Systems, Andrew Steel MS2; Kevin Bobeck MS2; and Bela Kis MD, PhD (Poster)
Characterization of Primary Care Clinicians’ Use of Genomic and Pharmacogenomic Testing, Brian Stello MD; Heather Bittner-Fagan MD, MPH; Christopher V. Chambers MD; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Geoffrey Mills MD, PhD; Michael P. Rosenthal MD; and Kyle Shaak BS (Poster)
Assessing the Applicability of a Health Coach Service for Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients, Cameron J. St. Hilaire MS2, Myles P. Dowling MS2, Daniel J. Myers MS2, and M. M. Murr MD (Poster)
Isolated Gastroduodenal Crohn’s Disease, Matthew Sullivan DO, Patrick Hickey DO, Saba Ahmad MD, Jeffrey Brodsky MD, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Ronald Bross MD (Poster)
Pure Sensory Symmetric Peripheral Polyneuropathy as an Early Presenting Sign of Microscopic Polyangiitis, Matthew Sullivan DO and Craig A. Mackaness DO (Poster)
Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting With A Pure Sensory Peripheral Symmetric Polyneuropathy, Matthew Sullivan DO; Craig A. Mackaness DO; and James Ross MD, FACP (Poster)
Understanding Non-Emergent Pediatric ED Visits: Using Hospital and Family Centric Data to Inform System Redesign, Deborah Swavely DNP, RN; Kathy Baker MPH, RN; Krista L. Bilger BSN, RN; David Zimmerman MPH; and Andrew Martin MSN, RN (Poster)
Lessons Learned in Caring for Patients Treated With Therapeutic Hypothermia, Catherine H. Swedberg RN; Kelly A. Wolfenden RN, BSN, CCI; Jeffrey Martin RN; and Carolyn Ordway MSN, RN, CRNP (Poster)