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.
2025
Application of Distraction Techniques to Reduce Painful Procedures in the Pediatric Population, Gianna Pietrzykowski BSN, RN; Caityn Stine BSN, RN; Sabrina Kidulic BSN, RN; and Stephany Madrid BSN, RN (Poster)
Mass Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at a Daycare: A Public Health Lesson, Christopher Popiolek, Kenneth D. Katz MD, Putt Vithayaveroj, Chase Jones DO, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, John DelBianco MD, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Susan K. Yaeger MD, and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD (Poster)
Fatigue in Night Shift RNs, Justan Pratt RN and Ivan Alvarado RN (Poster)
Assessing the Inpatient Utility of Echocardiography and its Clinical Impact, Briana Prieto and Shuisen Li DO (Poster)
Multidisciplinary Sign-Out in the LVHN Muhlenberg Trauma ICU and Effects on Hospital-Acquired Conditions, Jessica U Quach and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Fall Prevention, Renne Ramirez BSN, RN; Maggie Schray BSN, RN; and Maria Monica Asis ADN, RN (Poster)
Breast Implant Salvage Rate Following Percutaneous Drainage for Periprosthetic Infection, Caitlin Read, Samantha Delapena MD, Aaron Jacobs MD, and Nathan F. Miller (Poster)
Improving the Diagnostic Algorithm of Pulmonary Nodules Undergoing Tissue Sampling, Austin Retzloff and Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten MD (Poster)
Mood Disorders and Dysautonomia in Patients with Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Clinical and Polysomnographic analysis, Roger Rochart; Rena Y Jiang; Irene Chu MPH, MD; Shae Duka MPH; and Martina Vendrame MD, PhD (Poster)
Implementing a Care Progression Model Aimed at Improving Quality Outcomes, Jaclyn Rowbotham MSN, RN, ACM-RN (Poster)
Hepcidin Overexpression in Burn Patients Causes Decreased Red Blood Cell Synthesis, Joshua Rushing; Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD; Gordon Lindberg MD; Nadine Koenig BMST, TC-NRCC; Cynthia Berger BMST-ASCP; Elizabeth Berger; and Tomas Ganz (Poster)
Causes for Delays in Spine Fracture Operative Management, Sara Safari and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Partners in Prevention, Lewis Alejo Santos ADN, RN; Miranda Freeman BSN, RN; and Kenia Ramon Sanchez BSN, RN (Poster)
Impacts of Care Navigation on Patient Readmissions Post Total Joint Replacement Surgery, Prajeet Santra; Teresa Latvis MA, BSN, RN; Jessica Snyder BSN, RN; and Carissa Hrichak MBA, BSN, RN (Poster)
Dual RN Verification for Insulin Drips, Adrianna Schieber-Krenitsky BSN, RN; Arieanna Sabella RN; and Cara Lombardo BSN, RN (Poster)
Beyond the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma Exam: Design and Utilization of a Trauma-Focused Rapid Education Event for Emergency Medicine Attending Physicians, Kristine L. Schultz MD; Claire L. Paulson DO; Hanna R. Warren DO; Christopher Connell DO; Elizabeth M. Evans DO; Phillip M. Grenz DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP (Poster)
Barriers Preventing Discharges Home Before Noon, Julia Sealing; Heather Faust MSN, RN, CMSRN; and Karanda Erdman BSN, RN (Poster)
Long Term Outcomes of Dermal Substrate Treated Burns and Wounds, Sarvesh Senguttunvan and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
IV Bundle Kits, Mikayla Shankweiler ADN, RN; Sydni Surowiec BSN RN; Jonathan Hansel ADN, RN; and Ashley Laslo ADN, RN (Poster)
Factors Impacting Disposition To Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility On Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study Patients At LVHN-Muhlenberg, Thomas Shen; Joseph J. Stirparo MD; and Bree A. Harrison BSN, RN, TCRN (Poster)
Improving Postoperative Incentive Spirometer (IS) Use Through Education in the Inpatient Setting, Archana Shrestha BSN, RN and Rosanny Reynoso BSN, RN (Poster)
How Much are Patients Drinking? An Oral Intake Documentation Improvement Project, Henry Slack BA, ASN, RN; Rain Rims BSN, RN; Grace Roscia; and Will Ren BSN, RN (Poster)
Declining Miles in an Amateur Runner, Bridget Smith MD and Dimitry Belogorodsky DO, MS (Poster)
Standardizing Handoffs, Megan Smith BSN, RN; Rachael Cappelluzzo ADN, RN; Kelly Miller ADN, RN; Sam Morra RN; and Dianne Hollister BSN, RN (Poster)
The Just-In-Case IV Catheter: Assessing Peripheral IV Management, Moriah Smith RN, Darryn Agosti RN, and John-Christian Adams RN (Poster)
Improving Patient Safety Through Communication Between Nurses and Patient Care Partners, Laura Snyder RN, BSN; Danielle Fernandez RN; and Brandon Negron RN (Poster)
Improving Postpartum Depression Screening, Kathleen Stapleton MEd. BSN, RN; Melanie Reyes BSN, RN; Lauren Wilkins BSN, RN; Samantha Mokshefsky BSN, RN; and Christina Quillen ADN, RN (Poster)
Evaluating Exclusion Criteria for Exertional Testing for Mild TBI in an Outpatient Hospital-Based Organization, Amy Kerstetter Staub PT, DPT and Sandra M. Tremblay PT, MS, CWS, MSCS (Poster)
Donning Sterile Gloves in Blood Culture Collection, Brynn Stranix BSN, RN; Sarah Teschon BSN, RN; Blake Sullivan ADN, RN; Katherine Renzi BSN, RN; and Marie Presendieu AND, RN (Poster)
Ticket to the OR, Madisen Straub BSN, RN and Emily Kramer BSN, RN (Poster)
Patient Education: A Multidisciplinary Model at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), part of Jefferson Health, Morgan Strecker and Lisa Keller MEd (Poster)
First Turn During Bedside Shift Report, Madison Stump BSN, RN; Stephen Peek ADN, RN; Melissa Thompson RN; and Jessica Lopez RN (Poster)
The Effectiveness of Reassessing Pain In Adult Trauma Patients, Rebecca Sullivan RN; Cameron Farley RN; and Samantha Keoonela BSN, RN (Poster)
The Influence of Renal Function on 30-Day Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Readmissions, Hanna Sumner; Rosemarie Incorvaia; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, CPHQ, NRP; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Characterization of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Neonatal Patients, Jeremy Sumner; Kristin Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP; and Tibisay Villalobos-Fry MD (Poster)
Reduction of Wrong Blood in Tube Events: Improving Practice One Tube at a Time, Amy Taff MSN, RN, Ni-BC (Poster)
Paving Professional Development Tracks: Create a Road from Scholarship to Program Requirements, Nathalie Torres DO, Shawn M. Quinn DO, Gavin C. Barr Jr. MD, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Mary Nemeth, Dawn M. Yenser, and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Power Training Impact on Running Ability after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study, Sandra M. Tremblay PT, MS, CWS, MSCS (Poster)
Safe Sleep in the NICU, Madison Tyson BSN, RN and Mia Rosenberger BSN, RN (Poster)
Cholecystectomy Outcomes Following the Implementation of Robotic Surgery at LVH-M, Amber Unger, Kathryn L Wheel MD, and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Health Equity in the ED: An Assessment of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Echocardiogram Usage, Ahsan Usmani and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Assigned Break Partner, Concepcion Valdez BSN, RN; Jamie Cassarello AND, RN; Joseph Campbell ADN, RN; and Yves-Laure J. Gaspard BSN, RN (Poster)
Addressing Food Insecurity: Establishing a Food Pantry for Medical Students, Anne Vanderpool MBA and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH (Poster)
Advanced Surgical Skills: Surgical Intern Preparedness, Anne Vanderpool MBA; Roger King ST; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH (Poster)
Surgical Olympics: A Skills Based Competition, Anne Vanderpool MBA; Roger King ST; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH (Poster)
Effects of Rural versus Urban Residence on Perioperative Outcomes after Robotic Assisted Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Ajay Varadhan, Rahul Mhaskar, Maykel Dolorit, Gregory Fishberger, Collin Chase, Sarah Cool, Jessica Cobb, Harrison Strang, Emily Weeden, Diep Nguyen, Joseph Garrett, Carla C. Moodie, Jacques Fontaine, Jenna Tew, Jonelle Baldonado, and Eric Toloza (Poster)
The Narcan Project: Impact of Opioid Overdose Response Training on Medical Students’ Knowledge and Confidence, Putt Vithayaveroj, Emily Luo, Rithvic Jupudi, Nishanth Chalasani, Nathan Einhorn, Rebecca Lipscomb, and Jennifer Costa (Poster)
Assessing the Appropriateness of EKG Orders at LVPG Family Medicine Preoperative Visits, Megan E Weis; Joon Cha; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Implementation of a Nurse Preceptor Online Toolkit, Kortney Welles MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Patient Transfer Lockout Time, Theresa Wertz ADN, RN; Ciena Schoch BSN, RN; Destiny Wise RN; Samantha Major BSN, RN; Chislaine Guerrero RN; and Tiffany Hawkes BSN, RN (Poster)
IV Tubing Labels, Alexandra Whalen BSN, RN; Brianna Ungaro BSN, RN; and Caroline Ungaro BSN, RN (Poster)
Scrub the Hub: Preventing Peripheral Intravenous Infections, Margaret Williams, Brianna Gibbons, Aissata Diallo, and Nicole Rodriguez (Poster)
Introduction Of Mastisol To Central Line Dressings, Ashley Wojton BSN, RN; Chanchal Ghai BSN, RN; Hannah Meyer BSN, RN; and Brandon Zellner BSN, RN (Poster)
The Effectiveness of a Badge Buddy in CICU Nurses During Codes for Medication, Olivia Wyckoff BSN, RN; Nishtha Srivastava BSN, RN; Elizabeth Mejias ADN, RN; Kyle Nolan BSN, RN; Ryan Lippe BSN, RN; and Nicole Unera ADN, RN (Poster)
2024
Absence of Advanced Care Planning Status Medical Record Documentation in ‘at risk’ ED Patients, Jacob Adams; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Zhe Chen; Jennifer Allen MD; Katie Best RN; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Timothy J. Friel MD; David M. Richardson MD; Courtney Moore MD; Maulik P Purohit MD, MPH; Justin Stauffer PA-C; Michael Nguyen; Matthew McCambridge MD; Katelyn McLain; Natalie Burkert; William Carmichael; and Jessica K. Eygnor DO (Poster)
Buck's Traction Video Creation for Promoting Optimal Care of The Femur Fracture Patient, Michele Adzema BSN, RN, CMSRN; Chelsy Bechtold ADN, RN; Lauren Curcio BSN, RN, GERO-BC; and Brandon Haeseler BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluating the Validity of Telehealth Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment for Malnutrition Diagnosis: A Comparative Study, Olivia Ahn; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; and Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN (Poster)
Hospitalization Trends of Fractures Presenting to the Emergency Room from 2009 to 2021, Jacob Albers MD, Jeffrey B. Brown MD, Maykel Dolorit, Lauern Ladehoff MD, Ambuj Kumar, and Robert P Wessel MD (Poster)
Take it to the Core, Elizabeth Alexander BSN, RN; Matthew Bourdon BSN, RN; Debra Day BSN, RN; Binh Nguyen BSN, RN; Tiffany Pexton BSN, RN; Ashley Sabol BSN, RN; and Malik Talib RN (Poster)
Optimization of the After Visit Summary for Patients Discharged in the Pediatric Setting, Avery J. Allen MD and Kristen M. Prendergast MD (Poster)
Is Chronic Pain Associated With Fentalog Overdose in ED Patients?, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Rachel Culbreth, Paul Wax, Kim Aldy, Jeffrey Brent, Sharan Campleman, Shao Li, Alex Krotulski, Jennifer Love, and Alex F. Manini (Poster)
Creating Successful Stickers, Sidoine Amani BSN, RN; Hellen Nyakundi ASN, RN; and Lindsey White ASN, RN (Poster)
Period Poverty to Menstrual Equity: Through the Lens of Local Menstruators’ Experience, Michelle Ammerman DO; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Nicole M. Burgess; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
The DIRECT Index: A Tool for Equity, Inclusion, and Relationship-Centered Care, Kwame Otoo Appiah and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH (Poster)
Newborn Discharge Education, Megan Archer RN, Sheena Vaidian RN, Katlyn Sostak RN, and Victoria Albritton RN (Poster)
Hand Hygiene Compliance, Rachel Armellino BSN, RN; Jennel Ishara Barthley ADN, RN; Guerline Pierre-Felix ADN, RN; and Michelle Beverly Medina BSN, RN (Poster)
Orthostatic Blood Pressure Related to Falls, Brooke Arriaga ADN, RN; Karisa Lash RN; and Brooke Bensinger BSN, RN (Poster)
Nonpharmacological Pain Interventions For Labor, Brielle Artis BSN, RN; Kaylee Conrad ADN, RN; Nicole Krepps BSN, RN; Macie McGaughran ADN, RN; Mariah Moorehouse ADN, RN; and Kristine Ulshafer BSN, RN (Poster)
Newborn Fall Prevention, Ashlynn Ashmore RN; Omotola Oduwole BSN, RN; and Victoria Wieruszewski BSN, RN (Poster)
Boarders in the Emergency Department, Samantha Atcavage BSN, RN; Dominique Boyd BSN, RN; Alexis Cabrera BSN, RN; and Payton Lesher BSN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Awareness Among Cardiac ICU Nurses Regarding Oral Care in Ventilated Patients, Ariadae Baettcher BSN, RN; Morgan Frantz BSN, RN; Melissa Jackle BSN, RN; Tuyen Pham BSN, RN; and Alexis Thompson ADN, RN (Poster)
Ticket to the OR: for our friends on the floor, Bernadine Bangyay RN; Ethan Idler BSN, RN; and Craig Zuccolotto BSN, RN (Poster)
Building Nurse Resilience, Emilee Barnhardt BSN, RN; Nadira Kaleen BSN, RN; Brooke Stempel BSN, RN; and Anthony Palonis BSN, RN (Poster)
Between Early Warning and Alert Fatigue: A Single-Institution Experience of Right-sizing CHEWS, Heather Becker MD; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; and Claudia F. Busse MD (Poster)
Mobility Magnets: Fall Prevention & Increased Communicatiom, Samantha Behler RN; Paige Hinton RN; Marc Merryman BSN, RN; and Gabrielle Sacks BSN, RN (Poster)
Enhanced Recovery: Adequate Nutrition for Orthopedic Surgical Healing, Christina Beitler MS, RN; Dana James MS, RD, LDN; Cynthia Stemrich MS, RD, LDN; and Molly Sweeney MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, CBC (Poster)
Blood Culture Contamination, Amy Beltz ADN, RN; Weston Cummings BSN, RN; Sydney Pfeiffer BSN, RN; Natalie VanHorn BSN, RN; and Haley Zimerofsky BSN, RN (Poster)
SCD Compliance, Megan Belzner BSN, Jennifer Bowlby ADN, and Amy Scott BSN (Poster)
Improving Spirometer Use, Christina Bender RN, BSN; Jessica Yargeau RN; and Michael Galassi RN, BSN (Poster)
Firearm Injury Prevention through Design and Delivery of a Gun Lock Distribution, Afiya Bentinck and Melissa Mee BSW (Poster)
Identifying and Addressing Equity Gaps Among LVHN Health Plan Members, Jessica Berman; Cynthia Kusorgbor-Narh MPH, CHES; Brigid Tray MPH, CHES; and Lori Piltz BS, RN, CPHQ (Poster)
Scholarly Activity Resident Curricular Evaluation, Nyann Biery MS; Lynn M. Wilson DO; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Provider in Triage, Emma Blades BSN, RN; Grace Gilmore BSN, RN; Katelyn McMurtrie RN; and Skylar Treat BSN, RN (Poster)
Analysis of the ED Pharmacy Process: From Medication Order to Administration, Hope Boldizar, Kathleen E. Kane MD, and Beth Lally PharmD (Poster)
Streamlining Split Flow: Evaluating Emergency Department Efficiency, Hope Boldizar, Rose Morgan, Cayden Rex, and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Discharge From NICU with Home Nasogastric Tube, Brianna Bowman, Ashley Chi, John Sparacino, and Georgia Traynor (Poster)
The Level IV Impact: Optimizing Care of the Trauma Patient by Keeping Patients Within Their Community, Melanie Bowman MSN, RN TCRN; Kira D. Weaver DO; Jennifer A. Brown RN, BSN; Raymond J. Melder DO; Mark Cipolle MD; Brenda White; and Carol Fox RN, BSN, CCRN (Poster)
Measuring Timeliness of Responses to STAT Neurosurgical Trauma Consults at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Amanda Brisco MD; Joseph J. Stirparo MD; Bree A. Harrison BSN, RN, TCRN; Jaclyn Sharkazy PA-C, MSPAS; and Emily Bear BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN (Poster)
Medication Use Evaluation of Daptomycin, Ashley Brown PharmD, Brooke Broczkowski PharmD, and Jarrod W. Kile RPhD (Poster)
The Impact of On Shift Evidence Based Medicine Activity on Patient Care, Jeffrey B. Brown MD, Jacob Albers MD, Ajay Varadhan, Estelle Cervantes MD, Kashyap Kaul DO, Shreyas Kudrimoti MD, Phillip Sgobba MD, William Spinosi DO, Joseph B. Zackary MD, and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Increasing Confidence in New Graduate Nurses on Giving Report to ICU/LLM, Kyra Bruns BSN, RN; Melissa Crenko BSN, RN; Catie Kittle BSN, RN; Courtney Roberson BSN, RN; Tyra Santos BSN, RN; and Kelsea Snyder BSN, RN (Poster)
Use of QR Codes to Access Frequently Used Protocols, Vannesa Bunsee RN and Olivia Frawley ADN, RN (Poster)
New Graduate Nurses/Staff Retention, Lakaia Burgess BSN. RN; Alexandria Castro RN; and Tanzilya Seisekenova BSN, RN (Poster)
Bridging Communication Gaps: Translation Cards, Grei Cadiz ADN, RN; Connie Hernandez BSN, RN; Akeem Oliphant BSN, RN; and Chrisvely Urbanski BSN, RN (Poster)
How Does Compliance with Antiseptic Barrier Caps Affect CLABSI Rates on Adult ICU Units, Annabelle Callis, Crystal Schaffer, Alyssa Hawksworth, Kayla Gillespie, and Fengxue Lie (Poster)
Importance of Including Driving Risk Assessments in OT Evaluation for Aging Adults, Melissa Carmody MOTRL/L, MSCS, C/NDT (Poster)
Relationship-Centered Communication (RCC) Program, Michelle N. Carraro DO; Molly Thompson Chavez MHL; Christina Roberts MS, MA; Laura Hoffman BS; and Robin S. Schroeder MD (Poster)
Tiny Feet Taking Big Steps, Jen Carrillo RN, Jenna Grosko RN, Emily Hoven RN, Kayla Kulp RN, Alanna Lee RN, and Jenna Rogers RN (Poster)
Feel The Burn: CAUTI Product Effectiveness, Kaitlyn Carroll BSN, RN and Krista Bell BSN, RN (Poster)
Let Your NICU Nurses Put Your Mind At EASE, Victoria Carter RN; Charity Mokaya BSN, RN; Caroline Spugnardi BSN, RN; and Kiauna Graham RN (Poster)