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
Commonalities of 30-day Readmitted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients, Rosemarie Incorvaia; Hanna Sumner; James K. Wu MD; and Bryan D. Nelson MBA, CPHQ, NRP (Poster)
Investigating the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Values-Based Leadership Behavior, Brooke Johnson and Gerald Mcglinn M.A., ACC (Poster)
Every Drop Counts, Jahnya Jordan AD, RN; Grace Lorenz BSN, RN; and Kristin Wyrwa BSN, RN (Poster)
Diversional Activities for Hospitalized Adult Patients, Elienne Joseph BSN, RN; Lindsay Pontius BSN, RN; Nichole Pershyn ADN, RN; Rosemarie Miles ADN, RN; Vanessa Vasquez BSN, RN; and Yliana Hernandez BSN, RN (Poster)
Quality Improvement Project to Increase Utilization of Oral Step-Down Therapy for Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJI), Juliane Kallenbach and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Treatment Strategy for Incarcerated Ventral and Incisional Hernia, Angie S. Kim, Miname Watanabe MD, Anh Thu Hoang DO, Berwin Yuan MD, A Nguyen, R Lipscomb, and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Comparing Concussion Recovery Between Men and Women Using Vision Therapy, Peter Kozloff, Francesca Andronic MD, Daniele Shollenberger CRNP, and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Improving the Patient Care Hand-off from RN to PCP for Patients Requiring 1:1 Observation, Tyler Kunz RN, PHRN; Nicole Jurewicz RN; and Abigail Breyer BSN, RN (Poster)
Patterns and Indications for Needle Knife Cannulation in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Davis R Kuruvilla, Parth Desai DO, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Interventions to Alleviate Pre And Post Procedure Anxiety, Emma Lalli BSN, RN; Shayla Vest ADN, RN; Cristina Toribio ADN, RN; and Megan Grefe ADN, RN (Poster)
Examining the Relationship of Lead-Contaminated Meats and Exposure Amongst At-Risk Populations, Jared LeBron, Marie Masotya, and Sarah Ronis (Poster)
Restraint Debriefing, Madyson Lecause BSN, RN; Jenna Quigley BSN, RN; and Shayna Hilbert RN (Poster)
A Hairy Situation: Investigating Facial Hair's Role in Central Line Dressing Integrity, Jaylen Lesser; Elisa C. Moyer BSN, RN, CEN; Jonathan T. Berback MPH, CIC; Joseph Yashur BSPH; and Brenda Croll-Stachelek MSN (Poster)
No If's, And's, or Butts: Neonatal Diaper Care, Erin Linahan BSN, RN; Alexa Machado BSN, RN; Karley Mallon BSN, RN; and Jenna Van Duyne BSN, RN (Poster)
A Baseline Assessment of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QuIPS) in a Graduate Medical Education Environment; Does Programmatic Experience Influence ACGME Survey Data?, Emma Lincoln, Joseph E. Patruno MD, and Terri Vian MS (Poster)
Understanding Interpreter Services, Mariana Castano Lizarazo and Joumana De Santiago (Poster)
Health Disparities Among Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Primary Brain Gliomas, Gavin Lockard, Jonah Gordon, Adam Alayli, Molly Monsour, Meghan Tahbaz, Bassel Elsayed, Rahul Mhaskar, and Nam D. Tran (Poster)
Fitness Feedbacks and Improvements, Ganasia Lopez, Brielle Gregoli MS, and Dana Levano MS (Poster)
Peering Within: Exploring X-Ray, IR, and MRI, Sabrina Lopez and Tamantha Garman RT, CRA (Poster)
Emergency Department Alarm Fatigue, Mackenzie Lorincz, Kiera Colon, Kathy Yost, Jeanny Diaz, Micah Kratz, and Thobernia Augustin (Poster)
Assessing the Use of Motivational Interviewing and Appreciative Inquiry for Hypertension Control in Vulnerable Populations, Anjali Mahapatra; Orlando J. Penaloza MD, FACP; Shanestka Menendez; and Jorge Martinez (Poster)
Operation: Foley Be Gone, Courtney Martin, Adriana Berdecia Colon, Nena Rodriguez-Gilroy, Michelle Tanasy, and Philippa Evi-Parker (Poster)
ICU RN Decompression Room, Amanda Martynyuk, Madison Hill, Ashley Reuben, Stephania Torres, and Chloe Rubito (Poster)
From Feedback to Framework: Improving Mentorship Through Resident Insights In Scholarly Activity, Eleni Mastrokalos and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Poster)
Implementing Bedside Shift Report in the Emergency Department, Rebecca McCormick, Bridget Simiyu, and Courtney Kleeman (Poster)
A Decade of Pediatric Intubation Experience by an Advanced Prehospital Unit, Conor McLaughlin DO; Zachary Matuzsan DO; Mark Walck FP-C, NRP; Mark A. Diubaldo RN; Jeffrey M. Kuklinski DO; Matthew B. Ferdock; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, CPHQ, NRP; Christopher Connell DO; Keith D. Micucci RN BSN PHRN CEN; Duy P. Tran DO; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; and Susan K. Yaeger MD (Poster)
Loop Communication Between Triage/Charge Nurse and Primary Nurse in the Emergency Department, Anna Medvecky RN, Debra McCarthy RN, Fanny Figueroa RN, and Rachel Newman RN (Poster)
Spanish Translation Aid, Casey Meenan, Rylee Midyette, Craig Deppe, Brendaliz Marrero-Castillo, and Ashley Aceituno (Poster)
Impact of Virtual Visits on Antibiotic Prescribing for Upper Respiratory Infections, Anna Mikulski, Jarrod W. Kile RPhD, Brooke Broczkowski PharmD, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, and Eric Young MD (Poster)
Behavioral Health Staff Presence and Reducing the Number of Restraints, Caitlin Miller, Emeline Janis, Kelly Krznaric, and Nicholas Rodriguez (Poster)
Intentional Rounding in the Pediatric Population, Lauren Moccia, Madison Martin, and Megan McManus (Poster)
Organizing Trauma Alerts in the Emergency Department: Improving Role Clarity and Efficiency for Nurses and Techs, Cristal Morales BSN, RN; Macey Harvey ADN, RN; Jhanei Mays ADN, RN; and Morgan Hassler ADN, RN (Poster)
Exploring the Intersection of Health Care and Climate Change with a Socio-Ecological Model Approach, Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MPH, MBBS; Shae Billmyer; Nyann Biery DHSc; Lynn M. Wilson DO; and Roya Hamadani MPH (Poster)
Adherence to the 2022 Down Syndrome Guidelines in Children Less Than 18 Years of Age in the Greater Lehigh Valley Area, Constance Mulligan and Christopher P. Raab MD, MS (Poster)
Medical Device Related Pressure Injuries, Gianna Murgia BSN, RN; Ashley Applegate BSN, RN; Phoenix Yeatman BSN, RN; Logan Maurer BSN, RN; Maria Traglia BSN, RN; Jackie Butsavage MSN, RN; Amber Krause BSN, RN; and Caitlin VanSyckle BSN, RN (Poster)
Using The Dynamic Appraisal of Situation Aggression (DASA) To Decrease Risk of Violence With In-Patient Med-Surgical Patients, Kathryn Murphy BSN, RN; Briana Caravello RN; Rolando Gonzalez RN; Ryan Deifer ADN, RN; and Nicole Gula ADN, RN (Poster)
Evaluate Provider Comfort and Patients’ Experience Around Sexual Health Concerns, Meera Nagpal and Kristin Friel MD (Poster)
Efficacy of a Skin Cancer Education Program Among Beauty School Students, Nicole Natarelli, Kate Beekman, Helana Ghali, Shaliz Aflatooni, and Nirav Shah (Poster)
Non-traumatic Wrist Pain in a Toddler, Kelli Nayak MD and Matthew Grady (Poster)
Implementation and Evaluation of Disability-Focused Educational Initiatives, Nora Newcomb, Aishwarya Vuppala, Shannon McCarthy, Emily Coughlin, Abigail Weisse, Maggie Fitzsimmons, Franklin Sun, Kyle Lien, Anita Varkhede, Andrew Galligan, Priya Chandan, Emily Noonan, Peyton Purcell, Rahul Mhaskar, and Vinita Kiluk (Poster)
Deciphering the Underlying Etiology of Erythroderma, William Nguyen, Yanzhen Pang, Lauren P. Chrisman, Spencer Evams, Ziyou Ren, Kurt Lu, Joan Guitart, Michael B. Burns, and Xiaolong Zhou (Poster)
Exchanging Kindness: Boosting Nurse Wellbeing, Nurse Satisfaction and Team Connection, Debbie Nuttall BSN, RN; Terri Ferrizzi BSN, RN; Ashley Daubert BSN. RN; and Marie Shanahan (Poster)
Patient Safety- Hourly Rounding, Ifeatu Nwosu RN and Affya Thompson RN (Poster)
Efficacy of Bone Health Clinic on Post Fracture Patients in Lehigh Valley Health Network, Nayeon Oh, Veena Jajoo, Rahul Mhaskar, and Philip Dunn DO (Poster)
Breaking Barriers: Autism Transitional Support for Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth A DNP/MPH Project, Rosaline Owusu DNP, MPH, FNP-BC; Tonya Kemp MSN, MPH; and Cecilia Tomori PhD, MA (Poster)
Rationale for Pre-Procedure Dental Interventions to Enhance Medical Outcomes, Harsha Pamulapati; Rebecca Frank RDH, PHDHP; and MIchele Pisano-Marsh DMD (Poster)
Are Post Chest tube removal X-rays necessary in Trauma? A Health Systems perspective on Resource Utilization, Aashka Patel, Miname Watanabe MD, and E.James Frick M.D. (Poster)
Identifying Barriers & Increasing Medicine Reconciliation Completion Rates at LVHN, Aishwarya Pattnaik, Shadi Jarjous MD, Jorden Barrow, Patrick Roman, Cara Sherman DO, Aubrey Clark DO, Kathleen Bridges DO, Abdul Hasseb MD, Monay Mahmoud MD, Courtney Moore MD, Shuisen Li DO, and Satinder Singh (Poster)
Seeing the Unexpected: A Unique Case of NAION with Temporal Vision Loss As a Periprocedural Complication of Cerebral Angiography, Tejasvi Paturu, Ajay Menon MD, Negar Moheb MD, and Casey Judge DO (Poster)
Cerebral Polyopia Due To Paraneoplastic Monoclonal IgG4-Related Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis, Tejasvi Paturu, Ashish Lal Shrestha MD, Ajay Menon MD, Negar Moheb MD, and Casey Judge DO (Poster)
Train of Four Monitoring in the PICU, Olviai Pawlowski BSN, RN and Kaylah Fanelli BSN, RN (Poster)
Mechanical Circulatory Device Impella Usage in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock on ECMO support, Julia Pekala; James K. Wu MD; and Bryan D. Nelson MBA, CPHQ, NRP (Poster)
Perioperative Business Services, Laila Perez and Jacquelyn Mancini MBA (Poster)
Efficacy of Early ADL’s in the Post Operative Total Joint Replacement Population, Lee Ann Phillips MS, OTR/L and Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L (Poster)
New Graduate Nurse Orientation Improvement, Jennier Piere ADN, RN; Mackenzy Schutt BSN, RN; Makayla Kohler ADN, RN; Shannon MacDougall BSN, RN; and Michael Tophoney BS, ADN, RN (Poster)
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)