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
Accurate Timing of Insulin Administration., Elizabeth Ajamu BSN, RN; Ferusha Feradova BSN, RN; Rachel Stevko BSN, RN; Tony Talor BSN, RN; and Cynthia Yeboah-Addo BSN, RN (Poster)
Making the Case: Data Collection Made Easy, Jennifer Allen MD, Daniel Ray MD, Daniel Ray MD, and R Schira (Poster)
ED Hospital Medicine Observation Project: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Rachel Appelbaum BS (Poster)
Education of Residents in the Operating Room, Megan Arnold and Lauren Alden (Poster)
Outcomes of Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Periods of Time without Anticoagulation at LVHN in the Past 3 Years, Bryan Auvil; Rosalie Mattiola; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; James Wu MD; and Biren Juthani DO (Poster)
Low-Income African American Women’s Perceptions of Primary Care Physician Weight Loss Counseling: A Positive Deviance Study, Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; Sharon J. Herring MD, MPH; Katherine Puskarz MPH; Neil Shah MPH; Kyle Yebernetsky MD; Katelyn E. Hurley MPH; and Marianna LaNoue PhD (Poster)
Improvement of Quality Metrics in Patients with Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Anastasia Barros, Cristen French, Carly Muller, and Olivia Webb (Poster)
The High Risk Hospitalized Antepartum Patient Project, Janice Bartolai BSN, RN and Alyssa Hischak BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool for Homelessness at LVHN, Timothy Batchelor; Kareem Elsayed MS2; Cristina Calogero; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Needs Assessment: Current and Future Women Physicians of the Lehigh Valley Health Network Executive Summary, Kanchi Batra BA (Poster)
Prognostic Significance of Tissue Oxygen Saturation Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest, Adrian C. Bell DO; Ataul Qureshi MD; Stephen Awuor MD; Sanjeev U. Nair MD; Agei Enoh MD; Daniel J. Makowski DO; Charity Curtis MPH; Nainesh Patel MD, FACC; and Bruce Feldman DO, FACC (Poster)
Moisture Control in Incontinent Patients, Jocelyne Bell BSN, RN; Nicholas Ferra BSN, RN; and Franchesca Sierra BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool For Homelessness at LVHN, Emily L. Bennett BS (Poster)
Radiation Oncology – Fulfilling a Need for Research, Education, and Practice: Effectiveness of Calendula Lotion for Radiation Dermatitis (Poster), Jennifer B. Bergenstock BSN, RN, OCN; Sandra Frey RN MSN OCN; Erin Light RN BSN OCN; Kathy Krause RN OCN; Sue Lewis RN OCN; Marisa Kauker RN BSN OCN; Jenna Byorek RN BSN; Debra Knappenberger RN OCN; Mary T. Konek RN, OCN, BA; Ruth Ocasio LPN; Mary Lenahan Durnin RN MSN OCN; Charles Andrews MD; Jeanette Blauth MD; Alyson McIntosh MD; Steven Perch MD; Robert G. Prosnitz MD, MPH; Dennis Sopka MD; Clinton Leinweber DO; Tracy Kichline Data Systems Analyst; and Mandy Hendricks RN MSN OCN (Poster)
Translating Research Findings into Practice: An Investigation of Missed Nursing Care., Tricia Bernecker PhD, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC; Mae Ann Pasquale PhD, MSN, RN; Kathy Baker MPH, RN; and Carol A. Foltz PhD (Poster)
Missed Nursing Care Research Reveals Opportunities to Promote a Healthy Work Environment, Tricia S. Bernecker PhD, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC and Mae Ann Pasquale PhD, MSN, RN (Poster)
Female Participation in Clinical Trials Based on Race and Children, Kylie Besz (Poster)
Posters: Quiet Please…A Compendium of Strategies to Impact Hospital Noise, Sherri L. Betz RN (Poster)
Implementation of Clinical Decision Support for the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: A Quality Improvement Perspective, Jane Bigelow MS2 and David McLean MD (Poster)
The Importance of Implementing Oral Health Care Education in the Lehigh Valley, Kayla Birde and Christina Peters (Poster)
Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation For Metastatic Breast Carcinoma: The impact of the ACOSOG Z0011 Trial., J Bishop, Jihong Sun MD, and M Sanders (Poster)
Lymphedema in a Hypertrophic Scar: Treatment with Fractional CO2 Laser, Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Nurse-Controlled Analgesia, Courtney Bloss BSN, RN; Alyssa Boyd BSN, RN; and Kristen Halenar BSN, RN (Poster)
Recognizing Miller Fisher Syndrome, Samer Bolis DO and Stacey Smith MD (Poster)
Sedation Scales in the Pediatric ICU, Caroline M. Bollinger RN, BSN (Poster)
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Pressure Ulcers in the Geriatric Trauma Population, Kai L. Bortz RN (Poster)
Poster: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Pressure Ulcers in the Geriatric Trauma Population, Kai L. Bortz RN (Poster)
The Educational Value of the Use of a Simcapture-Feedback Process in the Training of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents, Grace Bova (Poster)
Pediatric Peripheral IV Access, Kelsey Brault BSN, RN; Victoria D'Altrui BSN, RN; and Marielle Fortune BSN, RN (Poster)
Malnutrition in the Inpatient Oncology Population, Christine E. Braun BSN, RN and Susan Schneck BSN, RN (Poster)
Development of Supplemental Educational Resource of Hand Injury Clinical Management for Emergency Medicine Residents, Amanda Brennan MS2, Jay S. Talsania MD, and Nathan F. Miller MD (Poster)
Use of Cryotherapy in Reduction of Pain During Subcutaneous Heparin Administration, Matthew A. Briscese BSN, Allison M. Grace BSN, Molly T. Green BSN, and Kaylyn V. Wapinsky BSN (Poster)
Review of In-Hospital and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests at a Tertiary Community Hospital for Potential ECPR Rescue, Amanda Broderick, Jordan Williams, Alexandra Maryashina, Biren Juthani DO, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Save My Butt, Angelique Brother BSN, RN; Latitia Humma BSN, RN; and Patricia Wiseley BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Safety Culture and Patient Outcomes Using the Surgical Safety Checklist, Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Antibiotic Delivery Systems for Oral Infections, Caitlin Bryan (Poster)
Posters: 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)
Improving the Timing of Insulin Administration, Jessica Buzinski BSN, RN; Anna E. Dixon RN, BSN; and Renelle L. Stauffer RN, MSN, BSN (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool in the Emergency Room as a Way to Better Care for the Homeless Population, Cristina Calogero MS2 (Poster)
Effective Communication Strategies between Nurses and Patients with Altered Airways in the Intensive Care Unit, Angela Carrato BSN, RN; Rachel Daniel BSN, RN; Beverly Merkel BSN, RN; and Jonathan Myers BSN, RN (Poster)
Skin - To- Skin Contact after Cesarean Delivery (Poster)., Brittany Cerino BSN, RN; Keli Cichonski BSN, RN; and Lee Daignault BSN, RN (Poster)
Nurse Driven Volume Based Feeding, Megan Chernega BSN, RN; Jillian Michael BSN, RN; and Maciej Nawracaj BSN, RN (Poster)
Emergency Department Patient Boarding and Its Impact on Patient Care, Michelle Choma MSN, RN, CRNP; Jacqueline Nelson BSN, RN; and Alexandria Zukoski BSN, RN (Poster)
Creating a Culture of Sensitivity: Innovative Patient Care, Patricia Christenson RN (Poster)
Patient Education: Reducing Contamination Rates Among Urine Specimens In The Emergency Department, Caitlin Clason BSN, RN; Karanda Erdman BSN, RN; Emma Fitzgibbon BSN, RN; and Erica Whitney BSN, RN (Poster)
Comparing and Contrasting Depression Screening Instruments for Use Among Adolescents in Primary Care, Mary Clinton (Poster)
Delirium ID, Rhea Cohen BSN, RN; Travis Green BSN, RN; and Sara Krogulski BSN, RN (Poster)
Redesigning Orientation: Embracing the Challenge of Multidisciplinary Oncology Care, Donna Colabroy RN, MSN, OCN, CCM and Maura Price RN, BSN, OCN (Poster)
Evaluating Patient Education Efforts in a New Surgical Protocol, Patrick Collins MS2 and Patrick Toselli DO (Poster)
Taking the Pressure Off in the Emergency Department, Jicenda Contreras BSN, RN; Joseph Digirolamo BSN, RN; and Alicia Roses BSN, RN (Poster)
"Participatory Health Care: Patient Perceptions of Community Resources", Kyle Correll (Poster)
The Use of Teach-Back Questions to Improve Knowledge of the Renal Diet, Bonnie Cousins BSN, RN and Travis Reiter BSN, RN (Poster)
Sleep Promotion by Clustering Care, Arielle Cratsenberg BSN, RN; Pamela Fisher BSN, RN; and Casey Herrera BSN, RN (Poster)
Connection Between Education and Relationship with Doctor in Female Clinical Research Participation: A Multi-Center Study Investigating the Factors that Influence Female Participation in Clinical Research, Lauren Crawford and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Pentobarbital Toxicity after Self-Administration of EuthasolTM Veterinary Euthanasia Medication, Steven J. Crellin DO and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Retrospective Study to Evaluate Nausea, Vomiting, and Hypersensitivity Reactions in Patients Receiving FOLFOX for Colorectal Cancer at an Infusion Center Not Routinely Administering Prophylactic Dexamethasone, Marissa Csovelak PharmD; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; and Janine Barnaby RPh, BCOP (Poster)
HUSH - Helping Understand Sleep Heals “Quiet ICU” AACN CSI Project, Marion Daku BSN, RN, CCRN; Eva Fox BSN, RN; and Heather Koch RN (Poster)
A Multifaceted Approach to Enhancing Medical Knowledge and Improving Board Examination Scores., Timothy M. Daly DO (Poster)
Perceptions of Nephrology Among Internal Medicine Residents, Michael N. Daniels DO; Ivan Porter MD; Nabeel Aslam MD; Deepika Jain MD; Charity Cutis MPH; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
Poster: HUSH - Helping Understand Sleep Heals “Quiet ICU” AACN CSI Project, Denise Davis-Maludy RN, CCRN and Marion Daku BSN, RN, CCRN (Poster)
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia as the Initial Presentation of Polymyositis, Shannon Davis DO (Poster)
Pancreatitis Associated With TTP: A Cause or Effect?, Shannon Davis DO, Ranjit R. Nair MD, and Nicole M. Agostino DO (Poster)
Geriatric Hip Fracture Assessment, Caidy Deabler (Poster)
Improving Nurse to Patient Ratios in the Emergency Department Utilizing LEAN, Paul Delpais MSN, RN, CEN, NEA-BC and Lindsa Houck MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CEN, CPEN, PHRN (Poster)
When Mumps is Not the Diagnosis: Acute Sialadenitis During Influenza Season, Tasha Desai DO and Tibisay Villalobos MD (Poster)
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Secondary to Lactobacillus Species, Shreemayee De DO (Poster)
Alarm Fatigue In The Emergency Room Setting, Justin Dickinson; Jocelle Flores; Nora B. Walsh BSN, RN; and Tiffany Wilkins BSN, RN (Poster)
Process Fun: The Ultimate Integration of Policies and Procedures, Joan Dinbokowitz BA, BSN, RN (Poster)
Pressure Ulcers, Annika Dow BSN, RN; Antoinette Morris BSN, RN; and Kessiah Roland BSN, RN (Poster)
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis “A Wolf in Sheep’s Skin”, Philip Dunn DO, Ryan Rogers DO, and James Ross MD (Poster)
Is Work the Forgotten Occupation?, Holly Ehrenfried OTR/L, CHT (Poster)
Addressing the Needs of Homeless Patients In Lehigh Valley Emergency Rooms, Kareem Elsayed MS; Timothy Batchelor MS; Cristina Calogero MS; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
What Will Nursing in Your Organization Look Like in 2020? Strategic Planning to Ignite the Ideal Future State. (Poster), Jacqueline D. Fenicle RN, MSN, NEA-BC (Poster)
Sequential Compression Device Education in Post-Operative Spine Patients, Ashley M. Fidishum BSN, RN; Elizabeth A. Brewer BSN, RN; Elizabeth A. Pavlovsky BSN, RN; and Rachel L. Armor BSN, RN (Poster)
Narrative Journaling in Conjunction with "Tales from the Bedside" during the Nurse Residency Program, Katherine Filemyr BSN, RN; Kerry Merkel BSN, RN; and Jeanette Ward BSN, RN (Poster)
Poster: Implementation of a Dementia Screening Tool, Amanda Fougere and C Greene (Poster)
Medication Reconciliation: A New Role to Decrease Discrepancies, Amanda Fougere and Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Patient Rounding, Emilie Fox BSN, RN; Nicole Quarantana BSN, RN; Kiley Robinson BSN, RN; and Vanessa Spamer BSN, RN (Poster)
Enhancing Healthcare Access for Patients With Disabilities, Melanie R. Francis; Michael Goodwin; Phillip Zegelbone; Christie Atchison; Matthew Thau; Norman McKoy BS; Jennifer Chevinsky; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Sweety Jain MD (Poster)
Tucked In Tight: NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELAXATION TECHNIQUES IN OLDER ADULT PATIENTS >65, Kaitlyn R. Freed BSN, RN; Elizabeth M. Scolastico BSN, RN; and Megan B. Vitale BSN, RN (Poster)
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS): A Tool for Advancing Patient-Centered Care?, Alec Freling MS and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Trend Recognition for Unusual Pathogens in Clinical Specimens, Deborah Fry MT (ASCP), MBA, CIC; Terry Burger MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CIC; Alida Ammon; and Georgia G. Colasante (Poster)
Building a Hybrid OR In Preparation for Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Program, Lori Fuehrer RN and Beth E. Frickmann RN, CNOR (Poster)
Development of an Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Onboarding and Credentialing Process for the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Services, Madison Fuss (Poster)
Prepared to Prone, Sarah Fye BSN, RN; Alexandria Kleine BSN, RN; and Alexander Prudente BSN, RN (Poster)
Pacemaker Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Jalaj Garg MD, Kailyn Mann DO, and James Kimber DO (Poster)
Catheter Ablation of Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome: 14-year Trends in Utilization and Complications in the United States, Jalaj Garg MD, Neeraj Shah MD, Kathan Mehta, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, and Babak Bozorgnia MD (Poster)
Managing NAS Scores with Non-Pharmacological Measures, Katie Gehringer BSN, RN and Jessica Weiss BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluation of The Benefit of Additional Excision in Cases of Papillomas of the Breast Diagnosed on Core Biopsy, Should a Papilloma Be Excised or Not? A Single Institution Experience., Elizabeth Gersbach MD and Paul J. Zhang (Poster)
Microlymphoma, A Rare Clinicopathologic Entity During the Evolution of an Aggressive Lymphoma: A Case Report, Shereen M F Gheith (Poster)
Early Ambulation in Colorectal Surgery Patients, Ashley Glennon BSN, RN; Alex Talarico BSN, RN; and Helen Webb BSN, RN (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool for Homelessness at LVHN: A Pilot Project - a Subset Analysis on Gender Differences, Shaye M. Glovas (Poster)
Review of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cases Treated at Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2013-14, Elliott Goldberg and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Reducing Skin Breakdown in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Courtney Grasela BSN, RN; Gabriel Natalini BSN, RN; and Kacie McCreesh BSN, RN (Poster)
Determining the Natural Distribution of 24 Hour Bilirubin Levels in Term, Exclusively Breastfed Newborns, Lauren Greenawald DO, Alexis M. Newton MD, Michael D. Schwartz MD, Gwendolyn Chung MD, and Greg Floyd MBA (Poster)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Keratoacanthoma-type Within a Tattoo, Elise Grgurich DO, Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, and Stephen Purcell DO (Poster)
A Team Approach to Validating Cleanliness Within the Operating Room, Joseph M. Griffin (Poster)
Reducing Fever and Improving Outcomes In The Neurologically Compromised Patient, Rachel Gross RN, Erin Holman RN, and Leah L. Marchise RN (Poster)
The Pediatric Population and EMLA Cream, Meghan Groves BSN, RN and Laura Majchrowski BSN, RN (Poster)
Empowerment of Graduate Nurses, Madison Gumpper BSN, RN; Rachel Hughes BSN, RN; Yekaterina Korotchuk BSN, RN; and Ashley Otto BSN, RN (Poster)