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
Hospital-Wide Impact of Mandatory Infectious Disease Consultation on Staphylococcus Aureus Septicemia, Amanda Guth (Poster)
Coaching Future Physicians: The SELECT Program's Unique 4-Year Medical School Model, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Dionne Ferguson PhD, JD; Joann Quinn PhD; Suzette Sookdeo MSEd; and Suzanne J. Templer DO (Poster)
Routine vs. Clinically Indicated Peripherally Inserted Intravenous Catheter Changes, Juliet Hahn BSN, RN; Zinah Heisel BSN, RN; and Devin Pond BSN. RN (Poster)
The Clinical Utilization of Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators, Troy Halteman (Poster)
Early Mobility in Mechanically Ventilated Patients, Samantha Hamer BSN, RN and Annie Nguyen BSN, RN (Poster)
Sex Differences in Postconcussion Syndrome Symptom Reporting, Amy Hao MD, Yelena Goldin PhD, Keith D. Cicerone PhD, and Brian D. Greenwald (Poster)
Resident Confidence and Retained Medical Knowledge in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Affected By Simulated Mock Code Blue Session, Miranda Haslam, Rachel Lipner Do, Katie Mastoris DO, Matthew Miles DO, Sarah Park DO, Ryan Rogers DO, and Stacey Smith (Poster)
Sotatercept Improves Anemia, Vascular Calcification, and Bone Loss in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis, John Havill; Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Daniel Coyne; Michael Weiswasser; and William T. Smith (Poster)
Bypass Blues, Nicole Heckman BSN, RN; Christina Rauch BSN, RN; and Danielle Weiss BSN, RN (Poster)
Provider Presence at Terminal Extubation, Cheryl Heffner BS, RRT; Daniel Ray MD, MS, FAAHPM; Craig C. Durie CRNP; Elke H. Rockwell; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-ACCS; and Jenna Sychterz BA, RRT (Poster)
Microlymphoma, A Rare Clinicopathologic Entity During the Evolution of an Aggressive Lymphoma: A Case Report, Andrew Heisel MS4; Arsha Sreedhar MD; Nicholas Lamparella DO; Ranjit R. Nair MD; and Shereen M. Gheith MD, PhD (Poster)
Establishing a Protocol for the Long-term Sampling and Analysis of Tick-borne Pathogens in the Lehigh Valley, Rachel Heist (Poster)
Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Closer Look at Quality Measures for ACOs and Other Insurance Payers, Adam Hemminger MS2 and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Darkening and Eruptive Nevi During Treatment With Erlotinib, Stephen Hemperly DO, Tanya Ermolovich DO, Nektarios I. Lountzis MD, Hina A. Sheikh MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula with Intracranial Communication, Stephen Hemperly DO, Richard McCalin MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells of the Pancreatic Tail, Patrick Hickey DO, Ranjit R. Nair MD, Victoria A. Loven MD, Jeffrey Brodsky MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Low CEA Cystic Pancreatic Tumors, A Tail of Two Cysts, Patrick Hickey DO, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Female Gender in Esophageal Intramucosal Adenocarcinoma Treated with Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: A Case Series, Patrick Hickey DO, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 With Ampullary Somatostatinoma, Small Bowel GISTs, and Extra-Adrenal Composite Pheochromocytoma-Ganglioneuroma, Patrick Hickey DO, Rohit Sharma MD, Shanth A. Goonewardene MD, Shashin Shah MD, and Hiral N. Shah MD (Poster)
Hallway Patient Satisfaction, Donald Hoff BSN, RN; Shelbi McGraw BSN,RN; and Tracy Woodruff BSN,RN (Poster)
Kangaroo Care, Samantha Hoyer BSN, RN; Dorothy Hussey BSN, RN; and Tammy J. Touhsaent BSN, RN (Poster)
Optimizing Care Through RD Checks, Suzanne Ickes RD, LDN; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Kristin Titus RD, LDN (Poster)
Accountable Care Organizations: A Summary of the Challenges and Possible Solutions in the U.S. Health Care Marketplace, Kyle Ingram and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
The Import of Cultural Competency and Language Preference in Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization Rates, Paul Insley MS2 and Judith Natale Sabino MPH, CDP (Poster)
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Patient Education of New Medications, Emily Ireland BSN, RN and Lisa Kim BSN, RN (Poster)
Impact of Reduced Patient to Pharmacist Ratio and Enhanced Pharmacist Teaching on HCAHPS Scores and Readmission Rates on a Medical-Surgical Unit, Elie Jabbour, Matthew Fair, Lauren Geerlof, and Jennie Leatherman (Poster)
Dust Off Huffing: Emerging as a New and Cheap Form of Abuse and a Cause of Different Types of Arrhythmias with Transient Multiorgan Failure, Deepika Jain MD and Raman Dusaj MD (Poster)
Highlighting the Patient Perspective: Assessing the Impact on Staff of Videos that Convey the LVHN Patient Experience, Alexa Janda and Rebecca Matta (Poster)
Creating a Student -Run Clinic in Allentown, Kirk Jeffers (Poster)
Amplifying of the Patient Voice in PCOR Design and Implementation, Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Beth Careyva MD; Kyle Shaak BS; Melissa DiCarlo MPH, MS; Evelyn T. Gonzalez MA; Alicia Rivera; Lucas Gordils- Molina MSc; Anna Quinn MPH, RYT; Rosa Anderson-deOrtiz; Amy Leader DrPH, MPH; Anett Petrich RN, MSN; Brian Stello MD; Ronald E. Myers PhD; and Randa Sifri MD (Poster)
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Using Exclusive Clinic Visits; a Pilot Program, Ronald R. Julia MD, MS; Michael J. Sither DO, MPH; and Cheryl A. Bloomfield MD (Poster)
Breaking Down the Braden, Lauren Jurbala BSN, RN; Snezhana Neshkova BSN, RN; and Ellen Velazquez BSN, RN (Poster)
A Multicenter Study Investigating the Factors that Influence Female Participation in Clinical Research: A Focus on the Mindsets of Pregnant and Fertile Women, Meredith Kalberer (Poster)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis: a Rare Cause of Hemoptysis in Adults, Michael Kalil DO, B Miller DO, Ryan Rogers DO, and Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD (Poster)
Vascular Ring in an Adolescent Patient with Nausea and Mild Dysphagia, Kristen Kametz CRNP (Poster)
The Correlation Between USMLE and COMLEX Exam Scores for Applicants to a Dually- Approved Emergency Medicine Residency: An Eight-Year Experience, Kathleen E. Kane MD, Dawn M. Yenser PGME, Laura Semler MS, Kevin Weaver DO, Gavin Barr Jr. MD, Terrence E. Goyke DO, Andre Burckhart DO, Adam Leonetti DO, Isamu Yoshioka, and Bryan Kane MD (Poster)
Trauma: An Interim Analysis of Trial Efficacy in a Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of Music Therapy in Ventilated ICU Patients, Katherine Kapelsohn, Meredith Johnson, and John Hong MD (Poster)
Innovative Patient Care: Community Care Teams to Manage High-Risk Patients, Cathryn L. Kelly BS, RN, LDN, CCCTM and Anne Panik MS, RN, NEA-BC (Poster)
Cancer Survivors in Primary Care: Environmental Attributes for Success in Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Benjamin F. Crabtree PhD (Poster)
Improving Staff Knowledge of Their Patients' Fall Risk through the Use of Visual Tools, Shannon King BSN, RN; Tina Marsteller BSN, RN; Courtney Sniscak BSN, RN; and Maria Zarzecki BSN, RN (Poster)
Teach Back On Depression., Christine Kinney BSN, RN and Payal A. Patel BSN, RN (Poster)
Acute Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in the Setting of an Intravascular Device, Rachel Kinney DO, Matthew Miles DO, Shannon Davis DO, and Jennifer Rovella DO (Poster)
Posters: Barcoding in the ED: Who Said it Couldn’t be Done?, Neil Kocher RN, CEN and Peggy Borton (Poster)
Critical Burn Patient Skin Breakdown Prevention Protocol, Kara Kohler BSN, RN and Kara Perini BSN, RN (Poster)
Effect of Beta-Blockers on Progressive Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Marfan Syndrome, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, Jalaj Garg MD, Neeraj Shah MD, Abhishek Sharma MD, Larry E. Jacobs MD, and Matthew W. Martinez MD (Poster)
Saving Skin One Pressure Dressing at a Time, Kyle Kromer BSN, RN and Amanda Rapp BSN, RN (Poster)
Disparities in Clinical Research Participation: Motivators, Barriers and Facilitators of Primary Care Patients, Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Charity Curtis MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Henry Liu MD; Beth Careyva MD; Jerry Change BS; Alex Winter BS; Claudia P. Santiago BA; Wendy H. York BS, MA; Kathleen Straubinger RN, BSN; and Brian Stello MD (Poster)
Factors Influencing Women’s Participation in Clinical Research, Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Charity Curtis MPH; Lauren Semler MS; Joanne N. Quiñones MD, MSCE; and John Smulian MD, MPH (Poster)
An Outpatient Methadone Weaning Protocol by a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Poster)., Andrew Lai MS2, Patrick Philpot DO, Jennifer Boucher PharmD, and Andrew Meyer MD (Poster)
Evaluating and Educating Adult Post-Operative Day 1 Patients on Pain Management, Kristen Larue BSN, RN and Kristina Wharton BSN, RN (Poster)
MODIFIED APPLEBY PROCEDURE WITH ARTERIAL RECONSTRUCTION: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND REPORT OF 3 UNUSUAL CASES, Jessica A. Latona MD; Kathleen M. Lamb MD; Daniel Relles MD; Warren R. Maley MD; and Charles J. Yeo MD, FACS (Poster)
Past Trends and Future Forecasts in a Volatile Healthcare Market, Amy Lebrecht (Poster)
The Prevalence of Homeless Patients in the Emergency Department, Rachel F. Ledyard BS and Mikdat Ulas BS (Poster)
Pocono Hospital Anniversary Photo Spread, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Poster)
Behavioral Science and Medical Education: The Role of Reflective Exercises in Developing Medical Professionalism, Rachel Level (Poster)
Added Value of Actigraphy for Pediatric Insomnia Evaluations in Clinical Practice (Poster), O'Dene Lewis MD; Sameh Morkous MD, FAAN; K Dunbeck; and Carol L. Rosen MD (Poster)
Retained Medical Knowledge in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Affected By Simulated Mock Code Blue Session, Rachel Lipner Do; Katie Mastoris DO; Matthew Miles DO; Sarah Park DO; Ryan Rogers DO; Stacey Smith MD, FACP; and Miranda Haslam (Poster)
Incidence of Rejection in Renal Transplant Surgery in the LVHN Population Leading to Graft Failure: 6 Year Review, Jessica Ludolph, Lynsey S. Biondi MD, and Michael J. Moritz MD (Poster)
Finding a Foal Amongst the Zebras: An Uncommon Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome, Saisho Mangla DO, Claudia F. Busse MD, and Liborio LaRussa MD (Poster)
“CPR” for CPOE Implementation, Karen Marsiglio RN, BSN and Marguerite Petsuck RN, BSN (Poster)
Orthostatic Vital Signs, Katie Martin BSN, RN; Amanda Penna BSN, RN; Allyson Stettler BSN, RN; and Jennifer Towler BSN, RN (Poster)
Drug Abuse Paradox Seen in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Data, Alexandra Maryashina, Amanda Broderick, Jordan Williams, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
YouTube as a Source for Patient Education Regarding Percutaneous Mitraclip, Katie Mastoris DO, Jalaj Garg MD, and Nainesh C. Patel MD (Poster)
Outcomes of Convergent Ablation Procedure using a Cryo-balloon Catheter for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Rosalie Mattiola, Bryan Auvil, James K. Wu MD, and Gregory Altemose MD (Poster)
Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia- is Smoking a Predisposing Factor?, Dercio Mendoca MD, Parag Desai MD, Kartik V. Shenory MD, Nathaniel Gaeckle MD, and Heba Y. Durra MD (Poster)
Cannabis-Induced Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: A Case Report, Matthew J. Miles DO and Andres Zirlinger MD (Poster)
A Descriptive Study of Pulmonary Function Testing and Chest Computed Tomography in Survivors of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Matthew Miles DO; Dorothea T. Watson DO; and Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP (Poster)
A Descriptive Study of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Influenza A (H1N1) Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Brian R. Miller DO; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; and Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten MD (Poster)
Yoga for Burn Survivors: Impact on Range of Motion, Cardiovascular Function and Quality of Life, Christina Miller PT, DPT; Sandra M. Tremblay PT, MS, CWS, MSCS; Elizabeth Dideon-Hess LSW; and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Gender Differences in Study Enrollment for a Mechanical Fall Prevention Study, Kaley J. Miller BS, PA-S; Bryan G. Kane MD; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Vartika Bhardwaj MS; Michael Goodwin MS; Cameron Paterson MS; Kara Mia V. Villaneuva MSII; Phillip Zegelbone MS; Bernadette Glenn-Porter BS; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Samantha L. Myles BS (Poster)
The Utilization of High Flow Oxygen to Administer Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators in Post-Operative Left Ventricular Assist Patient Population to Facilitate Extubation, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-ACCS, AE-C;; Timothy S. Misselbeck; Barbara A. Ebert CRNP; Robert Allman RRT; and Linda Cornman BS, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, AE-C (Poster)
The Utilization of a Non-Invasive Ventilator to Compensate for Chest Tube Leak During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-ACCS; Kimberly D. Smith RRT-ACCS; Dave Marth RRT; Christine McCullough RRT; Susan Carvin RRT-ACCS; Dorothea T. Watson DO; and Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP (Poster)
Enhancing the Physiological Well-being of Individuals with Neuromuscular Movement Disorders, Through Community Based Fitness Programming, Stephanie Mims DPT, Craig Souders DPT, Giselle Monosa-Hefele MSPT, Eric Witzel EP, and Karla Plasco DPT (Poster)
Distrust of the Healthcare System in Ethnic Minority Populations and its Effect on Clinical Research Participation, Nikita Mishra (Poster)
Added Value of Actigraphy in Children with Suspected Narcolepsy (Poster), Sameh Morkous MD, FAAN; O'Dene Lewis MD; K Dunbeck; and Carol L. Rosen MD (Poster)
The Impact of a Nurse Navigator in Developing a Head and Neck Cancer Program, Dorothy Morrone RNC, MS, OCN; Martiza Y. Chicas RN, PCCN; Jane Zubia RN, OCN, CBPN I-C; Kathy Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN; Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Raizalie Roman-Rosado BSN, OCN, CMSRN; and Janie Connor RN, BSN, OCN (Poster)
Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes about Pain in Hospitalized Patient, Catherine Morrow BSN, RN; Jennifer M. Lanter BSN, RN; Kimberlee Hunsicker BSN, RN; and Julie Caracio BSN, RN (Poster)
Developing a Workflow for the Integration of Patient Education Materials into EPIC, Muhammad-Sharif Moustafa (Poster)
Enhancing Family Medicine Resident Knowledge and Care of Patient with Low Health Literacy: An Inpatient Medicine Peer - Teaching Intervention, Ashwini Kamath Mulki (Poster)
Implementing Shared Medical Visits for High-Risk Diabetic Patients, Kyra Munzenmaier (Poster)
A Case Report of an Aggressive Mantle Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia With Catastrophic Treatment Complications, Ranjit R. Nair MD and Nicholas Lamparella DO (Poster)
Creating an Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Focused on Exceptional Patient Experience, High Clinical Quality, and Benchmark Level Efficiencies, Louann Newman RN, CNOR (Poster)
Erythrodermic Dermatomyositis, Huyenian Nguyen DO, Joshua M. Levin MD, and Stephen Purcell DO (Poster)
A Case of Three Patients with Severe Hypothermia Rewarmed with ECMO, Matthew Niehaus DO; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Inter Rater Reliability of Using Video Capture Technology and OPRS as a New Assessment for Surgical Competency in Ob/Gyn Residencies, Eva Notis (Poster)
Patient Satisfaction: Introducing Two Novel Methods of Collection, Keith O'Brien and Ian T. Mark (Poster)
Thoracoscopic Resection of a Left Superior Mediastinal Ganglioneuroblastoma With Extension Into The Neck: A Step by Step Approach., Pilyung S. Oh MD, Daniel Relles MD, L Bodenstein, and S Rothenberg (Poster)
Outcomes in Patients with Persistent Dialysis-Dependent Acute Kidney Injury, Aedan Olaso MD; Daniel Tseytlin DO; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
How is the Incidence and Recovery from Concussion Affected by Age, Gender, Sport, and Prior Concussion?, Sven Oman (Poster)
Incorporating Personal Values into Innovative Curriculum Development, Ian Osburn (Poster)
Exceeding Survival Rates for ECMO: Making It Happen, Martina Oswald-Remaly MSN, RN, CCRN, CSC (Poster)
Poster: Exceeding Survival Rates for ECMO: Making It Happen, Martina Oswald-Remaly MSN, RN, CCRN, CSC and Lisa Forstburg RN (Poster)
Establishing Pre-Admissions Testing Guidelines at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Shawn Palmeri MS1 (Poster)
GI Bleed with Pancytopenia - A Rare Case of AML Subtype Acute Panmyelosis with Mylefibrosis (APMF), Dhwani Pandya MD; Philip Dunn DO; and Stacey Smith MD, FACP (Poster)
Vertebral Sarcoidosis Presenting as Herniated Disk Disease Refractory to Epidural Steroid Treatment, Dhwani Pandya MD, Michael Kalil DO, and Stacey Smith MD (Poster)
Fever, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Thrombocytopenia & Hemolytic Anemia With Schistocytes – Babesiosis Mimicking TTP Symptomology, Dhwani Pandya MD, Harshal Shah DO, and Timothy Coyle MD (Poster)
What Will Nursing in Your Organization Look Like in 2020? (Poster)., Anne Panik MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC and Kim S. Hitchings MSN, RN, NEA-BC (Poster)
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Radiofrequency Ablation for Intramucosal Adenocarcinoma in the Background of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Case Series, Bonnie Patek DO, Patrick Hickey DO, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
A Rare Cutaneous Harbinger of Acute Leukemia: A Case Report, Bonnie Patek DO and Ranjit R. Nair MD (Poster)
Primary Esophageal Adenocarcinoma With Colon Metastases After Esophagectomy, Bonnie Patek DO, Hiral N. Shah MD, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)