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.
2013
Posters: Uh-Oh to Oh Yeah: A Nurse Driven Urinary Catheter Removal Protocol, Nancy Dirico MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
An S.B.A.R. of the "XYZ" Extended Market Zone, Business Network Development, John Byron Durishin (Poster)
Complex Acinar Pattern: A Distinct Morphologic Subtype and a Poor Prognostic Indicator in Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma, Heba Y. Durra MD; Congli Wang MD; Yajue Huang MD, PhD; and Varsha Manucha MD (Poster)
Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Database, Tyler Edmond (Poster)
Is Intravenous Immunoglobulin More Cost Effective Than Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Pediatric Guillain Barre Syndrome.Data from Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) 1997-2009, Rania Elenein, Wenzhuan He, and Nizar Souayah MD (Poster)
Is Intravenous Immunoglobulin More Cost Effective Than Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Pediatric Myasthenia Gravis.Data from Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID) 1997-2009, Rania Elenein, Wenzhuan He, and Nizar Souayah MD (Poster)
Oops A New Hat At Work…Now What?, Tiffany C. Epting and Miriam Ramos-Martinez MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Oops a New Hat at Work...Now What?, Tiffany C. Epting and Miriam I. Ramos-Martinez MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Feasibility and perioperative outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery for the management of recurrence disease in gynecologic oncology: A multi-institutional study, Padro F. Escobar MD; Asha Talati MD; A Aylward; Javier F. Magrina MD; Samar Nahas MD; Martin A. Martino MD; Richard R. Barakat MD, FACS; Amanda Nickles Fader MD; and Mario M. Leitao Jr MD, FACOG (Poster)
Periodontitis and Heart Disease, Rama Eskander (Poster)
High Dose, Variable Length, N-acetylcysteine (HINAC) Therapy for Late-presenting Acetaminophen Poisoning, Jessica K. Eygnor DO, Suprina Dorai MD, Philip W. Moore DO, J Ward Donovan MD, and Keith K. Burkhart MD (Poster)
Winning the Battle Against Surgical Site Infections, Lisa Farthing MSN, RN, CNOR and Michelle Reigard RN, CNOR (Poster)
Trauma Falls Survey: Patient Perception of Traumatic Fall Risk, Lindsay Faust and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
The Community as a Learner Group, Cathyann Feher RN,MSN; Karen L. Kutner MBA; Robert Ruhf; Charles Scagliotti MD,FACS; and Michael M. Badellino MD (Poster)
Posters: Dare To…. Defy C Diff, Lourdes C. Fernandez RN, BSN, CCRN, CSC (Poster)
Dare To…. Defy C Diff, Lourdes C. Fernandez RN, BSN, CCRN, CSC and Roslyn M. Harris MS, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC (Poster)
Reducing the Over Utilization of the Emergency Department by the Pediatric Patient Population, Olivia Fitzmaurice-Shean and Lindsey Seigle (Poster)
Effectiveness of Protocol Renal Allograft Biopsies: A 30 Month Retrospective Single Center Study, Vicki Fluck, Michael J. Moritz MD, and Lynsey S. Biondi MD (Poster)
Reducing Slips in Patient Information Transfers, Melanie R. Francis (Poster)
Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic (TMDC) and the Treatment of Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Eliot L. Friedman MD, Michael F. Szwerc MD, Robert Kruklitis MD, and Michael J. Weiss (Poster)
Quiet Please. Healing in Progress, Maryann K. Fye MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Employee Engagement, Kyle Garon (Poster)
Developing a Network Initiative: Grants Team at LVHN, Caitlyn Gary (Poster)
Septal Myectomy in Obstructive HCM High Risk Patients, Heather Geist and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Spring Into Step: A Staff-driven Mobility Protocol, Tracy Gemberling BA, RN, CMSRN; Amy Keesler RN; and Christine R. Yatsko MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Utility of KI-67 and Triple Stain Cocktail in Facilitating the Diagnosis of Intraductal Carcinoma of the Prostate, Elizabeth Gersbach MD, Bing Zhu, and Ximing J. Yang (Poster)
Back To Basics Phlebotomy Training: An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Approach, Virginia Girard MSN, RN; Aida Schumacher MSR, RN, CNL; and Diane Angelos MSN, RN, CCRN (Poster)
Chemosensitivity and Endocrine Sensitivity Predicted by MammaPrint and BluePrint in the Prospective Neoadjuvant Breast Registry Symphony Trial, Mark A. Gittleman MD (Poster)
Concordance of Microarray Based Determination of ER, PR and HER2 Receptor Status and Local IHC/FISH Assessment in the Prospective Neoadjuvant Breast Registry Symphony Trial, Mark A. Gittleman MD (Poster)
The Impact of Intra-operative Margin Assessment With Adjunctive Use of MARGINPROBE vs. Standard of Care, Dependence on Margin Threshold Definition, Mark A. Gittleman MD (Poster)
ZnDPA-DOTA Targeted Contrast Agents for MRI Detection of Bacteria in a Mouse Model of Infection, Ari Goldberg MD, PhD (Poster)
Incidence and Quality Implications of Deep Venous Thrombosis after Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter, Shawn Travis Greathouse MD; Jarom N. Gilstrap MD; Ramon Garza, III MD; Kimberly Reinart RN; Holly Tavianini RN, BSN, MSHSA, CNRN; Vera Deacon RN, CRNI; and Robert X. Murphy Jr, MD, MS (Poster)
Modified CAGE as a Screening Tool for Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey, Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Michael Nguyen MD; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Robert D. Barraco MD; Brian Stello MD; Arnold R. Goldberg MD; Clare M. Lenhart PhD, MPH; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
A SUPPORT Model for OR Efficiency, Joseph M. Griffin (Poster)
Medical School Admissions: Capturing the Underrepresented Minority Student Experience, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS (Poster)
Underrepresented Minorities in Medical School Admissions: Developing a Theoretical Model, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS (Poster)
SELECT Readiness: Results of a Comprehensive Assessment of the Clinical Learning Environment of a Branch Medical Campus, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Hubert K. Huang MS, MEd; Erica T. Mahady MA; Jody Millard MA; Edward R. Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM; and J Alan Otsuki MD, MBA (Poster)
SELECT Readiness: Lessons Learned in Assessing the Clinical Learning Environment of a Regional Branch Medical Campus, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Erica T. Mahady MA; Edward Norris MD, FAPM; J Alan Otsuki MD, MBA; and Hubert K. Huang (Poster)
1,000 Miles Next Door: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Jennifer D. McCormick MBA; and J Alan Otsuki MD, MBA (Poster)
1,000 Miles Next Door: The Development of a Branch Medical Campus, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Jennifer D. McCormick MBA; and J Alan Otsuki MD, MBA (Poster)
Engagement of Patients in Self-Care, Teressa Hamsher (Poster)
Diabetes Care Management During Cancer Treatment, Gregory R. Harper MD, PhD; Janelle M. Sharma DNP, CRNP; Cara Habeck RN, CDE; Cathy A. Coyne PhD, MPH; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Roya Hamadani MPH; Ada M. Rivera MBA, CPH; Gretchen Perilli MD; and Nicole R. Sully DO (Poster)
Posters: Forging a NICHE to Strengthen the Inpatient Geriatric Service Line - Lessons from the Field, Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Forging a NICHE to Strengthen the Inpatient Geriatric Service Line - Lessons from the Field, Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN and Carolyn L. Davidson RN, PhD (Poster)
The Utility of Standard Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Autistic Children Savitra Bandari, Wenzhuan He, Jilu Jilu Jacob, Xue Ming, and Savitra Bandari (Poster)
Transforming From a Freestanding ASF to a Hospital-based Unit, Darlene Hinkle MSN, RN, CNOR (Poster)
ROADMAP...Setting the Course for Patient and Family Involvement in Their Plan of Care (Poster), Kristina Holleran and Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Burn Disaster Management Planning: A Preparedness Toolkit (Poster), Brian S. Joho MSN, RN; Daniel D. Lozano MD; Patrick Pagella MSN, ARNP; Michael Wargo MBA, RN; and Hamed Amani MD, FACS (Poster)
Constructing Hospice & Palliative Medicine Standardized Patient Cases for Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine Residents, Gavin Jones; William Bond MD, MS; and Daniel Ray MD (Poster)
Gender Differences in Emergency Department (ED) Patient Mechanical Fall Risk and Openness to Communication with Providers, Bryan G. Kane MD; Michael Nguyen MD; Robert D. Barraco MD; Brian Stello MD; Arnold R. Goldberg MD; Clare M. Lenhart PhD, MPH; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Sex Differences in Emergency Department Patient Mechanical Fall Risk and Openess to Communication With Providers, Bryan G. Kane MD, Michael Nguyen MD, Robert D. Barraco MD, Brian Stello MD, Arnold R. Goldberg MD, C M. Lenhart, and Bernadette Gl-Porter BS (Poster)
Posters: SWAT: Empowering Staff to OWN Their Environment through Peer Accountability, Julie Kaszuba BSN, RN and Sharon Clark BS, RN (Poster)
Reliability in Assessment of Competency-Based Medicine (Poster), Drew Keister MD and Benjamin F. Karabasz (Poster)
Use of an ED-based Observation Unit Followed by Outpatient Stress Testing in Chest Pain Patients with Prior Coronary Artery Disease History: Evaluation of Safety and Prognostic Utility, Yasser Khalil MD, Prasant Pandey MD, Melvin H. Schwartz MD, Maida Abdul-Latif MD, and Martin E. Matsumura MD (Poster)
A Novel, Network-wide Outpatient Generational Urine Antibiogram, Jarrod W. Kile RPhD and Lalita G. Shastry MD (Poster)
Integrating Evidence for Excellence in the Care of Women and Newborns - The Evidence-Based FellowS² Program (Poster), Jennifer King RNC, BSN (Poster)
Operating Room Holds: How One PACU Worked Collaboratively to Solve the Problem (Poster), Jodi Koch BSN, RN and Kathleen Duckworth RN, CPAN (Poster)
Inappropriate Boarding: Cost and Quality Issues of Incapacitated Patients Requiring Guardianship, Margaret Kornuszko-Story MHA; Kari Jones PhD; Michelle D. Flores RN; Hannah D. Paxton RN, MPH; and Jeffrey Etchason MD (Poster)
Continuing Education Electronic Forms: Before & After, Evan Kriner (Poster)
Pseudo Hyperphosphatemia in Multiple Myeloma, Anshul Kumar, Pradeep Dhakarwal MD, Vibha Agrawal, and Tayyab Ali (Poster)
Optic Neuritis Due to Toxoplasmosis: First and Only Manifestation of Newly Diagnosed AIDS, Rajesh Kumar MD and Yehia Y. Mishriki MD (Poster)
Effective Use of the PleuX (R) Catheter in Pericardial Space, Steven Kurban and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Posters: Pursuing Wellness: Achieving Fall Reduction Through Staff and Patient Partnership, Lisa A. Lacy and Nicole J. Urban-Miller RN, BSN (Poster)
Posters: Reducing Restraints: A Patient Safety, Staff Driven Initiative, Lisa A. Lacy and Nicole J. Urban-Miller RN, BSN (Poster)
Pursuing Wellness: Achieving Fall Reduction Through Staff and Patient Partnership, Lisa A. Lacy; Nicole J. Urban-Miller RN, BSN; Denise Bodish BSN, RNBC; Jane Halpin RNC, PCC; Colleen S. Green; and Kathryn P. Mercadante RN (Poster)
Reducing Restraints: A Patient Safety, Staff Driven Initiative, Lisa A. Lacy; Nicole J. Urban-Miller RN, BSN; Denise Bodish BSN, RNBC; Jane Halpin RNC, PCC; Colleen S. Green; and Kathryn P. Mercadante RN (Poster)
Prevalence of Hemoglobin Variants in Stored Blood, Devika S Lal MD, Richard Francis, and Jeffrey Jhang (Poster)
Evaluation of Vancomycin Dosing and Corresponding Drug Concentrations in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Patients, Christine Lam PharmD and Jenny Boucher BS, PharmD, JD, BCPS (Poster)
Achieving Meaningful Medical Student Evaluations Through a Clinical Encounter Card, Liborio LaRussa MD and Kris Rooney MD (Poster)
Patient Rounding: Improving the Process Through On-Line Documentation, Marjorie Lavin RN, MS, CNRN (Poster)
Progressive Extra-Oral Static/Dynamic Splint, Lisa LePage OTR/L and Brian Graeff Ms, OTR/L (Poster)
A Mixed Method Study of Information Availability on Pregnancy Outcomes, Donald Levick MD (Poster)
Information Flow and Clinical Outcomes in a Fully Functional Perinatal Continuum of Care, Donald Levick MD, Michael Sheinberg MD, Chad D. Meyerhoefer PhD, Mary E. Deily, Shin-Yi Chou PhD, and Susan A. Sherer PhD (Poster)
Secondary Cutaneous Plasmacytoma in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma, Joshua M. Levin MD and Christian W. Oram DO (Poster)
Responding to Draft Site Visit Reports, Preparing Status Reports and Improvement Plans, Scott Lipkin DPM (Poster)
Improving the Quality of the HRPP by Integrating Compliance, Quality Improvement, and Education, Scott J. Lipkin DPM; Lisa Gogel-Bissell; Victoria Sabella BSN; Maria Dreher; Jennifer Phillips; Margaret Hoffman-Terry MD, FACP; and Jane E. Scott (Poster)
Optimizing Web Based Searching Results in Favor of LVHN, Ryan Luke (Poster)
Implementation of a Rapid Assessment Unit (Intake Team): Impact on Emergency Department Length of Stay, Richard S. MacKenzie MD; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP; Jennifer A. Brown RN; Melissa Teitsworth RN, BSN; Christopher J. Kita MEd; Megan J. Dambach DO; Shaheen Shamji DO; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Susan Friend; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Comparison of Vaginal Cuff Closure Outcomes in Patients Having Robotic-assisted Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: V-Loc vs. Vicryl (Poster), Martin A. Martino MD, R Melody Reynolds MD, A EI Haraki MD, Rachel Morcrette PA-C, Kyle M. Langston PA-C, Gregory F. Kainz MD, Richard Boulay MD, and M Bijoy Thomas MD (Poster)
Capturing the Progress of Lehigh Valley Hospital from Past to Present, Sarah Martin (Poster)
Posters: “24” – Hours to Discharge after Robotic Surgery for Complex Gynecologic Malignancies (Standards of Care Even Jack Bauer Couldn’t Achieve, Sarah R. Mason RN (Poster)
“24” – Hours to Discharge after Robotic Surgery for Complex Gynecologic Malignancies (Standards of Care Even Jack Bauer Couldn’t Achieve, Sarah R. Mason RN and Nicole Reimer BSN, RN, OCN (Poster)
A Case of Worsening Stridor in a Neonate, Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD (Poster)
The Predictive Value of Renal Ultrasound of Vesicoureteral Reflux After First Urinary Tract Infection in Neonates and Infants 0-24 Months, Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD and Michael J. Weiss MPH (Poster)
Preparing Contaminated Instrumentation for Quick Turnover: A Team Approach, James C. Mcdonald (Poster)
Evaluating Palliative Medicine Competency Training in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs, Matthew Meyers and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Closing the Gap: Revising Sterility Testing Policies and Procedures Based on the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 797 Guidelines and a Near Miss, Cindy L. Mitman Pharm D; Terry Burger MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CIC; Deborah Fry MT (ASCP), MBA, CIC; and Gary Tallarita MT (ASCP) (Poster)
Austrian Syndrome: Triad of the Past or Harbinger of the Future?, Mira Mitry MD; Suzanne J. Templer DO; Stacey Smith MD, FACP; and Eugene P. York MD, FACP (Poster)
Evaluating The Effectiveness of Risk Assessments, Nishant Modi (Poster)
18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Extra nodal Rosai- Dorfman Syndrome with Hepatopancreatic Involvement, Sohaib A. Mohiuddin MD, Faiq A. Shaikh MD, K Ali, Saleem Farooqui, and William McCartney (Poster)
Practice What You Preach: Invest In A Successful Nursing Professional Development Specialist Orientation, Larissa Morgan MSN, RN; Susan Cobb PhD, RN; and Christine Lombardi MSN RN OCN (Poster)
Initial Results Tracking Patient Satisfaction in an Oncology Navigation Program, Dorothy Morrone RNC, MS, OCN; Diane McHugh BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Laura Beaupre BSN, OCN, CBPN-IC; Kathy Sevedge RN, MA, AOCN; Jane Zubia RN, OCN, CBPN I-C; Raizalie Roman-Rosado BSN, OCN, CMSRN; and Martiza Y. Chicas RN, PCCN (Poster)
Conference Learnings, Jennifer Murray RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Successful Long-term Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Membrane Oxygenation without Anti-Coagulation, Janissa Nair; Dorothea T. Watson DO; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; Nicholas M. Rini PA-C; Timothy S. Misselbeck; Kenneth Miller RRT; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Causes of Post Cardiac Surgical Readmissions, Janissa Nair and James K. Wu MD (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)
Rapid Door to Balloon Time in the Treatment of Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction is Associated with Reduced Length of Hospital Stay, Amit Nanavati MD, David A. Cox MD, J Patrick Kleaveland MD, Orlando E. Rivera RN, and Nainesh Patel MD (Poster)
Interrupted Aortic Arch in the Adult, Amit Nanavati MD, Matthew W. Martinez, and Nainesh Patel MD (Poster)
Visualization and Management of a Distally Embolized Stent After ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Amit Nanavati MD and Nainesh C. Patel MD (Poster)
Engaging Robotic Care Teams Across the Perioperative Continuum, Stephanie E. Nelson RN, CNOR (Poster)