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.
2023
Implementing Tdap Vaccine Administration Protocol in a Pilot LVHN Family Medicine Clinic, Jacqueline Costello; Madalyn Schaefgen MD; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Sepsis Bundle Compliance, Kelsey Cronauer AND, RN; Steven Matukonis AND, RN; Austin McLaughlin BSN, RN; and Stephanie Heffelfinger AND, RN (Poster)
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Clinical Frailty Scale for Geriatric Trauma Patients, Lauren Curcio BSN, RN, GERO-BC and Chelsy Bechtold ADN, RN (Poster)
Swaddled Immersion Baths Vs Traditional Sponge Baths, Anastasia Dalja RN, BSN; Kimberly Fawcett BSN, RN; Kaylee Hoffman BSN, RN; Victoria Kocher RN; and Samantha Miller RN (Poster)
Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in the NICU: Going Back to Basics, Jessica M. Dalton BSN, RN, CCRN; Andrea Konno MSN, RN, C-ELBW, RNC-NIC; and Dolores T. Suzansky MSN, RNC-NIC (Poster)
Intravenous Acetaminophen May Reduce Opioid Use for Pain in the Emergency Department, John DelBianco MD; Aaron B Deutsch DO; Kimberly Sharpe PharmD; Jason Laskosky PharmD, BCPS; Laura Koons PharmD, MSP, BCCCP; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Respectful Maternity Care, Alyssa Deschler BSN, RN; Alyssa Guthrie BSN, RN; Margaret Hessling BSN, RN; Brianna McGowan BSN, RN; Jordan Nielsen BSN, RN; and Madelyn Suida BSN, RN (Poster)
3, 2, 1: Novel Use of Clonidine Patch to Treat Tizanidine Withdrawal, Aaron B Deutsch DO, Curtis Oettel-Flaherty MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Improved Discharge Teaching, Amanda Dickison BSN, RN; Yea Jin Jang BSN, RN; Brianna Argenziano ADN, RN; Amanda Peters ADN, RN; and Lyndsey DelliSanti BSN, RN (Poster)
Heart Health after Preeclampsia: A Model of Care, Lucas Djavaherian; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; M DeChristopher; Amy M. Ahnert MD; and Yasotha Rajeswaran MD (Poster)
Retrospective Demographic Review of LVHN Internal Medicine Residency Applicants, Elizabeth Donovan, Justin L. Guthier DO, and Brian J. Costello DO (Poster)
Maintaining Heparin Drips in the Emergency Department, Erin Druding BSN, RN; Hannah Johnson BSN, RN; Rebecca Nothstein BSN, RN; and Brooke Woomer BSN, RN (Poster)
Assessing Safety Outcomes of Patients Discharged from the ED After Receiving Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Erin Smith DO, Ryan Surmaitis DO, Kenneth D. Katz MD, Andrew L. Koons, Derek J. Fikse DO, and Matthew D. Cook DO (Poster)
Assessing Safety Outcomes of Patients Discharged from the ED After Receiving Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Erin Smith DO, Ryan Surmaitis DO, Kenneth D. Katz MD, Andrew L. Koons DO, Derek J. Fikse DO, Matthew Ferdock PhD, and Matthew D. Cook DO (Poster)
A Tale of Two Horsewomen: A Case Series of Equine Pergolide Toxicity, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, John DelBianco MD, Michael F. Singer, and Ryan Surmaitis DO (Poster)
Anticholinergic Delirium in a Pediatric Patient Reversed With Transdermal Rivastigmine: A Case Report, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Sarah Rand DO; Laura Koons PharmD, MSP, BCCCP; John D. Lindmark DO; Anthony F. Pizon; and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Impact of the Clinical Transplant Pharmacist on the Post Renal Transplant Discharge Medication Reconciliation Process, Susan Eckhart BSN, RN, CMSRN, CCTC (Poster)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalization in Northeast Pennsylvania, Obianuju Egwuonwu DO, Brian Abel, and Kari Whitley (Poster)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalization in Northeast Pennsylvania, Obianuju Egwuonwu DO and Kari Whitley (Poster)
Impact of Supportive Housing Program Services on Loneliness and Well-being Among Previously Homeless Individuals, Sherief Elrafei; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH; and Nicole M. Burgess BS (Poster)
Evaluation of Dose Rounding Opportunities for Cytotoxic Preparations and Monoclonal Antibodies in Pediatric Patients, Stephen Ensor PharmD and Kristin M. Held PharmD, BCOP (Poster)
Admission Guideline for Acute TBI Patients at a Level III Trauma Center Without Neurosurgery Who Would Have Otherwise Been Transferred to a Level I or II Trauma Center, Alexandra Evans BSN, RN, TCRN; Daniel Roesler MD; Kimberlee Hettel BSN; Mary Ann Devine MD; and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Investigating Neighborhood Engagement & Perceptions, Quinn Fantozzi, Cheryl Arndt PhD, and Samantha A. Shaak PhD (Poster)
ED-Specific Registered Nurse Preceptor Course, Hannah Farkus BSN, RN; Rhianna Scholl BSN, RN; and Sydney Weise BSN, RN (Poster)
Microlearning Impact on Arterial Line Set-Up and Management, Michaeleen Farley RN, ADN (Poster)
Posterior Circulation Cerebral Revascularization for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease, Jeffrey Farooq, Keaton Piper, Elton Yeung, Jianjian Zhang, Harry van Loveren, Siviero Agazzi, and Tsz Lau (Poster)
Enhanced Wound Care Identification and Intervention, Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Rachel Geosits MS, RDN, CNSC, LDN; and Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN (Poster)
Carbapenem-Penicillin and Carbapenem-Cephalosporin Cross-Reactive Alerts in EPIC: Undervalued or Unnecessary?, Adam G Fennell, Amy Slenker MD, Shannon E. Fenstermacher PharmD, and Trevor Scheckelhoff DO (Poster)
Treatment Risk-Benefit in a Case of PTSD Psychosis, David Finch MD and Gary Clauser MD (Poster)
Description of Rating of Outcome Scale (ROS) Scoring Trends During Pilot Implementation in LVHN Partial Hospitalization Programs, David Finch, Regino Flores MD, Steve Denton LCSW, and Katherine B. Martin MD (Poster)
Oxytocin Use and Hemorrhage Rates Before and During Medication Shortage, Shannon Fitzpatrick PharmD and Katelin Kimler PharmD, BCPPS (Poster)
Surviving a Mass Casualty Event in a Rural Trauma Center, Carol Fox RN, BSN, CCRN and Melanie Bowman MSN, RN TCRN (Poster)
Establishment of an Algorithm for the Care Management of Concussion Patients from an Occupational Therapy Perspective, Kelsey Frankenfield MS, OTR/L and Rachel Sassaman MS, OTR/L (Poster)
Evaluating Blood Culture Contamination Rates Associated with a Newly Inserted Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Catheter, Jack Freemont; Deborah Fry MT (ASCP), MBA, CIC; Elisa C. Moyer BSN, RN, CEN; Christine Schmidt; Joseph Yashur BSPH; and Alyssa Kahr BSN, RN (Poster)
The Effect of COVID-19 Isolation on Mental Health in the Pediatric Population, Danielle Fregoni, Kimberly C. Brown MD, Austin Schatzman, Erin Brown DO, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Taylor Goldman, and Audrey Hughes (Poster)
Intentional Self-Harm Overdoses Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents Managed by a Medical Toxicology Consultation Service, Samantha L. Gaetani MD; Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Nicholas S. Imperato; Katelyn McLain; Derek J. Fikse DO; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Aromatherapy to Decrease Nausea and Anxiety in the Pediatric Population, Riley Gaita BSN, RN; Angela Fridman BSN, RN; and Colleen Lyons RN (Poster)
Examining the use of Antibiotics in Pediatric Cases of Community Acquired Pneumonia at LVHN, Meghana Ganapathiraju, Kristen M. Prendergast MD, and Wesley Dean MD (Poster)
Why Don’t Patients Show Up? Improving Access to Patient Care in Family Medicine Clinics – A Qualitative Analysis of Root Causes of No-show, Xiaoxiao Gao and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs): A Narrative Review of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Outcomes, Sahiti Gilela, Elizabeth A. Perkins, and Giyeon Kim (Poster)
Reducing STEMI Door to Balloon (D2B) Time Using NEAR Criteria and Prehospital EKG Transmission, Jay V. Gopal; Conor McLaughlin DO; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Kashyap Kaul DO; Andrew Ferdock; Zachary Matuzsan DO; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD; Bruce Feldman DO; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Wound Warriors, Victoria Gordon BSPH, ADN, RN; Krystal Nelson BSN, RN; Angela Knight-Williams ADN, RN; and Taylor Rinaldi BSN, RN (Poster)
LVHN Summer Work Experience: Participant Perception of its Impact, Evan Grim and Kerri Green EdD, MS (Poster)
Incorporating professional development and coaching into the medical school curriculum: effects on leadership and burnout after medical school, Arianna Gutierrez, Amy B. Smith PhD, Joann Quinn, Emily Coughlin, Brian A Holliday, and Kira Zwygart (Poster)
Analyzing for Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening Rates at LVHN Primary Care Facilities, Erica Hallman; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Comparison of Outcomes After Implant-based Breast Reconstruction, Shannon M Hall; Nathan F. Miller MD; Ahmed Mansour MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Kevin Wang; and Zara Butte (Poster)
Safety Huddles to Reduce Inpatient Falls, Ngan Ha ADN, RN; Ana Fagundes dos Reis ADN, RN; Marie Dongmo ADN, RN; and Nicole McKewen ADN, RN (Poster)
Central Points to Central Lines, Amalia Haupt BSN, RN; Sara Hagan BSN, RN; Keturah Antoine BSN, RN; Antonia Jabbour BSN, RN; Jake Caserta BSN, RN; and Alisha Miller ADN, RN (Poster)
Fear Not...No Falls, Tracie Heckman MSN, RN, CMSRN and Jennifer A. Rabenold MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Development of a Concussion Dataset and Preliminary Analysis of Outcomes, Kristen Heilenman and Mark Cipolle MD, PhD (Poster)
Donor Site Scarring Following Split Thickness Skin Graft Procedure, Sakura Helm and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Shortages, Substitutes, Staffing and Sharps Injuries, Jill Hinnershitz MSN, RN and Laura Walker RN, BSN, CCRN (Poster)
Improving Perceived Stress with Aromatherapy, Lauren Hoch ADN, RN and Madison Hess BSN, RN (Poster)
Remaining Active: The Crucial Integration of Patient Mobility Practices in an Acute Care Setting, Olivia Hoeing and Heather Faust MSN, RN, CMSRN (Poster)
Vena Cava Reconstruction with Cryopreserved Aortic Homograft for Prosthetic Graft Infection, Arthur Holand MD, Sherwin Mashkouri MD, Samuel Yellin MD, Mila H. Ju MD, and Benjamin M Jackson MD (Poster)
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is associated with nasal and gut dysbiosis and altered bacterial signatures, Madeline J Hooper, T M. LeWitt, F L. Veon, Y Pang, G Chilpala, L Feterman, S Green, M B. Burns, J Guitart, and X A. Zhou (Poster)
Plasmacytic neoplasm in a patient with chronic Immunosuppression: an unusual clinical presentation as shoulder mass, Alisha Hossain DO, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Rayna Abraham, Robert V. Decker MD, Mini G. Abraham MD, and Eliot L. Friedman MD (Poster)
Developing a Residents-As-Teacher Curriculum for the LVHN General Surgery Residency Program, Mallorie L. Huff, Daniel Relles MD, Bryan G. Kane MD, Eden Hunt MD, Shae Duka MPH, Aryan Meknat MD, Sherwin Mashkouri MD, Heather Geist MD, and Leahna Cooney MD (Poster)
Chronic Pediatric Pilonidal Disease: Assessing the “Hole” Picture to Improve Outcomes. Pilonidal Treatment PI Project Presentation, Elizabeth Hughes MD (Poster)
Reducing Stress Levels in Healthcare, Brooke Hunsberger ADN, RN; Wangmo Gurung BSN, RN; Breanna Halter MSN, RN; and Elizabeth Clemmer BSN, RN (Poster)
Evaluation of a Medical School Coaching Program to Promote Support and Wellbeing, Vanessa Hwu, Karthik Pittala, Amy B. Smith PhD, and Kira Zwygart MD (Poster)
An Analysis of General Surgery ACGME Case Logs through Program Expansion and the COVID -19 Pandemic at LVHN, Winnie Incorvaia and Daniel Relles MD (Poster)
Community Strategies for Improving Health in Allentown: The Lens of Diabetes Health Disparities, Michael Irvin; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Carolyn Peterseim MD (Poster)
Bilateral Basal Ganglia Hyperintensities on MRI Brain in a Patient with Depression: A Common Safety Hazard, Kara Jacobs MD (Poster)
Initial Experience of Smartphone-Based AI-Generated Uroflowmetry in Post-HOLEP Patients, James Johannes MD, Alexis R. Brown PA-C, and Jaylon Hartley PA-C (Poster)
Analysis of Systems of Care and Outcomes for Stage III Melanoma Patients at Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute (2014-2019), Aidan Johnson and Suresh G. Nair MD (Poster)
Virtually Possible: Stakeholder and Participant High Touch Low Tech Engagement – Mid-Atlantic Provider and Patient Support (MAPPS) in Lung Cancer Screening Study, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Beth Careyva M.D., Randa Sifri, Melissa DiCarlo, Nicole M. Burgess, Roya Hamadani MPH, L Anna Thompson, Joshua Baker, Amanda Indictor, Hattie Jackson, Yuchen Zhang, Ayako Shimada, Todd Felix, William Curry, Heather Bittner Fagan, Brian Stello MD, Constantine Daskalaki, and Ronald Myers (Poster)
Demographics of Patient No-Show Rates in Pediatric Surgical Specialties, Isabella Joyce and Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD (Poster)
Inculcating the Joy in Work Framework Within a Regional Children’s Hospital, Helen Julia MHA and Karen Clark DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC (Poster)
Inculcating the Joy in Work Framework Within a Regional Children’s Hospital, Helen Julia MHA and Karen Clark DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC (Poster)
An Analysis of Intervention Factors Influencing Intubation Success Rates of Emergency Medical Services Providers in the Prehospital Setting, Cameron M Juybari, Ray Quy, Conor McLaughlin, Orlando E. Rivera RN, Mark A. Diubaldo RN, Mark Walck, Susan K. Yaeger MD, Andrew Ferdock, Zachary Matuzsan DO, Jeffrey M. Kuklinski DO, Matthew Ferdock, and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C at a Community Children’s Hospital in Pennsylvania: A Five-and-a-Half Year Retrospective Study, Kelsey Kaplan DO, Kayle Barndt DO, Ruchi Gupta MD, Kris Rooney MD, and Kyle Shaak MPH (Poster)
Analyzing the Medical History of Homeless Adolescents: An Opportunity to Reduce ED Visits, Michele Karn; Brittany Gaudet BS, MSPH; Nina Liu MD; Taylor Jarvill MD; Cecilia E. Zemanek MD; Hoonani M. Cuadrado; Amy B. Smith PhD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Reduced Enteral Feeding NPO for Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy-Improving the Nutritional Status of a Vulnerable Group, Yuki Kawahara, Alston Adams, Umberto Donato, and Matthew Mifsud MD (Poster)
Monitoring MACE: A Novel Dashboard, Chad A Keller; Donna Wendling; Bruce Feldman DO; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Shadi Jarjous MD; Shuisen Li DO; Jillian Diasio; Amy M. Ahnert MD; Amy Goodrich-Harris DO; Theresa Maitz DO; James A. Burke MD, PhD; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Akhil Kher MD; Deborah W Sundlof DO; Jennifer Rodgers; Reza Armaghan; Susan Zorn; Chris Deschler BSN, RN, CPHQ; Steven Shine; Michaela Leal; Lori Yackanicz; Colleen McBrearty; and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
How a Community Harm Reduction Partnership Lowers Barriers to Care through Radical Welcome, Caroline Kelmis; Nyann Biery MS; Bryant Rivera; Erin Barron RN, BSN, CPN, MHA; Yvonne Kingon MPH, MSN, RN, CPNP; Belle Marks; Hasshan Batts; and Abby S. Letcher MD (Poster)
Identifying Associations Between Biopsychosocial Characteristics and Psychiatric Diagnoses of Sheltered Homeless Adolescents, Caroline Kelmis; Dao Le; Andrew Ferdock; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hoonani M. Cuadrado MSPAS, PA-C; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Reducing Time from Door to CT in Stroke Alert Patients, Jennifer Kelso RN, Nicole Stong RN, and Dakoha Zelinsky RN (Poster)
Childbirth Narrative, Charissa Kent BSN, RN; Miranda Kramer BSN, RN; Rachel Medlar BSN, RN; and Chelsea Stevenson BSN, RN (Poster)
Impacting Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley – A Community-Engaged fRAP Approach, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Nicole M. Burgess; Roya Hamadani MPH; Michael Topmiller; Narena Nerahoo; Jessie Grewal; Benjamin Crabtree; and William L. Miller MD, MA (Poster)
Rapid Education Event: A Streamlined Approach to Procedural Ultrasound Education, Daniel Kim; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Claire L. Paulson DO; Kristine L. Schultz MD; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; and Hanna R. Warren DO (Poster)
Attitudes of Primary Care Providers and Staff Towards LGBTQ Older Adults, Mackenzi B. Kim MD, Lynn M. Wilson DO, and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
Timing of Insulin Administration, Brianna Kirkner BSN, RN; Amanda Trotter BSN, RN; Sydney Sanders BSN, RN; and Erin Cliver BSN, RN (Poster)
All About Me, Emily Kiska BSN, RN; Anna Neamand BSN, RN; Tianna Popstein BSN, RN; Danalyn Roncolato BSN, RN; and Jade Zamadics BSN, RN (Poster)
All About Me, Emily Kiska BSN, RN; Anna Neamand BSN, RN; Tianna Popstein BSN, RN; Danalyn Roncolato BSN, RN; and Jade Zamadics BSN, RN (Poster)
Assessing the Barriers to Utilizing Length Boards in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heather Kistler RD, CSP, LDN; Kristi L. Ruth RD, CNSC, LDN; and Laura Kurtz MS, RD, LDN (Poster)
Prosthetic Training for a Patient with Bilateral Lower Limb Amputation: Can Therapy Frequency Impact Functional Outcomes?, Rebecca Kleintop PT, DPT and Helen Yiu PT, DPT, OCS (Poster)
Establishing a Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) for the Transitional Living Center (TLC) of LVHN, Cameron G. Koch and Megan Messa LPC (Poster)
Perioperative Complications of TCAR vs. CEA:A Pilot Study, Varun Konanki, Catherine M. Zatorski MD, Babak Sadri MD, and Mila H. Ju MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Decrease in Medication Errors Using IV Pump Electronic Health Record (EHR) Integration, Jackson Kondak and Alice Vrsan RN-BC, MSN (Poster)
ABEM Content Areas of EM Resident on Shift Evidence-Based Medicine Questions, Shreyas Kudrimoti, Bryan G. Kane MD, Estelle Cervantes, Kashyap Kaul DO, Phillip Sgobba, William Spinosi DO, Dawn M. Yenser, and Joseph B. Zackary MD (Poster)
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis and Nephrolithiasis in Pregnancy Due to SLC34A1 Gene Mutation, Mukaish Kumar MD, Sharon E. Maynard MD, and Mykel Tadros MD (Poster)
Simultaneous 7q36 and 13q32 Deletions in a Newborn, Brooke Laudenslager DO and Kayle Barndt (Poster)
Implementing an Inpatient Virtual Discharge Nurse Program – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Achieve Efficiencies, Marjorie Lavin RN, MS, CNRN and Jaclyn Stine BS, MBA, CPHIMS (Poster)
The Impact of the IV Contrast Shortage on Emergency Department Operations, Jacob Lebamoff, Richard S. MacKenzie MD, Bryan G. Kane MD, Ashli Stuppino, and Dawn Kuklinski (Poster)
Telehealth Emergency Department Triage Streamlined Patient Care and Reduced Left Without Being Seen Rates, Danny Le DO; Eric W. Bean DO; Joseph Tracy MS, BA; Andrew C. Miller DO; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
Identifying Biopsychosocial Characteristics of Emergency Youth Shelter Residents with Psychiatric Diagnoses, Dao Le; Caroline Kelmis; Andrew Ferdock; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hoonani M. Cuadrado; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Long COVID in the Elderly: Mortality and Health Care Utilization in a Vulnerable Population, Dao Le; Rahul Mhaskar MPH, PhD; Kyle Shaak MPH; Nikhil Sharma; and Neti N. Vora MD (Poster)
Allentown School of Nursing, Class Unknown, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Poster)
The Implementation of Countermeasures to Reduce Non-invasive Pressure Injuries at a Small Community Hospital, Robert Leshko BS,RRT; Angel Matulevich BSN, RN, CWON; Jody Shigo RN, CMSRN; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; and Anthony Valente MD (Poster)