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.
2024
Student Journeys: Engagement Utilizing Salesforce© as a Customer Relationship Management Platform, Kerri Green EdD, MS and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
Tweaking the Lateral Turn, Morgan Grimm BSN, RN; Liah Kim BSN, RN; Alexandra Lynott BSN, RN; Richard Pagan ADN, RN; Makenna Russo ADN, RN; and Jessica Szemiako BSN, RN (Poster)
Improving Shift to Shift Communication, Mia Groetsch, Alex Washington, and Joshua Skibiel (Poster)
Life is a Box of Chocolate, Kayle Grohotolski BSN, RN; Natalie Echeverry BSN, RN; and Haley Donnerstag RN (Poster)
The Effect of Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraception Placement of Short Interval Pregnancy Rates in the Lehigh Valley, Andrew Grover MD; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Amanda Hess (Poster)
Chewing Gum for C-Section Gas Relief, Nichole Grover RN, Isis Darby RN, Amelia Cesanek BSN, and Jillian Wiswesser BSN (Poster)
Comfy Care at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital, Emma Gundrum BSN, RN; Olivia Radcliffe BSN, RN; Shauna Maggio RN; and Campbell Power BSN, RN (Poster)
Needs Assessment for Breast Health Education at LVHN: A Qualitative Survey of Primary Care and OBGYN Clinicians, Taylor Guth MD and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Development of an Asynchronous Learning Experience to Promote Behavior Change in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among College Campus Populations, Jessica Haase MHSc, RD, LDN and Martine Scannavino DHSc, RDN, LDN, FAND (Poster)
Pre-Intravenous Insertion Education and Patient Satisfaction, Shelby Hafler BSN, RN; Deanna Ingeno BSN, RN; and Emma Whiteley BSN, RN (Poster)
The Art of Primary Care: Crafting Memorable Tools and Models for Primary Care Education, Su Bin Hahn; Rena Y Jiang; and William L. Miller MD, MA (Poster)
Impact of Standardizing Stroke Assessment in a Community Based Hospital: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Jeffrey Halbert MS, OTR/L, CSRS; Donna Clark PT, CSRS; and Erin Sabol DPT (Poster)
The Efficacy of an Integrated Visual-Vestibular Rehabilitation Model in Concussion Patients Suffering from Prolonged Vestibulo-Ocular Dysfunction, Megan Hammer, Mark Cipolle MD, David Clark, Eden Hunt MD, and Daniele Shollenberger CRNP (Poster)
Self-Care Resources in Healthcare, Kateryna Heard RN; Taysha Rivera RN; and Madeline Silfani BSN, RN (Poster)
Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Sarah Heckman, Victoria Dutz, and Jen Pinto (Poster)
Educating RN's on Proper Use of Pulse Oximetry to Improve Patient Safety, Juleeanna Held BSN, RN; Briana Kenton BSN, RN; Genevieve Ashley BSN, RN; Alex Colon BSN, RN; Faith Steffanic RN; and Sebasthian Malave Santos BSN, RN (Poster)
Prevention of Pressure Injuries Caused by Endotracheal Tube (ETT) Securement Devices, Grace M. Hercik; Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS; and Daniel R Ofak MHA, RRT-NPS (Poster)
Substance Use in Homeless Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Evanie Huang MD and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Early Knee Range of Motion Following Operative Treatment for Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fractures Is Safe, Kevin Huang MD, Nathan Houlihan, Alexandre Arkader, John Flynn, and Brendon Williams (Poster)
Evaluating the Use of a Single Question Derivative to Determine Post-Acute Needs Following Total Joint Replacement, Kiya Humphries; Brittany N. Shockency BS; and Carissa Hrichak MBA, BSN, RN (Poster)
CAP-D Tool, Mackenzie Hunsicker BSN, RN and Emma Lenthe BSN, RN (Poster)
Stop the Fall, Plug It in, Carol Hunt RN, Sarah Snibbe RN, and Cassidy Shomper RN (Poster)
Health Fairs: A Community-Based Approach to Improving Health-Seeking Behaviors and Building Trust in the Healthcare System Among Patients in the Lehigh Valley, Fawaz Hussain MD, Fatima Pasha MD, and Jonaid Aslam MD (Poster)
Nurse Buddies, Breaks, and Burnouts, Mackenzie Hutchison ADN, Kelly Landt BSN, and Elizabeth Lucchese BSN (Poster)
Get a Grip! Grip Strength and Post Hospital Discharge Weight Within an Oncology Service Line, Kasey Hutter MS, CCC-SLP; Michael Pechulis DPT; Emily Hebrock PT, DPT; Deanna Rapak MS, RD, LDN; Ashley Eastland MS, RD, LDN; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; and Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN (Poster)
Collaboration Creates Cures, but Racism Resists Them: Inpatient Psychiatric Patients With First Break Psychosis Have Better Outcomes When Medical Workups Are Completed, but Who Is Receiving the Workup?, Kara Jacobs MD (Poster)
A Case Report: Successfully Treating Painful Choreiform Withdrawal Dyskinesia and Dystonia with Benztropine in the Setting of Alcohol Withdrawal, RLS, and Neuropathy, Kara Jacobs MD and Joel L. Eisenberg MD (Poster)
Clinical and Genomic Correlates with Genetic Ancestry in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Sejal Jain MD, Alexander Yao, Fatemeh Momen-Heravi, Diane Allen-Gipson, Xiaoyang Zhang, Jian Carrot-Zhang, and Alison Taylor (Poster)
Creating a Centralized Resource for Pediatric Pathology Cases, Shirley Jiang MD and Elsie S. Lee MD (Poster)
Practice Patterns and Predictive Modeling in High-Performing Physical Therapy Clinics for the Treatment of Patients with Neck Pain, Christopher Johns PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; Jonathan Lentz PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; and Wade Groff PT, DPT, OCS, MTC (Poster)
Comparative Efficacy of Transthoracic vs. Transesophageal Echocardiogram in Diagnosing Endocarditis, Mackenzie Johnstone and Raul E Davaro MD (Poster)
Minty Fresh – A Case of Accidental Salicylate Poisoning, Chase Jones DO, Jared Berggren MD, Kenneth D. Katz MD, and Ryan Surmaitis DO (Poster)
Use of Parafilm to Prevent CLABSIs in Pediatric Patients, Ashley Joshi BSN, RN; Caitlyn Grodzicki BSN, RN; Erin Hilkert BSN, RN; and Megan Zartman BSN, RN (Poster)
Exploration of the acceptability of HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening in Black and Hispanic populations, Ella-Marie Kabia MD, MBA, MPH; Shae Duka MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Roya Hamadani MPH; Patricia L. Maran MD; Alison Sutter MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki (Poster)
Assessing Clinician Need for 3D-Printed Anatomical Models in Patient Interactions, Hruday Kalagotla MD and Marie S. O'Brien DO (Poster)
Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus as Large Pericardial Effusion with Echocardiographic Tamponade Physiology, Wali Kamran DO, Dylan Souder DO, and Satinderpal Singh DO (Poster)
EM Resident Clinical and Communication Performance on Simulated Resuscitations Is Not Correlated When Stratified by Gender, Bryan G. Kane MD, Diane Begany MD, Matthew D. Cook DO, Nicole Elliott DO, and Michael Nguyen MD (Poster)
Measures of Clinical Performance and Communication Skills of EM Residents on Simulated Resuscitations Are Not Correlated, Bryan G. Kane MD, Diane Begany MD, Matthew D. Cook DO, Nicole Elliott DO, and Michael Nguyen MD (Poster)
Using TQIP Data to Determine the Effect of Adding Emergency General Surgery Services to Trauma Outcomes, William Kane; Bree A. Harrison BSN, RN, TCRN; Jaclyn Sharkazy PA-C, MSPAS; Kathryn L Wheel MD; and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Telling the Story: Long-term experiences of Valley Preferred Quality Improvement (QI) Program participants, Kourtney Keim and Johnny Stoeckle MD (Poster)
Novel Monitoring Dashboard for Patients Presenting to the ED With Chest Pain, Chad A Keller MD; Bruce Feldman DO; Donna Wendling; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NRP; Shadi Jarjous MD; Deborah W Sundlof DO; Shuisen Li DO; Chris Deschler BSN, RN, CPHQ; Michaela Leal; and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
Health Care Career Pathways: Career Awareness, Academic Preparation, and Experiential Learning, Lisa Keller MEd; Jeanne M. Reilly MEd; Kerri Green EdD, MS; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
Participate-Simulate-Educate: Guiding Students’ Health Care Career Pathways, Lisa Keller MEd; Jeanne M. Reilly MEd; Kerri Green EdD, MS; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
How the Radical Welcome and Engagement Restoration Model Informs our Clinical Practice of Relationship-Centered Care with Stigmatized Patient Populations, Caroline Kelmis, Nyann Biery MS, Jaliliah Williams, and Abby S. Letcher MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Patients Admitted to the Hospital with Sepsis, Febrile Neutropenia, or Pneumonia Following Administration of Chemotherapy, Abigail Kennedy; Savitri Skandan MD; Dennis Sopka MD; and Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN (Poster)
Appropriate Use of External Catheters in Female Patients, Reagan Kennedy ADN, RN; Marley Printz BSN, RN; Rebekah Swire ADN, RN; Bichelande Refuse BSN, RN; and Alexandra Lugo BSN, RN (Poster)
Increasing Patient Satisfaction with the Implementation of Bedside Shift Report, Brittany Kenton RN, BSN and Chase Mazalusky RN (Poster)
Evaluation of Phenobarbital Utilization in the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, Carissa Kern PharmD, Megan Taylor PharmD, and Aaron B Deutsch DO (Poster)
Implementation of a Prediabetes Decision Aid in Primary Care, Lindsay Kim MD; Beth Careyva M.D.; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Aashka Patel (Poster)
Nurse and PCP Perceptions of Altered Mental Status Patients After the Use of a Patient Profile Tool, Anisha Knight BSN, RN; Jenna Kruger BSN, RN; Madison Cummons BSN, RN; and Victoria Schultz BSN, RN (Poster)
A Case of Chronic, Massive Polyethylene Glycol Use Necessitating Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Timothy Kolosionek DO, Mostafa M. Meleis MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Phillip M. Grenz DO, and Ryan Surmaitis DO (Poster)
Improvement of Satisfaction of the Patients from the Caregiver in the NICU, Jackson Kondak, Kamran Ahmed MD, Jose D. Salazar MD, and Brian Repetz BS (Poster)
Process Improvements for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy, Iris Kong MD, Natalie Chlus MD, and Bradley Lash MD (Poster)
Q2hr Turn Compliance, Kaylie Konish RN, BSN; Megan Hess RN; and Olivia Pennie RN, BSN (Poster)
Let's Huddle Up, Viktoriia Kozlova ADN, RN; Katie Kresge BSN, RN; and Cheyenna Weasner BSN, RN (Poster)
Handoff Reporting Using the Professional Exchange Report, Juliann Kuehner BSN, RN; Madison Nika BSN, RN; and Amanda Cornell AND, RN (Poster)
The Effect of Vision Therapy in Post Concussion Recovery, Alexandra Kundek, Mark Cipolle MD, David Clark, Eden Hunt MD, and Daniele Shollenberger CRNP (Poster)
Pain Management, Peter Lantin BSN, RN; Sierra Miley BSN, RN; and Kristin Dennihy BSN, RN (Poster)
CLABSI Reduction, Maricela LeBlanc BSN, RN; Chisomnazu Nwigwe BSN, RN; Jasmine Morningstar BSN, RN; and Gloria Torres ASN, RN (Poster)
The Healthiest You: Boost Your Bone and Joint Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Marie S. O'Brien DO, and Scott E. Sexton MD (Poster)
How Does Radical Welcome Inform Relationship-Centered Care With Stigmatized Patient Populations?, Abby S. Letcher MD, Caroline Kelmis MD, Carol Moeller PhD, Jalilah Williams, Nyann Biery MS, and Alexandra Bersani DO (Poster)
An Atypical Case of Hodgkin Lymphoma, Derek Lillestolen DO, Benjamin Wolff DO, Syed Ali Aown MD, and Preysi Patel DO (Poster)
Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Severe Thrombocytopenia Risk in CRRT Patients, Michael Li and Divakar Sharma MD (Poster)
Grapheme-Color Synesthesia in Patients with Epilepsy, Snow Pinxue Li MD; Atef Kokash DO; and Martina Vendrame MD, PhD (Poster)
On Time First Case Starts (OTFCS) and How It Can Be Changed Through Behavior Modification, Senovia Lockhart MSN, BSN, RN (Poster)
Soft Non-Violent Restraints, Kaitlyn Lomino RN and Dan Scheuer RN (Poster)
Among Inpatient Nurses, Would the Use of a Patient Handoff Template Affect Nurses' Satisfaction and Confidence in Shift Report?, Marissa Lothian RN, BSN; Bridget Carter-Colman RN; and Katelynn Bampton RN (Poster)
Chronic Pain, Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health in Family Medicine: Location Prevalence and ED Utilization, Christine Ma DO; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Treatment of Talar Avascular Necrosis With Custom Total Talus Replacement: A Case Series, Tyler MacRae DPM and Stephen A. Brigido MD (Poster)
Feasibility of initiating a screening, testing, and treatment protocol for pregnant patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Kara Madey MD; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Aileen L Love MD (Poster)
Fall Prevention, Amy M, Nika Crisostomo, Amanda V, and Taniyah Preux (Poster)
Long-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in Patients with Renal Failure on Dialysis, Shree Manivel; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Equity—Access to Menstrual Products as a Social Determinant of Health, Rosalie Mattiola MD; Sejal Jain MD; Samantha Finkelstein MD; Fawaz Hussain MD; Clara Freedman MD; Berwin Yuan MD; Brett O'Donnell MD; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MPH (Poster)
Excellent Outcomes of Atypical Fibroxanthoma Warrant Specific Diagnosis, Erin McClure MD, Michael Carr, Ayushi Y. Patel MD, Syed Mahrukh Hussnain Naqvi, Youngchul Kim, Michael Harrington, Wayne Cruse, Ricardo J. Gonzalez, Vernon Sondak, Amod Sarnaik, Jane Messina, and Jonathan Zager (Poster)
Abortion Complications in the Post-Roe Era: An Academic Community Hospital Perspective, Morgan McFadden MD; Patricia L. Mara MD; Kristen Maiden MD; and Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH (Poster)
A Decade of Pediatric Intubation Experience by an Advanced Prehospital Unit, Conor McLaughlin DO, Zachary Matuzsan DO, Mark Walck, Mark A. Diubaldo RN, Jeffrey M. Kuklinski DO, Andrew Ferdock, Matthew Ferdock PhD, Duy P. Tran DO, Jeanne L. Jacoby MD, and Susan K. Yaeger MD (Poster)
A Decade of Adult Intubation Experience by an Advanced Prehospital Unit, Conor McLaughlin DO; Zachary Matuzsan DO; Mark Walck NREMTP, FP-C; Mark A. Diubaldo BSN, CCRN; Jeffrey M. Kuklinski DO, MBA; Orlando E. Rivera RN. DNP, MBA; Cameron M Juybari; Ray Quy; John McCarthy DO; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Poster)
Pre-Diabetes Screening—Early Detection of Pre-Diabetes, Haley McMynne BSN, RN; Vivian Ortiz RN; Bernadette Dacosta RN; and Emily Mancaster RN (Poster)
Decreasing Quantity of Telemetry Alarms, Kari Meehan ADN, RN; Kate Hess BSN, RN; and Susanna Santos BSN, RN (Poster)
Accuracy of Rapid On-Site Cytology (ROSE) for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Nodules during Robotic Bronchoscopy, Carly Mehta, Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten MD, and Brian Civic MD (Poster)
Mind the Decimal Point: A Diazoxide Overdose-Induced Ileus, Mostafa M. Meleis MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, John DelBianco MD, and Ryan Surmaitis DO (Poster)
Exploring Contributors to Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women across Lehigh Valley Hot Spots: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Jocelyn Mertz; Roya Hamadani MPH; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Isopropyl Alcohol vs. Antiemetic Medications for Nausea and Vomiting, Alexis Milander BSN, RN; Tara Orrison BSN, RN; and Jesse Wiscovitch BSN, RN (Poster)
Reducing Falls in Inpatient Rehabilitation, Amy C. Miller RN; Micaela Lothian BSN, RN; and Savannah Beach RN (Poster)
Implementation of a Split Flow (Quick Turn) Process to Improve Emergency Department Efficiency., Andrew C. Miller DO; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Kimberly Reitz; Bryan G. Kane MD; Elizabeth Fuller; Jonathan Walsh MD; Patrick Fagan; Chadd K. Kraus DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Kevin Weaver D.O.,FACOEP (Poster)
Assessing the Efficacy of a Therapeutic Thermoregulation Protocol (TTP) for the Burn Surgical Patient, Gwendolyn Minogue; Morgan Strecker; and Jill Krystofinski Mantell DNAPc, CRNA (Poster)
5-FU Mediated Coronary Vasospasm Leading to Stress Cardiomyopathy, Merissa Misiura MD, Amogh M. Joshi DO, Noah Dessalegn MD, Muhammad Aamir MD, Nicholas Lamparella DO, and Ronak Patel MD (Poster)
Developing a Quick Reference Guide for Staff on CT Policies and Protocols, Rose Morgan, Jason Morgan MD, and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Specimen Collection and Processing Workflows to Improve ED Throughput, Rose Morgan; Shelbi Taylor MSN, MBA, RN-BC; and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Congestive Heart Failure Teaching, Courtney Moyer RN; Anne Salva BSN, RN; and Desiree Bostic RN (Poster)
Improving Triage Process in Remote Campuses, Samantha Muffley RN, Paige Barillo RN, Sean Meehan RN, and Lauren Pcikette RN (Poster)
Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley, Maritza Muir MD and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Reevaluating Surgical Interventions in Childbirth for Women with Arnold Chiari Malformation Type I: A Systematic Review, Shalom Mussa MD and Kathryn Cheponis MD (Poster)
Breakaway Bubble: Combating Healthcare Worker Stress, Rebecca Musselman BSN, RN; Tiffany Magloire ADN, RN; and Rita Sharma ADN, RN (Poster)
Prevented Medical Tape Related Skin Tears, Mia Negron RN, BSN and Josee Iyonsaba RN, BSN (Poster)
Community Strategies for Improving Diabetes Disparities in Allentown, Irene Nguyen MD; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Michael Irving; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Carolyn Peterseim MD (Poster)
Gaps Identified in ED Patients’ Goals of Treatment and Advanced Care Planning Status Documentation, Michael Nguyen; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Zhe Chen MD; Jennifer Allen MD; Katie Best RN; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Timothy J. Friel MD; David M. Richardson MD; Courtney Moore MD; Maulik P Purohit MD, MPH; Justin Stauffer PA-C; Jacob Adams; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Jessica K. Eygnor DO (Poster)
Physician-Modified Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair After Failed EVAR Offers Promising Results Compared to Open Conversion, Trung Nguyen, Mackenzie Gittinger, Weiwei Liu, Cara Grzybowski, Shane Grundy, Bruce Zwiebel, Murray Shames, and Dean Arnaoutakis (Poster)
Abnormal Movements Secondary to Anoxic Brain Injury, Namdi Nwasike MD and Steven L. Lewis MD (Poster)
Delivery Methods of an Entrustable Professional Activities-Driven Health Systems Curriculum, Marie S. O’Brien DO; C Bair; R Mhaskar; Amy B. Smith PhD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; D DeWaay; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)