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
90-90 Gulp: Stop Aspiration, Allison Davis BSN. RN; Kristine Griffith ADN, RN; Charlotte Cherry ADN, RN; Jacquelin Tankersley BSN, RN; and Debra Rose BSN, RN (Poster)
Trends in Alcohol Withdrawal Management: A Single-Site Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry 2017-2022, John DelBianco MD, Kira Galeano MD, Joseph J. Stirparo MD, Kathryn L Wheel MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Ryan J. Sawyers DO (Poster)
Use of Methylene Blue to Treat Hypotension in Poisoned Patients in the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry: 2016-2023, John DelBianco MD, Tyler Willing DO, Kira Galeano MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Alexandra Amaducci DO (Poster)
Non-Pharmacological Pain Intervention: Music Therapy, Dianna Depalma BSN, RN; Dina Chebbi BSN, RN; Sonia Babar BSN, RN; Dan Deshler BSN, RN; and Samantha Christian ADN, RN (Poster)
It's Your "Turn" to Prevent Pressure Injuries, Susanna Derstine BSN, RN; Julie Hager RN; and Michelle Sears BSN, RN (Poster)
Benefits of Delayed Rupture of Membranes During a Normally Progressing Labor, Denise Dewey-Loftus RN; Jenna Myers RN; Cynthia Rodriguez RN; and Sharae Stull BSN, RN (Poster)
Team Nursing to Decrease Pressure Injuries, Bridget Diaz RN, Summer Server RN, and Nicky Wong RN (Poster)
Kissing Choroidal Sign, Ajay Doniparthi; Aaron B Deutsch DO; Joel D Stibbe MD; Nida M Khan MD; and Matthew Palilonis DO, MHSA (Poster)
Withdrawal Assessment Tool-1, Liz Durand BSN, RN and Taylor Morley ADN, RN (Poster)
Stroke Metrics Pre and Post Nurse Activated Alerts, Rachel A Eakins MD, Kathleen E. Kane MD, and Alison Duddy (Poster)
Reducing the Incidence of Falls for High Fall Risk Patients in the Emergency Room, Abigail Eckert BSN, RN; Erin Chlebove BSN, RN; Kelsey Kaintz BSN, RN; and Jordyn Kalp ADN, RN (Poster)
Unentered Patient Surveys: How to Collect Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data, Julianna Ehm; Karlee Posivak; and Kay Young MSN, RNC-OB (Poster)
Prevention of Workplace Violence Towards Emergency Nurses, Allison Enke BSN, RN; Anna Darling BSN, RN; Jason Hoch RN; Jacqulyn Lukens RN; and Melissa Merlo RN (Poster)
Gaps Identified in Documentation of Patient Goals of Treatment at Both Rural and Urban Hospitals, Jessica K. Eygnor; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Jennifer Allen MD; Katie Best RN; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Justin Stauffer PA-C; David M. Richardson MD; Zhe Chen; Matthew McCambridge MD; Anthony Schinelli; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Poster)
Impact of Virtual Surgical Planning on Margin Status in Cases of Mandibular Reconstruction, Neil B Fadia MD, Nayel Khan, Dorothy Bird, Erin Anstadt, Irene Ma, Mark Kubik, Shaum Sridharan, Simon Chiosea, Seungwong Kim, and Mario Solarip (Poster)
Prescription for a Better Discharge, Jovina Fager, Sidney Wilson PharmD, and Emily Steadman PharmD (Poster)
Description of Pharmacist Activities in a Post Intensive Care Unit Recovery Clinic, Matthew Fair BS, PharmD, BCPS, BCGO; Stacy Mesics PharmD, BCPS; Dorothea T. Watson DO; and Adriane Mohring MSN, CRNP (Poster)
A Strategic Solution to Staffing in the Operative Setting, Daphne Feinour DNP, MBA, CNOR and Tammy Straub MSN, RN, APRN, CNOR (Poster)
Show Me What You Got: Horsing Around With Knee Pain, Megan Ferderber MD (Poster)
Positioning to Promote Vaginal Deliveries, Angela Fezza BSN, RN; Sarah Hann BSN, RN; and Nikki Perez BSN, RN (Poster)
Report Sheet for ED Hold Patients, Macarena Figuero-Sanchez ADN, RN; Michael Howell ADN, RN; Keara Farley BSN, RN; and Kasey Fox BSN, RN (Poster)
Effect of Implementation of Mobility Partner in Post-Operative Trauma Surgery Patients in Local Community Hospital, Samantha Finkelstein MD and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Positive Pooping Practices, Megan Fink BSN, RN; Meagan Moffit ADN, RN; Lauren Reineke BSN, RN; and Sarah Schwartz BSN, RN (Poster)
Flushing Peripheral Intravenous Catheters, Anthony Foy, Libby Diefenderfer, Sharon Michels, Ines Brito, Liya Wegayehu, and Anna Vernacchia (Poster)
Falls? Not on My Watch!, Branden Franelli RN, Adam Tophoney RN, and Myles Manjone RN (Poster)
Enhancing Trauma Patient Outcomes through the Implementation of an Acute Care Surgery Service Program, Clara Freedman MD and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Bedside Shift Report Checklist, Dominic Fresoli BSN, RN; Fernando Ramirez BSN, RN; and Rachel Smith BSN, RN (Poster)
Reducing Restraint Use in Adult Patients in the ED, Irene Ganesh-Figueroa RN and Sharon Clowney RN (Poster)
Association Between Inpatient Procedures and All-Cause Mortality, Zeegan George MD; Yarema Bezchlibnyk; and Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD (Poster)
The Incidence and Mortality of Ocular Melanomas, Haider Ghumman and Alex Weppelmann (Poster)
Retrospective Chart Review Comparing Characteristics and Outcomes Between Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement and Those Not Receiving Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement While Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy, Janine Gilboy RD, LDN; Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN; and Jennifer Brennan RD, CSO (Poster)
VAP Bundles, Samantha Gillespie, Abigail Gober, Mckenna Pagotto, Emily Harman, and Elizabeth Pulice (Poster)
Performance of a Biodegradable Temporary Matrix in Clinical Practice, Kurt Glaeser, Laetitia Roegner, and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Increasing Hand Hygiene Compliance Amongst Emergency Department Nurses, Emily Glass ADN, RN; Kristina Latsch RN; Nicole Pitosky ADN, RN; Elizabeth Polchin ADN, RN; Ashley Rodney BSN, RN; and Mitchell Solt RN (Poster)
ATV Riding Adventure: The Swell Saga of the Itchy Leg, Alireza Goodarzi MD and Megan Ferderber MD (Poster)
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)