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
Evaluating Lehigh Valley Health Network's Stage 1A Lung Cancer Care in Concordance with National Guidelines, Katie O'Connor; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Savitri Skandan MD; and Dennis Sopka MD (Poster)
SELECT Anesthesiology Interest Group Needs Assessment and Quality Improvement, Brett O'Donnell MD and Thomas A. McLoughlin MD (Poster)
DIVA-Score, Ashley Olimpo RN; Cheyenne Cochran BSN, RN; and Emma Gustafson BSN, RN (Poster)
To Transfer or Not to Transfer: A Cost and Resource Savings Plan, Kristin Oller DO; Nathan F. Miller MD; Rovinder S. Sandhu MD; Mark Cipolle MD; and Michael Steven Farrell MD, MS (Poster)
De-Escalation Techniques in the EDS, Kristi Ortiz, Megan Heyer, Quinn Keller, Kelly Fleming, and Hailey Gianoni (Poster)
Breaking Barriers: Autism Transitional Support for Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth An Integrative Review, Rosaline Owusu MSN, FNP-BC; Erin Spaulding PhD, RN; Justin Bala-Hampton DNP, MPH, MHA; Tonya Kemp MSN, MPH; and Cecilia Tomori PhD, MA (Poster)
Now We're Talking: A Study of Therapeutic Communication in the Mileu, Lauren Pague BSN, RN; Kali Reed MSN, RN; Donna Devarie Labarre RN; and Gwen Polles (Poster)
Managing the Psychiatric Comorbidities of a Patient with Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System (PACNS): A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Robyn Panchaud, Max Joseph, Maggie Driscoll MD, and Ralph A. Primelo MD (Poster)
Improving Health Literacy in the Lehigh Valley: Assessing the Role of Health Fairs in Providing Education and Enhancing Understanding of Diabetes, Hypertension, and Colon Cancer Screening, Fatima Pasha MD, Fawaz Hussain MD, and Jonaid Aslam MD (Poster)
The Impact of a Prediabetes Decision Aid Tool in Primary Care, Aashka Patel; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Nicole M. Burgess (Poster)
The relationship between blood pressure and the development of preterm birth and preeclampsia, Akshar Patel; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Ashwini Kamath Mulki; and Kyle Shaak BS (Poster)
Implementing Pure Tone Audiometry Screening for Cochlear Implant Evaluation in the Community Setting, Kedar N Patel, Alicia Stanley Au.D., and Sri Kiran Chennupati MD (Poster)
Differential Time from Diagnosis to Treatment of Pulmonary Malignancy, Subin Paul MD and C. Gerard Petersen MD (Poster)
Hourly Rounding in the Emergency Department, Megan Peifer, Oscarina Pichardo, Julie Morelli, and taylor Jefferson (Poster)
An Unusual Complication of Phototherapy: Bronze Baby Syndrome, Julia Pensabene DO, Taylor Wejkszner DO, and Nachammai R. Chinnakaruppan MD (Poster)
Improvement in Patient Care: Back to Basics in Simulation Setting, Lauren Pepi DO, Erin Brown DO, and Melissa L. Brannen MD (Poster)
Stamp Assessment Tool, Alyson Peters BSN, RN; Kali McCarty AD, RN; Nancy Rodriguez BSN, RN; Zachary Turnitza BSN, RN; and Theresa Tangradi BSN, RN (Poster)
Participation in Amputation Support Group on the Morbidity and Mortality of Lower Extremity Amputation Patients, Karthik Pittala MD, Weston Terrasse MD, Ahmed Mansour MD, and Nathan F. Miller MD (Poster)
Mass Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in a Daycare: A Public Health Lesson, Christopher Popiolek, Putt Vithayaveroj, Chase Jones DO, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, John DelBianco MD, Alexandra Amaducci DO, Susan K. Yaeger MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Powering Master Adaptive Learning: How Family Medicine Residents Embody a Growth Mindset, Prital Prabhu, Drew Keister MD, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Mapping the Lived Experience: Access to Food and Green Spaces in Franklin Park, Allia Proctor, Cheryl Arndt PhD, and Samantha A. Shaak PhD (Poster)
Implementing a Rounding Tool to Improve Patient and Family Satisfaction in the PICU, Brooke Proctor BSN, RN and Yaritza Alcivar BSN, RN (Poster)
Mitral Valve Surgery Outcomes for Severe Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC), Hoang Quach; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Getting Narcan to Post-Partum Patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) at Time of Discharge, Joshua Raggi; Courtney Boyle DO; Katelin Kimler PharmD; and Kay Young MSN, RNC-OB (Poster)
A Case Report: Exploring Efficacy of Varying Treatments Recommended for Persistent Somatic Delusions, Ana Rahman MD and Zahid Islam MD (Poster)
Examining the Roles of Erythropoietin and Melatonin in Preventing the Development of Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity, Sindhu Ramachandra, Lauren L. Jantzie, and Shenandoah Robinson (Poster)
Pressure Injuries in Darker Skin Tones, Ruth Ramos, Eveyn Betances, and Samantha Manero (Poster)
Exploring Attitudes to COVID-19 Vaccination in a Rural Population, Nikhil C Reddy MD and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Future Physicians: Medicine In-Action Simulation Experiences for URiM Youth, Jeanne M. Reilly MEd; Lisa Keller MEd; Kerri Green EdD, MS; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
Assessing Emergency Computed Tomography Throughput, Cayden Rex and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Pediatric Blood Culture Contamination, Angela Rivera BSN, RN; Callie Eliza Seim BSN, RN; and Kari Yannarella BSN, RN (Poster)
Just Images, Meredith Rochon MD (Poster)
Performance of a Biodegradable Temporary Matrix in Clinical Practice, Laetitia Roegner, Kurt Glaeser, and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Activities of Daily Living Sheet for Behavioral Health Hold Patients in the Emergency Room Setting, Emma Rokosky BSN, RN (Poster)
Optimizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Graduate Medical Education (GME) at LVHN, Paulina Royzman, Joseph E. Patruno MD, and Robert Sweeny MHA (Poster)
A Survey Analysis on Family Leave Policies and Experiences Among Medical Trainees and Attending Physicians, Kristina Rozova MD, Shanika Esparaz, Meghana Chalasani, Michelle Tran, and Anuk Burli (Poster)
Durability of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone and Titanium Implants for the Treatment of Spinal Neoplasms, Franco Rubino MD (Poster)
Sensory Room to Reduce Mood Instability in Patients, Max Samkavitz BSN, RN and Natalia Becker RN (Poster)
Implementing the Baxter Animated Retching Faces Scale in Pediatric Patients, Nicole Santaniello BSN, RN; Taylor Spell RN; Hannah Snyder BSN, RN; and Patricia Compton RN (Poster)
Occupational Therapy Services and Delirium in the Geriatric Trauma Patient Population, Allison Sawyer OTR/L, CBIS; Deanna Stinner OTR/L; and Neti N. Vora MD (Poster)
Narcan Stories, Emma Schanzenbach MD, Abby S. Letcher MD, and Nyann Biery PhD (Poster)
Refining Pre-Hospital Alerts at a New Level IV Trauma Center, Judith Schultz CSTR, CAISS; Brenda White RN; Carol Fox RN, BSN, CCRN; and Taylor Hunt NRP (Poster)
Evaluation of a Flipped Classroom Model for an Introductory Point-of-Care Ultrasound Intern Resident Course, Kristine L. Schultz MD; Jessica Chuang; Hanna R. Warren DO; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; Christopher Connell DO; Phillip M. Grenz DO; and Claire L. Paulson DO (Poster)
Evaluation at a Network level of Care Navigation Partnership to Optimize Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes and Patient Satisfaction, Ashley Serino MSN; Samantha Weiss DO; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Roya Hamadani MPH; and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Analyzing Patient Outcomes and SLP Perspectives to Prepare for the Onboarding of FEES, Kaitlyn Shaffer and Kasey Hutter MS, CCC-SLP (Poster)
To Drain or Not To Drain: A Case of Pericardial Decompression Syndrome, Swara Shah DO, Bharani Pusukar DO, Emilee E. Kurtz DO, Amy Goodrich-Harris DO, Kutaiba Nazif DO, and Jamael Hoosain MD (Poster)
Residency Redesign: Building Sustainable Family Medicine Residency Learning Networks (First Place), Athira Shastry, Drew Keister MD, Nyann Biery DHSc, and Karla J Felix PhD (Poster)
Increasing Access to Orthopedic Providers in Dickson City, Samantha Simmers; Dene Palazzi-Khan MBA, B.Sc; Kathryn Paone; Ashleigh Solomon; Aidan Alco; and Matthew Smith (Poster)
Clinical Significance of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Receptor Mutation on Fine Needle Aspiration, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Wali Kamran DO, Sharmila C. Koshy MD, and Shamsuddin Shaik MD (Poster)
Did You Do Your Admission Ortho's?, Haven Snyder BSN, RN; Karla Perallon BSN, RN; Fatimah Alsalman BSN, RN; and Johanny Martinez BSN, RN (Poster)
Spinosum Roentgen Index (S.R.I) Measurement Prior to Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization – Concept of a Clinically Applicable Preprocedural Data Point, Stephen Sozio, Brian A Holliday MD, Erica Hallman MD, Zach Shaff, Hussein Nasser MD, Robert L. Williams MD, Blaise W. Baxter MD, Darryn I. Shaff MD, and Srihari Sundararajan MD (Poster)
Medication Use Evaluation of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection Prophylaxis Using Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole: Dosing, Breakthrough Infections, and Drug Resistance, Madeline Stauffer PharmD and Katelin Kimler PharmD, BCPPS (Poster)
The Impact of Scribe Utilization on Primary Care Clinician Burnout and Well-Being in a Large Academic Community Hospital, Jennifer Stephens DO; Roya Hamadani MPH; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Nyann Biery DHSc; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
From Ordering to Taking it: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among At-Risk Youth in an Area of High HIV Prevalence, Jared Stillman MD, Claudia Espinosa, and Emily Coughlin (Poster)
Defeat Delirium – Yes, We CAM!, Angela Strausser BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, GERO-BC and Eileen Wasson MSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, GERO-BC (Poster)
Documentation Decision Support to Improve Critical Care Smart Form Completion, Daniel J Strebig MD and David M. Richardson MD (Poster)
Assessing the Need for a Therapeutic Thermoregulation Protocol (TTP) for the Burn Surgical Patient, Morgan Strecker; Gwendolyn Minogue; and Jill Krystofinski DNAPc, CRNA (Poster)
Successful Treatment of Paralysis and Necrotic Wound Infection After Naja Kaouthia Envenomation: A Case Report, Danielle A Sultan DO, Matthew Braun, Curtis Oettel-Flaherty MD, John DelBianco MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Chase Jones DO, Ryan Surmaitis DO, Matthew D. Cook DO, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Poster)
Stop Sucking Us Dry: Decreasing Unnecessary Blood Draws in the Intensive Care Unit, Danielle A Sultan DO, Danny Le DO, Robert P Briggs DO, Shawn M. Quinn DO, Jessica Boehmler MD, Bryan G. Kane MD, and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Impacting Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley, Melissa Sur MD and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH (Poster)
Sex Differences in Brain MRI of Patients with Migraines, Y Su; S Singh; Victoria Qizhi Tay MD; Vitaliy Koss MD; Megan Leary MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Hussam A. Yacoub MD; and John Castaldo MD (Poster)
Implementing an Obstetrical Bootcamp, Elizabeth Sweet MSN, RNC-OB and Morgan Pollock BSN, RN, CCE (Poster)
Describing the impact of a multidisciplinary program on outcomes in the setting of placental accreta spectrum disease – 16-year experience at an academic community network, Vincent Tang MD; Danielle Meir-Levi DO; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Meredith Rochon MD; Jhenette Lauder MD; Chelsea Giagni MD; Jose Lazaro MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and William E. Scorza MD (Poster)
Adherence to Guideline-Based Treatment of Recurrent C. difficile within LVHN Hospitals, Zoe Tarun, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, Eric Young MD, and Jarrod W. Kile RPhD (Poster)
Sweet Dreams: Reducing unnecessary night-time interruptions for vital sign checks in low-risk adult patients, Arthur A Ter-Zakarian MD, Amy Slenker MD, and Zhe Chen MD (Poster)
Retrospective Assessment of Donor Site Scarring Following Split-Thickness Skin Graft Procedure, Lauren Thomas, Sakura Helm, and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Satisfaction Survey of Living Kidney Donors Patients with Enhanced Recovery Protocol, Aiden Tobin; Jill Knolle LMSW, MPH; and George Rofaiel MD (Poster)
The Attitude of Medical Students Toward LGBTQ Older Adults Before and After Intervention, Suzanna S Tom MD and Lynn M. Wilson DO (Poster)
Triage Education, Maddie Tran RN, BSN; Abigail Zettlemoyer RN, BSN; Zachary Tone RN, BSN; Gabrielle Mendonca RN, BSN; and Kaitlyn Slavick RN, BSN (Poster)
An Integrative and Collaborative Care Model for Individuals With Neurologic Disorders, Sandra M. Tremblay PT, MS, CWS, MSCS; Amy Kerstetter Staub PT, DPT; Colin Kenneth Ellis DPT; and Allyn Danni PT, NCS, ATP, MSCS (Poster)
Pre-stimulus bioelectrical activity in light-adapted ERG under blue vs. white background, Katherine Tsay MD, Sara Safari MD, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Jan Kremers, and Radouil Tzekov (Poster)
Campus Connections: Interprofessional Education using a Bioethics Lens, Anne Vanderpool MBA; Kerri Green EdD, MS; and Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP (Poster)
Comparision of Combination Test (CT and Troponin) Against the Gold Standard Echocardiogram to Assess Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Pulmonary Embolism, Nandini Venkiteswaran and Divakar Sharma MD (Poster)
An Unusual Case of Muscle Soreness, Margaret A. Vido DO and Jeffrey Goldstein MD (Poster)
Assessing the Impact of a Resident-Run Psychiatry Consult Service on Hospitalist Satisfaction with Psychiatric Consults, Manny Villar MD, Siddhartha Maru MD, Vivek Gorijala MD, and Jacob Adams (Poster)
The Best Skin, Olga Volosyanko BSN, RN; Rachelle Elias BSN, RN; and Kharla Sanchez Cuesta BSN, RN (Poster)
Repeat Bounce Backs to the ED; Demographics and Services Utilized, Elizabeth Von Haunalter MD and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Poster)
Increasing Interprofessional Collaboration to Decrease Primary Cesarean Delivery Rates, Sarah Wagner MSN, RNC-OB (Poster)
Characterizing the Fulfillment of and Barriers to Post-Partum Tubal Ligation at a Suburban Academic-Community Hospital, Carrie Wang MD; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Dahlia Kronfli MD; and Treasure N. Walker (Poster)
Transient Cortical Blindness in a Collegiate Wrestler on the Mat, Kevin N. Waninger MD and Jack Foley (Poster)
Characteristics of Toxicological Exposures among Unhoused Individuals Compared to Patients with Secured Housing, P Wax, R Culbreth, P Murchison, S Campleman, A Falise, Alexandra Amaducci DO, M Constantini, K Aldy, and J Brent (Poster)
Individual Verification of Insulin Drip, Dana Weidaw BSN, RN; Leakena Ork BSN, RN; Mackenzie Guzy RN; Michelle Groller RN; and Sam Bandle RN (Poster)
Under Pressure, Lauren Weir BSN, RN; Cameron Kieffer BSN, RN; Tyler Bailey BSN, RN; and Alex Aiken BSN, RN (Poster)
How a Hard Hit Caused Hypertension: A Case of Page Kidney in a Teenage Female Athlete, Taylor Wejkszner DO, Claudia F. Busse MD, and Kristen M. Prendergast (Poster)
Peer-to-Peer Feedback During Simulation Training in the Management of High Acuity Pediatric Patients Among Junior Residents, Taylor Wejkszner DO, Julia Pensabene DO, and Melissa L. Brannen MD (Poster)
Burnout Prevention for New Graduate Nurses, Jessica Weller RN, BSN; Rita Onabanjo RN, BSN; and Germania Santamella RN, BSN (Poster)
The Implementation of a Fall Education Program to Enhance Functional Outcomes in an Acute Orthopedic Hospital Setting, Stacy Wentz MS, OTR/L; Jared Schnell PT, DPT; and Haily Roth PT, DPT (Poster)
Time to Time Out in the Operating Room, Nicole West BSN, RN and Brett Swire BSN, RN (Poster)
The Fate of Post Open-Heart Surgery Patients With Newly Developed Renal Failure, Chris Wickenheiser; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Reduced Time of Nebulizer Treatment Administration, Aindrea Williams BSN, RN; Rashana Tompkins BSN, RN; Alexa Crossgrove BSN, RN; and Kevin Lopez BSN, RN (Poster)
Clean Lines Save Lives- Changing Central Line Tubing Every Four Days, Olivia Wood, Christopher DalFarra, and Matthew Stankiewicz (Poster)
Navigating New Frontiers: A Resident’s Path from Doubt to Confidence in Addiction Medicine, Lauren J Woolhiser MD and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Poster)
Impact of the Emerging Health Professionals Program on Nursing Career Trajectory within the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Brooke Wunderler and Kerri Green EdD, MS (Poster)
Not What it Seems – Left Hip Pain in a High School Soccer Athlete, Gene Yoo DO, Xander Arwand DO, and Neilson Mathews MD (Poster)
LVHN Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia Pathway, Berwin Yuan MD, Janice Joseph DO, and Kris Rooney MD (Poster)
2023
Implementation of Turn Clocks for Prevention of Pressure Injury in the Neonate, Angelica Acosta ADN, RN; Madison Hughes BSN, RN; Sarah Mottau BSN, RN; and Trianna Ricciardi BSN, RN (Poster)
The Psychiatrist’s Gambit: Using Chess as a Novel Means to Manage Treatment Refractory Catatonia, Joseph Michael Ahearn III, MD and Manny Villar (Poster)
Standardizing Endoscopic Operative Notes, Arjan Ahluwalia MD, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, and Shashin Shah MD (Poster)
Gestational Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (First Place), Anam Ali and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
The Team Nursing Model: Decreasing Patient Safety Issues, Caitlin Alizieri BSN, RN; Kayla Shane BSN, RN; Tiffany Lopez AND, RN; Reina Cerrato-Jimenez ADN, RN; and Steph Setar BSN, RN (Poster)