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
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)
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)