Podcasts
Feeling Sick? Get Health Care From Your Couch, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Eric W. Bean DO
What You Need to Know This Flu Season: A "Twindemic," Flu Shot Myths and More, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Terry Burger MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CIC
This Spring, Clean Up Your Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Kelly Strickler DO
Be Summer Smart: Safety Tips for You and Your Kids, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Krystal Melich Trinkle RN
Strong Is Sexy: Why Strength Training Looks Good on You, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Brielle Weida
In “Vein” or Pain: How to Get Rid of Spider and Varicose Veins, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Eric Wilson MD
Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Chest Pain at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Chetna Thawani, Andrew Bressler, Susan K. Yaeger MD, and Robert A. Palermo DO
Posters
How Gender Impacts On-Shift Evidence-Based Medicine Activity and Patient Care, Jacob Albers; Ajay Varadhan; Jeffrey B. Brown; Estelle Cervantes BA; Kashyap Kaul DO; Shreyas Kudrimoti BA; Phillip Sgobba BS, MBS; William Spinosi DO; Joseph B. Zackary MD; Dawn M. Yenser; and Bryan G. Kane MD
Analysis of Nursing Documentation After Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Significant Issue Report at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Muhlenberg, Lauren Allen; Joseph J. Stirparo MD; Kathleen E. Kane MD; Bree A. Harrison BSN, RN, TCRN; Emily Bear BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN; Heather Butz; Amber Fetton RN; Ashley Dymond; and Melissa Teitsworth RN, BSN
Risk Factors in Traumatic Injury with Periprosthetic Fracture, Michael Andres, Lauern Ladehoff, Victor Shen, Clara Freedman, Robert P Wessel MD, and Matthew D. Painter MD
Gift of Life Regional Transplant Family Support Grant: The Impact on the Transplant Community at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), Tyler Baldes LSW, Talia Giordano, and Jan L. Weinstock
Evaluation of Childhood Beverage Consumption: A Community Assessment for Program Development, Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH; and Nicole M. Burgess
Social Determinants Come to the Hospital: A QI-Initiative to Address Food Insecurity on an Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Kayle Barndt; Alicia Llewellyn; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; and Claudia F. Busse MD
LVAD Outflow Graft Compression Presenting as Pump Thrombosis, Kelsey Barrett, Barbara A. Ebert CRNP, Nael Hawwa, Sima Y. Hodavance MD, Nauman Islam MD, James Burke MD, Ahmed Nassar, and Timothy S. Misselbeck
LVAD Outflow Compression Graft Presenting as Thrombosis, Kelsey MSN, MBA, RN, CCRN Barrett
Sex differences in patients with suicidal intent that are managed by toxicologists: An analysis of the Toxicology Investigators’ Consortium (ToxIC) Registry, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Jacob Fishbein; Gregory A. Makar; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; Matthew D. Cook DO; Robert D. Cannon DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Jennifer L. Carey; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Number of Completed and Cancelled Visits Among LVPG Rheumatology Patients, Steven Beigelman and Marie S. O'Brien DO
An Autoethnographic Examination of the Patient-Clinician Relationship During COVID-19 Pandemic, Alexandra Bersani DO, Abby S. Letcher MD, Jose Rivera, and Nicole Defenbaugh PhD
A Case of Massive Hemoptysis Due to Pulmonary Aspergilloma, Sonali Bishnoi, Ashley Vojtek DO, Clarissa Hayes, Gregory Karamian, and C. Gerard Petersen
Evaluation of Childhood Obesity to Parental Obesity in Rural FM Clinic, Nancy Bobrysh and Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH
The Transformation of Residency Recruitment in the era of COVID-19: Optimizing Residency Recruitment for Lehigh Valley Health Network, David Bosch; Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; and Drew Keister MD
The Benefit of a Physical Therapy Vestibular Evaluation in the Emergency Department: A Case Study, Nicholas Boyd and Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT
Trauma Debriefing in Pediatric Critical Care Nurses, Caitlin Brittenburg BSN, RN; Savannah Buday ADN, RN; Mary Kate Fahy BSN, RN; Brittany Meschonat ADN, RN; Tara Ordemann BSN, RN; and Matthew Turner ADN, RN
Comparing post-operative outcomes between the inverted-t and horizontal lipectomy techniques, Zara Butte; Ahmed Mansour MD; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS
Dissect The Case, Kaitlyn L. Buzard DO; Kaitlyn Dalsey DO; Lisa E.A. Dwyer-Joyce MD; Nicole Chiapetta DO; and James Ross MD, FACP
Proper IV Line Reconciliation, Jennifer Byrne BSN, RN; Danielle Hill ADN, RN; Janet Johnson BSN, RN; and Nevada Kardos BSN, RN
Standardized Emergency Behavioral Health Education Amongst Staff, Moriba Camara ADN, RN; Nava Reed ADN, RN; Stacy Long ADN, RN; and Alice Rivera ADN, RN
Population and Intervention Analysis of Resident Generated On-Shift Evidence Based Medicine Questions, Estelle Cervantes BA; Phillip Sgobba BS, MBS; Shreyas Kudrimoti BA; Jacob Albers; Jeffrey B. Brown; Kashyap Kaul DO; William Spinosi DO; Ajay Varadhan; Joseph B. Zackary MD; and Bryan G. Kane MD
Accuracy, Resource Utilization, and Sex and Race Differences of Myocardial Infarction (MI) Alerts: A Single-Center Experience in the Application of a Pre-Hospital Personnel Electrocardiogram (ECG) Education and Transmission Intervention, Rachael Chaska; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Kashyap Kaul DO; Jay Gopal; Christopher Connell DO; Tyler Willing DO; Jessica Jacoby; Ali Yazdanyar Do, PhD; Bruce Feldman DO; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Andrew Ferdock; Joanna Schwab; Nicholas S. Imperato; and Katelyn McLain
Evaluating the Data of Patient Scales (PHQ-9, BDI, GAD-7) from the Lehigh Valley Health Network Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Program, Courtney Chellew; Eugene Kim; and Brett Williamson MSW, MBA
Influence of Resident Involvement in Ophthalmology on Short-Term Patient Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis, John Yu Cheng, Steven Beigelman, Tambari Piawah, Avi Robinson, Emily Coughlin, and Rahul Mhaskar
Outcomes of Single-Incision vs Multiport Laparoscopic Appendectomies in Pediatric Populations at a Single Institution, Tiffany Cheng, Elizabeth Hughes MD, Heather Geist MD, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, Daniel Relles MD, and Marybeth Browne MD
Case Report: Presenting a Case of Catatonia that Required ECT Due to Patient’s Inability to Care for Self, Michael Chen MD
Case Report: A Case of Hypokinetic Catatonia that Required ECT., Michael Chen MD and Vivek Gorijala MD
Waxing and waning cannabis-induced first-break psychosis: a case report, Michael Chen MD, Vivek Gorijala MD, and Katrina Amber-Monta MD
Impact of Metformin on Statin Persistence, Byron Cheon; Ambuj Kumar MD, MPH; Athanasios Tsalatsanis; Kevin Cowart; Ronald Magness; Srinivas Tipparaju; and Nicholas Carris
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Low to Intermediate Grade Neuroendocrine Tumors with Oncocytic Features, S Cui, B Liu, K Mijares, J Paulsen, and Jihong Sun MD
The Effects of Preceptor Ratios During Orientation, Alyssa Danner ADN, RN; Bonnie Neary BSN, RN; Trang Le BSN, RN; and Rachel Smith ADN, RN
Leukoencephalopathy Secondary to Heroin Inhalation: A Noteworthy Consideration, Patrick Davis MD, Sidney Okon, Francis Sean Wilson, David Finch, and Beth Stepanczuk MD
An Analysis of the State of Urological Care in Rural Communities, Kevin Detrick; Meliya Hart; and Jatin P. Gupta DO, MS
3, 2, 1: Novel Use of Clonidine Patch to Treat Tizanidine Withdrawal, Aaron B Deutsch DO, Curtis Flaherty MD, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, and Kenneth D. Katz MD
The Effectiveness of Peanut Ball Education for L&D Nurses, Brianna Diefenbach BSN, RN; Olivia Gallo BSN, RN; Audrey Mercer RN; Jennifer Szerencsits BSN, RN; and Stephanie Zagorianakos RN
Student Journeys: Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention in Healthcare, Rylee Donaldson; Kerri Green MS, MEd.; and Nicole Wiswesser RN
Agents of Exposure among Pediatric Transgender Patients: An Analysis of the Toxicology Investigator’s Consortium (ToxIC) Registry, William Nick Doyle BS; Derek J. Fikse DO; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Tasha Desai DO; Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Katelyn McLain; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Alexandra Amaducci DO
Combatting Delirium in the ICU, Brittany Ehret ADN, RN; Samuel Anthony BSN, RN; Stephanie Huff BSN, RN; Wohbenyi Betrand BSN, RN; and Michelle Nyarko BSN, RN
Development of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program for Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Naomi Epstein, Meredith Rochon MD, Matthew P. Romagano DO, and Danielle E. Durie MD
Teaching Methods for Postpartum Mothers, Kristy Ernst ADN, RN; Alyssa Golomb BSN, RN; and Megan Melapioni BSN, RN
Cannabinoid Use and Total Hospital Cost in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Study Based on Nationwide Inpatient, Rajesh Essrani MD, Muhammad Usman Zafar, Zahid I. Tarar, Umer Farooq, and Jiten Kothadia
Annual Perioperative Education Days: Standardization of Perioperative Staff Education, Lisa Farthing MSN, RN, CNOR
Navigating the Perfect Storm: Staffing Crisis During the Pandemic, Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Kimberly Procaccino MBA, RD, LDN
Description of rating of outcome scale (ROS) scoring trends during pilot implementation at LVHN adult transition partial hospitalization program, David Finch, Regino Flores MD, Steve Denton LCSW, and Katherine B. Martin MD
Pre-procedural Evaluation and Optimization: National and Local Approaches to Performance Improvement, Matthew Fitzsimmons; Thomas A. McLoughlin MD; Matthew McCambridge MD; Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM; James Miller CRNA; Andrew Aspen CRNA; Tammy Gallagher RN; Amy M. Depuy MD; and Kristen Karwacki PA-C
Knowledge is Power: Using an Instructional Video Library to Provide Continuous Education in the NICU, Leyna Fleischaker; Marybeth Browne MD; and Dolores T. Suzansky MSN, RNC-NIC
The Importance of Violence Prevention Coordinators to Your Trauma Program, Carol Fox RN, MA, CCRN and Melissa Mee
Evaluation of the Extrapulmonary Benefits after Initiation of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in Pediatric Patients, Sara Frey PharmD; Shae Duka MPH; Lauren Greenawald DO; and Katelin Kimler PharmD, BCPPS
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; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Alexandra Amaducci
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; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Alexandra Amaducci
Let’s Stay Together: Using Glucose Gel to Reduce Neonatal Hypoglycemia and Promote Breastfeeding, Kimberly Galluzzo
The Creation of a Rapid Psychiatric Stabilization Team for Psychiatric Surge Volumes, Khushbu Gandhi DO; Edward R. Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM; Steve Denton LCSW; Shawn Coyle LCSW; and Kenneth Zemanek MD
How to Reduce No-Show Rate in Family Medicine Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Xiaoxiao Gao and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Analysis of the Gold Standard for Portal Vein Thrombosis Diagnosis, William Ghaul
Enhancing LGBTQ+ Care Provision at LVHN, Anne Glowacki and Judith Sabino MPH, CDP
Neurochemistry of Depersonalization and Current Treatment Options, Taylor Goldman, Rachael Murphy MD, and Katherine B. Martin MD
Usage of Scales to Guide Psychiatrist Clinical Judgment for Patients Receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy, Vivek Gorijala and Katherine B. Martin MD
Real-Time Feedback by Personal Text Message as a Successful QI-Tool to Boost Pediatric VTE Screening Rate, Stormie Gough; Claudia F. Busse MD; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; Jo Lynn Xander; and Amy L. Lindmark DO
A Rare Case of Hypercalcemia Caused by Silicone Induced Foreign Body Granulomatous Reaction, Saloni Goyal DO, Kaitlin Buzard DO, Nabila Zamir DO, and Philip Dunn DO
A Curious Case of Intractable Hepatic Encephalopathy, Timothy Graziano DO, Michael Li MD, Amanda Jacubowsky DO, Arjan Ahluwalia MD, and Ross Myers MD
Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS)-Enhanced Emergency Department Patient Flow Process, Megan R. Greenberg BS; Shadi Jarjous MD; Zhe Chen MD; Anthony Buonanno MD, MBA; David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE; Shuisen Li DO; and Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD, MS
Impacting Cervical Cancer Disparities in Hispanic Women in the Lehigh Valley, Jaskaran Grewal and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH
Exploring the Short-Term Impact of Provider Education on Lung Cancer Screening in LVHN Primary Care Practices: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project, Kaylan Griffith; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA
Integrated Care Coordination: A 10-Year Journey of Care Management Across a Health System, Brooke Griffiths MSW, LSW and Victoria Chestnut DNP, MBA, RN, CCCTM
Medication Use Evaluation of Vancomycin and Clindamycin for Group B Streptococcus Prophylaxis in Labor and Delivery Patients, Michelle Gronski PharmD and Katelin Kimler PharmD, BCPPS
Development of an Evidence-Based Compendium of Institutional Graduate Medical Education Leadership Competencies (GMELCs), Margaret Hadinger, EdD MS; Brigham C. Willis; Jacqueline E. Levesque; Kathryn M. Andolsek; Sharon Hall; and Karen Broquet
Defining Leadership: Key Competencies for GME Leaders, Margaret A. Hadinger, Brigham C. Willis, Jacqueline E. Levesque, Kathryn M. Andolsek, Sharon Hall, and Karen Broquet
Histology Proven Pulmonary Fibrosis in Patients Recovered from SARS-COV-2 Infection: Case Series Report of Four Autopsies, J Han and Jihong Sun MD
Agents of Exposure in Transgender Patient Cases Managed by a Toxicologist: An Analysis of the Toxicology Investigator’s Consortium (ToxIC) Registry, Olivia A. Hardy; Alexandra Amaducci DO; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; Beth Careyva M.D.; Matthew D. Cook DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; M G. Ryan; Ryan Surmaitis DO; Andrew L. Koons DO; Joseph B. Zackary MD; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
Thyroid Cyst Grows E. coli, Clarissa Hayes, Marc Stezzi DO, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Trevor Scheckelhoff, Henry Lam DO, David Egeler, Jeffrey Wright DO, and Gretchen A. Perilli MD
Consistent Nurse Mentoring, Madison Hoak BSN, RN; Fariba Nikfard ADN, RN; Hannah Jones ADN, RN; Jailene Juan ADN, RN; and Melissa Ream RN
Remaining Open about the Recurrence of Pediatric Pilonidal Disease: Setting the New Standard, Olivia Hoening; Carly Miller; Marybeth Browne MD; and Mary Fragassi CRNP, MSN
Development of an Occupational Therapy Pathway for Individuals Diagnosed With COVID-19 in the Acute Care Setting, Allison Hoffman, Danielle Accordino, and Lauren Reightler
Developing Occupational Therapy’s Role in Discharge Facilitation for the Patient With Traumatic Brain Injury, Allison Hoffman and Mary Loose PT
Therapy Protocol for the Management of the Patient With Low-Level Traumatic Brain Injury in the Intensive and Acute Care Settings, Allison Hoffman and Mary Loose PT
Impact of Embedded Cross-Reactivity Alert for Penicillin-Allergic Patients, Brianna Holumzer, Amy Slenker MD, Eric Young MD, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, and Jarrod W. Kile RPhD
SBIRT: EHMR Integration to Improve Screening and Brief Intervention Compliance, Mallorie L. Huff; Bree A. Harrison BSN, RN, TCRN; Emily Bear BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN; Jaclyn Sharkazy PA-C, MSPAS; Bryan G. Kane MD; Kathryn L Wheel MD; and Joseph J. Stirparo MD
Addressing Ongoing Racial, Gender, and Educational Biases within Healthcare Developing Methods to Finally Close the Gap, Audrey Hughes; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Elizabeth Leib
The Importance of Emphasizing Addiction Medicine During Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training: A Case Study of Tertiary Care Hospital System Toxicology Consultation Service, Nicholas S. Imperato; Chase Jones DO; Derek J. Fikse DO; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Alexandra Amaducci; and Katelyn McLain
The Importance of Emphasizing Addiction Medicine During Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training: A Case Study of a Tertiary Care Hospital System Toxicology Consultation Service, Nicholas S. Imperato; Chase Jones DO; Derek J. Fikse DO; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Katelyn McLain; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
The Importance of Emphasizing Addiction Medicine During Medical Toxicology Fellowship Training: A Case Study of a Tertiary Care Hospital System Toxicology Consultation Service, Nicholas S. Imperato; Chase Jones DO; Derek J. Fikse DO; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Katelyn McLain; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
Managing Chronic Pain With Medical Cannabis: A Chance to Reduce Opioid-Related ED Visits, Nicholas S. Imperato; Gretchen Maurer; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Joseph E. Patruno MD; Joshua S. Krassen; Robert Wilson; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Andrew L. Koons
A case report: Bilateral basal ganglia hyperinensities on MRI brain in a patient with depression, Kara Jacobs MD
Bilateral Basal Ganglia Hyperintensities on MRI Brain in a Patient with Depression, Kara Jacobs MD and Anthony Rainey MD
Improvement of Pre-hospital Myocardial Infarction Alerts as a Measure for Increasing Value of Health Care Delivery in Patients with Suspected ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Bryan D. Nelson MBA, NR-P; Orlando E. Rivera RN; Kashyap Kaul DO; Rachael Chaska; Jay Gopal; Conor McLaughlin DO; Christopher Connell DO; Tyler Willing DO; Jessica Jacoby; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD; Bruce Feldman DO; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Andrew Ferdock; Joanna Schwab; Nicholas S. Imperato; and Katelyn McLain
Collaborating Across the Continent to Promote Colleague Compassion & Caring, Beverley Jones; Suzie Cro; Jon Burford; Lori Grischott MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, RNC-OB; Carolyn L. Davidson RN, PhD; and Kim Jordan MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Kounis Syndrome: A Rare Mediator of Acute Coronary Syndrome, Amogh M. Joshi DO, Chun Siu, Zeel Patel DO, Mirza Ali, Amy Lam DO, Tarick Sheikh, Sagar Vadhar DO, Akhil Kher MD, and Apurva Vyas MD
Incidence of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Critically-Ill COVID-19 Patients, Joshua A. Kalter; Jamie Allen DO; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH
Duration of Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in Young Febrile Infants, Emma Kelly; Tibisay Villalobos MD; and Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP
Mid-Term Outcome of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in Patients with Renal Failure on Hemodialysis, Ibrahim Khalil, Sakshi Patel, Mary McFarland, Puja Patel MD, Alexander Makkinejad, and James K. Wu MD
Recurrent depression as the initial manifestation of primary CNS lymphoma: A case report, Eugene Kim MD and Rachael Murphy MD