Posters
Evaluation of pediatric patients diagnosed with Lyme disease in the Lehigh Valley, Grace Kim; Katiemarie Vottero DO; Tibisay Villalobos MD; Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP; Farina Klocksieben MPH; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Kris Rooney MD
The Role of Clinical Informaticist in Telemedicine Virtual Consults, Lisa Kroc MSN, RN-BC
Orderset Use Among Patients with Sepsis on Presentation: Associations with Care Process Metrics and Inpatient Mortality, Shruti Kulkarnia; Shadi Jarjous MD; Ali Yazdanyar DO, PhD, MMM; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; and Christine Deschler RN, BSN, CPHQ
Developing an Art Museum Workshop for USF SELECT Medical Students, Ashley Kunnath and Amy B. Smith PhD
What the Cyst Could It Be? A Case of Cystic Lung Disease and Recurrent Pneumothoraces, Amy Lam DO, Clarissa Hayes, Yasmeen Khaskia, Henry Lam DO, and Nicholas Hinds
Characterizing Inpatient Readmission Rates and Follow-up Visits within LVHN, Mario Lavelanet and Matthew McCambridge MD
Transverse Myelitis: A Rare But Serious Complication of COVID-19 Vaccination, Jacob Lebamoff, Olivia A. Hardy, Alisha Hossain DO, Patrick Davis BS, Trevor Scheckelhoff, and Wen Zhang DO
Transition to Race-Free eGFR Formula at LVHN: Quantitative Analysis of Impact on CKD Classification and Management Among African Americans, Frank Lee, Amy Slenker MD, and Sharon E. Maynard MD
Radical Welcome: Unexpected Healing Spaces in Community-Researcher-Clinician Partnership for Health Equity, Abby S. Letcher MD; Nyann Biery MS; Mary Mitsdarffer PhD, MPH; Carol Moeller PhD, BA, MA; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Alexandra Bersani DO; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA
Sex Specific Analysis of Management and Disposition of Patients with Venous Thromboembolism During the COVID Pandemic, Catherine V. Levitt; Matthew McCambridge MD; Beatrice Oertner; Michael Young; Andrew C. Miller DO; Timlin Glaser MD; Amanda R. Stashin; Kira Galeano; Margaret A. Vido DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
Recognition of Pediatric Malnutrition in the Inpatient Setting Using BMI z-score Screening, Cayanne Liew DO; Catherine Carter RD, LDN; and Claudia F. Busse MD
Total Gastrectomy as Treatment for Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer in Three Adolescent Patients from Two Related Families, Cayanne Liew DO, Jillian R. Grau MD, and Danielle A. Ferraguti DO
HoLEP Perioperative Outcomes Using Three Different Holmium Laser Technologies in a Community Hospital Setting, Michael Li, Nicholas Russo BS, Alexis R. Brown PA-C, and James Johannes MD
Impact of High-Sensitivity Troponin Assays on ED Length of Stay For Discharged Cardiac Patients, Muling Lin, Ben Thomas, and Richard S. MacKenzie MD
Transplant Surgery: Kidney and Pancreas, LVPG Transplant Surgery
On Behalf of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC). A Five-Year Analysis of the Toxicology Investigator’s Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry: Exposure Differences in Patients that Identified as Transgender vs. Cisgender, K Magnusson; Derek J. Fikse DO; E Glidden; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; K Aldy; D Mustaquim; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Alexandra Amaducci
A Five-Year Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Core Registry: Descriptive Differences Among Patients Who Identified as Transgender Compared to Cisgender, 2017-2021, Kristine Magnusson; Derek J. Fikse DO; Emily Glidden; Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Kim Aldy; Desiree Mustaquim; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD; Beth Careyva M.D.; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
Bouncing the Ball – a Novel Communication Framework for Pediatric Inpatient Rounding, Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD, Kristen M. Prendergast MD, and Claudia F. Busse MD
Outcomes of lytic therapy on empyema and loculated pleural effusion, Mary McFarland; Sakshi Patel; Ibrahim Khalil; Katherine M. Penetar DNP, CRNP; Sanjay M. Mehta MD; and James K. Wu MD
Gynecologic Preventative Care of Women with Disabilities: What Are We Missing?, Caroline McGrath and Sweety Jain MD
Prolonged Ocular Foreign Body Found on Repeat Visit to a Second Emergency Department, Conor McLaughlin, Sara Safari, Avani Shah, and Bryan G. Kane MD
Pilot of the Lehigh Valley Hospital 17th Street Community Food Pharmacy Study: Improving Access to/Consumption of Fresh Healthy Food to improve Pediatric Health Outcomes – A Partnership with Full Cart, Nitisha Mehta, Kimberly C. Brown MD, Samantha A. Shaak PhD, and Lisa Liddington MBA
Defining and Identifying LGBTQ-Knowledgeable Women’s Health Providers at LVHN, Cameron Mellow and Judith Sabino MPH, CDP
Identifying the “Hole” Picture; Working Towards Personalizing Treatment for Pilonidal Disease, Carly Miller, Marybeth Browne MD, and Olivia Hoening
Mechanical Ventilation Outcomes Post Extended Duration of Maximized High Flow Oxygen Administration In COVID-19 Patients, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS and Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD
Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients Who Escalate to Mechanical Ventilation After Prolonged High Flow Oxygen With Additional Oxygen Flow Administration, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS and Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD
Rebound Hypoxemia Post Inhalation Nitric Oxide Administration in COVID-19 ARDS, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS and Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Immunotherapy, Merissa Misiura MD, Martin DelaTorre DO, Natalie Chlus MD, Alisha Hossain DO, Muhammad A. Rizvi MD, and Suresh G. Nair MD
Case of Complement-Mediated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Merissa Misiura MD, Martin DelaTorre DO, Alisha Hossain DO, Yasmeen Khaskia MD, and Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten MD
Developing Radical Welcome During a Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Moving Community-Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships to Digital Spaces, Mary Mitsdarffer; Sirry Alang; Nyann Biery MS; Jose Rivera; Abby S. Letcher MD; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Carol Moeller; Charlene Fulton; Joe Fulton; Yahira Aviles Washington; Michael Briggs; Carolyn Hoffman; Naquon Godfrey; Jose Rivera JR; Tuoi Dao; Alexandra Bersani DO; Melissa Snyder; Regina Qualls; Veronica Gonzalez MBA; and Hasshan Batts
Education on De-Escalation Techniques with Dementia Patients, Bryan Mowery BSN, RN; Miranda Anitga BSN, RN; Angelica Balili BSN, RN; Megan Crouthamel RN; Nancy Paniagua Mendez ADN, RN; and Rodaina Khushid BSN, RN
Implementation of Aromatherapy by Occupational Therapists Can Reduce Pain, Tension, Stress for Patients With Intractable Pain In a Hospital Setting, Carlene Mull and Danielle Accordino
Recurrent depression as the initial manifestation of primary CNS lymphoma: a case report, Rachael Murphy MD and Rory L. Marraccini MD
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Prediabetes Infographic, Caroline Nelson, Nicole M. Burgess, Roya Hamadani MPH, and Beth Careyva M.D.
Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Medicine: A quality improvement project to improve healthcare students’ knowledge on racism in Medicine, Matthew Nguyen, Jessica Huang, and Shirley Smith
Identifying Factors Contributing to LVISE Improved Patient Experience, Spencer Owens and Alyssa Foley
Using the DASA Tool to Reduce Incidence of Patient Violence, Ashley Paranich BSN, RN
Increasing Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Follow Up Screening, James Park, Frank Sperrazza DO, and Melanie B. Johnson MPA
Effect of Vision Therapy on Post Concussion Metrics on The Graded Symptom Checklist, Justin Pasquale, Joseph Pasquale, Eden Hunt, David Clark, Daniele Shollenberger, and Mark Cipolle MD
Outcomes of Ultrasonic Aspirator Use for MAC Debridement in Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery, Sakshi Patel, Ibrahim Khalil, Mary McFarland, Alexander Makkinejad, Puja Patel MD, and James K. Wu MD
Preoperative immunonutrition and carbohydrate loading associated with improved bowel function after radical cystectomy, Sephalie Patel, Nathaniel Trona, Brandon Alford, Jose Laborde, Youngchul Kim, Roger Li, Brandon Manley, Scott Gilbert, Wade Sexton, Phillippe Spiess, and Michael Poch
Implementation Strategies to Align Radiation Treatment for Non-Spine Bone Metastases Across an Academic-Community Partnership, Shivani Patel; Alyson McIntosh MD; Erin Gillepsie MD; Noah Mattis MD; and Patricia Shearburn RN, MSN, AOCN
Rapid Education Event: A Streamlined Approach to Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block Procedural Training, Claire L. Paulson DO; Kristine L. Schultz MD; Daniel Kim; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; and Hanna R. Warren DO
Collaboration Conquers COVID, Nichole Persing
Implementing Interprofessional Nurse and Provider Rounding, Maria Petrillo BSN, RN; Noah Hankee BSN, RN; Nathaniel Kresge BSN, RN; and Laurie Kirkpatrick RN
Improving CT Imaging Lung Cancer Screening Rates at LVHN Primary Care Clinics, Lane Polk, Frank Sperrazza DO, and Melanie B. Johnson MPA
Brain Metastases Outcomes in Patients with Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Breast Cancer and Implications for Screening Brain MRIs, Thrisha Potluri, Matthew Fahey, Yuki Kawahara, Matthew Mills, Nicholas Figura, Iman Washington, Roberto Diaz, Timothy Robinson, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu, Arnold Etame, Brian Czerniecki, John Arrington, Peter Forsyth, Hatem Soliman, Hyo Han, and Kamran Ahmed
Implementation of an Inpatient to Outpatient Communication Pathway to Improve Outcomes in High-Risk Oncology Patients., Kimberly Procaccino MBA, RD, LDN; Janine Gilboy RD, LDN; Jennifer Brennan RD, CSO; Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN; Amanda Stone; and Alyse Wittman
Let Them Sleep: A Pilot Study to Prevent Delirium in Geriatric Trauma Patients, Samantha A. Rabenold MSN, RN; Cheryl Lansenderfer BSN; and Matthew D. Painter MD
Heart Health After Preeclampsia: A Model of Care, Lekha Racharla DO; Kailyn Mann DO; Nidhi Mehta MD; Yasotha Rajeswaran MD; Amy M. Ahnert MD; Danielle E. Durie MD; and Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE
A Shock Through the Heart, Lekha Racharla DO, Zeel Patel DO, Akhil Kher MD, Amogh M. Joshi DO, Amy Goodrich-Harris, Theresa Maitz DO, and Daniel Makowski
Tracking utilization of opioid wean ordersets using non-opioid and multimodal medications in the post-operative setting of abdominal surgeries, Sneha Raola; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD
Emerging Health Professionals: Charting a Pathway to Post-Secondary Education and Careers in Health Care, Jeanne M. Reilly M.Ed.; Lisa Greenawalt EdD; MIchael Damweber; Brandon Kwiatek MA; and Margaret Hadinger EdD, MS
The Effect and Outcomes of HCQ Alone and in Combination With Anti-Depressants on QTc, Kourtney Rudzinski DO; Zaina Shahid MD; Yasin Kanakrieh DO; Saloni Goyal DO; James Ross MD, FACP; and Kyle Shaak MPH
Methamphetamine induced psychosis, Neisan Sabet DO
Relationship Between Vaccination Status and Biopsychosocial Characteristics in Sheltered Adolescents, Ceyda H. Sablak BS; Cecilia E. Zemanek BS; Nina Liu; Brittany Gaudet BS, MSPH; Taylor Jarvill; Allison N. Kayne BS; Jeffrey Downen; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Amy B. Smith PhD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Hoonani M. Cuadrado; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
Comparing LVHN Standard of Care Equipment and Delfin Technologies Equipment for Burn Scar Assessment, Charlotte Samuelson and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD
Themes From Conversations With Medical Trainees on LGBTQ Older Adults, Shobhana Sandhu DO, Mackenzi B. Kim MD, Lynn M. Wilson DO, Nyann Biery MS, and Kimberly Infante MBA
Raising COVID-19 Vaccination Rates by Counseling to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy, Madalyn Schaefgen MD
Medication Use Evaluation of Enoxaparin Dosing within Maternal Health Units, Brianna Schafer PharmD and Katelin Kimler PharmD, BCPPS
The Cleaning Power of Mobile EMR: Using Technology With EMR Integration to Improve the Efficiency of Environmental Services, John Schmitt MSN, RN-BC
Anxiety Reduction Through Music, Samantha Schrader BSN, RN; Megan Sudol; Jennifer Gorant BSN, RN; and Siri Amungwa RN
Promoting Wellness and Preventing Burnout: Our Success Story, Judith Schultz CSTR, CAISS and Carol Fox MA, RN, CCRN
Expanded Use of Point of Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Attending Physicians, Kristine L. Schultz MD; Hanna R. Warren DO; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; and Claire L. Paulson DO
Expanded Use of Point of Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Attending Physicians, Kristine L. Schultz MD; Hanna R. Warren DO; Kevin R. Roth DO, FACOEP; and Claire L. Paulson DO
Deployment of a Best Practice Alert to Discourage Inpatient Orders for Repeat Echocardiograms, Drake Scott, Amy Slenker MD, Zhe Chen MD, Ronald S. Freudenberger MD, and Kyle Shaak BS
Comparison and Outcome Analysis of E.M. Resident Evidence-Based Medicine Questions, Phillip Sgobba BS, MBS; Estelle Cervantes BA; 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
Medication Use Evaluation of Antipsychotic Use in Use in Trauma Intensive Care Patients, Kimberly Sharpe PharmD and Jason Laskosky PharmD, BCPS
Interdisciplinary Professionalism and Critical Thinking: A Capstone Seminar on Communication, Crucial Conversations and Respect, Sathvik S. Shastry and Timothy M. Pellini MD
Exploration of the Acceptability of HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening, Jamie Shawver DO; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MBBS, MPH; and Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH
Developing a Profile to Identify Unstable Patients with Opioid Use Disorder on Medication Assisted Treatment, Celeste Shoeleh, Nyann Biery MS, and Abby S. Letcher MD
Substance Use in Conjunction with PTSD in Young Adulthood and Possible Intervention, Christopher Sielski DO and Maggie Driscoll MD
Schmidt Syndrome Causing Multi-Organ Failure, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Fatima Kutty, Clarissa Hayes, Marc Stezzi DO, Theresa Maitz DO, and Shamsuddin Shaik MD
Utilizing Professional Interpreter Services in Assessing Head-Injured Patients, Kelly Spanitz BSN, RN; Abagail Wuttke BSN, RN; Brittany Weaver BSN, RN; and Aaron Wagner BSN, RN
Utilization and Provider Satisfaction with a New Telepsychiatry Consult Service at a Community Hospital, Cody Spence, Katherine B. Martin MD, Steve Denton LCSW, and Leticia Velivis MD
Alternative Scheduling Framework to Decrease Waitlist and Improve Patient Satisfaction In Outpatient Pediatric Rehab, Shelley Spence and Kimberly Fritts DPT
Evaluating Resident and Fellow Physician Burnout and Wellbeing at LVHN, Alyssa Standlick, Joseph E. Patruno MD, and Kristy Reeves
Case Report Describing Mobility Progression of a “Happy Hypoxic” COVID-19 Patient Requiring Prolonged Non-Invasive Fio2>60%, Courtney Stanlaw PT, DPT and James K. Miller
Heart Health after Preeclampsia, Nichole Stettner and Nidhi Mehta MD
Examining Associations Between Prone Position and Hospital Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sidney M. Stoddard PT, DPT; Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT; Michael Pechulis DPT; Julie M. Skrzat PT DPT PhD CCS; Mark Fuse; Amanda Fox; Elizabeth A. Wetzler; Mary Loose PT; Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L; Kaitlyn Musco MD; Christopher Lenivy DO; and Shae Duka BS
Examining Mobility Within a Physical Therapy-Driven Proning Protocol During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sidney M. Stoddard PT, DPT; Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT; Michael Pechulis DPT; Julie M. Skrzat PT DPT PhD CCS; Mark Fuse; Amanda Fox; Elizabeth A. Wetzler; Mary Loose PT; Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L; Kaitlyn Musco MD; Christopher Lenivy DO; and Shae Duka BS
Preconception Primary Care Access and Preterm Birth: A Nested Case Control Study, Amelia Stutman DO; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Nicole M. Burgess; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; Katie Nesbitt PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Shaak BS; Roya Hamadani MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Ashwini Kamath Mulki
Evaluation of vancomycin prescribing in pediatric patients following implementation of a sepsis pathway and orderse, Megan Taylor PharmD
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Providing Social and Medical Resources to Recently Discharged Patients Experiencing Malnutrition, Theresa Tellez; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Kimberly Procaccino MBA, RD, LDN
Implementation of a High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay for the Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, Ben Thomas and Richard S. MacKenzie MD
Falls From Homes, It’s Not Just a Window Problem, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Michele Dunstan, Kyle Shaak BS, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, and Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD
Case Series of Recurrent Bilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in Otherwise Healthy Adolescent Children, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Marilyn Manco-Johnson, and Daniel Zinn MD
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in a Healthy Child: A Reminder of an Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Disease, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Tibisay Villalobos MD
Infectious Complications and Microbiology During Induction Chemotherapy Over a Decade at a Community Pediatric Cancer Center, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Tibisay Villalobos MD
A Case of Polymorphous Low-Grade Neuroepithelial Tumor of the Young With Polysomy of Chromosome 1 And 19 Lacking BRAF Mutation, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Daniel Zinn MD
Assessing the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Breast Cancer Appointment Scheduling, Alan Van Tiggelen and Muhammad A. Rizvi MD
How Gender Impacts On-Shift Evidence-Based Medicine Activity and Patient Care, Ajay Varadhan; Jacob Albers; 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
How One Non-Profit Health Care Network Took a Comprehensive Driving Program From Concept to the Streets, Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L; Shelley Spence; and Jeffrey Halbert MS, OTR/L, CSRS
The Impact of High Flow Oxygen (Optiflow) and the Risk of Aspiration in the Adult Population Within Critical Care Environments, Elaine Walsh, Amy Bernd, Tara Huggard, and Patricia Schlegel
Assessing the Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), Danielle Weaver and Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS
Utilizing EAP to Manage Burnout, Kaille White ADN, RN; Fabiola Rivera Perez ADN, RN; Sierra Ressler BSN, RN; Yadira Cancel Suarez ADN, RN; and Shar Perez BSN, RN
Skin Integrity Time-Out (S.I.T.), Carly Winn BSN, RN; Kelsie Hilsenbeck BSN, RN; Meagan Andrews ADN, RN; and Amanda McCleary BSN, RN
Examining Patient Demographics Within a Physical Therapy (PT)-Driven Proning Protocol During COVID-19 Pandemic, Christina Wood; Sidney M. Stoddard PT, DPT; Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT; Michael Pechulis DPT; Julie M. Skrzat PT DPT PhD CCS; Mark Fuse; Amanda Fox; Elizabeth A. Wetzler; Mary Loose PT; Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L; Kaitlyn Musco MD; Christopher Lenivy DO; and Shae Duka BS
Aztreonam Utilization Within Emergency Departments in a Large Community Hospital Network, Peter Yakoub PharmD; Katie Nesbitt PharmD, BCPS; and Laura Koons PharmD, MSP, BCCCP
Tracking the implementation of a mental health smartphone application at a large tertiary care health network, Jennifer Yoon and Katherine B. Martin MD