Posters
Improving Physiatry Consultation for Ischemic Stroke Patients Admitted by the LVHN Hospital Medicine and Neurology Services, Artish Patel and Wayne E. Dubov MD
Hypoglycemia, Rishi Patel BSN, RN and Daniel Doughtery BSN, RN
Evaluating Patient Outcomes Following Redo Sternotomies in Cardiac Surgery, Sajan Patel and James K. Wu MD
Clerkship Student Perceived Educational Effectiveness of Virtual Simulation, Claire L. Paulson DO, Jamie Allen DO, Jessica Davis DO, Julie A. Fritzges DO, Deepak A. Jayant DO, Michael C. Nguyen MD, Colleen Urban DO, Charles C. Worrilow MD, Dawn M. Yenser C-TAGME, and Bryan G. Kane MD
FSS-ICU Scores Differ Across Hospital Dispositions in a Surgical Patient Population, Michael Pechulis DPT, Emily Chandler, Morgan Dianis, Kyle Leonard, and Julie Skrzat
Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Lyme Disease in the Lehigh Valley, Jessica Phan; Katiemarie Vottero DO; Tibisay Villalobos MD; Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP; Farina Klocksieben; and Kris Rooney MD
Patient and Provider Preferences for Spanish Interpretation Modality in the Inpatient Pediatric Setting, Kristen M. Prendergast MD, Brian C. Alloway, Sarah Bauch, Taylor Goldman, and Mario Lavelanet
Mepilex Use in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Patients, Yeuying Qiu and Sean Quinlan-Davidson MD
Practice-Based Vaccine Initiative to Increase Vaccination Rates in Immunocompromised Patients, Victor Quach; Zaina Shahid MD; Nabila Zamir MD; Amy Slenker MD; James Ross MD, FACP; Rahul Mhaskar; and Marie S. O'Brien DO
Rising Above the Challenge: Using an Enhanced Staffing Model to Improve Care for COVID-19 Patients, Anne Rabert MHSA, RN, CCRN, NE-BC; Sandra Derbyshire RN, CCRN; and Pamela Sellars BSN, RN, CCRN
What’s in the LV? A Story of SCAD Leading to Anterior Apical Aneurysm with Left Ventricular Thrombus, Lekha Racharla DO, Zeel Patel DO, Tyler Boozel DO, Rahul Gupta MD, Sagar Vadhar DO, Akhil Kher MD, Ellina C. Feiner MD, Yasotha Rajeswaran MD, and Daniel J. Makowski DO
Nutritional recommendations for healthy patients undergoing elective surgery, Sadeea A. Rahman and Peter Henderson
GYN Prep Using Chlorhexidine vs Iodine, Bridgette Ramos ADN, RN; Gricelda Acevedo BSN, RN; and Jenna Demko ADN, RN
Improving Wound Care Documentation, Kayla Ramos BSN, RN; Melissa Swisher ADN, RN; and Brittney Noraka ADN, RN
Handwashing, Richelle Reber ADN, RN; Vanessa Golden RN; and Katy Petrushonis BSN, RN
Creating a Medical Humanities Mini-Course for Third Year Medical Students, Kate Reming and Judith Sabino MPH, CDP
Development of the master adaptive learner in residency training, Soukaina Rezqui, Susan Hansen MA, Nyann Biery, and Drew Keister MD
Supply, Demand and the OR Internship, Vickie Ripkey MSN, MBA/HCM, RN, CNOR
Obtaining a Weight and Initiation of Sepsis Orders, Amanda Rivera BSN, RN; Brittany Welsh BSN, RN; Cailey Maxwell BSN, RN; Danielle Menszak BSN, RN; Madison Myers BSN, RN; and Niko Santiago Silfies BSN, RN
Improving RN Telemetry Monitoring Compliance on Medical Surgical Units, Alyssa Rizzo-Berg RN; Autumn Klucsarits RN; Brianna Phillips BSN, RN; and Cohlmia Caracio BSN, RN
Resident Involvement in Orthopedic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review, Avi Robinson, Carolyn A. Ardizzone, Anne D. Strong, Hytham S. Salem MD, Stephen Thon MD, Andres Barandiaran, and Rachel Frank MD
Uniting Physical Therapy and Emergency Medicine to Reduce Admissions, Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN and Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT
Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients with and without Preexisting Chronic Liver Disease: A Retrospective Study, Esha Roy; Frank Lee; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Kyle Shaak BS; and She-Yan Wong MD
Unusual Teenage Growing Pains: If the Genes Fit, Kourtney Rudzinski DO and Rebecca Sharim MD
A Scoring Tool and Predictive Model to Detect Risk of Hospitalization from COVID-19, Nicholas Russo BS; Zhe Chen MD; Matthew M. Miller DO; Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS; and David B. Burmeister DO, FACEP, CPE
Med/Surg Registered Nurse Burnout, Madison Rutkowski BSN, RN; Erin Corcoran ADN, RN; and Johann Gabriel Tantoco BSN, RN
Analysis of Risk Factors and Outcomes for Obstetric Trauma Patients, Lauren Salbinski, Matthew D. Painter MD, and Danielle L. Hashmi DO
Physical Therapy Evaluations in the Emergency Department Can Reduce Costs for Patients Presenting With Dizziness, Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT; Nicholas Boyd; and Arielle Burris
THE SECRET SAUCE IS AN ENGAGED STAFF...HOW A REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT MET THE CHALLENGES OF COVID 19, Daniel Sawyer PT, DPT; Michael Pechulis DPT; Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L; Elizabeth Wetzler,PT; Mary Loose PT; Matthew Nelson PT, DPT, CEEAA; Lee Ann Phillips MS, OTR/L; and Julie M. Skrzat PT DPT PhD CCS
Heparin: A guide to Comfort, Kyle Schaeffer RN; Kali Wilkinson BSN, RN; and Jaynie Moran RN
Transient Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia, and Severe Neutropenia Associated with Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Austin Schatzman, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Tibisay Villalobos MD, and Kris Rooney MD
Breastfeeding Confidence, Alexandra Sciacca RN, Amanda Morgan RN, Chelsea Diorio RN, and Karleigh Williams RN
A Retrospective Review of LVHN Compliance With Diagnostic Workup For Pancreatic Cancer Per NCCN Guidelines, Caitlin Scialla; Dennis Sopka MD; Savitri Skandan MD; and Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN
Pediatric Mental Health Resources, Corey Screven BSN, RN and Emily Rupert BSN, RN
Infective Endocarditis-Associated Glomerulonephritis versus Cryoglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis: An Unfortunate Clinical Overlap, Yesha K. Shah DO, Emilee E. Kurtz DO, Sharon E. Maynard MD, and Mohammad Saqib MD
Six-Month Health Outcomes in Elderly Patients Post COVID-19 (SHOE-P), Nikhil Sharma and Neti N. Vora MD
A Clinical Guideline for the Endoscopic and Medical Management in Children with Recurrent Croup, Harry Shi, Susan K. Yaeger MD, and Sri Kiran Chennupati MD
Heart Failure Education for Nurses, Candy Shillinder BSN, RN; Lauren McClure BSN, RN; and Zachary Filloy ADN, RN
The impact of anticoagulation on length of stay of epistaxis patients: a quality improvement study., Spencer Short, Briana Swendener, Rahul Mhaskar, and Robert M. DeDio MD
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity during Delivery at a Pennsylvania Hospital System, Vanessa Singh, Kay Young, and Obianuju Egwuowu
Evaluation of Opioid Prescribing Behaviors and Consumption following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Joseph Sipko; Marysue Rother CCRN; Joshua Rosentel BSN, RN; Matthew McCambridge MD; and Gillian A. Beauchamp MD
Code Blue Competency, Rebecca Sitler BSN, RN and Cheryl Campbell ADN, RN
Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia Causing Pericardial Effusion, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Anita Fei MD, Alisha Hossain DO, Desire G. Guthier DO, Andrew Viscusi DO, Bradley Lash MD, and Ali Yazdanyar DO
The Difficulty of Post-Operative Surveillance of Calcitonin Negative Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Emily C. Skutnik DO, Rachel Kinney DO, Rebecca A. Lopes DO, Chun Siu DO, Angela Magdaleno DO, and Gretchen A. Perilli MD
Nurse Driven Palliative Care Consults, Madison Slackish BSN, RN; Samantha Murmello BSN, RN; and Cassandra Reed RN
Reduction in Unnecessary Blood Transfusions in Hospitalized Patients, Amy Slenker MD and Warren Behr MBA
Identifying Attributes of Success: A case study of SELECT Coaches and LVHN Physician Leadership Training, Madison Smith and Kerri Green MS, MEd.
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Cautionary Tale to Treating Delirium and Agitation, Maureen T. Smith MSN, RN, CNRN
Developing A Novel Radiation Oncology Resident Leadership Curriculum: Attitudes of Past and Current Residents, Ethan Y. Song, Jessica Chuang, Jessica Frakes, Thomas Dilling, Joann Quinn, Stephen Rosenberg, Peter Johnstone, Louis Harrison, and Sarah Hoffe
DEFUSE; De-escalation Techniques for Restraint Reduction, Julia Squillace RN; Madison Lichtenwalner BSN, RN; and Kelsey Smith BSN, RN
Case Report Describing Mobility of a “Happy Hypoxic” Patient With COVID-19, Courtney Stanlaw PT, DPT and James K. Miller
Differentiating the Need for Neurosurgical Interventions at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Patients with a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and a Positive CT Head, Tara Stansbury, Puja Patel MD, Kamalesh T. Shah MD, and Mark Cipolle MD
Effects of Language Barriers on Clinical Outcomes in PT-Driven Proning Sessions During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sidney M. Stoddard PT, DPT
First Nurse Orders Effects on Troponin Draw Times, Cassidy Sullivan BSN, RN; Dayna Shelly BSN, RN; and Jeffrey Nutche ADN, RN
Effectiveness of Fracture Liaison Services in Osteoporosis-Associated Fracture Management, Michael Su and Ya-Yu Lee MD
Peritonsillar Abscess Management within LVHN Emergency Departments: A Quality Analysis Study, Briana Swendener, Spencer Short, and Robert M. DeDio MD
Review of COVID-19 Patient Demographics at LVHN Hospitals, Hannah Tan; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Renee Bryant
Evaluation of Sacubitril/Valsartan Prescribing Patterns Within an Inpatient Hospital Setting, Megan Taylor PharmD and Katie Nesbitt PharmD, BCPS
Blood Sugar Accuracy, Faith Tomino ADN, RN; Kyle Reese ADN, RN; and Sarah Jencarelli BSN, RN
Potassium for Two: Management of Refractory Electrolyte Disturbances in Gitelman Syndrome During Pregnancy, Eric Torkildsen MD, Yesha K. Shah DO, and Sharon E. Maynard MD
Video Monitoring Education on 7ANS & 7BP, Arielle Truax BSN, RN and Asher Atwood BSN, RN
Development of a GME Wellness Program at One Sponsoring Institution: One Year’s Journey, Despina Tsarouhis, BS; Margaret A. Hadinger; Joseph Patruno MD; Carmine Pellosie DO, MPH, MBA; Daniel Relles MD; Kevin M. Correll MDiv, MAPC; Richard Drabic LCSW; Johnathon Dallarosa MD; and Lekha Racharla DO
Development of a GME Wellness Program at One Sponsoring Institution: One Year’s Journey, Despina Tsarouhis BS; Margaret A. Hadinger EdD; Joseph E. Patruno MD; Carmine Pellosie DO, MPH, MBA; Daniel Relles MD; Kevin M. Correll MDiv, MAPC; Richard Drabic LCSW; Johnathon Dallarosa MD; and Lekha Racharla DO
A Decade of Induction Chemotherapy Practices at a Small Children’s Cancer Center, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Felipe Bautista Otanez MD
Ewing Sarcoma of the 9th Rib Subsequent to Pediatric Leukemia: A Case Series, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Leighton Elliott MD, Daniel Zinn MD, Michal Miller MD, and Jacob Troutman DO
Ischemic Volkmann Contracture From Intrauterine Compartment Syndrome, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Robert Teixeira MD, Ethan Song BA, Scott Kozin MD, and Scott Rice MD
Music Therapy in Conjunction with Pain Medication, Kayanna Verwey RN, BSN; Jasmin Sierra RN, BSN; Peris Nyakonia ADN, RN; and Alexis Benson-Komenko BSN, RN
Overhead Sling Use for Repositioning, Natalie Voitek BSN, RN; Carissa DeSimone BSN, RN; and Lydia Fehr RN
Impact of Supportive Housing Program Services on Loneliness and Well-Being Among Previously Homeless Individuals, Michelle Wagner MPH; Ashwini Kamath Mulki MD, MPH; Hoonani M. Cuadrado MSPAS, PA-C; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; and Susan E. Hansen MA
Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Demand During a Pandemic, Cynthia Wang BS, Bryan G. Kane MD, Jason L. Forgeon MD, Justin Giordano DO, Armando Orta MD, and Richard S. MacKenzie MD
Leveraging Mobile Documentation to Improve Access to Therapy Services in Acute Care, Jessica S. Watson PT, DPT; Amanda Fox PT, DPT; and Ryan Vetter MS-OTR/L
Intravenous Education, Emily Wentz BSN, RN; Alyssa Irizarry BSN, RN; and Amanda Yoder ADN, RN
Abate the Stress! The Development and Implementation of a New Medication Exam for Newly Hired Nurses, Nicole Wiswesser RN
Integrated Onboarding: Synchronous Teaching to Prepare Learners for Successful Orientation, Nicole Wiswesser MSN, RN, CMSRN; Kathleen L. Chenard MSN, RNC-OB; and Elizabeth A. Posasinski
Tools to Promote Hand Expression in Postpartum Mothers, Rebecca Wright BSN, RN; Katlyn Haydt BSN, RN; Grace Hamilton BSN, RN; Alexandra Rodier BSN, RN; and Yaileen Baez-Giron RN
Consistent Documentation Among Emergency Behavioral Health Patients, Madisyn Yakscoe BSN, RN; Andrea Snyder BSN, RN; Taylar Velten BSN, RN; Brody Hydro BSN, RN; and Katarzyna Kalyta BSN, RN
Sex Differences in Response to Smoking Cessation Resources Offered in the Emergency Department (ED), Stephanie Z. Yee BS; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Natalie M. Greco MD; Timothy Batchelor; Andrew H F Miller DO; Theodore Doherty DO; Ali S. Aziz BS; Faiza Arif BA; Lauren Crowley BA; Edward Casey; and Robert Kruklitis MD
Treatment of Postpartum Depression With Updated Pharmacotherapy, Jennifer Yoon, Jason Gu MD, and Katherine B. Martin MD
The Effect of Patient Age in Progression to a Hemorrhoidectomy, Justin Yoon and William Sangster
Management and Disposition of Patients With Venous Thromboembolism in Academic vs. Rural Hospital Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Michael Young; Matthew McCambridge MD, MS, CPHQ, CPPS; Beatrice Oertner BSN, RN, CPHQ; Catherine V. Levitt; Andrew C. Miller DO; Kira Galeano; Timlin Glaser MD; Amanda R. Stashin DO; Margaret A. Vido DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP
Effect of Acute Kidney Injury on Hospital-Based Outcomes in Patients Admitted for Variceal Hemorrhage in the Years 2017-18, Muhammad Usman Zafar MD
Assessing for Clinical Trends Over the First Year of a Psychiatric Electronic Consult Service, Cecilia E. Zemanek BS and Katherine B. Martin MD
Presentations
The Journey of Implementing a Video Sitter Monitoring System, Lee Bowman BSN, RN
Contingency Management Implementation: Strengthening MAT in Primary Care, Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; Sophia Harbove MS, CTP; Yamelisa Taveras MA, CAADC, CCS; Abby S. Letcher MD; and Nyann Biery MS
Using What You Have, Finding What You Need: A Leadership Competency and Case-Based Approach to Leading During Crises and Beyond, Samanth Elwood; Margot Savoy; Anthony Catinella; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; and Jeffrey Borkan
Using what you have, finding what you need: A leadership competencies & case-based approach to leading during crises and beyond, Grant Greenberg MD, Jeffrey Borkan, Peter Catinella, and Margot Savoy
Using fRAP to uncover barriers and facilitators of diabetes care in the Lehigh Valley: A mixed-method geospatial mapping and rapid qualitative analysis approach, Susan Hansen MA; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Kyle Shaak BS; Melanie Johnson; and Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH
Why we Choose CHEWS,, Paige Harrold BSN, RN and Allison Charles BSN, RN
Continuing to Learn From Developing Countries: Modified Global Health Education During COVID-19 Pandemic, Sweety Jain MD and Rachel Bernini
Reflective Practice to Immunize New FM Residents Against the Toxic Culture of Medicine, Drew Keister MD, Mackenzie Mady DO, Veronica Brohm DO, and Nuha Cebeci MD
Retention and Support of FM Community Preceptors Through Burnout Mitigation, Drew Keister MD and Katerina C. Valavanis MD
The focused Rapid Assessment Process (fRAP): Utilizing geospatial mapping and rapid qualitative analysis to impact cancer survivorship disparities, Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH
Using fRAP: A mixed method geospatial mapping and rapid qualitative analysis approach, to uncover barriers and facilitators of diabetes care in the Lehigh Valley., Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Kyle Shaak BS; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Susan E. Hansen MA; and Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH
Treating Substance Use Disorders with Medication and Counseling, Miriam S. Komaromy MD, FACP, DFASAM and Angela Colistra PhD, LPC, CAADC, CCS
Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine Workshop, Miriam S. Komaromy MD, FACP, DFASAM; J. Paul P. Seale MD; Elizabeth M. Salisbury-Afshar MD, MPH, FAAFP, DFASAM, FACPM; Peter Selby MBBS,CCFP, FCFP, DFASAM; Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS; and Abby S. Letcher MD, FASAM
Identifying Unhealthy Substance Use: Assessment, Abby S. Letcher MD
LVHN and MAT, Abby S. Letcher MD
Asthma 2021, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS
Mechanical Ventilation Outcomes Post Extended Duration of Maximized High Flow Oxygen Administration in COVID-19 Patients, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS
Rebound Hypoxemia Post Inhalation Nitric Oxide Administration in COVID-19, Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS