2025 Unified Quality Improvement Symposium - Presentations
Podium Presentations
Evaluation of MRSA Decolonization Protocol Impact on Cost and Clinical MRSA Cultures
Jacob Pierce, MD, MPH, Infection Prevention and Control, ECU Health Medical Center
Standardization of Skin Antisepsis for Hip Replacement Surgery
Michelle Ball, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CIC, Infection Prevention, ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health No Pass Zone: Every Team Member, Every Call Light, Every Alarm, Every Day! A Multidisciplinary Approach to Achieving Excellence in Patient Care
Harold Puerto, BSN, RN, Manager, Patient Care Services, 2 East Medicine, ECU Health Medical Center
Increasing Parenting Activities in the NICU by Parents with Very Preterm Neonates
Nusiebeh Redpath, MD, MSPH, Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine, ECU Health Medical Center
Heart Failure and Palliative Care – Interdisciplinary Rounding
Margaret Clifton, DO, Palliative Care, ECU Health Medical Center
Quick Shot Podium Presentations
Enhancing Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening Rates among Female Teens: A Pediatric Outpatient Clinic Initiative
David Oakley, MS4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Increasing Pulmonary Hypertension Screening via Echocardiography in Neonates with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Nathan Barefoot, MS3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Timely Extubation in Low-Birth Weight Preterm Infants Using a Standardized Protocol
Pankti Sheth, MS4 LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Collaborative Deep Dive: Analyzing CLABSI and CAUTI Through Drilldowns
Jamie Hall, MSN, RN, CIC, Infection Prevention, ECU Health Medical Center
Improving Patient Throughput at the ECU Health Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Alissa Meyerhoffer, MS2, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Implementation of a Hydrocortisone Discontinuation Protocol for Septic Shock in ICU Patients
Elizabeth Davidson, MPH, MS4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Using Safety Reporting to Drive Process Improvement and Safety Culture ICU Transition of Care Project
Greeshma Sheri, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Improving Inpatient Sleep Quality
Greeshma Sheri, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Standardizing Inpatient Pediatric Medicine Handoffs to Improve Early Morning Discharges and Enhance Floor Efficiency
Michael Wright, MS3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Poster Presentations
Untangle Those Lines!
Elizabeth Sasser, RN, BSN, CIC, ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Targeted Interventions for CAUTI Prevention: A Success Story in Reducing Infection Rates in the NSICU
Aimee Dunn, BSN, RN, CCRN, SCRN, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, ECU Health Medical Center
QI Project: Improving Patient Handbook Utilization on an Inpatient Unit in a Rural Hospital
Samantha Willard, MSN, RN, ECU Health Beaufort Hospital
“Heavy” Kits Can Prevent Harm One Less Fall at a Time
April Meeks, MSN, RN, PCCN, Palliative Care, ECU Health Medical Center
Stopping Infections One CAUTI at a Time
Kathy Gilbert, BSN, RN-BC, Surgical Oncology, ECU Health Medical Center
Enhancing HIV PrEP Prescription Adherence through Physician Education and Assessment
Mariam Tariq Awana, MD, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Implementation of Extubation Readiness Trials in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Caitlin King, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Improvement of Developmental Delay, Autism, and Seizure Disorders Before and After Exome Screening
Lance Tiu, MS4, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
CAUTI Reduction in the Inpatient Setting
Courtnay Hale, BSN, RN, Medical Surgical and Intensive Care Unit Manager, ECU Health Chowan Hospital
The Importance of Smoking Cessation During Cancer Treatment
Diane Hurtado, BSN, RN, AG-CNS Program, School of Nursing, East Carolina University
Optimizing Code Blue Outcomes in a Rural Acute Care Hospital
Heather Radford, MSN, RN, ECU Health Beaufort Hospital
Communication Between Hospital Allied Health and Primary Care Practitioners: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Hospital Discharge Summaries
Missy Barrow, MA, LSSGB, Internal Medicine Community, ECU Health Medical Center
Works in Progress Posters
General Internal Medicine Lifestyle Hypertension Clinic: A Year in Review
Emma Roberts, Med Serve Fellow, ECU Health Medical Center
Utilizing Technology to Decrease Laboratory Identified Clostridioides difficile Events
Jacci Thomas, MHA, MLS. CIC, Infection Prevention and Control, ECU Health Medical Center
Quality Shine Academy
Amy Campbell, PhD, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB, Quality, ECU Health Medical Center
Flag-Based Communication: Enhancing Efficiency and Provider Satisfaction at ECU Family Medicine
Dana Shefet, BSPH, MS4, SLDT Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Integrating Behavioral Health Services into an Existing Interdisciplinary Care Model at a Homeless Shelter
Esha Thakkar, PharmD, MS2, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Ambulatory Care: Establishing an ECU Family Medicine Equipment
Allison Connelly, MD, PT, Department of Family Medicine/Geriatrics, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: Strategies for Optimizing Maternal Outcomes
Crystal Gomez, MSN, RNC-OB, AG-CNS Program, College of Nursing, East Carolina University
Implementing Ramp Recommendations in Inpatient Rehab Consults to Shorten Inpatient Rehab Length of Stays
Cole Carter, DO, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Improving Bone Density Screening Order Rates at the ECU Adult and Pediatric Health Care Clinic
Taha Lodhi, MS4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Reducing Motion Artifact in Neuroimaging in the ECU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Chance Rector, MS3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Optimizing Documentation for Golden Hour Interventions in Neonatal Care
Jessica Scheller, MSN, RNC-NIC, ACCNS-N, Women’s and Children’s Services, ECU Health Medical Center
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Improving the Urine Sample Collection Process in ECU Health Medical Center Emergency Department
Manaya Perry, Office of Quality, ECU Health Medical Center
Reducing PEG Placements in Head and Neck Cancer Patients through a Student-Led Prophylactic Swallow Therapy Program
Dana Gribble, MS, CCC-SLP, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, ECU Health Medical Center
Evaluating the Opportunity to Utilize Caprini Score Recommendations for VTE Prophylaxis in Surgical Patients
Grant Brown, MS2, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Exploring the Barriers: A Survey Analysis on Declined Breast Reconstruction Among Breast Cancer Patients
Maria Kalogeromitros, MS2, RDT Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Surveying Barriers to Depression Screening in Oncology Clinics in Rural Eastern North Carolina
Munizay Paracha, MD, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Improving Healthcare Worker Cultural Competence in Caring for the LGBTQ+ Population: A Rural Emergency Department Pilot Program
Jessica Rispoli, DNP, APRN, NP-C, CFRN, CMTE, CEN, ECU Health Bertie Emergency Medicine