2017 Unified Quality Improvement Symposium - Presentations
Podium Presentations
Session One – 10:00-11:00
- Amanda Higginson, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Improved Physical Exam Documentation in a Pediatric After Hours Clinic - Renee Mayo, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC, Nurse Manager and Stephanie Ellis, BSN, RN-BC, RNII, Vidant Medical Center
Raising Awareness: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Reduction in the Orthopedic Patient Population - George Koromia, MD, PGY-2, Department of Internal Medicine
Improving Post-Admission Medication Reconciliation among Inpatient Providers through Cognitive Feedback: The “Red Dot” - Edward Johnson, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Stop the Noise! A Framework for Improving Alarm Response Time on a Pediatric Inpatient Unit
Session Two – 11:00-12:00
- Martha Naylor, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Reduction in Unplanned Extubations through Education and Team Based Intervention in the NICU - Amy McMachon, MHA, MSN, RN, Nursing Supervisor, Employee Clinic, Vidant Medical Group and Joseph Pye, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Medical Director of Health Informatics, Vidant Health
Vidant Employee Clinic Redesign - Shiv Patil, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Family Medicine
A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Intervention Reduced Inpatient Hypoglycemia at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital - Timothy Reeder, MD, TQA Graduate, LINC Scholars Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine and Brandy Galloway, BSN, RN, CEN, Nurse Manager, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vidant Medical Center
Accelerating the PDSA Cycle Using Computer Simulation for Operational Improvement in the Emergency Department
Session Three-1:45-2:45
- Mary Catherine Turner, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Implementing Quality Improvement in the APHC Resident Continuity Clinic - Koren Way, Transplant Administrator, Vidant Medical Center
“Fast Pass” to Transplant: Improved Transplant Outcomes through Better Waitlist Management - Sunny Patel, MD, Department of Pediatrics and Uduak Akpan, MD Department of Pediatrics
Volume Targeted Ventilation in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants to Reduce the Risk of Hypocarbia in the First Week of Life - Michael Passwater, BS, MT (ASCP) SBB, DLM, CSSGB (ASQ), Pathology Section Manager, Vidant Medical Center
Reducing Blood Transfusions to Increase Care Efficiency: The Dawn of Patient Blood Management at VMC
Poster Presentations
Sadeem Ali, MD, PGY-5 Nephrology Fellow
Improving the Percentage of Hepatitis B Immunization in our Hemodialysis Patients
Timothy Barnes, Clinical Manager, Department of Radiation Oncology
Evaluation of the Efficiency of CT-Simulations as a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Strategy to Decrease the Time to Treatment Initiation (TTI) for Radiotherapy Patients
Pamela Cowin, Administrator, Transitional Care Services, Vidant Health
Optimizing Patient Medication Outcomes through Cross-Continuum Care, Vidant Health & ECUP Pharmacy
Ciarra Dortche, Social/Clinical Research Assistant, Department of Internal Medicine
Where did all the Patients Go? Engaging the Patient by Improving No-Show Rates: A Team Based Approach
Guyla Evans, PhD, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science
Electronic Medical Records and Patient-Centered Care: Twenty Years in the Emergency Department
Sue Anne Fipps, MSN, RN, CPN, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Program Manager, Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program, Vidant Medical Center
Safety Starts with Vidant–Newborn Child Passenger Seat Inspection on Discharge
Oliver Glass, MD, PGY-4, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Improving Oral Protection During Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Laura Harman, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Family Medicine
Test Follow-Up as a Proxy for Improving Patient-Centeredness
Juhee Kim, ScD, Department of Public Health
Development of a Transdisciplinary Research Program, Health Information Internship, to Improve Patient Portal use at ECU General Pediatrics
George Koromia, MD, PGY-2, Department of Internal Medicine
Understanding Patterns of Tobacco Abuse and Cessation Counselling at an Internal Medicine Residents’ Clinic through Visual Informatics
Suzanne Lea, PhD, MPH, Department of Public Health
Examine the Medical Record to Improve Colon Cancer Screening
Justin Lee, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine Division
Seeking Multiple Interventions for Lasting Efficiency and Satisfaction (SMILE): Improving Joy in Practice
LaShawn McDuffie, RN, MSN, Assistant Nurse Manager, Vidant Radiation Oncology
Development of a Formal Patient Education Delivery and Documentation Process for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy Treatment
Walter Pories, MD, Department of Surgery
Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence
Sayena Sajadi, MD, Nephrology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine
Implementing Life Care Goal Discussions with Palliative Care Consultation in High Risk Hemodialysis Patients: An Effort to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Ruba Sarsour, MD, Nephrology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine
Nephrology Clinic Patient Satisfaction Quality Improvement
Ruba Sarsour, MD, Nephrology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine
Arterial Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Complication of the Past?
Akash Shah, M2, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Healthcare through the Patient’s Eyes
Denise Thomson, MD, Nephrology Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine
Move It or Lose It: Assessing Frailty in In-Center Hemodialysis Patients
Taylor Wolfe, Geriatric Pharmacy Resident, Department of Family Medicine
Comparison of Fill Rates between New Written and Electronic Prescriptions for Cardiovascular Medications in Adult Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Jan Wong, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Surgery
Improving Patient Safety by Improving Patient Access to Care
Student Innovation Challenge
Alexandria Dixon, MS4, Brody School of Medicine and Kristie Hicks, MPH, East Carolina University
Group Visit Model for Well Child Visits to Improve Anticipatory Guidance, Family Satisfaction and Support, and Resident Education
Melissa Peeler, RN, BSN, Rebecca Smith, RN, BSN, and Sarah Tapscott, RN, BSN, ECU College of Nursing DNP Program
Meet PETE: Play, Educate, Train, and Exercise- A health centered app that is designed to encourage Play, Educate, and Train youth on health lifestyle choices, and promote Exercise
Zachary Williams, MS3, LINC Scholar, Anthony Mayen, MS3, Ryan Zeigler, MS3, Brody School of Medicine and Christian Cook, D2, ECU School of Dental Medicine
My Health INC.- An application designed to empower patients with a rewards based incentive system, integrated with easy-to-use technology to allow patients to easily track health care data
TQA 2.0 Work in Progress Posters
LaToya Griffin, PhD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Practical Approaches to Improving Student Learning & Satisfaction in Clinical Simulations: A Case Study in Medical Pharmacology
Christy Harding, RN, MSN, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Vidant Medical Center
Earlier Departure of Patients Discharged to Nursing Homes from 3 East
Robert Hartman, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Identifying a Mechanism to Improve Health Literacy among Adults with Congenital Heart Defects
Triona Henderson, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pathology
Utilization of the Verigene Blood Culture Identification System to Promote Quality Improvement in the Laboratory
George Kasarala, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Vidant Medical Center
Hyperglycemic Control in the Hospital
Hsiao Lai, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine
Improving Global Assessment in Hemodialysis Patients with Frailty Scoring
Sujitha Nandi, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine
ECU General Internal Medicine Service Discharge before Noon Challenge
Martha Naylor, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Improvement in Communication of Transferred Patients to a Tertiary Care Facility to Referral Physicians/Nurseries to Improve Provider Satisfaction
Shiv Patil, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Department of Family Medicine
Improving Care of Patients with Diabetes using a Diabetes Registry
Joseph Pye, MD, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Vidant Medical Center
Improving Prevention Screening: Lessons Learned
Laura Respess, MSN, RN, TQA 2.0 Faculty, Vidant Medical Center
Wiping out CLABSIs: Improving CHG Baths to Prevent Infection
Lorie Sigmon, DNP, RN, FNP, TQA 2.0 Faculty, College of Nursing
Role Recognition, Responsibilities, and Communication between Disciplines: Nursing and Nutrition Student Perceptions