2021 Unified Quality Improvement Symposium - Presentations

Podium Presentations

Bridging Communities and Primary Care: Addressing Unmet Social Health Needs via Process Improvement (PDF)
Lisa Hager, MBA, ECU Family Medicine-Research Division; Erika Taylor, MS, LMFT, ECU Family Medicine – Behavioral Medicine Division; Hannah M. Barnett, MPH, ECU Family Medicine – Research Division; Megan Thomas BSN, RN, ECU Physicians; Judy Wade, BSN, RN, ECU Family Medicine – Gold Module; Kathryn Clary, M4, Brody School of Medicine; Caroline Porter-Miller, ECU Department of Health Psychology; Kayla Neal, BSN, ECU College of Nursing; Kaitlyn Vinson, M4, Brody School of Medicine; Rachel Roeth, MHA, Vidant Health; Megan Freeze, M3, Research Scholar, Brody School of Medicine

Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Adolescents with Chronic Medical Conditions Cared for at the ECU Physicians Pediatric Specialty Clinic (PDF)
Jennifer Sutter, MD, Division Chief ECU Pediatric Endocrinology, Co-Pediatric Outpatient Medical Director, Rhonda Strickland, MBA, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager, Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic, Crystal Garman, MSW, LCSW, Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic and Emily Downs, M2, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine

Survey, Education, and Vaccine Consent Alterations: Improving Hepatitis B Vaccination Timeliness for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the NICU (PDF)
Arjun Patel, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and Ryan Moore, MD, ECU Department of Pediatrics

Medical Intensive Care Unit Throughput: Optimizing the ED to ICU Transfer Process (PDF)
Jennifer Stahl, MD, ECU Department of Emergency Medicine, Melanie Porter, Vidant Medical Center, Transfer Center, Christel Molnar, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and Wendy Lutgens, Vidant Medical Center

Improving accessibility of long acting reversible contraceptives in eastern North Carolina (PDF)
Amber Gautam, MPH, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Anita Gandhi, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and James deVente, MD, PhD, ECU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Quick Shot Podium Presentations

Culture Shock: Bundling a Culture of Compliance (PDF)
Melissa Reason, RN, Christine Smith, MSN, RN, OCN, Erin Williams, MSN, RN, OCN, Vickie Downing, MSN, RN, OCN and Chelsea Passwater, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, OCN, Medical Oncology/Vidant Medical Center

SWARM: A Regional Health System’s Intervention Approach to Addressing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing and Adult Care Homes in Rural Eastern North Carolina (PDF)
Pamela Cowin, PhD, RN, Vidant Health, Todd Hickey, Vidant Health, Bennett Wall, Vidant Health, Jeffrey Shovelin, Vidant Health, Michael Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA, Vidant Health, Debra Thompson, Vidant Health and Gregory D. Kearney, DrPh, MPH, ECU Department of Public Health

Improving Follow Up of Anemia Screening Laboratory Results at Pediatrics Visit (PDF)
Yingying Zheng, MD, Bianca Rad, DO, Nicole Stephenson, MD, Luisa Fernanda Bonilla Hernandez, MD, Kyle Pipkin, DO, Nicholas Preziosi, MD, Tamima Hossain, DO, Jennifer Crotty, MD and Amanda Higginson, MD, ECU Department of Pediatrics

Initial Impact of a Palliative Care Program in a Community Hospital (PDF)
Sherrill Beaman, RHIA, CPHQ, MPH and Vicki McLawhorn, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

Improving Pediatric Asthma Management by Utilizing a Scoring System and Care Pathway (PDF)
Julie Brown, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and Kathleen Bryant, MD, ECU Department of Emergency Medicine

InHouse Call: Streamlining Communication to Optimize Efficiency and Patient Care in a Hospital (PDF)
George Schilling, DO and Leonardo Villarosa, MD, ECU Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Optimizing Telehealth for Greenville Community Shelter Clinic operations during the Covid-19 Pandemic (PDF)
Grant O’Brien, M2, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Anna Beth Robertson, M2, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Jessica Barbee, LCSW, Access East, David Collier, MD, ECU Department of Pediatrics, Ryan Moore, MD, ECU Department of Pediatrics and Shantell Cheek, RN, MAEd, Access East

Poster Presentations

Non-Narcotic Pain Management Protocol in Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Patients Significantly Decreases Use of and Exposure to Opioids While Improving Overall Pain Control (PDF)
Tamara Goda, DNP, ANP-BC, Vidant Medical Center/BSOM Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, James Speicher, MD, ECU Thoracic Surgery, Tyler Chanas, PharmD, VMC Pharmacy, Mark Iannettoni, MD, ECU Thoracic Surgery, Carlos Anciano, MD, ECU Thoracic Surgery, Aundrea Oliver, MD, ECU Thoracic Surgery, Kathryn Smith, FNP, VMG Thoracic Surgery, Robert Allman, MD, ECU General Surgery, Austin Rodgers, MD, ECU General Surgery, Isabelle Clark, MD, ECU General Surgery, Melissa Laughinghouse, RN, ECU Thoracic Surgery, Jade Ormond, RN, VMC Nursing CVIU

Assessing the Population Risk for Breast Cancer in Eastern North Carolina: A Pilot Program at The Outer Banks Hospital (PDF)
Charles Shelton, MD, Radiation Oncology/The Outer Banks Hospital, Bryan Jordan, MD, ECU and Eastern Radiology, Brian Kuszyk, MD, Eastern Radiology and Antonio Ruiz, MD, The Outer Banks General Surgery/Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

Making Lifestyle Risk Modification an Integral Part of Survivorship: A QI project and Call for a Randomized Trial (PDF)
Christina Bowen, MD, Department of Wellness and Lifestyle Medicine, The Outer Banks Hospital, Charles H. Shelton, MD, The Outer Banks Hospital Cancer Chair, William C. Guenther, MD, The Outer Banks Hospital Medical Oncology and Jennifer Cox, NP, Oncology The Outer Banks Hospital

ENC COVID-19 Surveillance and Community Mapping Project (PDF)
Greg Kearney, DrPH, MPH, ECU Department of Public Health, Bennett Wall, Vidant Medical Center, Yoo Min Park, PhD, ECU Department of Geography, Planning, & Environment, Todd Hickey, Vidant Medical Center, Katherine Jones, ECU Department of Public Health, Ray Hylock, PhD, Department of Health Services & Information Management, Rob Howard, ECU Department of Geography, Planning, & Environment, Maria Clay, PhD, ECU Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies, John “Jay” Fallon, MD, PhD, ECU Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Vidant Medical Center and Peter Schmidt, PhD, Brody School of Medicine

Improving Annual Diabetic Foot Exams (PDF)
Kyle Luke, BS/BA, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and Shiv Patil, MD, ECU Department of Family Medicine

Development and Institution of a Virtual Platform for the Physiology Camp (PDF)
Holly Ingram, MPH, M3, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, East Carolina University, Jahnavi Meka, Drexel University College of Medicine, Karen Macia, Puja Patel, Public Health and Nutrition/Dietetics, East Carolina University, Obeth Bahena Gutierrez, M3, Brody School of Medicine, Lauren Moore, M2, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and Stephanie Wilcher, M3, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, East Carolina University

Validation of the NSQIP Pediatric Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator Estimates with Surgical Outcomes for a Rural Population (PDF)
Garrett A. Berk, BS, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Lauren Geisel, MD, Service-Learning Scholar Alumni C/O 2020, Orlando Health, William D. Irish, PhD, MSc, ECU Department of Surgery, Leslie Hopper, MD, UC Davis Medical Center, Lauraine E. Etheridge, Vidant Medical Center, Elaine Henry, MSN, RNC-NIC, Vidant Medical Center, Shannon W. Longshore, MD, Vidant Medical Center, David A. Rodeberg, MD, ECU Department of Surgery, Vidant Medical Center and Danielle S. Walsh, MD, ECU Department of Surgery, Vidant Medical Center

Standardizing care of Cesarean Section Patients Using a Quality Bundle (PDF)
Elaine Henry, MSN, RNC-NIC, Women’s Division at Vidant Medical Center, James deVente, MD, PhD, ECU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Tulsi Patel, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine

Improving CPAP Before Endotracheal Intubation in VLBW Infants (PDF)
Kelly Bear, DO, ECU Department of Pediatrics, Amy Williford, NNP-BC, Vidant Medical Center and Allyson Yelverton, BSN, CCRN, Vidant Medical Center

Standardized Resident Physician Transitions of Care in the Emergency Department (PDF)
Greyson Vann, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine and Jennifer Bennett, MD, ECU Department of Emergency Medicine

Improving Communication of Lab Results to Patients at an Outpatient Pediatric Obesity Clinic (PDF)
Sanjana Prabhu, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Suzanne Lazorick, MD, MPH, FAAP, ECU Department of Pediatrics, David N. Collier, MD, PhD, FAAP, ECU Department of Pediatrics, Gloria Randolph, CMA, ECU Department of Pediatrics and Natalie Taft, MSN, LDN, ECU Department of Pediatrics

Works in Progress Posters

Best Practice Discharge for Patients Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Implementation of Creative Solutions to Ensure that Best Practice Discharge Care Happens Consistently (PDF)
Jessica Decker, MBA, BSN, RN-BC, Cardiac Outpatient Unit/Cardiac Cath Lab – Vidant Medical Center, Adeel Siddiqui, MD, Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Rony Shammas, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FASE, Quality Medical Director, Martha Martin, BSN, RN-BC, Staff Nurse COU, Kaitlyn Swindell, BSN, RN-BC, ANM COU and Jennifer Kravitz, ADN, RN, Staff Nurse COU

Rehab Airway Management Rounds: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Improving Trach Patient Outcomes in the COVID Era (PDF)
Julie Gaven, MS, CCC-SLP, Vidant-Rehabilitation Center, Kenneth Stephens, RCP, BSRT, Latasha Williams, MSN, RN, CRRN, Vidant Medicial Center

Improving ED Sepsis Identification and Time to Treatment Initiation (PDF)
Tyler Powell, M4, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Amy Campbell, PhD, RN, Quality Nurse Specialist, Vidant Medical Center and John Kohler, Sr, MD, MBA, Senior Medical Director for Quality, Vidant Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor, ECU Department of Pediatrics

Improving Completion and Documentation of Diabetic Foot Exams: A Quality Improvement Project at ECU Family Medicine (PDF)
Elizabeth Cochran, BA, M4, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, William Pinson, ECU Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Chris Driessen, ECU Department of Human Development and Family Science

Implementation of 2020 ADA Recommendations for the Initial Management of Overweight and Obese Pediatric Patients with New Onset Diabetes (PDF)
Atima Huria, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Jennifer A. Sutter, MD, Division Chief, ECU Pediatric Endocrinology, Kaitlin Hamilton, PA-C, ECU Pediatric Endocrinology and Mindy Saenz, RDN, LDN, CDCES, ECU Pediatric Speciality Care

Improving Management of Type II Diabetes by Assessing Barriers to SuperSNAP Program Utilization in Patients with Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Project at the Roanoke Chowan Community Center (PDF)
Katri Thiele, BS, M4, Brody School of Medicine, Courtney Sheets, ECU Physician Assistant Program, Marissa Bare Burchette, M4, Brody School of Medicine and Zachary Force, ECU Clinical Health Psychology Doctorate Program

The Use of High Flow Nasal Cannula Outside of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Modified Policy December 2019 (PDF)
Judith Ugale-Wilson, MD, Vidant Medical Center, Michael Dunkerly, BSN, Vidant Medical Center, Frederick Stine, DO, MHA, ECU Department of Pediatrics, Dmitry Tumin, PhD, ECU Department of Pediatrics and Camille Bauer, MS, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine

Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: A Quality Improvement Project at Vidant Multispecialty Clinic-Tarboro (PDF)
Hannah Conley, M4, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Kelsey Booth, ECU College of Nursing, Paula Reyes, ECU Physician Assistant Studies and Alexander J. Capiaghi, ECU Department of Psychology

Establishing a Dental Home in a Timely Manner: Improving the Referral Process of Patients from Pediatric Primary Care to Dental Care (PDF)
Veronica Lavelle, M3, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Linda-Brenda Wansi, ECU School of Dental Medicine, Christopher Cotterill, DMD, ECU School of Dental Medicine, Michael D. Webb, DDS, MEd, ECU School of Dental Medicine, Dmitry Tumin, PhD, ECU Department of Pediatrics and Amanda Higginson, MD, ECU Department of Pediatrics

Geriatric Health Disparity Screening: A Quality Improvement Project at ECU Family Medicine (PDF)
Zachary Pruitt, M4, Research Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Sarah Bankhead, Physician Assistant Studies, Lauren Conder, Clinical Psychology and Kelsi Wilson, Marriage and Family Therapy