Summit Entries 2024

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Acute Ischemic Stroke IV Thrombolytic Door-to-Needle Treatment Times Improvement Project

Christie Adkins MSN, RN; Jenny Edwards; Christy Franklin; Mary Snodgrass

MH SMMC

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Age-Related Patterns of Traumatic Facial Fractures in the Appalachian Tri-State Area: A Retrospective Study

Jamie Anderson, MD; Christina Arcand, MD; Pranav Balakrishnan, MD; Armein Rahimpour MD; David Denning MD 

MUSOM Surgery

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Appropriate Use of Emergent CT in Pediatric Patients with Head Trauma Following Implementation of Validated Prediction Rules: A Follow-Up Quality Improvement Project

Rebecca Barnes MD; Mary Payne MD; Ayesha Liaqat MD; Melinda Becker MD;
Beth Toppins MD

MUSOM Neurology

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Bridging the Gap: Understanding Appalachian Patient Satisfaction in Rhinoplasty

Armein Rahimpour MD; Jacy Baxter MD; David Fox MD; Rahman Barry MD; Peter Ray MD; David Denning MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Burn Mortality In An Appalachian Referral Center: An Examination Of Mortality Prediction Scores In A 13 Year Retrospective Study

Armein Rahimpour MD; David Fox MD; Jacy Baxter MD; Rahman Barry MD; Peter Ray MD; David Denning MD

MUSOM Surgery

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CLABSI Reduction:  Using CHG impregnated rods in dialysis ports to reduce CLABSI events

Tammi Chandler RN, BSN, CIC; Stacie Dillon RN, BSN, CNML-BC

MH SMMC

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Clinician Firearm Interview Risks and Education (CFIRE Protocol) - CAP QA/QI Project, Quality Assessment Phase

Mathew Lemberger MD; Alexander Iacono DO; Sylvia Wajswol DO; Amber Wireman DO; Mallory Morris MD; Kristina Bryant-Melvin MD

MUSOM Psychiatry 

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Comparative Survival of Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Gastric Bypass in Adults with Obesity; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Danielle Harris MD; Grant Kahley MD; Yuki Nakao MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of CT Face in Evaluation of Traumatic Facial Fractures in an Appalachian Tri-State Geriatric Population

Gerard Giangrosso, MD; Ty Bayliss, BS; Armein Rahimpour, MD; Abigail Murphy, MD; Peter Ray, MD; Rahman G. Barry, MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Development and Evaluation of Music Therapy Sessions on Healthcare Professional Stress Levels

Melanie Akers; Carleigh Cazad

MH MHN &CHH

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Easier to Breathe with the Pediatric Big Three

Meredith Garst DO; Madison Anderson MD; Audra Pritt MD

MUSOM Pediatrics

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Effect of Pre-Rounding Recording I's & O's in Efficient ICU Care

PGY2 Taylor Adkins MD; Gerard Giangrosso MD; Abigail Murphy-Scharf MD;  Heather Reeves DO

MUSOM Surgery 

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Epinephrine Challenge Protocol to Diagnose Prolonged QT Syndrome

Shaden Daloub MD

MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Hiding in the Haze II: Lung Cancer Screening in a Southeast Ohio Primary Care Clinic

Kaitlin VanHooser DO, PGY-2; Daniel Crow MD, PGY-3

Holzer Family Medicine

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Identifying Diabetes Distress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Samuel Amankwah MD; Maria Luzuriaga MD; Kyle Tackett PsyD; Sarah Stevenson  MA; Lindsey Beck  MA.; Ally Russell MA.

MUSOM Endocrinology & Psychiatry

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Impact Of Safety Device Features Upon Motor Vehicle Collision Facial Fracture Traumas A 5-year Retrospective Study in An Appalachian Tri-State Area

Armein Rahimpour MD; Jacy Baxter MS; David Fox MS; Rahman Barry MD; Peter Ray MD; David Denning MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Implementing the Guidelines in a Non-Freestanding Children’s Hospital: An Evaluation of the Management of Well-appearing Febrile Infants

Jamie Vernor, DO; Hayley Weese, MD; Toni Stickley; Deborah Preston, , BS, ACRP-CCRP; Matthew Nudelman, MD; Jacob T. Kilgore, MD, MPH

MUSOM Pediatrics

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Improving Care and Experience for Patients Enrolled in the Recovery with Smile Program

Naina Singh, BDS, MPH; Laura Coo, DDS; Mohad Saigal, DDS, MS; Bobbi Steele, RDH, MPH; Janna Thornsbury, MSDH, RDH, NCTTP; Raj Khanna, DDS, MD; Joey Roy, DDS

MUSOM Dentistry & Oral Surgery

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Improving Comfort with Admissions for Acute Decompensation of Heart Failure at St Mary’s Medical Center – The CHF Admission Order Set

Benjamin Frear MD1; Malinda Walford MD1; Christopher Mays MD1; Jared Reed MD1

MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Improving Mental Health Safety: Improving Screening in Student-Athletes

Lindsay Parlee MD; Pallavi Fnu MD; Taylor Pearson; Vince Mora DO; Kasey Stickler MD; David Rupp MD

MUSOM Family Medicine/Sports Medicine

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Improving Postpartum Hemorrhage Care

Abigail Tubert MD; Amber Wright MD; Amy Smith MD; Meghan Anderson MD; Laurel Thomas MD; Emily Sloane MD

MUSOM OBGYN

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Improving Resident Awareness of Wellness Resources Provided by the Office of Graduate Medical Education and Family Medicine Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Kendra Smith DO; Courtney Wellman MD 

MUSOM Family Medicine

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Improving the Quality of Resident Experience on a Hospital Service by Transitioning to a Night-Float System

Sasha Brodka MD; Holley Nauert DO; Carolyn Curtis MD; Courtney Wellman MD; Tammy Bannister MD 

MUSOM Family Medicine

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Improving the quantity and efficiency of in-office procedures in a residency clinic to improve the quality of care of continuity patients

Evan McClanahan MD; Trenton Hayes MD; Adam Franks MD; Courtney Wellman MD; Tammy Bannister MD

MUSOM Family Medicine

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Improving the Rate of Medicare Wellness Visits

Richard Conway DO; Ashley Beaty MSN,RN,BC; Michelle Peters MAT; Courtney Wellman MD; Adam M. Franks MD

MUSOM Family Medicine & IT

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Inpatient Culture Follow Up​ on Discharged Patients

Jesse Lewis MD; Lauren Tufts MD; Rebekah Fabela MD; Matthew Schade MD; Reesha Bodiwala DO; Lauren Rakes DO; Colton Morrow MD; Sundus Ghouri MBBS; Justin Spradling MD; Saubhagyi Singh MBBS

MUSOM Pediatrics 

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Investigating Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Corey Alley MD; Hafiz Ikram MD; Chase Warner MD; Teddy Ayele MD

MUSOM Internal Medicine

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MRSA Decolonization Protocol Strategies to Decrease Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Lillie Bower

MH SMMC

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Navigating ABSITE Success: Insights from Pre-Assessment Practices in Preparing Surgical Residents for Competitive Sub-specialties

Armein Rahimpour MD; David Fox MD; Jacy Baxter MD; Thomas Cassier MD; Missy Morrison C-TAGME; Rahman Barry MD; Peter Ray MD; David Denning MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Optimizing Burn Care Outcomes: A 13 Year Retrospective Study of Burns at an Appalachian Referral Center

Armein Rahimpour MD; David Fox, Jacy Baxter; Rahman Barry MD; Peter Ray MD; David Denning MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Raising Awareness of Medications that can Exacerbate Myasthenia Gravis

Jonathan Hanson MD; Jamil Numan MD; Jordan Preston MD

MUSOM Neurology

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Reducing MRSA Blood Infections (Methicillin-Resistant Staph Aureus)

Larri D. Terrell BSN, RN

MH CHH MRSA

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Resident Education of Emergency Contraception (EC): a QI Project

Grace Montgomery PGY 2; Leah Ching PGY 1; Rachel Lee PGY 1

MUSOM OBGYN

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Retinopathy Screening Improvement for Diabetic Patients: A Resident-led Quality Improvement Project

Flora Park DO; Blue Cremeans MD;  Hannah Leport MD;  Tammy Lowe RN;  Amy Pack RN; Tammy Wilson PSR; Michelle Peters MAT; Adam M. Franks MD

MH CHH and MUSOM Family Med

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Should we Just Wash Our Hands?

Thomas Adams MD; Dominika Dziadecki MD; Christopher Gonzalez DO; Toufeeq Suliman MD

MUSOM Surgery

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Standardized Consent Forms for Surgical Procedures: An Attempt to Increase Resident Efficiency and Reduce Variability in the Informed Consent Process

Thomas Cassier; David Forrister; Donghoon Lee; Alexandra Persily; Peter-John Plummer; Kassidy Price; Kelsie Roberts-Moore

MUSOM Surgery

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Strategies to Decrease Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injuries Following Coronary Intervention

Tiffany Beckett BSN, RN; Gina Dixon MSN, RN

MH SMMC

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Strategies to Increase Documentation of Daily Weights in the Heart Failure Patient

Gina Dixon MSN, RN

MH SMMC

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The Journey to High Reliability: The Use of Remote Video Monitoring to Prevent Falls update

Andrea Criss DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC;

MH CHH

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The Role of the Clinical Quality Assurance Nurse: obtaining zero patient harm and reducing CLABSI and CAUTI infections

Kendra Eplion BSN, RN

MH CHH

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Unpacking Absite Performance: Evaluating International Vs. Domestic Medical Graduates And D.O. Vs. M.D. Trainees In A Joint Residency Program

Armein Rahimpour MD; David Fox MD; Jacy Baxter MD; Thomas Cassier MD; Missy Morrison C-TAGME; Rahman Barry MD; Peter Ray MD; David Denning MD.

MUSOM Surgery

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Using Anemia Algorithms During Pregnancy QI Project

Britt Day MD; Katherine Billups MD; Emma Nellhaus MD; Lauren Bauer MD; Micah Ray MD

MUSOM OBGYN

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Utilization of a LARC Implementation Toolkit Among Pediatric Residents to improve LARC referrals in Adolescents

Jennie Yoost MD MSc; Sophia Anton MS-3; Lauren Baumgartner MS-1; Ellen Rome MD, MPH

MUSOM OBGYN

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Will Offering a Psychiatry Residency Program Increase Access and Quality of Services at a Rural Hospital: a Community Perspective

Pooja Warrier; Jacob Riffle DO; Jo Ann Raines MA; Amanda Jones C-TGME; Paulette S. Wehner MD

MUSOM & Holzer

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