Summit Entries 2025

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An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care at Marshall OBGYN QI Project

Amy Smith, MD; Rachel Lee, MD; Micah Weaver, MD
JCESOM OBGYN

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Analysis and Improvement of Postpartum Depression Screening in the Immediate Postpartum Period

Lauren Lipscomb, MD; Grace Montgomery, MD; Amber Wright, MD; Laura Florence, RN; Emily Sloane, MD
JCESOM OBGYN

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Association between Compliance with Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Up-titration of Therapies for Heart Failure: A Quality Improvement Project

Rodrigo Aguilar, MD; Andenet Mengitsu, MD; Alhasan Albuzi, MD; Mohamed Shelig, MD; Carlos Rueda, MD
JCESOM Cardiology and Internal Medicine

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Behavioral Emergency Response Team

Wendy S. Maynard, MSN-NA, FNP, RN
MHN Saint Mary's Medical Center Quality

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Benefit of Bundled Consents for Common Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit

Thomas Cassier, MD; Kelsie Roberts-Moore, MD; Alexandra Persily, MD; Kassidy Price, MD
MHN General Surgery

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Breast Cancer Screening Improving Quality Measure Rates

Kaitlan Harvey, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Bridging the Knowledge Gap Burn Scoring Systems and Mortality Risk in the Appalachian Population

Armein Rahimpour, MD; Pranav Balakrishnan, MBBS; Christina Arcand, MD; Jamie Anderson, MD
JCESOM Surgery

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

Alexander Iacono, DO; Sylvia Wajswol, DO; Mallory Morris, MD; Kristina Bryant-Melvin, MD
MHN Psychiatry Dept. and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Dept.

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Closing the Gap: Improving Colonoscopy Together

Bassel Dakkak, MD; Andrew Ferguson, MD; Yasmeen Obeidat, MD; Mohamed Hammad; Mohammed El-Dallal, MBBCh,
MD; M'hamed Turki, MD; Wesam M. Frandah, MD; Marc A. Subik, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology

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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Improving the Rate of Screening through Quality Improvement

Cassidy Woodrum, MS3;  Jodi Biller, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; Chad Smith, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD;  Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih, MPH; Adam M. Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health and MHN Populaation Health

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Continuity of Care in the Pediatric Resident Clinic

Jessica Roth, MD; Kaitlin Angel, MD; Virginia Franklin, MS-4; Matthew Nudelman, MD, MS;
Deborah Preston, BS ACRP-CCRC; Elizabeth Endicott, DO
JCESOM Pediatrics

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Decreasing burnout for residents of an Inpatient Family Medicine Service

Fnu Pallavi, MD; Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih MPH; Carolyn Curtis, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Development and Implementation of a Preventative Oral Health Fluoride Varnish Program at Marshall Pediatric Residency

Griffin Shoemaker MD, MPH; Ben Karabasz MD; Elizabeth Endicott DO; Jennifer Gerlach MD
JCESOM Pediatrics

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Disposition for Pneumothorax

Rebecca Meyer, DO; Brad Muncy, MD
JCESOM Surgery

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Does Skipping Routine Upper GI after Primary Bariatric Surgery Impact Recovery?

Aishwarya Vijay, MBA; Bethany Andrew; Momin Noor; Dontreyl Holsey; Yosuke Sakurai, MD; D. Blaine Nease, MD, FACS; Jenalee Corsello, MD; Semeret Munie, MD, FACS, FASMBS
JCESOM and MHN Surgery

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Educational Intervention to Reduce Inappropriate Echocardiograms

Mason Dial, MD; Vladimir Danailov, MD; Charles Price, MD; Daniel Jayasuriya, MD; Omar Al Metwali, MD; Eric Yu, DO; Jay Jensen, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine

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Effective Interventions to Prevent central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections in Medical ICU

Jiayan Wang, MD; Bezaye Milkias, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine

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Efficacy of Oral Misoprostol Versus Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening Based on Body Mass Index (BMI)

Jennifer Caudill, MD; Leah Ching, MD; Laurel Thomas, MD; Emily Sloane, MD
JCESOM and MHN OBGYN

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Empowering Children: The Role of Child Life Specialists in Reducing Hospital Stays Through Pill Swallowing Techniques

Chuchitra Thanigaivasan, BA, MS; Carleigh Cazad, BM, MT-BC; Jenny Yuhnke, BS, CCLS; Eva Tackett, MD
MHN Medicine and Pediatrics, Child Life Advocacy

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Enhancing Diabetic Hgb A1c Control A Student-Driven Quality Improvement Approach

Lauren Baumgarten, MS-3; Rachelle Subik, PharmD; Ashley Beaty, MSN, RN-BC; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam M. Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in Adrenal Insufficiency: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Hassan El Meedani, MD; Qi Li, MD; Henin Alsamarraie MD
JCESOM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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Enhancing Pulmonary Rehabilitation Utilization in Hospitalized COPD Patients Through Inpatient Screening and Referral Optimization

Anthony Workman, MD; Zakaria Alagha, MD; Abdul Muhsen; Z. Abdeen, MD; Saif Ghishan, MD; Muhammed Jumani, MBBS; Mark Bannon, DO; Mahmoud Abouzid, MBBCh; Syeda Ramsha Zaidi, MBBS; Eva Tackett MD.
JCESOM Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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Enhancing Surgical Outcomes: A Quality Improvement Initiative on Suture Selection and Patient Education in Cesarean Deliveries

Paghunda Ehsan, MD; Kishan Fichadiya, DO; Elham Othman, MD; Joseph Casper, DO; Emiliya Apinova; Zareen Nisar, MD; Himanshu Rathore, MD; Alras Zahran, MD; Alex Somerville DO
Holzer Health System Family Med

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Fall Risk Screening QI

Jacob Hesson, MD; Keiutsung “Philips” Shih, MPH; Adam Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Fibbing No More: A Tikosyn Protocol

Mackenzie Hamilton, DO; Adeniyi Ajenifuja, MD; Zachary Curtis, MD; Nihar Jena, MD; Khalid Abozguia, MD
JCESOM Cardiovascular Medicine

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FOCUS: Fast Outcomes for Children’s Urine Samples: Improving Timing of Urinary Laboratory Results in Pediatric Oncology Inpatient Setting

Courtny Lewis, RN; Paul Finch, MD; Joshua Hess, MD
MHN CHH Hoops Family Children's Hospital

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From Gaps to Growth: Evolving Resident Research in Internal Medicine Residency Program

Joshua Eastman; Zakaria Alagha. MBBCh; Thomas Wright, MD; Victoria Watson, MD; Caleb Clark, MD; Stephen Roy, MD; Samson Teka, MD; Eva Patton-Tackett, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine

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Have You Heard?  Dental Professionals Experience Higher Than Recommended Noise Exposure Limits During a Typical Workday.

Giselle Coo, DDS; Grace Joppachan, DDS; Julie Suarez, DDS; Raj Khanna, MD, DMD; Bobbi Steele, MPH, RDH, CTTS; Janna Thornsbury, MDH, RDH, NCTTP
JCESOM Dentistry and Oral Surgery

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Implementation and Impact of the Hospitalist Card System on Patient Satisfaction and Understanding of an Academic Hospitalist Team

Bobby Jackson, MD; Caroline Morgan, MD; Leah Hahn, MS-4; Courtney Wellman, MD
MHN Family Medicine

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Importance of Backup Long-Acting Insulin in Patients Using Insulin Pumps

Ali Ajmal, MD; Maria Luzuriaga, MD
JCESOM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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Improving Acute Migraine Treatment Through The Use Of A Standardized Migraine Cocktail Order Set

Briana Bodner, DO; Lindsay Littlehales, MD
MHN Neurology

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Improving Communication in Surgical Teams to Enhance Patient Safety and Outcomes

Willie Kimler, MD; Peter-John Plummer, MBBS; Jentre Hyde, MD; Josh Keefer, MD; Sharday Young, MD; Christopher Castagno, MD; Karim Abdelgaber, MD
JCESOM Surgery

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Improving Depression Screening Rates

Melissa Ashman-Brown, MD;  Louis Whest, MD;  Ryan Brown, MD;  Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih, MPH; Courtney Wellman, MD;  Adam M. Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Diabetic Kidney Health Screening in Family Medicine: A Quality Improvement Project

Autumn Brittingham, MS III; Georgia White, MS III; Kueitsung Shih, MPH; Adam Franks, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Outcomes with Alterations to the Current Cerebral Spinal Fluid Order Set

Sydney Martin, MD; Gabrielle Conway, DO; Lindsay Littlehales, MD; Nathan Baisden, MD
JCESOM Neurology

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Improving Patient Safety by Increasing Diagnostic Rates of Pleural Effusion with Frequent Fluid Analysis During Thoracentesis

Catherine Adams, MD; Ramsha Zaidi, MD; Mahmoud Abouzid MD
JCESOM Pulmonary and Critical Care

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Improving Patient Safety by Optimizing Completion of Missing Documentation

Kendell McNeely, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD; Kris Abernathy, ABM; Judy Watters; Amy Lawrence; Adam Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Resident preparedness for PCP Practice

Farah Alfarajat, MD; Matthew Nudelman, MD; Madison Anderson MD
JCESOM Pediatrics and University of Wisconsin (Data Analyst)

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Improving the Management of Status Epilepticus in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative 

Fahim Barmak, MD; Mariam Shabih, MD; Hashim Inam, MBBS
MHN Neurology

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Improving the newborn nursery hypoglycemia policy at Cabell Huntington Hospital

Genevra Addis, MD; Ayse Bulan, MD; Ayesha Khalid ,MBBS; Cynthia Massey, MD; Deborah Preston, BS, CCRC-ACRP; Lauren Rakes DO; Justin Spradling, MD; Lauren Tufts, MD; Jodi Plumley MD
JCESOM Pediatrics

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Improving the quality of patient care after hospital discharge by improving the TCM hospital follow up show rates

Trenton Hayes, MD; Sarah Lackey, DO; Tiny Ramey, RN; Adam Franks, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD
MHN Family Medicine

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Improving the Safety of Patients 50 Years Old and Older After Fractures An Ongoing Project

Richard Conway, DO; Mohammed Aamir Saiyed, MD; Kasey Stickler, MD; David Rupp, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam M. Franks, MD
JCESOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Transition of care between Internal medicine residents

Bassel Dakkak, MD; Mikayla Myers, MD; Victoria Watson, MD; Bezaye Milkias, MD; Sinen Tadesse Zeleke, MD; Eva D. Patton-Tackett, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine

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Improving Vaccination Status of Pediatric Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Jaime Basham, DO, PGY-3; Rose Mary Ayoob, MD; Rita Mattar, MS4
JCESOM Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology

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Innovating Colon Cancer Screening: Leveraging Targeted Data and Clinical Approaches through FIT-DNA Bulk Mailings - A Pilot Study​

Jodi Biller, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
MHN Population Health

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Keeping Focus of Prevention of Central Line Infections in the Pediatric Population

Michele Mcmaster, Rn, Bsn
MHN CHH Hoops Family Children's Hospital

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Management of Blood Pressure in High-Risk Appalachia with Hypertension Clinic A 2-year Follow-Up.​

Izza Saeed, MD; Jay Jensen, MD; Brittany Messer, PharmD; Ellen Thompson; Kanaan Mansoor, MD; Katherine Steele, MS; David Taylor, MS; Joshua Wyner, MS
MHN Cardiology and Pharmacy

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Non-Central Venous Catheter Venous Thromboembolism

Megan Hanshaw, RN, BSN, CPN
MHN CHH HOOPS Pediatrics and PICU

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Nurse-Driven Pediatric Vascular Access Team

Kolton Webb, RN; Joseph Adkins, RN; Kaitlin Schaver, RN; Russel Houck, RN; Sebastian Proaño, MD.
MHN CHH PICU

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Optimizing Medication Management: Reducing Costs through Recovery of Missing Medication Doses at a Regional Academic Medical Center

Allison Fisher, PharMD; BCCCP; Heather Horsley, CPhT; Stephanie Justice, PharMD; BCPS, CPEL
MHN CHH Inpatient Pharmacy

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Perinatal Mental Health

Johnda Ray, RN; Talisha Franklin, RN; Laura Florence, RN
MHN Maternity Center

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Psychiatric Care in Rural Appalachian Emergency Departments – A Five-Year Retrospective Study

Christopher Potts; Dakota May, MD
MHN Psych

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Reducing Complications of Diabetes in Pregnancy through Education and Management: Macrosomia and Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Heather Freas, RN; Heather Brown, RN; Brittani Craft, RN; Angela Whitfield, RN
MHN CHH Perinatal Center

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Reevaluating HRS Management: Expanding Norepinephrine Use Beyond the ICU

Khaled Al-baqain, MD; Said Sharawi, MD; Saif Ghishan, MD; Yanal Ash Shawareb, MD; Ibrahim Shanti, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine

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Retrospective Chart Review of Cesarean Hysterectomy Cases: Informing Evidence-Based Protocol Development for Improved Maternal Outcomes

Emma Nellhaus, MD; Emily Marsico, MD;  Lauren Bauer, MD; Abigail Tubert, MD; and Emily Sloane, MD
JCESOM MHN OBGYN

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The Impact of Draping Technique on Patient Satisfaction with Cataract Surgery

David Lee; Alex Dague; Vishal Verma, MD
JCESOM Ophthalmology

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Utilization of Technology in Hospital Beds to Achieve High Reliability

Andrea Criss, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
MHN CHH Nursing, Quality teams of Falls and Pressure Injury

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Utilizing the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale(RASS) to Improve Sedation Monitoring in the PICU

Daniel Jayasuriya, MD; Reesha Bodiwala, DO; Matthew Schade, MD; Juan Sebastián Proaño, MD
JCESOM Internal Medicine - Pediatrics

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Virtual Patient Education Utilizing Existing Resources to Implement a Successful New Service

Leigh Allen, RN, MSN-Ed, CNML
MHN Saint Mary's Medical Center Nursing

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