From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Oscar Zamudio MD (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Remus Popa MD (University of California Riverside School of Medicine), Fatimah Bello MD Background: Syncope is a common condition defined as loss of consciousness due to...
Improving Appropriateness of Diagnostic or Screening Services
Improving Antibiotic Stewardship: Optimizing Procalcitonin Utilization in Patients Admitted with Respiratory Tract Infections
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Sunjay Letchuman BBA (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Ajani Gyasi BS, Alexander Zhou MS, Alicia Yang BS, Zach Gallate MS, Batsheva Weinberger BSN, Anthony Delicce MD, Reem Aoun MD, Anne Linker MD, Risa Fuller MD...
Distribution of patient-centered educational flyers to increase lung cancer screening rates.
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Houda Bouhmam MD (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital), Rebecca Scalabrino MD (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School), Levi Sokol MD, Judith Amorosa MD Lung cancer continues to be the most common cause of cancer related...
Development of strategies to de-implement low-value pre-operative testing: the use of a research-practice partnership as a model to design & deliver high-value care
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Anthony Cuttitta MPH (Michigan Medicine), Caroline Richburg BS, Cecilia Pesavento MBA, Alexis Antunez MD, Valerie Gavrila MPH, Shawna Smith PhD, Lesly Dossett MD, MPH Background:De-implementation of low-value care represents an...
Enhancing gastrostomy tube care: A qualitative insight into G-tube safety and related policy dissemination at a large academic tertiary care center
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Xiyu Zhao, Undergraduate (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine), Danna Lamont, Undergraduate (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing), Sarah Osorio, Undergraduate, Jacob Blum, Undergraduate, Carolyn Im, Undergraduate, Siam...
Improving Screening and Vaccination Rate for Hepatitis B in Veterans Affair Primary Care Population: A Quality Improvement Study
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Zhuo Yu DO (Stony Brook University Hospital), Lisa Fisher MD (Northport VA Medical Center) Background:According to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), acute infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is rising among...
Osteoporosis Screening for Male Veterans in a Resident Based Primary Care Clinic at Veteran Affairs Medical Center
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Zhuo Yu DO (Stony Brook University Hospital), Lisa Fisher MD (Northport VA Medical Center), Jane Hand MD, Kathy Tin DO Background:In elderly patients, falls can be disabling and result in complications, including fractures,...
Raising awareness and implementing Universal Hepatitis B screening and vaccination between ages 19-59
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Knkush Hakobyan, Medical Resident (Capital Health Medical Center), Amy Theresa Pulikeyil, Medical Resident, Khadija Merchant, Medical Doctor Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide....
The Impact of an Antimicrobial and Laboratory Stewardship Clinical Pathway on Outpatient Management of Pediatric Pharyngitis
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Diana Nguyen DO (University of Texas Medical Branch), Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien MD, Peter McCaffrey MD, Christy Cao BS, Gulshan Sharma MD, Stephen Williams MD, Janak Patel MD Objective:Our objective was to improve appropriate...
The Brain Injury Clinic: Building a multidisciplinary clinic that utilizes technology to optimize patient outcomes
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Allison Nogi DPT (Johns Hopkins Hospital), Daniel Krasna MD, Brittaney Colebank MOT, OTR/L, Hannah Smith PT Background:Patients with brain injury typically have rehabilitation needs that require multiple providers in different...
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