Posters
Posters
Spring 2025 Conference
You can email the primary author with any questions or comments by clicking on their name below the poster.
- All
- Feeding
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Discharge/Length of Stay
- CLABSI/SSI/Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Heart Failure/Transplants/VADs/Advanced Cardiac Therapies
- Pharmacology
- EDI
- Operational Methods/Administration
- Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellness
Identifying Clinical Risk Factors for Prolonged Length of Stay, Extubation Failure and Ventilatory Dependence in Neonates Undergoing Arterial Switch Operations
Allysa Gornall, BSN, RN, CCRN-K
Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Safe Discharge for Inpatient Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Patients
Holly Nadorlik, DO
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Implementing a Bundle Approach for Standardization of Discharge Day to Achieve Nurse and Patient Satisfaction in a Pediatric Heart Center
Jeanette Belan, RN
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Redefining the Recovery Pathway for Patients Post Minimally Invasive Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect: A Quality Initiative
Jill O’Hare MN, NP-Paeds
Jennifer L. Russell MD, FRCP
The Hospital for Sick Children
Reduced Length of Stay After Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Benchmark Congenital Cardiac Cases
Catherine Allan, MD
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Reduction in Central Line Entries as Part of a CLABSI Prevention Bundle
Catherine Allan, MD
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Pre-Assignment of Nursing Code Roles in the CICU
Molly Bilello, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Danika Ryan, BSN, RN, CCRN
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Surgical Chest Tube Removal with Moderate to High Output Chylothorax Can Help With Resolution
Deborah Frank, MD, PhD
UVA Health Children’s
Laying the Groundwork: Creating an Engaging Cardiac Curriculum for New Advanced Practice Providers
Margaret Brimeyer, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-PC/AC
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Huddle Up: Utilizing Virtual Safety Huddles to Reduce Readmissions on Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Service
Megan Jensen DNP, RN, CPNP- PC
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Optimizing Standardized Health-Related Social Needs Screening in an Acute Care Cardiology Unit and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Larissa Wenren, MD
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
HeartWatch: A Pilot Program to Reduce Emergency Transfers and Improve Situational Awareness Among Pediatric Cardiology Patients in the Acute Care Cardiology Unit
Macala Maney, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Reduction in Utilization of Routine Chest Radiographs in the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiac Unit
Anuja Shikhare, MD
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
A Quality Initiative to Improve CLABSI Prevention Bundle Compliance and Reduce Central Venous Catheter Duration in an Acute Care Cardiac Unit
Mansi Mandhani, MD
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Early Outcomes of Standardized Feeding Practices for Medical Infants in the ACCU
Jennifer Schmoker, BSN, RN, CCRN
Melissa Wehrman, MD
Children’s Nebraska
Standardization of Nasogastric Tube Insertion and Removal in Patients Improves PO Feeding Routes in Children Admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit
Melissa Wehrmann, MD
Children’s Nebraska
“HACK”-ing Handoff: A Novel Framework for Effective and Efficient Transfer of Care
Minnie Dasgupta, MD
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
The Multidisciplinary Team Effect on Neonatal Feeding Outcomes in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Julianna Provost Amorese, MSN, CPNP-AC
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Hospital Readmission Among Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Patients: A Single Tertiary Care Center Experience
Yuliya Turiy, MD, MPH
Gabriela Canizal-Moreno, CPNP-PC
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Pumping Up the Units: Designing and Implementing Pediatric Cardiac Nursing Support for Medical-Surgical Units
Rhymini Cadiz-Villareal, RN, MSN-Ed, CCRN
Kristin Mendoza, RN, MSN, CCRN
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Optimizing Pain Management in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Shaila Bahl, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC
Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Sustained High Completion Rate of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Safety Checklist Over 2 Years in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Thomas Dietzman, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
A Comprehensive Wound Complication Reduction Plan in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Viki Haro, RN, CPNP
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Postoperative Length of Stay in a Cardiac Acute Care Unit
Kevin Pettit, MD
Jennifer Kreuter, RN, BSN
Kelly O’Neil, RN, BSN, CCRN
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Enhancing Cardiac Intensive Care Unit to Acute Care Cardiology Unit Transfers: A Standardized Approach to Reduce Readmissions and Transfer Latency
Ian Hovis, MD
Children’s National Medical Center
The Development, Utilization and Results of a Validated Culture Survey to Measure Improvement in Inpatient Transfers Between CICU and ACCU Units
Lisa A. (Hom) Wandler, RN Esq.
Children’s National Medical Center
Optimizing Discharge for Underserved Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Single Center Experience
Batoul Bugis, CPNP
Children’s National Medical Center
Reducing Cardiac Arrest in the ACCU: A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative
Kimberly DiMaria, DNP
Alexandra Knoerr RN
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates Undergoing Arterial Switch Operations
Igor Areinamo, MD, FAAP
Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
- All
- Feeding
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Discharge/Length of Stay
- CLABSI/SSI/Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Heart Failure/Transplants/VADs/Advanced Cardiac Therapies
- Pharmacology
- EDI
- Operational Methods/Administration
- Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellness
Social Risk, Insurance Type, and Surgical Complexity: Analyzing Unexpected Disparities in Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes
Igor Areinamo, MD, FAAP
Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Epidemiology of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on an Acute Cardiology Care Unit
Scarlet Woodrick, MD
Kimberly DiMaria, DNP
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Suboptimal Evaluation of Children with Persistent Hypertension After Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
Celina Brunson, MD
Ariana Mirzada, MD
Children’s National Medical Center
Patient Characteristics Associated with 30-Day Readmission to a Pediatric Cardiac Center
Michael He, MD
Children’s National Medical Center
Pulmonary Hypertension Medication Use Among Acute Care Cardiology Units – A PAC3 Registry Evaluation
Sarah Zoretic, DO
Children’s Health Dallas, UT
Seizure Screening in dTGA patients after neonatal BAS at a Single Center Study
Carol Pineda, MD
Children’s National Medical Center
Hemodynamic Effects of Bathing in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Andrea Torzone, MSN, CPNP, CNS
Javier J. Lasa, MD
Children’s Health Dallas, UT
An Examination of Social Determinants of Health and their Association with Preventable and Urgent Readmissions in Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology
Katherine Price, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Reassessing Code Blue Review in the CICU
Laura Goodman, MSN, RN, CCRN
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Use and Complications in a Pediatric Heart Center
Melanie Walsh, BSN, RN, CPN
Alexandra Birely, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-P
David Lee, BSN, RN, CPN
Children’s Health Dallas, UT
Pre-Discharge Car Seat Tolerance Screening in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Nicholas Barresi, MD
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Chrononutrition and Cardiometabolic Health: Epidemiological Evidence and Future Research Directions
Timi Raji, MBBS, MPH
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Increase in Human Milk Utilization at Discharge After Introduction of an Exclusive Human Milk Pathway in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Victoria DeRue, CPNP-AC
Golisano Childen’s Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Feeding, Host and Other Factors Associated with the Gut Microbiome of Infants with CHD vs Healthy Controls
Amelia St. John, MSN, CPNP-AC
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Comparing Early Transfers by Admission Source: Direct vs ED
Zachary West, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
A Single Center Review of Early Transfers in the Pediatric Cardiac Population: Incidence and Outcomes
Brian Curry, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Spring 2024 Conference
You can email the primary author with any questions or comments by clicking on their name below the poster.
- All
- Feeding
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Discharge/Length of Stay
- CLABSI/SSI/Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Heart Failure/Transplants/VADs/Advanced Cardiac Therapies
- Pharmacology
- EDI
- Operational Methods/Administration
- Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellness
Utilizing In-Situ Simulation to Improve Recognition & Early Intervention to Decrease Cardiac Arrests in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU
Kate McGinnins, BSN, RN, CCRN
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Reducing Emergency Transfers from an Acute Care Cardiology Unit
Erin Fisher Kenny, RN, BSN
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Implementation of a Target-Based Protocol Reduces Post-Operative Length of Stay after Pediatric Heart Surgery
Robert Loar, MD
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Timely Completion of Post-Operative Echocardiograms to Streamline Patient Discharge
Robert Loar, MD
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Unlocking Compliance: Leveraging K-Cards for a Safety 2 Approach in CLABSI Prevention
Shaun Christopher Frame, DNP, NEA-BC, CPHQ, CCRN, PED-BC
Children’s National Medical Center
Hearts to Home: Children’s Nebraska’s Journey to Improved Discharge Efficiency from the CCU
Jen Schmoker, BSN, RN, CCRN
Ashley Larsen, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-AC
Children’s Nebraska
A Transformative Leadership Approach to Reducing Nursing Turnover in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Deniro Brown MSN, RN, CCRN
Children’s Health Dallas
Evaluation of Supplemental Oxygen Use in the Acute Care Cardiology Unit and Opportunities for Standardizing Practice
Melanie Walsh, BSN, RN, CPN
Sarah Mahmalji, BSN, RN, CPN
Children’s Health Dallas
Closing the Gap: Increasing Interpreter Utilization at CVICU to ACCU Transfers
Priyanka Saha, MD
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
A Multi-Modal Approach to Reduce Stroke Incidence in Patients Supported with Pulsatile Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices
Aaron DeWitt, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Mitigating Risk without Sacrificing Quality: A Novel Approach to CTA Imaging for Interstage Patients
Christine Dillingham, MN, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Implementing an Interdisciplinary Protocolized Sedation and Analgesia Order Set in the CVICU
Stijn Mintjens, MD, PhD
CHOC Children’s Hospital
Cardiac Arrest Prevention Bundle in Pediatric Cardiothoracis ICU: Impact on Culture, Shared Mental Model and EHR Transition
Catherine Dimes, RN
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
A Quality Improvement Approach to Standardize Screening and Treatment of Patients at Risk for Vocal Cord Injury following Aortic Arch Surgery
Elizabeth M. Moynihan, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Children’s National Medical Center
Timeliness of “Red Event” Reviews – Optimizing “Cardiac-Multidisciplinary Assessment of Performance” (C-MAP) Rounds with Morbidity and Mortality Review
Andrea Torzone, MSN, APRN, CPNP, CNS
Children’s Health Dallas
Implementation of Heart Center Watcher Programs to Prevent Cardiac Arrests Outside of the Intensive Care Unit
Kim DiMaria, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Vascular Ring Repair: A Unique Phenotype for Post-Operative Chylothorax
David Bailly, DO
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital
Yummy In My Tummy: Improving Oral Feed Rates in the Heart Center
Amelia St. John, PNP-AC
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Development of a PAC³/PC4 Quality Assurance Dashboard
Erin Ward, RN, BSN
Jeri Bennett, RN, BSN
Riley Hospital for Children
Utilizing the NEONATE Score to Address Modifiable Risk Factors in Interstage Patients
Kimberly L Moore, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC
Children’s Health Dallas
Mitigating the Burden of Text Message-Related Interruptions in the Cardiovascular ICU
Andrew Smith, MD
Monroe Carroll Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
From Hospital to Home — Improving the Discharge Experience on a Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Unit
Jennifer Barbadora, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Improving Nutrition in Infants with Critical Congenital Heart Disease, an Ongoing Quality Improvement Project
Steven Conlon, MD
Riley Children’s Hospital
Impact Of A New Staffing Model On Rounding Efficiency In An Acute Care Cardiology Unit: A Single Center Experience
Jessica Lord, PA-C
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Improving the Continuity of Care for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonatal Care Unit by a Dedicated Service Line Lead by APPs
Jessica Crespo, CPNP-AC
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Attention to Prevention: Reduction in Risk-adjusted Post-operative Rate of Cardiac Arrest with Implementation of the PC4 Cardiac Arrest Prevention Bundle
Justin Smith, MD
Golisano Children’s Hospital, University of Rochester
Reducing Cardiac Surgical Site Infections: The Sick Kids Experience
Jill O’Hare, RN(EC), MN
The Hospital for Sick Children
Creation and Maintenance of a Multidisciplinary Team to Address Central Line Bloodstream Infections in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Joyce Northrup, BSN, RN, CCRN
Dell Children’s Medical Center
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- Feeding
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Discharge/Length of Stay
- CLABSI/SSI/Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Heart Failure/Transplants/VADs/Advanced Cardiac Therapies
- Pharmacology
- EDI
- Operational Methods/Administration
- Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellness
Identifying Factors Associated with 30-day Readmission Following Congenital Heart Surgery
Dristi Khanal, MSN-NI, RN
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Impact of Blood Transfusions on Outcomes in Neonatal and Infant Heart Surgery: The PrbC4 Study
Michael Wolfe, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Data Abstraction: Using Natural Language Processing To Support The Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) Registry Data Abstraction Effort
Rebecca Zahn, MSN, RN
Texas Children’s Hospital
Pre-operative Oral Feeding in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease Portends a Higher Likelihood of Freedom from Tube Feeding at Time of Postoperative Discharge
Aseel Dabbagh, DO, MBA
University of Virginia Health Children’s Hospital
Emergency Transfers Lead to Increased Mortality in Pediatric Cardiology Patients
Zachary West, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Standardizing Cardiac Discharge Education and Planning: Enhancing Discharge Readiness and Timeliness
Meghan Levis, BSN, RN, CPN
Jennifer Tobon, BSN, RN, CPN
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Risk factors Associated with Central Venous Catheter Related Thrombosis after Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the PC4 Registry
Ashish Ankola, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital
Genetic Variation and Association with Post-Operative Outcomes for Neonates and Infants in the CICU
Danielle Devine, MD
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Reduction in Acute Care Cardiology Unit Pediatric Code Activations with Implementation of Cardiac Rapid Response Team
Rebecca Mai, MSN, RN
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Kabuki Patients with Congenital Heart Defects: Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery
Viki Haro, RN, MSN, CPNP
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Pulmonary Hypertension Medication Use in Patients with Congenital or Acquired Heart Disease among Acute Care Cardiology Units – a PAC³ registry evaluation
Sarah Zoretic, DO
Children’s Health Dallas
Pleural Drainage, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Strategies in the Perioperative Fontan Patient: a Multicenter Report
Silvestre Duran, MD
UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Risk Factors Associated with <48 Hour Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Bounce Backs: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis Integrating Fields from STS, PC4 and PAC³
Mekdela Tirfe, MSN, RN
Janet Kreutzer, RN, MSN
Maria Balbin, MPH, BSN
Children’s National Medical Center
Risk Factors for and Outcomes Following Tube Assisted Feeding in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Kelsey Iguidbashian, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease on the Acute Care Cardiology Unit (ACCU): A Report from the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative (PAC³)
Rachel Duncan, MD
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Spring 2023 Conference
If you would like to get in touch with the primary author, please email us at pac3@childrens.com and we will help connect you.
| Title | Primary Author | Center |
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Improving Data Entry for PC4 and PAC3 in CardioAccess by Utilizing a Custom Standardized Data Flowsheet in Cerner |
Maria Balbin |
Children’s National Medical Center |
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Engaging Providers in Discharge Caregiver Education to Decrease Medication Errors – A Quality Improvement Project in the Children’s Heart Institute |
Jeanette Belan |
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston |
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PROMISE: PRO-active Mitigation to decrease Serious Adverse Events |
Tara Cosgrove |
Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
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Implementation of a Multiphase, Multi-institutional QI Initiative to Decrease Opioid and Benzodiazepine Exposure in CICU Patients |
Kimberly DiMaria |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
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1st Five Minute Drills: Using Simulation to Improve Resuscitation Team Performance in a Pediatric Cardiac Acute Care Unit |
Chelsea Hughes |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
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Internal Automated PC4 Data Abstraction |
Carly Scahill |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
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Sustaining Improvements in CLABSI Reduction in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit |
Catherine Dimes |
Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients After Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Catherine Dimes |
Emory University – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Implementation of a Discharge Nurse Role in the Acute Care Cardiology Unit |
Elysia Harshman |
Children’s Health Dallas |
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Antimicrobial Stewardship and Improved Antibiotic Utilization in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit |
Margot Hillyer |
Emory University – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Standardize the Diagnosis and Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease |
Margot Hillyer |
Emory University – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Improving Medical Interpreter Usage during Medical Rounds for Limited English Proficiency Families in a Pediatric Cardiac Acute Care Unit |
Chelsea Hughes |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
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NG Free: Delayed Feeding Tube Removal May Prolong Hospitalization |
Chelsea Hughes |
Texas Children’s Hospital |
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Implementation of a Fast-Track Post Operative Clinical Pathway for Straightforward Cardiovascular Surgery Patient Population |
Sarah Lagergren |
Children’s Mercy Hospital |
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Implementation of Central Venous Catheter Tubing Setup to Decrease the Risk of Femoral Inserted Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit |
Nina Nacpil |
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles |
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Decreasing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Developing Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit |
Joyce Northrup |
Dell Children’s Hospital |
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Implementation of a Staff Engagement Committee on a Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Unit Addressing Nursing Burnout |
Mary Pacheco |
Children’s Health Dallas |
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Creation and Implementation of an Institutional Postoperative Norwood Course Correction Process |
Trisha Patel |
Emory University – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Mortality Events in Patients with Heart Disease: A Novel Process for Rapid Review, Classification, and Identification and Implementation of Countermeasures |
Loren D. Sacks |
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford |
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Identifying and Screening for Pediatric Delirium in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Provider Education Intervention |
Brittany Shutes |
Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
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Improving Medication Safety for Pediatric Patients: Utilization of a Simplified Digoxin Order Panel |
Kaitlin Tindel |
Children’s Health Dallas |
| Title | Primary Author | Center |
|---|---|---|
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Risk Factors for Adverse Events Among the Norwood Patients: A Single Center Retrospective Study |
Alaa Aljiffry |
Emory University – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Early Enteral Feeding in Infants with Prolonged Ventilation after Congenital Heart Surgery |
Suzanne Hilt |
Golisano Children’s Hospital, University of Rochester |
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Characterizing Acute Care Cardiology Central Venous Catheter Use and Complications |
Megan Rodts |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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OpenNotes in Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology: Collective Experiences of Caregivers and Providers in a Single Center |
Megan Rodts |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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Periods of Low Renal Perfusion Pressure are Associated with Acute Kidney Injury following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery |
Wendy Torres |
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago |
Spring 2022 Conference
You can email the primary author with any questions or comments by clicking on their name below the poster.
- All
- Feeding
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Discharge/Length of Stay
- CLABSI/SSI/Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Heart Failure/Transplants/VADs/Advanced Cardiac Therapies
- Pharmacology
- EDI
- Operational Methods/Administration
- Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellness
Reduction of Duration of a Fat-Modified Diet for Chylothorax: Success at 2 Centers
Jason Buckley
Medical University of South Carolina
Reducing Preventable Harm Through High-Risk Rounding in Heart Institute: CICU and CPCU
Michelle Jantzen
Kimberly DiMaria
Children’s Hospital Colorado
A Comprehensive Closed Loop Debriefing Program to Improve Patient Outcomes and Code Team Performance
Kimberly DiMaria
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Escalation of Care Bundle Improves Patient Outcomes in the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit
Kimberly DiMaria
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Improving the Family Centeredness of Daily Inpatient Rounds in an Acute Care Cardiology Unit
Dana Gal
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Reduced Hospital Length of Stay Following Implementation of Post-Operative Fontan Clinical Management Guidelines
Stephen A. Hart
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Guidelines Development and Implementation Across Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Critical Care Units at a Single Center
Kelli Irwin
Texas Children’s Hospital
Improving the Heart Center Second Opinion Process at Texas Children’s Hospital
Alicia Kleinhans
Texas Children’s Hospital
Children’s Mercy Hospital: Acute Care Cardiology Discharge A3
Sarah Lagergren
Megan Jensen
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Prevention of Medication Errors at Discharge from the CCU
Amy S. Lay
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Reducing Unplanned Extubations in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit via a Decision-Based Algorithm for Responding to Endotracheal Tube Position after Chest X-Rays
Ryan Moran
Renikko Alleyne
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Congenital Cardiac ICU MRI Interprofessional Checklist (MIC) for Transport
Pooja Nawathe
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Reduce Unnecessary Prescriptions at the Time of Discharge
Martha Nicholson
Alaina Kipps
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford
A Single Center Perspective on Standardized Practices for Central Venous Catheter Removal in Acute Care Cardiology
Megan Rodts
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Reduction in Medical Intervention and Resource Utilization Following Introduction of an Early Chest Tube Removal Strategy in Post-Operative Cardiothoracic Surgeries
Tom Valikodath
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Development of a Real-Time, Interactive Dashboard to Reduce the Cardiac Arrest Rate in the CICU
Erin Ward
Riley Hospital for Children – Indiana University Health
Closing An Equity Gap: Improving Language Access in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
Jessica Jones
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford
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- Feeding
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Discharge/Length of Stay
- CLABSI/SSI/Hospital Acquired Conditions
- Heart Failure/Transplants/VADs/Advanced Cardiac Therapies
- Pharmacology
- EDI
- Operational Methods/Administration
- Education
- Patient Safety
- Wellness
Outcome Differences for Life-Threatening Events Between Day and Night Shifts and The Impact of Organizational Characteristics Among Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Units: A Preliminary Single Center Analysis
Brian Han
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford
Development and validation of the Complexity and Fatigue in Interpreted Encounters (CFIE) Tool: A novel method to assess demands on interpreter concentration and mental fatigue in the healthcare encounter
Andrea Henry
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Parent Discharge Education & Readiness for the Transition to Home after Congenital Heart Surgery
Michael Kim
Colleen Pater
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
A Predictive Model to Prevent Deterioration Among Hospitalized Patients with Structural Heart Disease
Laura Rust
Jessica Bowman
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Enhancing Education for an Inpatient Subspecialty Advanced Practice Provider Group through the Implementation of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Educator Role
Caitlin O’Connell
Boston Children’s Hospital
Spring 2020 Conference
If you would like to get in touch with the primary author, please email us at pac3@childrens.com and we will help connect you.
| Title | Primary Author | Center |
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Abstraction Time Per Encounter Decreases Manual Data Abstraction Efficiency and Limits Timely Registry Submission |
Kenneth E. Mah, MD, MS |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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Although Easier, Is it Safe? Low Molecular Weight Heparin Anticoagulation in Young Children with Mechanical Prosthetic Valves |
Colleen M. Pater, MD, MS |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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Are Renal and Cerebral Near Infrared Spectroscopy Associated with Low Cardiac Output and Adverse Outcomes in Single Ventricle Patients after Stage I Palliation |
Richard U. Garcia, MD |
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital |
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Bringing Knowledge to the Bedside: How Coaching Decreased Cardiac Arrest and Nursing Turnover in the CICU |
Kimberly DiMaria, MSN, CPNP-AC |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
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Building a Culture of Mental Well-Being: Do Virtual Wellness Sessions Improve Overall Readiness for Transition to Home for Our Families in the Heart Center at SLCH |
Jessica L. Mann, DNP, CPNP-AC |
St. Louis Children’s Hospital |
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Calls After Recent Experience (CARE): A Nurse-Led Follow-Up Discharge Program |
Kathleen Smiddy, BSN, RN, CPN |
Boston Children’s Hospital |
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Cardiac Acute Transition Care to Home (CATCH) Program: The Development of an Innovative Transition to Home Care Model |
Megan Jensen, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC |
Children’s Mercy Hospital |
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Changing Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Culture around Sedation and Mobility |
Jennifer Kragie |
University of Virginia Health Children’s Hospital |
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Decreased Length of Stay after Implementation of a Fontan Peri-Operative Care Pathway |
Michael V. DiMaria |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
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Decreasing Medium Chain Triglyceride Feeding Duration in Postoperative Chylothorax Patients |
Melissa Winder, CPNP-AC |
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital |
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Early Prediction of Chylothorax in Children After Cardiac Surgery |
Alex Birely, MSN, ACCNS |
Children’s Health Dallas |
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Increasing Access to and Successful Completion of Annual Psychology Evaluation in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients: Lessons Learned in a Tertiary Care Setting |
Erin Albers, MD |
Seattle Children’s Hospital |
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Initiation of an IV Access Scoring Tool and Vascular Access Algorithm in a Pediatric Cardiac Stepdown Unit |
Catelyn VanDerKolk, CPNP-AC |
UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital |
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Patient Family Experience on an Acute Care Cardiology Unit |
Megan Rodts, MD |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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Practice Variability in Outpatient Management of Pediatric Postoperative Pericardial Effusion: Tapping into Our Shared Experience |
Leyla Allum, ARNP |
Seattle Children’s Hospital |
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Reducing SSI by Quality Improvement Opportunity Identified by PC4 |
Allison Reynolds, DNP, CPNP-PC |
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Spectrum |
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The Role of Data Transparency and Recognition of LCOS in the Reduction of Cardiac Arrests, ECMO Runs, and Inotrope Usage: One Cardiac Intensive Care Unit’s Journey |
Teresa Tobin, MSOD, RRT-NPS |
Children’s Nebraska |
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Staff Scheduling and Workload on Outcomes in the Pediatric CICU |
Michael Fundora, MD |
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Sustainability of Improved Nursing Documentation through Education |
Melissa Yu, BSN, RN |
Texas Children’s Hospital |