Beginning in 2014, the Evidence Based Practice Council of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (UUHC) has sponsored a poster fair that encourages employees and students to share projects and research initiatives. This collection contains posters presented by University of Utah Healthcare employees and students, all of whom have led a quality improvement effort in their department and wanted to share their story.
The Wellness Champion posters are presented by Wellness Champions across departments and divisions of University of Utah Health who implement a practical and evidence-based intervention to improve health and wellness, while measuring the outcome of their efforts. Originally known as the "Resiliency Poster Fair," the program was changed to "Wellness Champion Poster Fair" in 2018.
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Compassionate Workplace, When Our Employees are Happy, our Patients are Happy | Childress, Sue; Banner, Melissa | Provide a supportive and caring environment for all staff members that fosters resiliency as well as the personal growth and development of our employees, respects their individual uniqueness, and celebrates the difference they make in the lives of those we serve. |
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Evaluation of Safe Sedation Training: An Interactive, Web-Based Training for Moderate Sedation Administration | Doig, Alexa; Mudalige, Aruni | To evaluate the effectiveness of a new web-based training on novice nurse knowledge of moderate sedation administration principles and practices. |
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Promoting Safe Enteral Medication Administration | Drury, Zachary; Elofson, Kathryn | National practice guidelines for safe administration of enteral medications calls for nurses to flush before and after each individual medication. |
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Passport To Infusion: A Paper Checklist To Decrease Treatment Delays, Enhance Patient Satisfaction And Increase Patient Capacity | Arata, Joan; Doering, Ryan; Larsen, Tawni; Lombardi, Joy; Moynahan, Kelly | The "Passport to Infusion" is a paper checklist that clinic nurses use to ensure patient variables are addressed prior to the patient's arrival to the infusion room. The Passport was designed with input from all the outpatient clinics. Over a period of several months, the Passport was refined to inc... |
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Childhood Immunization Outreach At Redwood Health Center Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics Team | Carlson, Emily C.; Stone, Teresa; Soloman, Margaret; Ozbolt, Julia; Mohmand, Wagma; Whittemore, Kerry; Day, Julie; Mervis, Annie | "Childhood immunizations have been proven as an effective way to prevent many devastating illnesses in children and adults. However, often children are behind on receiving all necessary immunizations. In an effort to fully immunize children, the Redwood Internal Medicine/ Pediatrics team was chosen ... |
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Implementation and Evaluation of Pharmacist-led Education on Opioid Risk Reduction Measures in a Suburban Family Medicine Clinic | Pigott, Heidi; Gunning, Karen; Van Wagoner, Eve; Geurts, Kelsee | In Utah, opioid overdoses rank number seven in the country. |
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Evaluation of Single High-Dose Oral Vitamin D3 Therapy Versus Standard Care in Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients | Palasik, Brittany N.; Young, David C.; Bhakta, Zubin; Liou, Theodore G. | Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by abnormal secretions that obstruct airways and pancreatic ducts leading to lung inflammation, fibrosis, and chronic infection. |
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Workflow Intervention to Increase Urine Microalbumin Screening Rates in Diabetic Patients at Sugarhouse Family Medicine Clinic | Wood, Lauren; White, Charles; Saffel Shrier, Susan; Cox, Nicholas; Harrold, Adam; Belleville, Shirley; McAdams, Erin; , Benjamin; Curran, Shaun; Pantelakis, Jennifer; Rowley, Jenni;; Nelson, Sheryl; Black, Michael | Diabetic nephropathy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) that can easily be identified early and treated to prevent poor outcomes including dialysis and death. The objective of our study is to assess the effectiveness of a clinic flow intervention as a... |
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Maliheh Student-Run Free Clinic: An Analysis of Patient Follow-up and Demographics | Escalante, Jose; Fox, Nicole; Hardin, Fern; Lee, James; Villapando, Norma; Uhrey, Ryan; Coursey, Jeff; Coombs, Jennifer | The purpose of this study is to collect baseline demographic data of patients seen at Maliheh's Student-Run Free Clinic (SRFC), and observe whether SRFC exams are associated with further follow-up visits. |
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Evaluation of Molecular Biomarkers and Response to Therapy in Prostate Cancer | Carroll, Emma; Bailey, Erin; Streeter, Jessica; Gill, David; Hahn, Andrew; Agarwal, Neeraj; Maughan, Benjamin | Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Prostate cancer has a long natural history, and development of metastatic disease may not be detected for approximately 5 years after initial diagnosis. The backbone of therapy for patients with metastatic disease is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT... |
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Implementation of a Medication Reconciliation Improvement Bundle for Acute Care Inpatients | Trovato, Anthony; Mullin, Shantel; Ferrie, Alyssa; Edholm, Karli | Accurate medication reconciliation is fundamental in assessing and adjusting medication regimens during transitions of care. Reconciliation discrepancies and incomplete medication lists can lead to medication errors and patient harm. |
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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Survivorship Care Plan (SCP): Bridging The Knowledge And Care Access Gap: A Pilot Study | Lee, Wenny | Develop the surveillance and long-term follow-up plan for patients who have had allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. |
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Methylprednisolone Use for DAH in HSCT Recipients and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Guideline | Ratté, Morgan; Sanders, Stephanie; Elofson; Kathryn; Harris, Estelle | Pulmonary complications occur in 25-50% of HSCT recipients and are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. |
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Using the Epic EMR for Research Documentation | Kingsford, Rachel; Lujan, Leanne; Carpenter, Lindsay; Fairbairn, Sally; Sharry, Susan; Sonty, Karthik; Moehle, Jessica; Werner, Theresa L. | Accurate and timely documentation of research data are critical for ensuring patient safety and data integrity. Leveraging the electronic medical record (EMR) system for capture of research documentation has allowed the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) Clinical Trials Office (CTO) to produce contempo... |
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Decreasing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Through Photo Documentation | Lynch, Nicole; D'Ausilio, Jamie | Evidence shows that patients who are on ICU floors have several factors that also put them at high risk of developing PI's. In fact, they found that the "probability of developing a pressure injury for patients on ICU's was 1-5 (95% CI 1.2-1.7) times higher than it was for patients in wards." (Lahma... |
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Optimizing Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intravenous Amikacin in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Assessment of Clinical Outcomes and Nephrotoxicity | Huynh, Hoa Q.; Illamola, Silvia M.; Liu, Xiaoxi; Bhakta, Zubin; Liou, Theodore; Carveth, Holly; Young, David C. | Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene. The mutation results in the inability to regulate chloride channels on epithelial cells, leading to inflammation, obstruction, and infection of the pulmonary tract. Declining lun... |
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Family History of Breast Cancer in Hodgkin Disease and Future Risk of Breast Cancer | Johnson, Eric; Colonna, Sarah; Curtin, Karen; Kohlmann, Wendy; Wright, Jennifer; Tavtigian, Sean; Schiffman, Joshua | Women with Hodgkin disease (HD) who undergo thoracic radiation have an extremely high risk of breast cancer (BC), up to 56x that of the average woman. The genetics underlying this increased BC risk is unclear, and it is unknown if increased risk is observed among family members. We investigated BC r... |
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The Patient First: Honing Health Literacy for Cancer Patients | Vehar, Meredith; Fouts, Diane; Yancey, Jeff; Branson, Donna; Childress, Susan | Communicating health information is a challenge, no matter the patient. In stressful situations such as a cancer diagnosis, educating patients about their disease, treatment, symptom management, and available resources adds responsibility. Surveying patients to ensure material is accessible and appl... |
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Age Informs the Relationship between Braden Scale Scores and Pressure Injury Development | Alderden, Jenny; Cummins, Mollie; Pepper, Ginette A.; Thomas, Donna | Hospital acquired pressure injuries (formerly called pressure ulcers) are a serious problem among critical care patients. In the U.S., pressure injury risk and associated care planning have historically been determined using the Braden Scale total score. However, some institutions now use the Braden... |
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Evaluation of Anti-Xa Levels in Surgery Patients Receiving Fixed Dose Heparin | Bertolaccini, Corinne M.; Prazak, Ann Marie B.; Pannucci, Christopher J. | Microvascular free flap reconstruction is commonly used in head and neck surgery. Fixed dose heparin infusions at a rate of 500 units/hr are not sufficient for VTE prophylaxis in patients undergoing microsurgical procedures. Fixed dose heparin infusions at a rate of 500 units/hr are not sufficient f... |
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Antineoplastic Policy Compliance among Clinical Pharmacists at an Academic Medical Center | Carey, Jessica R.; Pace, Makala B.; Jeppson, Patricia; Sagesar, Daniel | This is a single-center, retrospective, descriptive, quality improvement project. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (UUHC) provide antineoplastic treatment to patients from the mountain west region. Pharmacist compliance to competency policies and standards are essential for patient safety an... |
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Drug Cost Awareness | Nuovo, Allison; Kirk, Melissa; Lee, Venessa; Jensen, Benjamin; Garstang, Susan | Polypharmacy and prohibitive drug costs are common problems for patients being discharged from the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the University of Utah Medical Center (UUMC). Prohibitive drug costs borne by patients may result in decreased compliance and adversely affect outcomes. Currently, it i... |
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Assessing the Impact of a Central Refill Center Using a Culture of Safety Survey | Bowden, Ashley; Mullin, Shantel; Moorman, Krystal; Nickman, Nancy; Tyler, Linda; Tak, Casey | Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture was developed and validated by Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) surveyed Pharmacy Service employees in 2014 & 2015 to better understand employee perceptions of patient safety culture in 14 communi... |
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Physical Therapy Utilization Following an Emergency Department Consultation for Low Back Pain | Mayer, L.; Roper, K.; Blumenthal, K.; Skinner, L.; Bernstetter, A; Magel, J. | Patients consulting the Emergency Department (ED) for low back pain (LBP) may have delayed or decreased likelihood of receiving subsequent physical therapy (PT). Early PT for LBP following a consultation for LBP with a primary care provider is associated with decreased LBP-related health care utiliz... |
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Outcomes Evaluation for Adult Ewing's Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, and Rhabdomyosarcoma Patients Treated with Off-label Children's Oncology Group Protocols | Copeland, Vanessa; Pace, Makala; Wright, Jennifer | Sarcoma is a rare malignancy in adults compared to children, with sarcoma accounting for 1% of malignancies in adults compared to 15% of malignancies in children. Sarcoma treatment regimens consist of a multimodality approach consisting of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Improvements in pediat... |