September 11, 2015
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA
The emotional aftermath of 9/11
The World Trade Center cross, also known as the Ground Zero cross, was made of steel beams found “as is” among the debris from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, following the September 11, 2001 attacks in NYC. Many saw the cross and felt it was a symbol of hope, faith and healing. Read the story on page 6.
Vol. 34, No. 3
Inside NEW CIO
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Chief information officer joined MUSC family on Sept. 8.
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GROWING ORGANS
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MUSC approved for $13.5 million to study blood clot risks Staff Report A research team at MUSC has been approved for a $13.5 million funding award by the Patient–Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study the safety and effectiveness of three blood–thinning drugs used to prevent potentially deadly blood clots in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement. This is the first PCORI research funding award with MUSC serving as the lead center. There will be 25,000 patients and 25 centers nationwide involved in the study. Vincent Pellegrini, M.D., the John A. Siegling Professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at the MUSC College of Medicine, is the lead investigator and was approved for the project titled, Comparative Effectiveness of Pulmonary Embolism Prevention after Hip and Knee Repalcement: Balancing Safety and Effectiveness. “We are excited to conduct this important study that will bring patients, their surgeons and physicians together to provide important information about the benefits and harms related to anticoagulant drugs used to prevent blood clots after hip and knee replacement,” Pellegrini said.
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“Despite other advances in joint replacement surgery, this issue has remained unresolved for nearly five decades. Our study will give a valuable voice to patients in determining an acceptable balance between the benefit of preventing pulmonary embolism and the risk of bleeding and reoperation while using blood thinning drugs after joint replacement surgery. The results of the trial have the potential to dramatically alter current practice the day the findings are released. We are grateful to PCORI for this opportunity.” Pellegrini’s study was selected for funding through PCORI’s Pragmatic Clinical Studies Initiative, an effort to produce results that are broadly applicable to a diverse range of patients and care situations and can be more quickly taken up in routine clinical practice. Pellegrini leads the joint replacement service at MUSC and is actively engaged in surgical practice. He and other faculty surgeons are accepting new patients with hip and knee arthritis who are considering joint replacement surgery and may qualify for the study.
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Physician of the Month Award Physician of the Month Stephen Saef, M.D. Emergency Medicine—Adult “Dr. Saef is an empathetic ER doctor adored by his patients and staff. He is well known for going above and beyond to care for his patients and talk with concerned family members. I often hear folks say, ‘If I get sick, I would like Dr. Saef to take care of me.’ A little known fact about Dr. Saef — he is an identical twin, and his twin brother practices cardiology in Colorado. I don’t know if it is truth or fable, but is has been storied that Dr. Saef, upon leaving the ER, darts around the globe performing one random act of kindness after another. He then quantum leaps back to the ER before his next night shift begins. We all adore him and hope he stays with us for a long time. Recently, Shawn (an ER tech) captured one of Dr. Saef’s acts of kindness right after a
recent Charleston downpour: Dr. Saef helping a woman walk through flooding to cross Jonathan Lucas Blvd.” Nominated by Kerry Burke on behalf of Dr. Douglas Schutz
The annual Perry V. Halushka 2015 MUSC Research Day will be held Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13, 2015 50th Anniversary Recognition
Abstract Deadline is Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 @ Midnight Links to submit an abstract, as well as information about poster and oral presentations, can be found at http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/grad/students/curr_students/research_day Please direct any questions regarding MUSC Research Day 2015 to Dr. Steven Kubalak at srday@musc.edu
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Mandatory 10-digit dialing begins Sept. 19 South Carolina’s new area code 854 will overlay the 843 area code region, including the coastal communities of Charleston, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach and Florence. This will require 10-digit dialing within the region. Users won’t have to change their present telephone numbers. The new 854 area code will be assigned only for new telephone numbers within the area code region. The only change will be the way users dial local calls in the 843 area code region. Effective Sept. 19, local and expanded local calls that are currently dialed with 7 digits will need to be dialed using 10 digits to be completed: area code 843 + the 7-digit telephone number. The same dialing procedure will apply to telephone numbers assigned to the new 854 area code. q It will not be necessary to dial a “1” or a “0” when dialing your local and expanded local calls. q Local calling areas and rates will not be affected by this change. q Special services that use three-digit numbers, such as 911 and 411, as well as 1+ 10-digit “long distance,” will not change. q Other three-digit numbers that are currently available in your community or from your provider, such as 211, 311, 511, 611, 711 or 811, will not change. Beginning Oct. 19, new telephone lines or services may be assigned numbers with the new 854 area code.
What you should do to get ready for 10-digit dialing: q Make sure your websites, stationery, advertising materials and checks include your area code. Since your area code remains the same, there is no need to reprint if these items already contain your area code. q Update all stored local telephone numbers to include the area code for services such as call forwarding, call blocking and voicemail and for equipment, such as wireless phones. q You may need to reprogram or upgrade equipment such as fax machines, dial-up modems, Internet connections, multi-line key or PBX systems or any equipment with automatic dialing features. q Customers who have security systems, life safety systems or monitored medical devices need to contact their vendor to determine reprogramming needs for 10-digit local dialing. For information about South Carolina’s new area code, visit www.att. com/areacode or call 1-800-288-2020.
Attention all research faculty, students and staff: Do you have exciting research news or findings that you would like to see shared with the MUSC community, other scientific institutions and/or the general public? To help increase awareness about the research successes found here at MUSC, we have created a dedicated email address through which that information can be collected and appropriately disseminated.
Send an email to research-comm@ musc.edu with some basic information about what you would like to have shared, and you will be contacted by a communications expert who will help deliver your message to the appropriate audience(s). Share this address with everyone in your research cohort and encourage its use whenever appropriate. Help spread the word out about the amazing work being done here at MUSC.
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New chief information officer joins MUSC BY J. RYNE DANIELSON Public Relations
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ichael Caputo has been appointed MUSC’s new chief information officer, taking over for Frank Clark, who is retiring. “We will miss Dr. Clark and wish him the best as he embarks on a well–earned retirement,” said David Cole, M.D., FACS, president of the Medical University. “We are delighted to welcome Mike to the senior leadership team and to the MUSC family. I am especially excited about the wealth of technical and leadership experience he brings to the table, having been at the forefront of medical innovation for more than three decades.” Before joining MUSC, Caputo was the assistant dean and chief information officer for the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri and served on the board of directors for its Telecommunications Facilities Corporation, a joint venture between the university and BJC HealthCare, which provides voice communication services to the Washington University Medical Center. MUSC Medical Center CEO Patrick Cawley, M.D., is not only enthusiastic about Caputo’s resume, but also his willingness to embrace new technology and his vision for MUSC’s future. “Mike brings a wealth of experience in academic health care, including telehealth, which is a major strategic initiative at MUSC,” he said. “I look forward to working with him on developing our future information technology plans.”
Caputo graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science and went on to obtain a Master of Science from the University of Houston. Following graduate school, he stayed in Texas to begin his career as an imaging systems specialist and project scientist for NASA’s Johnson Space Center, designing medical Caputo imaging systems to support human space flight. Caputo developed imaging systems for specialized data collections during shuttle missions, including telemedicine systems that would later, like so many NASA inventions, become instrumental in solving problems back here on Earth. Of particular interest, Caputo led technical teams to help create the Spacebridge to Moscow, a series of live teleconferences conducted between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1980s to foster dialogue and help overcome the animosity of the Cold War. As one of the earliest examples of telemedicine, the Spacebridge allowed American and Soviet doctors to consult following a 1988 earthquake in Armenia that killed as many as 50,000 people and injured twice that number. Despite longstanding tensions between the two counties, the scale of the disaster prompted Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to request U.S. aid for the
first time since the end of World War II. Some of that aid was only possible thanks to the Spacebridge. As director of information systems and telemedicine operations at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Caputo organized remote collaboration programs; managed project teams of physicians and researchers at 12 locations in two states; implemented a successful tele-trauma network that became a model for hospitals nationwide; and led a team in developing a prototype telemedicine ambulance. Caputo also served as project executive for the C. Everett Koop Institute at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Named for the former surgeon general, the institute strives to reform medical education and health care delivery systems though technological innovation, with the goal of promoting the health and well–being of all people. Caputo worked closely with Koop himself, serving as the senior scholar’s regional and national liaison for technology. Caputo also has served as a board member and treasurer of the American Telemedicine Association. Lisa Montgomery, executive vice president for Finance and Operations and chair of the search committee for the position of CIO, said Caputo will hit the ground running. But, she cautioned: “Our goal is not to overwhelm Mike during his first week on campus. We have an excellent team of talented IT professionals across MUSC, and we are so appreciative of all their accomplishments. I have no doubt that Mike will be welcomed warmly to his new home in Charleston.”
New PET/CT service coming November Staff Report Medical University Hospital Authority Radiology will be the first in the United States to have cutting–edge Positron Emission Tomography with 128–slice CT technology. This new technology will provide the highest quality images and significantly reduce patient time in the scanner improving the patient experience. Renovations and installation of the new system will occur between September and mid–November in the main hospital. The Department of Radiology clinical leadership has planned this transition so that there will not be any interruptions in the PET/CT services for patients. The check-in process for patients will not change. MUSC Radiology will use a mobile PET/CT similar to what we
currently use during the renovation and installation. MUSC is excited to offer this state–of– the–art PET/CT to ts patients. Further communication will be sent out as it becomes available. For information, contact Mansle Raines, at 876-7153 or email at rainesme@musc.edu. To request an appointment, call 792-1414.
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Dr. Teresa J. Kelechi q Professor, College of Nursing q NIH R01Award $403,123 (Year 1 cost) q June 15, 2015 to March 31, 2019
Teresa J. Kelechi, Ph.D., professor in the College of Nursing, received a new R01 award to monitor and manage chronic leg and foot ulcers using skin temperature and cryotherapy. The purpose of this randomized control trial is to test a patient directed self–monitoring and self–management intervention aimed at preventing the recurrence of chronic venous leg and diabetic foot ulcers using MUSTCOOL. MUSTCOOL is a novel, home based ulcer prevention strategy in which patients self– monitor skin temperature with an infrared thermometer and self–manage inflamed “hot spots” by cooling the skin. The project’s goal is to test this nonpharmacological, non–invasive clinical intervention as a tailored self–management strategy to prevent chronic ulcer recurrence. During the six–month randomized clinical trial, skin temperature will be monitored daily, a maintenance dose of cooling gel pack or placebo will be applied three times weekly to the affected skin and a bolus dose of cooling will be applied for five consecutive days if skin temperature becomes elevated. It will also measure outcomes on the incidence of leg ulcer recurrence, pain, physical activity and quality of life. B. Joseph Elmunzer M.D., the Peter B. Cotton Chair for Endoscopic Innovation and associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was awarded a Multi-Center Clinical Study Cooperative Agreement.
Research Impact Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, is the most common and devastating complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), an important diagnostic and therapeutic GI procedure. Until recently, the only effective method of preventing pancreatitis after ERCP had been placement of a temporary stent within the pancreas — a costly, time consuming, and potentially dangerous intervention. In contrast, a safe and inexpensive medication — indomethacin — has recently also been shown to be protective. Dr. B. Joseph Elmunzer q Peter B. Cotton Chair for Endoscopic Innovation and Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology q NIH UO1 Award $1.8 million (Year 1 cost) q May 15, 2015 to April 20, 2020
The goal of this study is to conduct a multicenter clinical trial to determine whether indomethacin can replace pancreatic stent placement for preventing post–ERCP pancreatitis in high–risk patients, leading to improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs. Andreana Benitez, Ph.D., a clinical neuropsychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Radiology, was awarded a Mentored Patient–Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. The prevalence and burden of Alzheimer’s disease is rising at an alarming rate, making the detection and prognosis of cognitive decline an important public health priority. This study will develop clinically viable neuroimaging
Dr. Andreana Benitez q Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology & Radiological Science q NIH K23 Award: $162,864 (Year 1 cost) q May 2015 to April 2020
biomarkers of white matter–related neurodegeneration that are sensitive to cognitive decline in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, or mild cognitive impairment. These findings can contribute to the development of interventions for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, for which no effective therapies currently exist. Specifically, she proposes didactic and applied training experiences to 1) become proficient in multi-modal MRI research to the level of an independent investigator, 2) acquire foundational knowledge on the neurobiology of aging/Alzheimer’s disease on which the interpretation of MRI findings is predicated and 3) develop essential skills in the responsible conduct of clinical research in aging and Alzheimer’s disease, with the support of a mentoring team of researchers in MRI (Joseph A. Helpern, Ph.D.), aging and Alzheimer’s disease neurobiology (Lotta Granholm, Ph.D.), patient-oriented clinical research (David Clark, M.D. and Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D.) and biostatistics (Paul Nietert, Ph.D.). By the end of the award, Benitez will have preliminary data for an R01 that will extend this project to a longitudinal study including Amyloid PET. The Research Impact column showcases the research community’s grant activities. For information about awards, visit the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs’ Monthly Reports at http://academicdepartments.musc. edu/research/orsp/reporting/ or email stories to research@musc.edu.
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Reflections of a national tragedy
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United Airlines Flight 175 just seconds before it intentionally crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in 2001. Moments before, the first of the twin towers was struck by American Airlines Flight 11, trapping all above the 93rd floor of the north tower. The south tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m. and the north tower at 10:28 a.m.
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or Lieutenant Kevin Kerley of the New York Police Department, September 11, 2001 was a very surreal day that he will never forget. Based out of the Federal Building in Manhattan, he worked with the NYPD-FBI Joint Organized Task Force, but that day he and his team were right across the river in Brooklyn, tacking up and preparing to execute narcotic search warrants. But, as ready as he and his men could be for the task ahead, nothing could have prepared them for the horrifying way the day played out. “Spectacular” is how Kerley described the early morning. It was about 8:45 a.m., and the sky was a remarkable shade of blue, he remembers, so clear and bright. The sun was shining particularly intensely as he was just getting ready to assign duties. “I was sitting in Brooklyn, right on the East River. We were getting ready to execute search warrants. All of a sudden, a guy walking his dog said, ‘Hey, a plane just hit the Trade Center,’ and I looked over, and sure enough, there’s was a hole in the tower and smoke was billowing out. So I got my binoculars. ‘Man, that is a giant hole,’ I said to the others. I turned on the local radio, 1010 WINS, and within a couple minutes they announced breaking
WTC workers covered in ash and cement dust try and make their way north to escape from the chaos. news that a commuter jet hit the Trade Center. I said, ‘That must have been one huge commuter jet,’ because the hole is immense. We began calling around to see how we could help.” Then, at 9:03 a.m., Kerley and his men watched as the second plane, United Airlines Flight 175, hit the south tower of the World Trade Center. A single commuter plane hitting a building in New York City was one thing, but a second? An airliner? That
New York City police provided comfort, calm and support to survivors. was no coincidence. Kerley and his team knew something major was happening, and their first reaction was to get to the WTC and help. “We all just packed up and quickly headed down there,” he said. Kerley characterized the entire scene in one word: insanity. “I was walking southbound on Broadway with five guys who worked for me. There were 50,000 people walking north and only six people walking south — us. It was quite bizarre. The only thing on everybody’s mind was getting there to help save all these lives. But,” he paused, “there were no lives to save. You either got out before the buildings collapsed, or you just didn’t get out at all. There may have been a small number of people who were able to escape the destruction after the planes hit, but very, very few.” For weeks after the terrorist attack, Kerley remembers attending funeral after funeral. Large numbers of firefighters and police officers live in the suburban towns on Long Island. It was such an overwhelming and sad time for all, but particularly for the thousands of Long Island families who were affected by the tragedy, he said. Other than that, he says very little. He had friends who worked in emergency services, who went in to help people, but they never made it out. Anything in addition to those recollections from that
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Insight into possible future of growing organs for transplant Biofabrication technology to revolutionize the field of tissue engineering BY DAWN BRAZELL Public Relations Legislative aides got an inside look at trending health developments at the MUSC’s Biofabrication Lab, where researchers are creating new tissue and processes that may one day be used to grow human organs for use in transplants. The following Q & A with Michael J. Yost, Ph.D., director of general surgery research, explores the latest highlights in this field. Why is it important to keep legislators in the loop about what’s happening in the field of biofabrication? Our work is funded primarily through support from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Our legislators are always looking for ways to support the people of our state. It is vital that they are aware of what we are doing so they can best support us. I think it is very important that they can put a face to the names and projects.
How does the technology work? Biofabrication uses additive manufacturing technology to create living tissues and eventually organs. We create bioinks that have living cells in them along with other materials that support their lives and allow them to stick together. We use advance robotics and other methods to precisely place the bioinks and other materials to achieve the shapes we need. We then allow them to fuse together into tissue. What are we able to do now? Right now we can create tissues. We create a support tissue that has a microvascular network and connector cells. We can incorporate the cells that give the tissue its function such as muscle cells or pancreas cells, and we have been able to demonstrate their function. When might we be able to create an organ? Organs are a number of years off. Tissues are made of cells and connective molecules and organs are made of
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Biomedical engineer Sarah Grace Dennis, far right, tells legislative aides how the 3-D Palmetto Printer works. tissues. We are making rapid progress on tissue creation but it will be a few decades before whole functional organs are achieved. That said, many, many patients from trauma victims to diabetic patients to kidney failure patients can reap tremendous benefits from engineered tissues. Where is this field heading? Biofabrication is one of the new technologies that is the future of medicine. It is growing rapidly across the world. Two years ago I presented our work at the first congress on bioprinting in Atlanta. There were about 50 of us in the room from around the world. This year I spoke at the biofabrication session at the World Microscopy and Microanalysis meeting in Portland, Oregon. The technology is permeating every segment of bioengineering. We envision every major medical center will have a biofabrication capability where everything from surgery planning prototypes to actual replacement tissues will be created and readied for patient care.
Dr. Michael Yost talks about the day his son was attacked by a dog and how, in the future, 3-D printing can help with skin grafts.
Your son will be graduating from high school next spring and going
to Clemson University to study bioengineering. Why is this such a milestone for both of you? When John was 6, he was bitten badly on the face by the neighbor’s dog. We had to rush him to the hospital where he underwent emergency surgery to save his cheek. We spent the next several days holding our breath that the flap would not die. Fortunately for us, it did not, and the surgery was a success. He needed several procedures to repair the damage, and still the scar persists. I wanted a better way. I felt that we needed the technology to create the tissue for repair as well as the technologies to heal with as minimal scaring as possible. Working in the Surgery Department gives me an opportunity to develop technologies that improve patient outcomes. It provides me with opportunities to work closely with our surgeons to truly understand the problems and then use my engineering skills to create solutions. Many research posters were presented during the session. What are some of the exciting areas in which our
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Nursing’s RN to BSN program graduates 53 new nurses BY J. RYNE DANIELSON
“Nurses are the lifeblood of any health care system. Our patients’ lives and hopes are in our hands.”
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ot even a rainy afternoon could dampen the spirits of the College of Nursing’s graduates as dozens of nurses and their families packed into St. Luke’s Chapel August 18 for the 2015 BSN graduation ceremony. Of the 53 graduates, 46 nurses graduated with honors, including 41 summa cum laude, four magna cum laude and one cum laude. Forty-nine of the graduates were already employees of MUSC Health. A 2010 report published by the National Academy of Medicine recommended increasing the number of nurses with a baccalaureate degree nationwide to 80 percent by 2020, and MUSC has pledged to meet this goal by offering 30 nurses full scholarships to complete the program. Andrea Coyle, R.N., professional excellence manager, said the Medical University has committed itself to supporting the lifelong learning of all of its nurses. The BSN program provides one way to do that. “As an aspiring Magnet hospital,” she said, “we must always strive to support professional growth and development opportunities in order to improve patient and staff satisfaction and enhance quality through education.” “We’re so very proud of you for achieving this personal and professional goal,” said Gail Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., dean of the College of Nursing, thunder punctuating her words as she addressed the graduates. “The love and support of family and friends have sustained these graduates through their course of study, and we’re excited that they have decided to join us in this celebration, even through the stormy weather.” During the program, four students, Erica Brown, Kathleen Charpia, Sarah Meany and Holly Smith, were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society. Following the inductions, chief nursing officer Marilyn Schaffner, Ph.D., R.N., congratulated all the new graduates. “I cannot help but reflect back to when I returned to school to earn my bachelor’s degree in nursing,” she said. Schaffner, who adopted a daughter
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New August RN to BSN nursing graduates included from left Lauren Mikell, Eugenia Mathias, Samantha Wilkins and Holly Smith. Of the 53 August graduates, 49 are MUSC Health nurses. while pursuing her degree, worried whether she would be able to balance being a parent with going to school. “There were no online Schaffner courses back then,” she explained. “One of my classmates noticed one day that I was wearing two completely different shoes. The shoes were different sizes, different colors. One was a flat and the other had a 2–inch heel. My husband and I were about to transform from a couple to a family in less than 24 hours.” Nonetheless, she said, she made it through that hectic time. “Our daughter was 18 months old when my husband and I graduated on the same day, from the same college, him with an MBA and me with my BSN. “Each of you will have stories to tell about your hard work to get your BSN. Today is a day to feel proud, but that doesn’t mean you stop here.” Schaffner implored the graduates to continue learning, to ask questions and to learn the art of interpersonal relations.
“Feed your mind,” she said. “School has been a gym for your mind this past year, but just like with any exercise program, you must continue to exercise your mind. “Ask questions,” she continued. “Questions promote a culture in which questions are welcomed, assumptions are challenged, and new ways to solve problems are explored. “Finally, master political savvy. As a young nurse I used to say I hated the politics, until I figured out that the politics of interpersonal interaction are vital for career advancement. Political savvy is about social awareness and good communication. So, cast your net wide. Develop relationships in all directions. Promote yourself. No one can appreciate
what they don’t know you’ve done. Find ways to mention your achievements. And, always be respectful and inspire trust. Filter misleading information and take the high road, even when it is not easy. Be careful with words. Once they’re said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.” The graduation culminated with a pinning ceremony. “It’s long been tradition that graduates wear a pin representing their school on their uniform after graduation,” Stuart explained. The pin of MUSC’s College of Nursing displays the Medical University’s seal with the inscription “Auget Largiendo,” which means “She (MUSC) enriches by giving generously." “Wear these pins with pride,” Stuart said. Erica Brown, R.N., was the student speaker. “It’s an honor to share this moment with all of you,” she said. “What a difference a year makes. We no longer wonder if we have what it takes to succeed. We made it.” Brown decided to pursue a career in
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THE CATALYST, Sept. 11, 2015 9 An NYPD officer comforts and leads a woman to safety as she deals with the chaos and confusion of the attacks. The woman worked in the north tower of the World Trade Center.
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day at Ground Zero, as it came to be known, are details he mostly keeps locked away. In thinking back to the aftermath of the tragedy, Kerley remembers a story that still brings a smile to his face. “Here I was in an NYPD raid jacket, which is basically a blue windbreaker that says NYPD on it; I had on a hat and sunglasses to keep the dust out of my eyes. I had a bandana wrapped around my face to keep all the cement dust and everything else from going in my mouth, and I was knocking on people’s doors telling them that they had to get out of the area because we didn’t know how safe it was. I had a woman answer her door and say to me, ‘But I’m afraid to bring my dog out in all that dust.’ I said, ‘Ma’am, your dog has nothing Kerley to worry about,’ so she scooped up her dog and left. I thought, ‘There’s no way on God’s earth I would have listened to someone dressed the way I was,’” he said laughing. Officials didn’t know if there would be any further danger or even if the structures adjacent to the World Trade Center buildings were stable. Kerley and his team covered the area around the WTC and evacuated people, telling them there were concerns about buildings coming down or catching fire. “Nobody knew what was going to happen, so we evacuated two blocks around the Trade Center. That took us most of the day. Then, sure enough, 7 World Trade fell down around 5:00 that night.” They didn’t go home to their families until after midnight.
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Kerley has not been back to Ground Zero since Sept. 11, 2001. “I try not to think about it too often. When I talk to my friends, we discuss it at times. A buddy of mine went to the museum recently; he said it was the most awesome thing he’d ever done. He asked me if I wanted to go, and I said, ‘No. I have no desire to go.’ He asked me, ‘Well, why not?’ I told him, ‘I was there once, and I don’t want to go back.’ Maybe someday I’ll go back, but I’m not ready to go back yet.” He does, however, visit Long Island to see family and friends. Kerley comes from a large Irish–Catholic family, and he and his wife enjoy visiting his five sisters and four brothers. Not long after the attacks on the WTC, Kerley, who had served as the executive officer — the second in command — at the 79th precinct, accepted a promotion to the Organized Crime Investigation Division (OCID), as the commanding officer of the Joint Organized Crime Task Force.
He’s been at MUSC in Public Safety for 10 years now, serving as chief of the department for the last 13 months. Does what he experienced that day in downtown Manhattan contribute to his work at MUSC? “You just have to be prepared for anything,” he said. “Nine–eleven just proved that anything can happen. On September 10th, no one would have predicted the unspeakable events that we experienced the next day. So, you have to be ready for virtually anything.”
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Celebrity chef Katie Lee to host hospitality culinary event Katie Lee, culinary personality and co–host of Food Network’s hit show “The Kitchen” will be joining this year’s Southern Living Taste of Charleston as host of the third annual Cooking Well Invitational, a hospital culinary competition emphasizing healthier ways to cook delicious and affordable meals. Lee will also serve as a celebrity judge during Taste: Iron Chef on Friday, Sept. 25, where local chefs paired with local hospital chefs will go head–to–head in an exciting culinary competition. For more information on the Southern Living Taste of Charleston weekend and to purchase event tickets, visit http:// www.charlestonrestaurantassociation. com/taste-of-charleston/. On Saturday, Sept. 26, MUSC/ Sodexo Chef Brett Cunningham and his team will compete against nine other Gold Apple hospital teams as they demonstrate how to convert recipes into healthier versions without sacrificing great taste. MUSC will come together with other hospitals across the state to celebrate the success of South Carolina’s
Center, Beaufort Memorial hospital chefs, who are creating Center GHS Laurens County delicious, healthy dishes for Memorial Hospital and hospital workers, patients and Providence Hospital. visitors every day. The Gold This event is open to Apple award from Working the public and will be Well recognizes hospitals that held from 8:30 a.m. until excel in offering delicious, 3:30 p.m. at the Culinary nutritious food at affordable Institute of Charleston at prices. MUSC achieved the Trident Technical College. Gold Apple in 2012 and has The registration fee for the been serving as a Center of Invitational is only $45 Excellence for the Working per person and includes a Well program. Lee also will Susan Johnson food truck lunch. For more host this event, interacting with information, visit www. teams and conducting a cooking cookingwellsc.com. The demonstration for the audience. Cooking Well Invitational is sponsored Additional presentations from the main by the South Carolina Hospital stage include Sodexo; Marilyn Markel Association’s Working Well Initiative with Southern Season’s; Jim Martin and and presenting sponsor Sodexo in David Vagasky with Compost in My partnership with the Culinary Institute Shoe; and Chef Kevin Mitchell from the of Charleston at Trident Technical Culinary Institute. College and MUSC. Competing Teams include: the Medical University of South Carolina, GHS Oconee Memorial Hospital, Employee Wellness q September Monthly Mindful Palmetto Health, Baptist Easley Hospital, Tidelands Health, Regional Medical Challenge — Make a plan to prevent
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what ails you. Begin by taking the challenge’s first survey at http://tinyurl. com/o3yjgc6. A link to the final survey will be sent at month’s end to those who take the first survey. q Employee Fitness Series: 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.,Wednesday, Sept. 16 — Spin with Katie Blaylock as she will guide participants through workout phases from warm–up to sprints and climbs. Participants can control the level of intensity. A free day pass to the MUSC Wellness Center for all participants. Check in at the Wellness Center membership desk for directions to the free class and receive a pass. Online signup at www.musc.edu/ohp/muscmoves/employee-fitness-signup.html. q Worksite Screening — Thursday, Sept. 24, Harborview Office Tower, Room 803. This screening, valued at $350, is available to employees on the State Health Plan (including MUSC Health Plan) at no charge for the basic test. Register online at http://www.musc. edu/ohp/employee-wellness/worksitescreening.html.
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Dr. Vincent Pellegrini checks Nancy Huggins’ balance two months after her hip replacement surgery. PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby, M.D., said there were several reasons the project was chosen.
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nursing after working for 10 years as an international flight attendant for Delta Airlines. Being locked inside a metal tube with demanding passengers, she joked, left her well prepared for her future in psychiatric nursing. Nursing, she said, offers daily personal and intellectual challenges. “Working with patients who struggle with substance–use disorders, I meet patients and families at their most vulnerable. It takes courage to reach out for help with a disease that still carries the weight of shame and judgment, despite our advances in understanding addiction as a brain disease.” She continued, “This is the great responsibility and honor of nursing — to help patients carry the burden of disease when they are unable to bear it alone.” Brown issued her fellow graduates a challenge to always meet patients’ core needs of “living as independently as possible, contributing to society and loving and being loved. “Nurses are the lifeblood of any health care system,” she said. “Our patients’ lives and hopes are in our hands.” As part of that responsibility, Brown believes that nurses have a duty to continue and advance their education. “In our increasingly complex health care system, we need to be better educated to assist patients in achieving optimal health, as well as to assist patients and families with navigating difficult ethical decisions.” Brown said it was her nurse manager, Gene Woodall, who encouraged her decision to return to school for her BSN. “I am forever grateful for managers and mentors along my path who have relentlessly encouraged me to move forward in my nursing career.” Brown believes the Magnet program contributed to
the decision of many nurses to return to school. “The Magnet journey has assisted nurses in finding their voice and strength within the MUSC hospital system,” she said. “Pursuing higher education elevates our voices and allows us to be heard within the interdisciplinary health care team.” For Brown, in the end, nursing is not a job. “It is part of the fiber of my being,” she said. “I don’t work as a nurse, I am a nurse. Nursing transforms you.” After the ceremony, Brown and the 52 other new graduates gathered up their umbrellas and stepped back into the storm, transformed. For information about the College of Nursing’s R.N.–BSN program, visit http://academicdepartments. musc.edu/nursing/academics/rn-bsn/.
“This project was selected for PCORI funding not only for its scientific merit and commitment to engaging patients and other health care stakeholders in a major study conducted in real-world settings, but also for its potential to answer an important question about preventing blood clots post-surgery and fill a crucial evidence gap,” Selby said. “We look forward to following the study’s progress and working with MUSC to share its results.” Many clinical studies test whether a treatment works under optimized conditions in specialized research centers, but health care is rarely delivered in such idealized situations and settings. Pragmatic clinical studies test a treatment’s effectiveness in “real-life” practice situations, such as typical hospitals and outpatient clinics and can include a wider range of study participants, making their findings more generally applicable. MUSC’s study was selected through a highly competitive review process in which patients, caregivers and other stakeholders joined scientists to evaluate the proposals. Mark Sothmann, Ph.D., MUSC vice president for academic affairs and provost, said the nationally competitive PCORI award to Pellegrini is strategically important for MUSC. “It significantly advances our critical mission to put the patient's welfare first through cutting edge research." Pellegrini’s award has been approved pending completion of a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and issuance of a formal award contract.
CARES Clinic Annual Boat Cruise Wednesday, Oct. 7 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Aquarium Warf Enjoy a night on the water aboard the Spirit of the Lowcountry, complete with dinner, dancing, drinks and donations. Tickets for the CARES Clinic Annual Boat Cruise go on sale Sept. 21 for $20, Colbert Library lobby at noon. Credit cards, checks and cash accepted. Email Kayla Bingham at binghak@musc.edu
All proceeds will benefit the CARES Medical and PT/OT Clinics
All Gastroentrology & Hepatology staff invited to attend — FREE registration
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What do you wish people knew about the potential of this work? I want the public to know that some of the most state–of–the–art cutting-edge research directly focused on improving outcomes for patients is being done right here in South Carolina at MUSC, Clemson and USC. I also want our high school students to know that
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