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SEPT. 7, 2018 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 35, NO. 46 ‘Revolutionary’ partnership teams MUSC, Siemens Healthineers From left, MUSC Partners intend to lead global CHAN .QI NG President David Cole, change in health care system Siemens Healthineers WHAT'S ai"OSSIBLE CEO Bernd Montag, MUSC Executive Vice BY LESLIE CANTU IN HEAUfH CARE President for Academic [email protected] Affairs and Provost Lisa magine a world where a patient’s profile is Saladin, North America Icompletely digitized into a “digital twin,” and a Siemens Healthineers computer can run through thousands of other patients’ President Dave Pacitti digital twins to find the individual with the most and MUSC Health CEO similar profile and then tell doctors what worked for and MUSC Vice President that individual so they can use the same treatment for for Health Affairs Patrick the current patient. Cawley announce Or a world where doctors can begin treatment on a their transformational stroke patient not within the current national average partnership. of 90 minutes but in a mere 20 minutes. That world is one that MUSC and Siemens Photos by Sarah Pack Healthineers hope to create together. The two organizations announced a transformational partnership Aug. 27 that is unlike any other in MUSC’s 194–year history, according to David Cole, for stroke patients is 90 minutes, but faster treatment M.D., FACS, president of MUSC. leads to better outcomes and survival rates. MUSC is In front of a standing room–only crowd that already faster than the average but decreasing the time included MUSC faculty, staff and board of trustees to 18 to 26 minutes could reduce hospital admissions members, elected officials, business and state leaders, by 383 days and save $2.2 million in follow–up care and leadership from the University of South Carolina and $1.7 million in long-term disability for working age and Clemson University, Siemens Healthineers and adults, according to MUSC researchers. It also would MUSC outlined their joint vision: create a blueprint add 122 years to the lives of 363 South Carolinians. for the rest of the world of a transformed health care The partners plan to accomplish this by re- system that provides safe, equitable, timely, effective, engineering the stroke center process to take patients efficient and patient–centered care. directly to the angiography room so real–time imaging Creating a digital twin of a patient is a longer-term can provide an accurate but faster diagnosis. idea. If one takes a “crawl, walk, run” approach, then MUSC and Siemens Healthineers also plan to that idea is definitely at the “run” stage, according to create a digital twin of the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Bernd Montag, Ph.D., CEO of Siemens Healthineers. Children’s Hospital and Pearl Tourville Women’s People fill the auditorium in MUSC’s Drug But reducing the time it takes to begin treatment for Pavilion, which will allow them to test processes and stroke patients is a project the new partners plan to Discovery Building to hear the announcement workflow changes in the digital replica before trying begin immediately. and ask questions. In the U.S., the current door–to–treatment average See Partners on page 3 Patient Gift School–based clinic 4 Gotcha Bikes arrive GoodbyeMICU staff to honored a leader for First–of–its–kindWell-being clinic opens in 3 Health and Well-Being 5 Meet Alexis Nagel Celebratingexceptional care. the life of a NorthOne Charleston. challange can open 5 Meet Shiaya Brown 8 MUSC Research Day 4 visionary former chairman. 7 door to fun journey. 10 Student gains research skills 2 MUSC CATALYST NEWS, Sept. 7, 2018 Around Campus PEOPLE EVENTS Susan Ackerman Black Ink Book Festival Susan Ackerman, The Charleston Friends of the Library M.D., professor in will celebrate the works of African– the Department American authors at Black Ink – of Radiology Charleston’s African–American book and Radiological festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Science, has been Sept. 8 at the Main Library, 68 Calhoun elected by the Street. Author Terry McMillan will be MUSC Physicians the keynote speaker. Other published Membership to authors will also be present. The festival’s serve as an at-large mission is to support local black writers member director on and create a space for them to promote the MUSC Physicians board. Ackerman and share their work. For information, will serve through June 30, 2019. visit www.charlestonlibraryfriends.org/ black-ink-book-festival/. photo provided Felesia Bowen Nurses with the MUSC Patient Access Center cooked and served dinner 9/11 Memorial Concert Felesia Bowen, Ph.D., to guests and caregivers at the Hope Lodge in downtown Charleston. The Summerville Orchestra will DNP, RN, associate The facility provides lodging for cancer patients who receive treatment host a free 9/11 concert at 7:30 p.m. professor, has been at MUSC Health and area hospitals. For information, call 843-958-0930. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), Sept. 7 named director at Summerville Baptist Church, 417 of undergraduate Eva Greenwood Chris Pelic Central Avenue, Summerville. The event programs in the Eva Greenwood Christopher Pelic, honors and recognizes the U.S. military College of Nursing. was named chief M.D., professor and first responders. Bowen earned her financial officer for of psychiatry, was BSN from Tuskegee MUSC Physicians. named associate Charleston Water Week Greenwood, is vice University, DNP dean of Graduate The Charleston Area Sports chair of Finance and from Fairleigh Medical Education Commission and the Charleston Area Dickinson University in Teaneck, Administration and (GME) Outreach chief administrative Convention and Visitors Board hosts New Jersey, and Ph.D. from Columbia and medical director Charleston Water Week, Sept. 8-12. University. A veteran, Bowen was an officer for the for Telehealth GME Department of The event highlights dozens of activities Army nurse working active duty and in the College of around the Lowcountry’s waterways reserves for 15 years. She is a nationally Medicine at Boston University School Medicine. He will of Medicine and Boston Medical Center. from sailing and boat cruises around certified pediatric nurse practitioner. work with the GME Office on general area harbors and waterways to kayaking Her research focuses on pediatric She also held the role of director of clinical education and research affiliation finance for the Boston University Faculty and waterskiing down tidal rivers and asthma, trauma and health equity and issues as well as develop and strengthen creeks. Visit www.charlestoncvb.com/ health disparities. Practice Foundation, . Greenwood will affiliations and partnerships across the water-week/#events. begin at MUSC at the end of September. South Carolina. MUSC Veterans Resource Group to meet Sept. 27 MUSC VETS is a new resource to improve recruiting, retention, Editorial Office The MUSC Catalyst News is group for veterans, veteran family engagement and recognition of MUSC Office of PublicAffairs & published bi-monthly. 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The group is working [email protected]. 3 MUSC CATALYST NEWS, Sept. 7, 2018 Lowcountry Heart Walk celebrates 25 years: Are you ready? With more than 100 teams and a your prospective co–walkers know about management experience and work as goal of 1,000 walkers from MUSC this. a health and wellness coach, DaPore MUSC participating in the annual AHA Heart has worked directly with hundreds of Health Walk on Sept. 29, we want to make sure individuals and community organizations OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION & Well-Being everyone is ready for the three–mile WELCOMES NEW WELLNESS to develop and implement programs walk. The best way to prepare is to start that make achieving optimal health both COORDINATOR By Susan L. Johnson, now. The sooner you get going, the Kaitlin DaPore brings more than five accessible and sustainable. Ph.D., MUSC Office of more time you’ll have to build up your years of leadership experience within Having stepped into the wellness Health Promotion endurance and make sure you’ll really be the South Carolina wellness community coordinator role only weeks ago, she able to enjoy the walk. to MUSC. She served as director of a already has begun to take MUSC We would like to challenge each team Charleston area employee wellness opportunities to on campus and beyond. Sign up to captain to encourage their members farm–to–school new heights, enthusiastically engaging receive “Wellness this Week” weekly to begin a walking program, either as a based nonprofit employees and the MUSC community at updates here: https://bit.ly/2LGPObx. group or individually. Walking is simple, organization large in several wellness initiatives, such free and one of the easiest ways to get in addition to as Imagine U and Exercise Is Medicine. more active, lose weight and become being a board Additionally, DaPore will be Top 10 Reasons to Walk healthier.