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January 18, 2013 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. 31, No. 21

Pavilion named in memoryof oncologist, former director

MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Centerdedicated its pavilion during a ceremonyon Jan. 9.

It was named in honor ofcardiothoracic surgeon, oncologist andformer center director Carolyn E. Reed,

M.D., who died of cancer on Nov. 16.Andrew S. Kraft, M.D., the cancer

center’s current director, spoke aboutReed’s energy and drive during thededication ceremony.

“It was through her force of characterworking with SenatorErnest Hollings and othersthat we have this building tohouse and serve the cancerpatients of South Carolina,”he said.

Reed, who served as thecenter’s director from 2000to 2004 and as associatedirector for medical affairsfrom 2004 to 2012, wasintegral to the developmentand success of the cancercenter.

During her tenure,

she was instrumental in acquiring aCancer Center Planning Grant fromthe National Institutes of Health, acritical step in the path for the center toeventually be awarded NCI designationin 2009 and to become South Carolina’sonly institution to attain this status.

Reed once said her patients were herinspiration. “I believe too often we hideour emotion. I have promised myselfthat the day I no longer walk out of thehospital with tears in my eyes over theloss of a patient will be the day I quitmedicine.”

To honor her legacy, MUSC hasestablished an endowed chair in hername. Donations can be sent to: TheCarolyn E. Reed, M.D. DistinguishedChair in Thoracic Surgical Oncology,c/o MUSC Foundation, 18 Bee St.,MSC 450, Charleston, S.C., 29425.

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Dr. Carolyn Reed’s twin sister, Joyce Greenacre, joins Hollings Cancer Center directorDr. Andrew Kraft in commemorating the Dr. Carolyn E. Reed Pavilion, Jan. 9. Topphoto: Reed during the building phase of the cancer center.

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Excerpt from one of Carolyn Reed’s favorite poems,“A Psalm of Life,” by Henry Wadsorth Longfellow

“Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thouare, to dust thou returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But toact, that each tomorrow find us farther than today.

Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sand of time;

Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solenm main,A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Stillachieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.”

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WhoSigne Denmark worked in

transplant surgery research at

MUSC before transferring to

her current position as program

manager of the Research

Opportunity Core at the South

Carolina Clinical & Translational

Research Institute (SCTR). She

serves as the central contact for

any industry sponsor or contract

research organization that has an

industry-funded study protocol

and is looking for research site

participation. Once contacted,

Denmark reaches out to the

appropriate investigator on campus,

evaluates his or her interest and

works to get the study started. Her

office also helps match investigators

who are interested but don’t have

the research staff or space available

to successfully execute the research

protocol.

daiLy acTiviTieSDenmark meets with investigators

and research groups at MUSC to

determine their particular interest

areas and their research needs. She

also networks with contract research

organizations and pharmaceutical

companies to explore new study

opportunities. When she finds a

new clinical trial, the race to find

an investigator is time sensitive and

results driven.

“Time is money,” she said. “The

quicker and more efficiently I

can identify an investigator that

is interested and has the patient

population to support a clinical

trial, the more competitive MUSC

is for large research opportunities

and future study funding.”

BiGGeST ProJecTMUSC was recently made

an official partner site with

Quintiles, a contract research

organization that “helped develop

or commercialize all of the top 50

best-selling drugs on the market,”

according to the company’s website.

“As a partner site, MUSC is one

of the first sites to evaluate new

clinical trial opportunities that

Quintiles has available,” Denmark

said. “We also get a glimpse into the

Quintiles pipeline for clinical trials

that they are bidding on.”

The Quintiles relationship means

MUSC investigators may have a

head start on enrolling patients into

a trial before other institutions get

involved.

chaLLenGeSSince joining the SCTR in October,

Denmark has been busy making

contacts with the more than 500

investigators at MUSC. She came

from an environment where she

knew how research within her

department worked. Now she has to

learn the main research contacts in

all of the departments and find out

about their processes.

“I am in the relationship-building

stage,” she said. “I want to be

able to identify opportunities by

understanding investigators’ unique

needs and interests to build a track

record of success.”

GoaLDenmark wants every researcher on

campus to know that she is available

to help with identifying clinical trial

opportunities, budgeting for clinical

trials, writing contracts, matching

study coordinators and any other

study start-up activities. Denmark’s

office is located at 125 Doughty St.,

suite 100, and she can be reached at

792-4146 or [email protected].

Overheard at MUSC

Signe Denmark connects research organizations and pharmaceuticalcompanies to investigators and research groups at MUSC. She wantsevery researcher on campus to know she is available to help withbudgeting for clinical trials, the contract process, matching studycoordinators and any other study start-up activities.

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CUrrentS Jan. 15People–Fostering employeepride and loyaltyEmployee of the Monthq Willette Smith,Business Development &Marketing Services, wasrecognized for her work inassisting the department’s student internin organizing and preparing a direct mailproject.q Jocelynn Reece, HCC Scheduling,was praised for assisting nursing staff andcalming a confused infusion patient.q Randy Pilsch, R.N., 9E, wasrecognized for ensuring the safety ofpatients when another agitated patientbegan being destructive on the unit.Pilsch secured patient rooms and staffwork areas.

Human Resources updateHelena Bastian, HR director, reported

on the following information:Status change/wage reductionnotification — employees who reducehours, have a shift change or have a wagereduction must sign a status change/wage reduction notification.q Open enrollment for State OptionalRetirement Program (ORP) participants— Jan. 1 to March 1. For information,contact Mark Stimpson, [email protected] or Cindy Locklair, [email protected] or call 800-868-9002.q Employees can now access their W-4forms, review their withholdings, etc.Employees should sign the form andsubmit it to HR.q SuccessFactors – 360 Staff PeerReview can be conducted any timebetween January and July; recommendto include about 10 raters; classroomtraining scheduled (January throughMarch); visit the MUHA intranetfor information; high/solid/lowconversations are due Feb. 28.q Policy #29 – Time and AttendanceAdditions – Salaried (exempt) employeesmay be required to clock in and out forattendance purposes utilizing their IDbadges; PTO usage for working on adesignated holiday – Employee shouldsubmit a request for leave form to thesupervisor for documentation purposes;

Employees are required to submit aRequest for Leave form indicatingeducational time to the supervisor; inorder to be paid properly, employees whowork during a lunch period or whoselunch is interrupted should submit atime entry form to their manager to bepaid for the lunch periodq Policy #4 – Employment: Section C —Qualifications: An employee must be inhis or her current position a minimumof six months and be in good standingwithout any disciplinary action before heor she is eligible to apply for a transfer.The six-month waiting requirementmay be waived if the position is beingadversely affected due to positionelimination. The employee’s managermay waive this requirement.

Section J — Waiting Period: SCRS,PORS, and SCORP retirees who didnot participate in the TERI programmust wait 30 consecutive calendar daysbefore returning to employment. Failureto wait will result in the suspension ofretirement payments while the retireeremains re-employed by the coveredemployer.

Section K — Salary of Post-Retirement/Post-TERI employees: Based on rulesof the SCRS and PORS, there may beearning limitations associated with post-retirement or post-TERI re-employmentq Policy #18 — Paid Time Off: EffectiveJan. 27, all eligible employees will accruePTO and Extended Sick Leave (ESL).

PTO and ESL accrual maximums thatcan carry over into the new calendar yearwill remain the same.

For the updated tables, visit http://mcintranet.musc.edu/hr.

Wellness updateSusan Johnson, Ph.D., Office of

Health Promotion, confirmed thateffective March 1, the use of tobaccoproducts will be prohibited on all streetsand sidewalks within the medical districtas defined by the City of Charlestonordinance as well as all property ownedor leased by MUSC.

The benefit of the month is weightmanagement featuring lunch time losers,MUSC Moves!, weekly Zumba and

To Medical Center Employees:Several weeks ago, Dr. Raymond Greenberg, MUSC

president, asked that I serve as interim executive director,MUSC medical center, following Stuart Smith’s retirement.I am honored to serve in this capacity during thetransitional period until a “permanent” replacement is onthe job.

I retired as chief executive officer of Palmetto Healthseveral years ago, but I continue to be involved in healthcare in various capacities. I have always had greatadmiration for Dr. Greenberg, and I am deeply committed to MUSC’s noblemission.

During the past few weeks, I have absorbed a great deal of information, and Ihave shared my observations and suggestions with leaders throughout MUSC. Ifeel confident the MUSC clinical enterprise is taking the right steps to formulatea broad-based action plan to address the financial and other challenges beingfaced by MUSC and the heath-care industry.

It is a pleasure to work with everyone. Thank you very much.

Kester FreemanInterim Vice President for Clinical Operationsand Executive Director, MUSC Medical Center

Lunch and Learn events.Visit http://www.musc.edu/

employeewellness.

Quality – Providingquality patient care in asafe environment

Walter Limehouse, M.D.,Department of EmergencyMedicine, reviewed detailsof a new policy related topublic health emergenciesand allocation of resourceswhich originally grew from a statewideinitiative that preceded the H1N1pandemic flu situation.

The policy was originally intended foruse during the pandemic flu but wasexpanded for use in all public healthemergencies. According to Limehouse,for a public health triage the focusis routinely on treating individuals.In a disaster triage and public healthemergency, the focus shifts fromindividuals to community in an effort tosafeguard maximum lives.

The governor is the primary personto implement this policy using theEmergency Health Powers Act duringa state of emergency. This policy is anelement of MUSC’s clinical services

disaster plan and focuses on resourceallocation. A resource allocation teamwill work in parallel with the center’sincident command center.

Service – Serving thepublic with compassion,respect and excellence

Brian Fletcher, R.N., ClinicalServices Disaster Preparedness programmanager, reminded managers to reviewtheir department or unit’s emergencyresponse plan (also a Joint Commissionrequirement). Any changes must belisted, dated and initialed on a review/change notice sheet. Non-changes shouldbe initialed and recorded. All changesshould be discussed with staff. Toconfirm each employee’s understandingof this, staff must complete an attestationform. Completed forms should be placedin each unit’s plan binder. All formscan be found in MUHA’s emergencymanagement toolbox. Deadline tocomplete the forms is Jan. 31.

Announcementq Pam Marek, Decision Supportanalyst, announced the URL changeof Action OI . The new link is https://actionwwoi.truvenhealth.com.q The next meeting is Feb. 5.


Meet Steven

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T he price of the not-so-healthysnacks in the vending machines on

campus increased by 5 cents recently,but the extra nickel isn’t going to thevending company. It is being allocatedto the MUSC Children’s Hospital’sHeart Health program, which focuses onpediatric weight management.

In 2008, Janet Carter, a Sodexodietitian and manager of the HeartHealth program, began MUSC’s trafficlite system. After a successful pilotprogram in the university hospital’scafeteria, Carter started the arduousprocess of labeling each item in all 45snack machines on campus with a green,yellow or red tab.

Green items are thehealthy choices, withless than 7 percent oftotal calories comingfrom saturated fat,less than 35 percentcoming from totalfat and less than 140calories. Yellow itemshave 7 to 10 percent oftotal calories coming from saturated fat,35 to 39 percent coming from total fatand 141 to 210 calories. Red items, theleast healthy, have more than 10 percentof total calories coming from saturatedfat, have at least 40 percent coming fromtotal fat and have 211 or more calories.Pretzels are given a green or yellow tabdepending if they have more or less than450 mg of sodium. Nuts and seeds also

have a different ranking system becauseof the fat content: green choices haveless than 10 percent saturated fat, yellowchoices have 10 to 15 percent and redchoices have more than 15 percent.

After the signage was in place,Carter worked with University HealthPromotions, the Business ServicesDepartment and Coastal CanteenVending and Food Services Inc. to adda 5-cent surcharge to each item that waslabeled red. The surcharge has been inplace for a few months now, and alreadythe Heart Health program is receiving anaverage of $700 a month, according toCarter. The money is being used to buy“the odds and ends that aren’t coveredby the other sources of funding, suchas the Boeing Center for Children’sWellness,” she said.

The surcharge, though,is not meant to raisemoney for the program.“Even though the moneyfor the red items is comingback to a good cause, wedon’t want to encouragepeople to buy the reditems,” Carter said. “We

do want them to know thatthe 5-cent surcharge isn’t just going intothe pot.”

To be objective, vending prices aremaintained at or below market pricesto absorb the impact of the appliedsurcharge, according to Roy Dingle,manager of support and contractservices. “It is in the interest of MUSCto promote and encourage the choice offoods and beverages that are consistent

with the growth and development ofhealthier eating habits,” he said.

Overall product sales have increasedduring the past year, Dingle said. “Thetrends are that red product sales haveremained flat over the past two yearswith seasonal fluctuations considered.One implication of this observation isthat there has been an increase in salesin yellow and green products,” he said.“Increased sale of ‘healthier’ products —yellow or green items — is the programgoal.”

Also a part of the contract MUSC

has with the vending company is therequirement to have at least 25 percentof each traditional machine stocked withhealthy items. In addition, the contractincludes space to establish 100 percenthealthy choices at specific locations.

“MUSC and President Dr. {Ray]Greenberg have a very wellness-focusedpath,” Carter said. “In general, I’vegotten a lot of positive feedback aboutthere being healthier items available.”

For more information about the trafficlite system, contact Carter at 792-4717 [email protected].

Extra nickel forunhealthy snacksgoing to HeartHealth programBy ashley Barker

Public Relations

Tommy Jones, a Coastal Canteen Vending and Food Services Inc.employee, restocks a vending machine at MUSC and updates theproducts with appropriate green, yellow or red labels. The companyis now required to have at least 25 percent of each machine on campusstocked with healthy items.

“Even though the money for the red items iscoming back to a good cause, we don’t want toencourage people to buy the red items. We dowant them to know that the 5-cent surchargeisn’t just going into the pot.”

Janet Carter


By Cindy aBole

Public Relations

K nown for his compassionatecare of patients, dedication

and commitment to teachingdental students and residents,Durwood Bach, DMD, died Jan.1. The professor and chairmanin the Department of Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery at the JamesB. Edwards College of DentalMedicine was 63.

Bach served as associate deanfor hospital affairs and graduate programs within thecollege and came to MUSC in June 1995 following anational search. Under Bach’s leadership, the four-yearprogram grew and was nationally recognized for itstraining and quality patient care. In 2012, the programwas fully reaccredited by the American Board of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery without recommendations.Bach, a retired Army colonel and diplomate on theAmerican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, alsowas head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the RalphH. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

A Maryland native, Bach was born April 3, 1949. He

was a 1971 graduate of Clemson University and receivedhis dental degree from the University of the MarylandSchool of Dentistry. He completed a maxillofacial-cosmetic surgery fellowship at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham.

After joining the U.S. Army Medical Department,he served as director of residency training in advancededucational programs and was a consultant to theSurgeon General for oral and maxillofacial surgery.Additionally, he held a faculty appointment at theUniform Services Medical School at Bethesda Army/Navy Medical Center.

Bach held memberships with the American Collegeof Dentists, American Dental Association, AmericanDental Society of Anesthesiology and Association ofMilitary Surgeons.

Bach is survived by his wife, Kathy; mother, CaroleenBach; son, Jeffrey; daughters, Karli and Kami and otherfamily.

Memorials can be made in Bach’s memory to theClemson Fund, Clemson University, P.O. Box 1889,Clemson, S.C., 29633-9972.

A service will be held at noon, Jan. 24 at St. Luke’sChapel. Interment will take place in Honolulu.

“Dr. Bach was the hardest working clinician that I have

known in my 40 years of practice. His clinical skills andexperience were without equal. His skills and devotionto his profession will be clearly missed. His spirit willlive on in the scores of residents that he inspired and socapably trained.”—John J. Sanders, DDS, professor and dean, James B. EdwardsCollege of Dental Medicine

“Dr. Bach was the hardest working and most dedicatedperson I have ever met. He committed his life to hispatients and to the residents that trained under him. Iam thankful for the opportunities he gave me and that Ihad the privilege to work with him.”—Sarah Proulx Donald, DMD, Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery resident

“It was an honor and privilege to know and work withDr. Bach for 17 years in oral and maxillofacial surgery.”—Susan Privitera, College of Dental Medicine

““Dr. Bach was the most compassionate person that Ihave ever met. Not only was he greatly trusted by hispatients but well loved by the staff. His stories werelegendary, and he could brighten your day with a smile.He was a hero for many people and could treat many

Dedicated oral surgeon, educator remembered

Bach

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patients that couldn’t be treated byanyone else.”—Elizabeth Swain, College of Dental Medicine

“I worked with Dr. Bach for almost 17years. Although he was our boss, healways was very good to his staff. Neveronce had he ever raised his voice or everwas unkind. He always remembered whatwas going on in our lives, was alwaysconcerned, and always gave us goodadvice. I will miss his laughter, his witand all the love he always gave us.”—Casandra Daniels, College of DentalMedicine

“As I mourn for Dr. Bach and his family,I remember the great man he was. Iadmired his dedication to oral andmaxillofacial surgery, to his patients andto teaching of the residents. I imagineDr. Bach is in heaven, with the beautyof Hawaii surrounding him, playing hisukulele dressed in Clemson attire.”—Debbie Stevens, R.N., Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery

“Dr. Bach was a talented surgeon

whose contributions to the field of oraland maxillofacial surgery have beeninternationally recognized. His role inthe education of residents and studentswill remain an enduring legacy.”—Kelley S. Lybrand, DDS, Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery, College of DentalMedicine

“Dr. Bach was a ‘surgeon’s surgeon’ andtreated health care professionals andtheir families for his surgical expertiseand expert analysis on Clemson football.He will be missed by our students,residents, staff and patients.”—Tariq Javed, DMD, professor and associatedean for academic and student affairs,College of Dental Medicine

“Dr. Bach dedicated his life to helpingpatients and training residents. I haveknown him for the past nine years wherehe taught me everything I know aboutoral and maxillofacial surgery, and moreimportantly, many aspects of life. He wasthe hardest working individual I had evermet and his presence in my life will neverbe forgotten.”—M. Kinon Lecholop, DMD, assistantprofessor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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By riChard gadsden

Office of the CIO

As a general rule, unexpected emailmessages from unfamiliar sourcesshould not even be opened. With thesemessages, the question of whether toclick on embedded links or attachmentsshould not come up. You should simplydelete the messages from your inboxwithout opening them.

On the other hand, your MUSC jobduties may require you to open someemail messages from unfamiliar sources.If so, you still should not open everymessage from every unfamiliar source.If you can tell, just by looking at thesender’s address and subject, that amessage is just garden variety spam orpotentially something more malicious,then you should delete it withoutopening it. It is not worth your time, andit is not worth putting yourself and thesecurity of your computer at risk. If youare not sure whether to open a specificmessage from an unfamiliar source,consult your supervisor.

If there is an unexpected emailmessage from an unfamiliar source thatyour job duties require you to open andread, then you need to examine it witha critical eye. Be skeptical. If the emailturns out to be a commercial solicitationfrom an organization or businessthat you do not have an establishedrelationship with, just delete it andforget it. If they are willing to stoop tospamming potential customers, how can

you trust anything they say, much less,any embedded links or attachments intheir message?

Now let’s assume you’ve received amessage from an unfamiliar source andyou've opened it because your job dutiesrequire you to. You’ve read enough ofthe message to conclude that it is notspam, and it really does require yourcontinued attention. Now, you are at thepoint where you need to evaluate the riskof clicking on any embedded links oropening any attachments.

With embedded links, depending onwhat software you are using to read youremail, you can generally maneuver yourmouse over the link so see the URLbefore clicking on it. If the URL is nota familiar website that you trust, don’tclick on the link without contacting thesender to verify that it is authentic.

With attachments, you need to exercisereasonable care. Malicious code canbe embedded in many types, includingPDF, Microsoft Office and image files.Opening any attachment carries somerisk of exposing your computer to beingcompromised by malware.

You are MUSC’s most importantline of defense against this threat. As ageneral rule, unexpected attachments– even from familiar sources – shouldnot be opened blindly. The risks canbe mitigated somewhat by keeping allthe software on your computer updatedwith security patches. But this doesnot eliminate the risk. You still need toexercise good judgment.

Know source before opening emails

MUSC’s Childcare Committeewould like to notify all MUSCemployees, Medical University HospitalAuthority employees and students to beaware of a Childcare Needs AssessmentSurvey that will be coming to youremail inbox on Jan. 17.

The email from Mark Sothmann,Ph.D., vice president for academicaffairs and provost, will direct eachuser to an online survey that aimsto evaluate the child care needs ofthe MUSC community with regardto hours of availability, proximity tocampus and costs. All data collected

is completely anonymous, and thedeadline to complete the survey isThursday, Jan. 31.

The MUSC Childcare Committeeis committed to improving access tohigh-quality, convenient and affordablechild care for the MUSC community,and your input is greatly appreciated.The committee has partnered withprofessionals in the field to evaluatecurrent needs and has also revampedMUSC’s child care website.

For more information, visit http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/childcare/.

Child care survey coming in email


MUSC’s Office ofStudent Diversity isaccepting nominationsfor the Earl B. HigginsAward 2013.

Nominations are beingaccepted for two separateawards: The Achievementin Diversity Award andStudent Leadership inDiversity Award.

Electronic submissions

to [email protected] are recommended.However, packets mayalso be submitted viafax and mail. For moreinformation, call or e-mailWillette S. Burnham,M.Ed., executive directorfor student programs inthe Office of StudentDiversity, at [email protected] or 792-2146.

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