MUSC Catalyst 10-24-2014

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Oct. 24, 2014

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 33, No. 10

MUSC monitors evolving Ebola situation, talks continue

Training / Education: •The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Department is collaborating with the Nursing Professional Development Department to develop education and training information for staff and to encourage staff to visit the CDC Web page for up-to-date guidelines and recommendations. •The Emergency Management Committee, IPC Department and Organizational Leadership are developing a comprehensive plan and actively preparing for Ebola. This includes ensuring protective attire is available, educating staff on screening criteria, planning to admit the possible Ebola patient, developing communication plans, and performing drills. Points of Entry (any clinic, ED, urgent care, etc.): Any point of entry needs to screen, isolate, communicate, and keep calm (“SICK”). Transport: All transport will be done by Meducare in an Isopod — we have 10 isopods on site. Destination Unit: “Little” STICU (short term) until/unless 6C can be appropriately renovated. Staffing: •A specialized medical team will consist of two ICU nurses, physician, and 1 RT (if needed) per patient per

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photo by Sarah Pack, Public Relations

Medical Center Executive Director and CEO Dr. Patrick Cawley joins DHEC Director Catherine Templeton, left, and Dr. Danielle Scheurer, medical director of quality, as they discuss Ebola preparedness at an Oct. 16 news conference held at MUSC.

By Helen AdAms Public Relations New guidelines for hospital workers treating Ebola patients mark the latest development in an evolving situation that MUSC is monitoring closely. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the new recommendations on Oct. 20. They include more detail than the previous guidelines, including the suggestion that no skin be left uncovered and a call for supervisors to watch every step as hospital workers put on and take off equipment to prevent mistakes.

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Governor’s ebola roundtable That same day, leaders from MUSC took part in Governor Nikki Haley’s roundtable discussion on Ebola. The MUSC contingent included Patrick Cawley, M.D., chief executive officer of MUSC’s medical center and vice president for clinical operations; Rick Nolte, Ph.D., director of clinical laboratories at MUSC; and Danielle Scheurer, M.D., director of quality for the medical center. They joined medical, safety and political experts from around the state in Columbia. Cawley was encouraged by what he heard. “It is clear that South Carolina and its major regional referral medical centers are well

I stressed the different types of training needed at different levels of the health care system and pointed out the importance of maintaining an all volunteer clinical care team at MUSC and at the state’s regional medical centers.

What is MUSC doing to prepare?

Patrick Cawley

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Scholarship Campaign

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Employee Wellness

New Opening Doors Medical Scholarship Campaign kicks off.

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Meet Linda

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Research Impact

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