MUSC Catalyst

July 29, 2011

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA

Vol. 29, No. 48

MUSC ranked first for metro area

U.S. News & World Report recognizes 13 MUSC programs

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Dr. Paul Lambert in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, one of MUSC’s specialty areas cited in the latest U.S. News & World Report.

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The rankings, annually published by U.S. News for the past 22 years, will also be featured in the U.S. News Best Hospitals guidebook, which will go on sale Aug. 30. This year’s rankings may be viewed at http:// www.usnews.com/besthospitals. To see MUSC scores and rankings, go to http://health.usnews.com/besthospitals/medical-university-ofsouth-carolina-6370085.

Dr. Mark George in the Institute of Psychiatry’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences shows off the newly developed transcranial magnetic stimulation machine.

USC has been named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the country’s best hospitals in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and ear, nose and throat disorders.

In addition to these national rankings, MUSC is “highperforming” in treating kidney disorders, gynecologic disorders, orthopaedics and rheumatology. Treatment programs for cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, psychiatry, pulmonology, geriatrics and urology also were considered high-performing.

New this year are rankings of other area hospitals.

MUSC was ranked first for the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metro area. The new rankings recognize 622 hospitals in or near major cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties, including 132 of the 152 hospitals already identified as the best in the nation. There are nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide. To be ranked in its metro area, a hospital had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties.

Health Rankings editor Avery Comarow said all of these hospitals provide firstrate care for the majority of patients, even those with serious conditions or who need demanding procedures.

Dr. T. Karl Byrne is part “The new Best Hospitals of the team involved in metro rankings can tell you treating gastrointestinal which hospitals are worth disorders. considering for most medical problems if you live in or near a major metro area.”

The rankings, annually published by U.S. News for the past 22 years, will also be featured in the U.S. News Best Hospitals guidebook, which will go on sale Aug. 30.

Highlights from this year’s rankings include: q Gastrointestinal disorders ranks for 15th consecutive year See Rankings on page 8

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‘Making a difference every day’ Employees of the Month Wesley Smith, 8E

“Wesley Smith, R.N., should be wearing a halo, or a red cape.

I was sitting in a chair next to my wife, Debra, and witnessed him save her life. We were three days into our six-day stay at MUSC when she asked me to call for the nurse. Her eyes were rolling back in to her head, she was moving her mouth but the words were not coming out correctly. I ran from the room into the hall and called for Wesley. The shock of the event had me speechless watching as my wife rolled deeper into her allergic reaction.

Wesley took immediate action and called a medical emergency team. His quick response to my call and immediate action with the Benadryl to counter the reaction kept everything under control. We could not have ordered a better nurse with the same highly valued qualities and attributes.

Nominated by Brian Carroll (patients’ wife)

Kara Faletto, Child Life A note was sent to the manger of Child Life from a pediatric nurse in radiology. “I had just got off the phone with a parent of a four-year-old girl, and she expressed how impressed she was with Kara's abilities to talk to her daughter and make her feel so comfortable. She stated how professional Kara's behavior was, and she just couldn't believe how MUSC has provided such wonderful service to their family and Child Life Services made that difference.

As a pediatric nurse, it is very important to have the support of a child life specialist. I cannot do my job as well without all of you.”

Nominated by Sonja Muckenfuss

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Mary McLendon Hodge, Hollings Clinics “I came upon an unattended patient in the Rutledge Tower connector who had been discharged from the Neurosurgery unit.

She had been hospitalized and had surgery for an aneurysm; was discharged for several days and then readmitted because of further complications. I offered to get her a wheelchair and just after retrieving the wheelchair, her husband walked up with Mary by his side. He was upset because they were having difficulty obtaining the prescription drugs that she was to be taking after discharge. Mary had recognized his distress while seeing him in another part of the medical center and was attempting to help address his issues and concerns regarding discharge instructions and how to obtain the prescription drugs for his wife. Nominated by Dave Neff Kevin Satterfield, Clinical Neurophysiology “I want to nominate Kevin Satterfield for saving the life of a fellow employee who began to choke. While fear and nervousness filled the office, Kevin without hesitation remained calm and fearless, began to perform the Heimlich maneuver, therefore giving life back to this individual.” Nominated by Greg Talley

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Autism training to improve screening rates held MUSC hosted a two-day Act Early program June 17 that was attended by 18 South Carolina pediatricians, family physicians and health care providers.

Zachary Warren, Ph.D., director of Vanderbilt University’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders, led the training in autism and autism screening as part of the Act Early program. The National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Learn the Signs/Act Early campaign in 2004 to educate parents, health care professionals and child care providers about the importance of early identification and intervention for children with signs of autism spectrum disorders.

The CDC Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Program (ADDM) estimates that 1 in 110 children have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Jane Charles, M.D., developmental pediatrician and principal investigator of the S.C. ADDM program, was invited

a two-day training in autism plus the administration and scoring of the screening tool for autism in toddlers and young children.

Charles said she hopes that this model program will enhance ASD diagnostic consultation and identification practices designed within community health care practice settings resulting in earlier diagnosis and intervention for children in South Carolina.

Volunteers needed for Day of Caring 2011 Participants at the Act Early training at Ashley River Tower. to a CDC-sponsored Act Early Summit in 2009 for autism leaders from the state. These key stakeholders created a logic model to develop family-centered coordinated services for children with ASD and their families.

It was recognized that early and accurate diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders currently represents a pressing

clinical practice issue for pediatric primary care providers. A major goal of the logic model was to increase early and accurate diagnosis of ASD in the state.

Charles obtained funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for master clinical training and in June organized the first program to meet this primary goal of the S.C. logic model,

MUSC employees are encouraged to form teams to help with Trident United Way’s Day of Caring 2011.

On Sept. 9, community volunteers will get together to help others in need. Volunteers are needed to trim flower beds, serve food at a soup kitchen or read to children.

For a list of projects, visit http:// www.tuw.org/DOC2011.asp. For information, call 792-1973.

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New financial system draws on innovation

By Cindy aBole Public Relations

In these fiscally challenging times when costs continue to escalate and funding resources continue to fall, colleges and institutions of higher learning such as MUSC have struggled to find ways to better manage resources.

After much planning and development, MUSC’s new financial management system and strategies are taking shape as a proactive step to address the university’s financial health and provide a foundation that will help set its future. The goal is to implement the new financial management system in 2013.

Mark Sothmann, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs and provost, said the financial system developed in past decades is not suited to track funds flow within the university or support needed updates and changes with the new fiscal realities. The proposed new incentivebased reimbursement system focuses on aligning revenues and costs, providing the necessary data to support this decision-making model.

The effort to balance mission-specific academic quality and costs is specifically focused on a transparent change to show how dollars flow throughout the institution, thus creating a more effective decision-making system, said Sothmann.

Sothmann, Lisa Montgomery, vice president for Finance and Administration, and a funds flow committee are responsible for transforming the financial management system to the new incentive-based reimbursement system. The plan also promotes conversations and dialogue regarding strategic investments.

Montgomery credits the committee and the finance staff for devoting the time and expertise necessary to make this transition possible given all the other competing priorities.

Within the year Montgomery, Sothmann, MUSC President Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., institutional vice presidents and deans have met several times during leadership retreats and conducted extended discussions and

MUSC’s new financial system looks to integrate the management system with the university’s 2010 strategic plan themes. evaluations of the proposed funds flow structure. Simultaneously, administrative and faculty leadership wanted to address the institution’s necessary cultural change by embracing the 2010 Strategic Plan themes —entrepreneurialism, innovation, interpofessionalism and global health.

“MUSC as a whole must embrace these changes to continue moving forward in the present and future fiscal climate,” said Sothmann. “Such change can’t be done well without an effective decision-making system in place where authority is clearly coupled with responsibility.”

The new system allows colleges to manage their own costs with revenues allocated to new academic responsibility centers, which will be composed of the six colleges. Colleges will receive all their

“MUSC as a whole must embrace these changes to continue moving forward in the present and future fiscal climate.”

Dr. Mark Sothmann

revenues and pay all direct and indirect costs. Additionally, they will contribute to a strategic investment fund so the central administration has a “steering wheel” to advance universitywide initiatives that help define MUSC as an institution.

The committee received feedback from financial consultants, Huron Consulting.

Leaders determined the plan’s funding mechanism, revenue streams and algorithm structure for revenues that go directly to colleges and administrative units. The Budget Office has worked with the Huron group to develop the actual model and will have it in place prior to the university’s fiscal year 2013 planning cycle.

As of June, Sothmann announced the institution’s newest challenge in this process—integrating both the financial management system and the university’s 2010 Strategic Plan into planning and creating strategies among MUSC’s six colleges, administrative units and departments. “This plan allows each college and administrative unit to be unique and innovative in its planning by fostering dialogue, preparing strategies and setting agendas,” he said.

For example in the Strategic Plan’s theme of innovation, MUSC is actively collaborating through its multiple centers and colleges to be among the nation’s leading universities in addressing the high incidence of stroke among South Carolinians. Additionally,

the MUSC Library, College of Nursing and College of Health Professions are using advanced online education technology to provide students, faculty and clinical researchers with information and connect them with resources.

In global health, beginning this fall, the College of Graduate Studies will begin delivering its master of science in clinical research program in India, the first MUSC degree to be delivered in another country. The degree program will further expand its online capability, build a support structure, and system capable to sustain future student-faculty exchanges in other countries.

For the entrepreneurial theme, Sothmann explained that academic health centers, such as MUSC, are viewed as economic engines within their home states. They secure the grant dollars from federal agencies, attract the hiring of key people and produce spinoffs of new technologies, research and businesses. The entrepreneurial focus is not limited to research, it also includes educational and clinical initiatives.

“Our focus in these areas is to create a climate for our faculty to think in entrepreneurial ways,” he said.

MUSC’s work in interprofessionalism is shown through its Creating Collaborative Care program. And the newest buildings, the Bioengineering and Drug Discovery buildings, are models that manifest an interprofessional and team research focus.

“To be a leading academic health center, we need to be strategic in how we move forward with key initiatives at multiple levels of the university with decision-making anchored to strong financial management. If we don’t do this, we’ll fall back. Our focus is not should we do it, but when and how we do it,” said Sothmann.

The majority of colleges are moving forward to implement the funding model and strategic plan within their units.

According to Sothmann, “It is the job of central administration and the President’s Office to strategically guide this process along by engaging the colleges and university administrative units in a shared dialogue and effort.”

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At long last: Stroke Prevention Act gets passed

The S.C. Legislature passed the Stroke Prevention Act of 2011 in June that will establish a network of hospitals for stroke patients similar to the network that exists for trauma patients where all hospitals are rated based on their capabilities. The new law is expected to save lives and prevent permanent disabilities by getting stroke patients the most appropriate level of care in the shortest amount of time.

The following are reactions from Edward Jauch, M.D., and Robert J. Adams, M.D., two influential advocates for the law.

Q: What was your reaction to it finally getting passed?

Relief and appreciation for all the hard work so many people expended making this happen. Numerous members of the MUSC family contributed to the creation and passage of this bill, often behind the scenes. It is just the beginning of a long important process in changing the way stroke is prevented and cared for. It requires an incredible amount of effort to even begin to change the system. Soon people will be able to find out where to go for expert stroke care in our state.

Q: What has the journey entailed getting to this point?

Three years of planning and working with numerous stakeholders throughout the state. It started as a multidisciplinary working group of stakeholders from across S.C. that led to the creation of the first stroke bill, which created the South Carolina Stroke Systems of Care Study Committee. It was critically important to add necessary direction and formality by placing the responsibility of success within the Department of Health so that we knew the frequent trips to Columbia would pay off.

This group worked aggressively for more than a year to identify the stroke needs of the state and create a statement of need for the legislature through the stroke bill. After working to move the bill through subcommittees within the senate and house, and later through the full senate and house, and overriding the governor’s veto, the bill became law on June 21.

disproportionately high prevalence of major risk factors for stroke and cardiovascular disease—diabetes, hypertension, smoking, obesity, etc.

Lack of stroke resources at most hospitals in S.C. may also play a role. While this may explain the overall severity of the problem, what it doesn’t describe is the disproportionate burden of stroke in younger patients, likely due to these risk factors occurring earlier in S.C .and not being treated as aggressively in S.C.

MUSC Emergency Medicine and stroke researcher Dr. Edward Jauch, left, with state Sen. Darrell Jackson, center, and MUSC Stroke Center Director Dr. Robert Adams in Columbia.

Q: What does this mean for S.C. residents?

This is the first step in organizing health care resources within the state to address the significant burden of stroke. It will help build systems of care within regions to ensure EMS agencies are aware of hospital stroke capabilities within their region and that potential stroke patients are taken to the most appropriate hospital capable of treating acute stroke.

Further, it will foster collaboration among hospitals in the state to provide Dr. Adams the best stroke care for patients.

Additionally, the bill will fund a registry maintained

by DHEC to better determine the occurrence of stroke within the state and provide guidance for future stroke intervention and prevention efforts. From a practical point of view, the bill increases chances that patients with stroke will be taken to the most appropriate stroke hospital as quickly as possible. It does not guarantee this will occur, but improves the chance. The bill also ensures that through DHEC we will continue to populate and update the

map of South Carolina hospitals with stroke capable sites as the first step.

Q: Why is it necessary to have a task force to maintain and track a stroke patient database, and is it worth the $500,000 price tag?

The cost came in part from additional staff that will be needed to deal with hospital certification issues. Granted registries are expensive and must be done correctly to be of any value. If done correctly, they can be a significant help in planning Dr. Jauch for service delivery and prevention. For instance, if Robert and I wanted to identify the counties with the greatest need for stroke education, improved access to tPA (a stroke drug), etc., we currently would not be able to obtain the necessary data. Most hospitalization data come from documents created for financial reasons and not medical reasons, so many important medical aspects are left out.

Q&A

Q: Why does our state rank among the highest with stroke and mortality rates?

South Carolina experiences a

Q: Why does our state have such a high stroke/mortality rate and what do you see MUSC’s role in changing that for the future?

First, MUSC is clearly the fundamental medical biological resource for stroke in the state. While there are others, we need to be the leaders. We need to not only lead in the exploratory biology of stroke, but also in the application of the current knowledge, type 2 translational research, to ensure the best practices are carried out throughout the state and to export our good care, knowledge, and passion to improve care throughout the state.

Examples of this are telemedicine efforts in stroke, sepsis and trauma. As a leading academic emergency department (ED) in the state, we also have the opportunity and obligation to improve the rapid triage and care for stroke patients in the ED and our coordination with EMS within the region.

Q: What does the future hold?

We hope we are involved in the resulting stroke advisory council, a committee convened by DHEC to see this work implemented and extended to make a bigger difference with stroke.

Our MUSC lobbyists also worked hard and were key to making this happen even though MUSC has nothing to directly gain from the passage of this bill. The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) also was crucially important, especially Rick Foster, M.D., because legislation like this cannot be passed or be effective unless the SCHA is on board. We are and will continue to make progress against stroke.

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The lobby at the Harper Student Wellness Center renovation has begun. Once it has been completed there will be a new updated lobby along with a "one point of entry" into the Wellness Center.

During the construction there will be some re-routing of members for the main aerobics studio and cycle studio—to gain access to either of these areas, members will need to enter through the free weight area. Once you have scanned in, the staff will help direct you to your desired area.

The renovation should be completed by early October. For up to date information on the renovation, visit http://www.musc.edu/hsc.

Nursery update For the first two weeks of this construction, the Wellness Center nursery will be temporarily relocated to Student Program's Library (room SW224). Use of these services will end on Aug. 6. Therefore, the nursery will be closed for the duration of this renovation which will be approximately 70 days.

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Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan offers sustainability By deBBie PeTiTPain Dietetic Services Sodexo, the international food service company that runs the cafeterias on MUSC campus, is committed to creating a more sustainable and healthy food service.

In 2009, Sodexo launched a plan for a more sustainable future, the Better Tomorrow Plan, which details 14 commitments aimed at protecting and restoring the environment, supporting local community development and promoting health and wellness. Each of these commitments will have a measureable target for progress during the next 10 years, the results of which will be publically reported.

Here are several examples of the action-oriented commitments: q Sodexo has pledged to source only sustainably certified fish and seafood.

The goal is to have 100 percent of the contracted fish and seafood certified as sustainable by 2015. MUSC is doing its part by purchasing seafood with

Sodexo offers informational stands and posters about sustainable ways to eat healthier.

Marine Stewardship Council or Best Aquaculture Practices certifications. q Sodexo has pledged to increase the purchase of products sourced from fairly and responsibly certified sources.

Current certifications include Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance and include products such as coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea and tropical fruits. At MUSC, we

Rankings Continued from Page One

q Cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, geriatrics, neurology and neurosurgery and psychiatry recognized for the first time Thomas Uhde, M.D., chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and executive director of the Institute of Psychiatry, said it’s rewarding to learn that their physician colleagues recognize the department’s high performance in delivering mental health care.

“In terms of competitive federal research funding by the National Institutes of Health, which is the gold standard of research excellence, we are among the top 10 nationally ranked research departments of psychiatry in the United States.”

Sometimes clinicians do not always appreciate where new treatments were originally discovered, developed and refined for widespread use in the community, he said.

“Our identification as a high-performing program indicates that our physician colleagues have gained an increased appreciation for our expertise in not only discovering but also delivering innovative treatments.

Some of our treatments for severe depression can literally be provided only at MUSC and, at the moment, in no other place in the world.”

MUSC President Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., said

serve Rainforest Alliance coffee in our cafeterias and Fair Trade coffee at Starbucks. q Sodexo has pledged to source local, seasonal or sustainably grown and raised products. We are proud to serve locally grown produce as supplied by our vendors in the MUSC cafeterias and on the patient tray lines.

it’s rewarding that the outstanding care delivered by MUSC faculty and staff is garnering such national attention. “All South Carolinians can depend on the high quality of services being delivered at our hospital and through graduates of our training programs throughout the state.”

Since 1990, the magazine has identified medical centers with unique capabilities in one or more areas.

This year, the exclusive magazine reviewed data from 4,852 hospitals and selected 152 stellar medical centers in 16 specialty areas for the national rankings. Rankings and eligibility are driven by hard data, including reputation, death rate, patient safety, and care-related factors such as nursing and patient services.

This year’s rankings may be viewed at http://www. usnews.com/besthospitals.

Pat Cawley, M.D., MUHA executive medical director, said he likes how the rankings have expanded.

“Here in Charleston, we’re easily recognized as the hospital that you want to go to for the hardest problems and most difficult-to-treat cases,” he said.

“What these new metro rankings show our community is that in addition to taking the hardest cases, we also provide excellent care for more routine procedures and treatments. With this number one designation for our area, our neighbors can rest easy knowing that we can deliver an excellent standard of care, no matter what brings them to us.”

q Sodexo has pledged to promote choices with reduced sugar, salt and fats.

At MUSC, healthy options are available daily as denoted by the Wellness and You logo on menu boards and prepared foods and the listing of wellness items on our menu line. We also provide nutritional information at the point of selection for all foods in the cafeteria and on our website. Sodexo has also pledged to provide and promote varied and balanced food options. Last spring, we launched our Meatless Monday campaign to highlight the delicious vegetarian options available in the cafeteria.

Through its worldwide presence, Sodexo employs 380,000 employees in 80 countries and serves 50 million consumers daily. The plan encourages partnerships between Sodexo, MUSC, our customers and suppliers to make incremental changes on a scale that can make a real difference.

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Pilot shuttle program to be offered In response to employees’ interest for a transportation link at night between their work sites and on-campus parking locations, a pilot for expanded shuttle service will begin on Aug. 1.

The service (operated by MUHA Meducare) connects the Clinical Sciences Building with the President Street, Bee Street and Courtenay Drive parking garages and other destinations on demand.

The pilot will operate from 5 to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 to 11 p.m. during August.

The planned stops are the Clinical Sciences Building ramp, Bee Street garage, Ashley River Tower and Courtenay garages. Drivers will have discretion to go to other places on demand as long as the destination is within the inner campus. MUSC students, patients and visitors are authorized to ride subject to the same restriction.

The existing shuttle bus service linking the campus with the off-site parking locations and operated by University Transportation and the Public Safety Escort program will continue to operate as usual.

After 30 days, the pilot program will be evaluated for expansion, modification, or cancelation.

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Aerobic exercise improves lung function, endurance Cardio-respiratory endurance is considered to be the most important of the five health-related fitness components. Aerobic exercise provides a long list of benefits from a decrease in risks for diseases to improved body composition. One of the most essential organs affected by exercise is the lungs.

Aerobic capacity describes the condition of the cardio-respiratory system which includes the heart, lungs and Susan Johnson blood vessels. Aerobic capacity is defined as the maximum volume of oxygen that can be consumed by one’s muscles during exercise. The higher a cardio-respiratory endurance level, the more oxygen is transported to exercising muscles and the longer exercise can be maintained without exhaustion and accordingly the

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eMployee Wellness faster a person is able to run. The higher the aerobic capacity, the higher is the level of aerobic fitness.

Lungs play a vital role during exercise because they deliver oxygen to blood and remove carbon dioxide released as waste from working muscles. Oxygen is critical during exercise because muscles need it to burn the energy they need to continue contracting. When performing repetitive aerobic activities, such as walking, swimming, jogging or bicycling, large muscles are engaged in the legs, hips and arms. This engagement increases muscles’ oxygen requirements. To meet these requirements, breathing rate increases, and the diaphragm pulls in greater amounts of air with each breath.

So how much aerobic exercise is necessary to improve lung function? The answer to this question is dependent

upon the individual’s age, weight, overall health and other factors but a good rule of thumb is to follow the FIT principles: frequency, intensity and time. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends aerobic activity to be performed three to five times a week, at 60 percent to 85 percent of maximum heart rate for 20 to 60 minutes.

On July 30, hundreds of people will huff and puff their way up and down the stairs in the North Charleston Coliseum by participating in the Fight for Air Climb and Ultra Climb. This event is a great way to improve lung function while having fun. Whether climbing for a winning time or simply to cross the finish line in honor or in memory of someone with lung disease, this event is a great challenge.

Join the MUSC Team by visiting

http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ sc/north-charleston-climb/, click “join a team” and click on MUSC. The first 20 people to register will receive a free pedometer. Email musc-empwell@musc. edu for information or to claim your pedometer. For information on help to quit smoking, visit the American Lung Association at lungusa.org.

Employee Wellness events q Mobile mammograms: The Hollings Cancer Center Mobile Van will be conducting mammograms from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 17 next to the Basic Science Building loading dock, behind the College of Dental Medicine. Call 792-0878 to schedule an appointment. q Worksite screening: The next screening will be held Aug. 25 in 2W Classroom in the university hospital. The screening is $15 with the State Health Plan and $42 without. Register at http:// www.musc.edu/medcenter/ health1st.

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Kinship program expands to provide more support

A new program targeting children who live with relatives will create better outcomes for children and youth in Charleston County. HALOS (Helping and Lending Outreach Support), a Charleston-based nonprofit organization, will pilot an intensive home visitation program for families in which adults are parenting the children of relatives so that the children can avoid foster care, as part of its successful Kinship Care program.

The HALOS Kinship Care Program was developed in 2008 to support grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren in the absence of their parents through twice-monthly mutual support groups, referrals for services and educational and respite opportunities.

The first of its kind in South Carolina, the program now serves more than 100 adults and 300 children annually.

When asked for suggestions for making their experience in the HALOS Kinship Care Program more beneficial, program participants responded that they would like more one-on-one help in order to become more empowered and to help the children in their care benefit as well. They have expressed interest in receiving more in-depth assistance to address issues like parenting, financial counseling, and finding resources for the children in their care.

HALOS received a grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina (SOCFSC) that will make this

expansion possible. This funding will help provide intensive home visitation services for up to 40 families during the next year. The home visitation program will include support such as parent education using the Parents As Teachers evidence-based curriculum, job and benefits counseling in collaboration with the South Carolina Benefit Bank, and student aid. The addition of this new program component will enhance the long-term impact of the overall Kinship Care Program by empowering caregivers to improve their parenting skills, deal appropriately with stress and obtain the resources necessary to move them toward greater financial stability. SOCFSC pioneered work with kinship care families in South Carolina by funding HALOS to start the first outreach and support effort to reach this population and has supported the evolution of the program to offer more intensive services to families in crisis.

Don Elsey, Ed.D., clinical director of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center, has seen HALOS improve lives of caregivers and children. "By providing intensive home visitation services in addition to support groups and educational activities, caregivers will have increased self-sufficiency and a more positive relationship with their children in the long term."

For information about the program, contact HALOS at 953-3715.

Rotary partners with CDAP

Rotary Club of Charleston President Eddie Buxton, left, presents a check for $14,867 to MUSC’s Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs (CDAP) Director Dr. Ray Anton and Sylvia Rivers, CDAP outreach coordinator and Rotarian. The Rotary Club of Charleston-Breakfast partnered with CDAP, in the Institute of Psychiatry, for its Annual Wheels fundraising event.

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