MUSC Psychiatry Chair Update | July 14, 2022
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July 14, 2022
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MUSC Psychiatry Chair Update
 
Thomas W. Uhde, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Institute of Psychiatry
ONGOING STUDIES & PUBLICATIONS
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Research in the Department
 
Ranked 11th in the nation among departments of psychiatry in total research funding from the National Institutes of Health, MUSC Psychiatry is the single largest research department in the College of Medicine.
KUDOS & WINS

Dr. Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Associate Professor at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center was recently awarded the “Outstanding Child Supervisor” and the “Cultural Humility” awards by the Charleston Psychology Internship Consortium graduating class of 2022. She was also elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) for a two-year term.

Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Holes Lewis on winning “Best Psychiatrist” in the 2022 HealthLinks Best in Health Charleston Awards. Over 10,000 readers, patients, and local medical professionals voted in this year's competition.

Dr. Sarah Book was interviewed by Bobbi Conner this week for the Health Focus podcast. In her segment, Dr. Book discusses why words matter when discussing alcohol use problems. The interview is available here.

Deborah Lin
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Voting is now open for the 2022 Charleston's Choice Awards! MUSC Weight Management Center is a nominee for Best Diet/Weight Loss Center and Dr. Eva Serber is nominated for Best Therapist/Psychiatrist. Both nominees are located under the Health and Wellness category. Voting is open until July 24th. 
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
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Do you know an employee who has gone the extra mile recently? Nominate them for the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences' MVP Award! This award will be given quarterly to an employee nominated by their peers for going above and beyond in the workplace. For more information or to nominate an employee, please visit our Employee Recognition Page on the Horseshoe.
FALL CYCLE FOR PROMOTION

FALL CYCLE FOR PROMOTION

 

For anyone who is requesting promotion effective July 1, 2023, all promotion requests must be received in the Chair’s Office no later than August 12, 2022 in the form of complete packets accompanied by a letter of recommendation from your Division Director. Packets with checklists, requests for materials, and forms specific for regular and modified faculty have been developed to make the submission process more straightforward. Packets are available on the College of Medicine’s website. Follow this link:  https://horseshoe.musc.edu/university/colleges/com/faculty/apt-committee/promotion-tenure-forms

 

Promotion to Associate Professor or Professor requires a minimum of four letters of recommendation, addressed to the Departmental Chair. Individuals selected to write the minimum four letters should be non-MUSC faculty in the candidate’s field at the academic rank of professor or its equivalent stature. At least two of these individuals should not be associated with the candidate by having been past mentors/teachers/students/trainees. We ask that you provide 4-6 names of individuals that we can contact to solicit letters of recommendation. 

 

The letter of recommendation from your Division Director must follow Appendix 2 in the COM APT guidelines. Division Director letters should include the following paragraphs: introductory, education, research if applicable, scholarly publications, clinical practice if applicable, administration, and other activities and accomplishments.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Mulholland mulhollk@musc.edu.

CPTWEB2.0
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CPT Web2.0, the NCVC-sponsored online course that teaches Cognitive Processing Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for PTSD and related disorders, has been shared with numerous mental health professionals in Ukraine and Poland (where many Ukrainian refugees have settled). Free access to the course has been shared with over 150 providers in those countries who have been participating in a brief training with Dr. Patricia Resick, the founding developer of Cognitive Processing Therapy. While it's very sad that war has increased the regional need for this training, it is gratifying to know that our Department's educational offerings may be involved in easing the suffering of individuals who have been affected. 

BIPOLAR DISORDER RESEARCH STUDY
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CANNABIS & TOBACCO (CAT) STUDY

Cannabis & Tobacco (CAT) Study

 

Many people want to quit smoking but think it's too hard. The purpose of this study is to better understand tobacco quit outcomes among tobacco users using a well-known stop smoking medication called varenicline, cessation counseling and financial incentives. All participants will receive treatment (varenicline and counseling) for 12 weeks. This study will recruit adult tobacco users (ages 18-40) who are motivated to quit smoking cigarettes. If you are interested in participating, please click here: https://redcap.musc.edu/surveys/?s=WXL9PYJPNN

 

To learn more about Project Quit and their active studies visit https://www.projectquitsc.com/.

PAIN REHABILITATION PROGRAM
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WEIGHT LOSS RESEARCH STUDY
#28425945.0
IRB Approved at the Study Level
Sep 10, 2020
 
28-Week
Weight Loss
Research Study
For Overweight Men and Women
Medical University of South Carolina
Weight Management Center

The MUSC Weight Management Center is conducting a clinical research study to determine the safety and effectiveness of an investigational capsule that may assist weight loss for people who are overweight and otherwise generally healthy. The study capsule must be taken twice daily via mouth throughout the study.
 
To qualify, you must be at least 18 years of age, overweight or obese, not have any other significant illness or disease (such as diabetes or heart disease), not be taking any medications for weight loss, and meet other criteria. Qualified participants will receive dietary and activity counseling sessions, as well as medical exams, lab work, and weight monitoring.

There is no charge for participation.
This study requires a twenty-eight week commitment.

To have more detailed information sent to you, please call 843-792-5428 or 843-792-CARE. You may also send an email to Mary Harley at harleyma@musc.edu or to the Weight Management Center at wmc@musc.edu.

NMVVRC NATIONAL TOWN HALL

*TODAY* - Join the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource (NMVRC) for a timely discussion on victim-centric mass violence incident response. Understand victim serving roles and resources that often occur when an incident occurs in a community. Identify effective strategies to assess and address the needs of MVI victims and survivors as well as strategies to assess and strengthen a community’s capacity to meet victim and survivors’ needs.

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At the conclusion of the National Town Hall, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the role, resources, and limitations of the FBI and other government agencies in response to MVI.
  • Describe how to create an Initial Response and a Family Assistance Center.
  • Identify effective strategies to assess and address the needs of MVI victims and survivors; and strategies to assess and strengthen a community’s capacity to meet survivors’ needs, as well as the needs of community members.
  • Describe components of an early intervention approach: Psychological First Aid.
Note: Due to government restrictions, this will be a LIVE event only and will NOT be recorded or transcribed for later use.
LOWCOUNTRY MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
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DART SUMMER RESEARCH DAY
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TOBACCO TREATMENT
SPECIALIST TRAINING
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LOWVELO 2022
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Want to play a part in saving lives right here in the Lowcountry? Join hundreds of other riders November 5 for LOWVELO22. The annual event is back and better than ever this year! 100% of rider-raised money benefits lifesaving cancer research at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.
 
Registration is now open. Sign up today to help save lives and make a difference in the fight against cancer!
MINDFULNESS CENTER
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As part of the new MUSC Health and Wellness Institute that recently opened in Mount Pleasant, SC, a newly established Mindfulness Center will be offering a range of mindfulness and resiliency-based classes, workshops, individual sessions, and retreats.  These offerings are not considered mental health counseling, therefore will not be billed through any insurance or be diagnosis driven. However, they may be a useful complementary service for patients seen within Psychiatry, for trainees themselves, as well as for faculty and staff. 

 

Of note, we will be starting up a 4-week closed group series on Introduction to Mindfulness beginning the first week in March (5:30pm Monday March 7th) and will repeat monthly. This closed group is great for anyone wanting to learn more about the basic principles of mindfulness in a welcoming and nonjudgmental environment. 

 

In addition, we will be running an 8-week closed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) group beginning the first week in April (4:30pm Wednesday April 6th).

 

All services are currently virtual and do not require you to be in the state to participate!

 

Please see the attached brochure to learn more. 

FALL SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE
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PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER
T32 ITOS FELLOWS APPLICATION
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OUT OF THE DARKNESS
SUICIDE PREVENTION WALK
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It’s time for the 2022 Charleston Area AFSP Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk!

 

The MUSC Psychiatry Team will be walking this year in support of suicide prevention. Last year, the MUSC Psychiatry Team raised OVER $5,000 and was the Top Fundraising Team for the event! Let’s show our support again this year!

Walk Date: Sunday, 10/16/2022

Walk Time: Registration starts at 1:00pm; Ceremony Begins at 2:00pm

Walk Location: North Charleston Riverfront Park

 

For questions, email Meg Wallace at wallam@musc.edu

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Bio-behavioral Medicine

 

Social Worker (LISW) (MUSCP, Full-Time): Provide a wide variety of direct social worker services in a specialty psychiatric setting for a complex caseload of patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric illness including psychosocial assessment, active treatment and psychotherapy, discharge planning, case management, and related documentation in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team. The Licensed Social Worker (LISW) or Therapist reports to the Division Director. 

 

Center for Drug & Alcohol Programs (CDAP)

 

Licensed Social Worker (LISW) (MUSCP, Full-Time): This position is for a licensed independent social worker (LISW-CP) who will be working in a team environment in the Outpatient Clinic of the Addiction Sciences Division of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. In this capacity, the LISW-CP will be functioning as a clinical therapist, providing individual and group therapy to individuals with addiction-related and other psychiatric illnesses and their families.

 

Community Clinic

 

Licensed Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) (MUSCP, Full-Time): The LISW or LPC reports to the Division Director. The candidate will provide a wide variety of direct social worker services in an acute care psychiatric setting for a complex caseload of patients including psychosocial assessment, active treatment, discharge planning, case management, and related documentation in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

 

Psychiatry Administration

 

Open Rank & Research Director (UNIV, Full-Time): The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a clinician-scientist with an MD and/or PhD degree(s) to serve as Research Director for the Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The Research Director will direct eating disorders research for the Friedman Eating Disorders Center. The Friedman Eating Disorders Center provides state-of-the-art, evidence-informed treatments of eating disorders (primarily anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa) by a multi-disciplinary subspecialty team of pediatricians, internists, nutritionists, and mental health providers (psychologists and psychiatrists).

 

Psychiatry Hospitalist Division

 

Social Worker I (MSW) (MUHA, Full-Time): Under clinical practice guidance of the Social Work Manager, this position provides a wide variety of direct social worker services in an acute care psychiatric setting for a complex caseload of adult/pediatric patients including psychiatric consults, psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, case management, and related documentation in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team. This position identifies risk factors that the patient may experience after discharge and applies discharge interventions to lower the patient risk of an undesirable event post discharge. The Social Worker (MSW) bridges the discharge to outpatient provider with the patient to address issues and questions.

 

This position will work primarily in the Adult Psych ED (DPOD) but assist with cross coverage as needed in the Children's Hospital (SJCH ED).

 

Open Rank (UNIV, Full-Time): The Medical University of South Carolina’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is actively recruiting for a General Psychiatrist to provide services in our Emergency Department (ED). We are seeking candidates with training from an accredited psychiatry program and board certification/eligibility in Psychiatry. Candidate will provide coverage in the Adult Intensive Day Treatment Program. Duties include consults, managing boarding patients and residents, and APP supervision. Call/Rounds one weekend per month.

 

Open Rank (UNIV, Part-Time): Candidate must be a psychiatrist with the ability to hold an unrestricted license to practice in South Carolina. Candidate will be a faculty member of the Psychiatry Hospitalists Division at a .5 FTE (50% effort or 20 hours per week) and provide inpatient care across all adult inpatient units for attendings on leave. Candidate may also be required to cover some night call and weekend coverage as part of their clinical effort.

 

Sleep and Anxiety Research and Treatment Program (SATRP)

 

Clinical Instructor/Assistant Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The Sleep and Anxiety Treatment and Research Program (SATRP) is seeking a full-time Clinical Instructor or Clinical Assistant Professor (rank dependent upon education and experience) to provide evidence based outpatient treatment for a wide variety of both sleep and anxiety issues. This position requires a psychologist who will see patients, supervise trainees, coordinate patient care, and participate in program activities (e.g., journal clubs, case conferences).

 

Assistant Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is seeking an Assistant Professor/Clinical Psychologist to engage in clinical and research activities in the Sleep and Anxiety Research and Treatment Program (SATRP) at MUSC. The research areas may include ERPs (Event-Related Brain Potentials), fMRI, autonomic measures, psychophysiology of anxiety, or other areas as appropriate, towards a specific population of patients. If candidate will see patients or research participants in a clinical setting, the candidate must obtain a valid SC medical license or psychologist license beforehand. 

 

Licensed Social Worker (LISW)/LPC (MUSC, Part-Time): This clinician will provide evidence based mental health outpatient services for adults suffering from sleep or anxiety disorders with the Sleep and Anxiety Treatment and Research Program. The position includes both assessments and counseling via office based and remote work from home providing telehealth therapy. Experience with implementing cognitive behavioral therapy and treating sleep and anxiety disorders is recommended. Flexible weekday schedules are preferred to accommodate evening clinic. 

 

Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health Division

 

Assistant Professor (UNIV, Full-Time): The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC is seeking a clinical psychologist with an interest and experience in Women’s Mental Health. The candidate will work collaboratively within an integrated behavioral health program and provide evidence-based psychotherapies to pregnant and postpartum women with mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and stress-related disorders as well as therapy for women experiencing traumatic events, grief and/or perinatal loss.

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LIFUP GAD STUDY
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The purpose of this research is to test out a new way of treating generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) with low intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP). If the subject agrees to participate in the research study, the participation will last approximately 10.5 hours over seven (7) days. The visits are as follows: 1- consent and MRI, 2- and 3- focused ultrasound will be delivered outside of the MRI environment, 4- MRI plus focused ultrasound, 5- assessments 1 week post focused ultrasound, and 6- one month follow-up assessments. Research studies are voluntary and include only people who agree to take part.

SELF CARE SUPPORT SESSIONS
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SMOKING CESSATION
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COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC
CARE SPECIALISTS (CPCS)
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The CPCS office is currently taking referrals for youth and adults for outpatient therapy and/or medication management.

The CPCS office is located at 51 Bee Street and is seeing patients either virtually or in the office. All patients are self-pay at the time of the appointment and will be provided with the necessary paperwork to submit for reimbursement from their insurance companies. All department of psychiatry faculty members are eligible to see private patients in CPCS.

 

To make a referral or schedule an appointment, call 843-792-9396.

 

For more information about making a referral or joining the practice, feel free to contact Hilary Bernstein, LISW, DHA at bernsteh@musc.edu

 

Check out our website: Psychiatriccarespecialists.com

Like our Facebook page: Comprehensive Psychiatric Care Specialists

FENTANYL URINE TEST
CLINICAL NEUROBIOLOGY LAB
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FENTANYL URINE TEST NOW OFFERED BY

THE CLINICAL NEUROBIOLOGY LAB (CNL)

 

The use of the powerful opiate drug, FENTANYL is on the rise, accounting for a large share of overdose deaths in SC, and the greater US.

 

Previously, urine drug testing at MUSC could not detect Fentanyl use. The Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory has recently completed an extensive validation of a qualitative (positive vs negative) urine test for the presence of Fentanyl which can be used to distinguish this drug from other commonly used/abused opiates such as oxycodone, buprenorphine and morphine. This test should aid clinicians in the evaluation of patients in multiple clinical settings, especially when illicit drug use is suspected.

 

Simply order: “Fentanyl, Urine, Qual (IOP LAB)” or “LAB9066”

COVID-19 RESOURCES
Individuals needing to contact the MUSC COVID Vaccine Call Center can utilize the information below:
The COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force will be posting updates on the COVID-19 Vaccine intranet site, including information about the vaccine safety and efficacy, so our care team members can make an informed decision.
 

**Updated University Directives can be found here.** 

LAB & TESTING OPTIONS

 

The following resource provides MUSC Health lab and testing options pertaining to COVID-19. Included on this page is information regarding drive-thru and “pop-up” mobile COVID testing locations, antibody or serology tests, drive-in lab and nurse visits, and original/classic lab testing.

 

MUSC Health Lab & Testing Options

MANDATORY SELF-MONITORING

 

Due to the activity of COVID-19 within the hospital and community, all employees, residents, fellows and students within all MUSC entities are directed to begin daily self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms. This applies regardless of whether you have been working remotely on a full-time or intermittent basis. You need to continue daily self-monitoring, even if symptoms are not present.

 

UPDATES VIA THE HORSESHOE

 

In addition to updates provided by MUSC Enterprise, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will also provide updates through our employee intranet, The Horseshoe. Updates will be provided regularly as new information becomes available. For your convenience, direct links are provided below.

MUSC RESILIENCY PROGRAM
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NAMI CONNECTION &
NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT
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UPDATED MOONLIGHTING POLICY
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MUSC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
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If you would like to submit content to include in next week's Chair Update, please submit to Dr. Jamie Fisher by 12:00 pm on Monday. Thank you.
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