Removing Barriers & Welcoming Innovation, Interview with Dr. Katherine Twombley, MUSC

Dr. Katherine Twombley, Chief of Pediatric Nephrology at the Medical University of South Carolina talks about the culture ofputting patients first, and about her work in nephrology. 

 

Interview Copy:

 

Dr. Katherine Twombley, says the culture at the Medical University of South Carolina removes barriers in the interest of putting patients first, and empowers medical teams to do the right thing because it’s the right things to do. 

 

As a Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program, and Program Director of the Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at MUSC, she knows how important it is to get treatment to patients. 

 

She tells us that by removing administrative hurdles, providers at MUSC can focus on treating the patient right away, rather than delaying much-needed care due to red-tape.

 

Dr. Twombley shares an example of getting a new therapy approved for a patient within days, whereas it may take months in other systems. She says this is a game-changer for patients, and gives them hope.  provide hope for patients and families.

 

Check out the full interview with Dr. Twombley to hear more about putting the patient first, and some of the life-changing treatments she and her team offer. 

 

You can also listen to the interview in podcast form:

 

Apple podcast link: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-of/id1549592446  

 

I Heart podcast link:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-speaking-of-76708275/#  

 

Spotify podcast link:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1g2LUGr0SzxbBmSHB3FHyL?si=PNO79sBOReGXQJu_CrsJEg

 

Learn more about the Medical Univ. of South Carolina: https://muschealth.org 

 

Learn more about the MUSC Children’s Hospital: https://musckids.org 

 

Topical time codes:

00:57 - Treating the patient, not the disease

1:53 - Culture at MUSC

3:06 - Removing barriers and admin hurdles

6:23 - Doing things because it’s the right thing to do

8:10 -  Providing hope to patients

9:03 - LDL-Aphaeresis

12:28 - Patient referrals

14:11 - Nephrotic syndrome trials, precision medicine

16:17 - Changing lives through precision medicine

 

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