Diane Roach Email & Phone Number

September 2005 - August 2007• Nurse Practitioner at Magee Womens Hospital providing clinical support in the following specialty obstretrical/gynecological areas: Obstetrical Emergency/Triage, Labor and Delivery, The Womens Center for Bladder and Pelvic Health (Urological-Gynecology), The Midlife (Menopause) Center• Assess the needs and manages the care of women (gynecology). Performs comprehensive/focused history and physical exams, in conjunction with ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests; institutes treatment and/or therapeutic interventions utilizing both pharmacological and non-pharmacological modalities• Provide training to student nurse practitioners, physician assistants, interns, and residents• Obstetrical therapeutic areas include, but are not limited to pre-eclampsia, pre-term labor and diabetes• Gynecological therapeutic areas include, but are not limited to contraception, urinary incontinence, infertility, osteoporosis and menopause, sexually transmitted diseases. • Co-investigator for gynecological research projects

• Clinical consultant for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals with focus on therapeutic areas of cardiology, neurology, pain and inflammation• Developed meaningful professional relationships and functioned as a key clinical/ scientific resource • Provided concise, realistic, strategic research and medical presentations, pharmacological specific information as related to the disease state and treatment to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare personnel• Collaborated with internal colleagues to provide medical/scientific, and clinical information on relative disease states including journal clubs

• Clinical Nursing Instructor/ Simulation Facilitator for sophomore and junior undergraduate nursing students • Assist in the development and presentation of undergraduate nursing curriculum; clinical nursing instructor for undergraduate Nursing Care Mothers, Newborns, and Families (NUR 1050). Clinical Site: UPMC Health System, Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Woman Care Birthing Center, Postpartum Unit, Antepartum Unit • Facilitator for obstetric scenarios to offer undergraduate nursing students a realistic and hands on obstetric nursing experience, test knowledge acquisition, and assess attitudinal change utilizing High Fidelity Human Simulators (Laerdal SimMan™ and SimBaby™). Research Site: Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER).• Co-Investigator for Obstetrical Simulation Modules

• Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Research Coordinator for Cardiology Division• Obtain history and physical examinations for congestive heart failure outpatient clinic• Coordinate and participate in clinical research studies conducted by principal investigator(s) involved in the collection, compilation, documentation and analysis of clinical research data. • Coordinate and implement procedures to collect data from patient charts, medical records, interviews, questionnaires, diagnostic tests and other sources; code, evaluate and interpret collected data and prepare appropriate documentation• Ensure compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies; identify problems and/or inconsistencies • Monitor patients' progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events. • Coordinate the development of forms, questionnaires and the application of research techniques; assist in writing procedures manuals for data collection and coding. Review journals, abstracts and scientific literature to keep abreast of new developments and to obtain information regarding previous studies to aid in the planning of new studies. • Assure compliance of general and study specific regulatory related processes with SOPs, FDA, NIH, and applicable regulations for the reporting of events to regulatory agencies. Maintain primary responsibility of a variety of regulatory tasks including: assess, complete, and submit protocol related documents to the appropriate committees and University Institutional Review board, maintain annual IRB approvals, amendments, and safety events, process data queries and ensure resolution, maintain essential staff documents (CVs, licenses, site laboratory certifications)• Work closely with sponsor and study personnel on relevant regulatory issues. • Assist in the preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications to study design as appropriate.

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