Lori Abate Email & Phone Number

Fort Myers, Florida Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Assured quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following Company and nursing division's.
• Resolved patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintained safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintained nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies of Methadone medication; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Dispensing medication and recording dosages and maintained absolute accuracy in daily accounting of the methadone that is dispensed and in inventory

• Clincial Oncology Infusion Nurse
• Developed and implemented nursing care plans
• Provide nursing care to oncology patients; obtained pre-chemotherapy venous blood samples; delivered pre-chemotherapy medications, chemotherapy agents and blood product replacement therapies
• Evaluated and documented patients responses to chemotherapy
• Implemented clinical research protocol therapies
• Integral member of the patient response team; provided emergency response to immediately experienced adverse effects

• Developed and implemented nursing care plans
• Implemented clinical research protocol therapies
• Patient Advocacy; Counseled oncology patients and families on side-effects of treatment and disease management
• Provide nursing care to oncology patients; obtained pre-chemotherapy venous blood samples; delivered pre-chemotherapy medications, chemotherapy agents and blood product replacement therapies
• Evaluated and documented patients responses to chemotherapy
• Member of the patient response team; provided emergency response to immediately experienced adverse effects.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Provided nursing assessments
• Provided post-surgical and infected wound care, home based intravenous therapy, total parenteral nutrition, inotropes, vaccines, immunoglobulin (IVIG)
• Oncology Care
• Hospice services as needed

Research Traiangle Park, NC

• Associate Director, Clinical Development – Pulmonary Division, 2005-unemployed as of Oct 09, 2008
• Managed CRA and provided guidance, direction and mentorship in the area Clinical Development, Pulmonary Division
• Designed and produced clinical studies from protocol concept through Biological Licensing Application in the areas of emphysema and COPD
• Provided Troubleshooting and counsel to various sites and labs regarding client management
• Collaborated with Staff Nurses and Physicians on solutions to protocol violations and deviations
• Authored national and international registration and submission documents

Research Triangle Park, NC

• Oversaw the day to day activities of Clinical Quality Assurance Audit team
• Prepared schedules and ensured proper resourcing of projects
• Trained staff on FDA regulations and guidance documents
• Assessed and improved clinical development QA processes: implements computerized SOP review process

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

• Conduct systems audits to assess regulatory compliance and efficiency of SOPs
• Provide Company-wide support in the interpretation of and training in ICH GCPs and FDA regulations and guidance documents
• Conduct routine and directed "for-cause" audits of clinical investigator sites, contract research organizations, contract laboratories and central ethics committees
• Institute qualification and performance assessment program for contract service providersCompany merged with BMS and executed reduction of DeIaware work force

Wilmington, DE

• Identify key opinion leaders and perform site selections for HIV trials
• Manage the conduct of Phase I-IV clinical studies
• Supervise In-house and Contract Clinical Research Associates (10)

Malvern, PA

• Managed clinical operations activities including 30 employees and budgets of up to $17.5M.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with local and international regulations
• Identify key opinion leaders and perform site selections for Cardiovascular trials
• Provide GCP and ICH training to ensure compliance with local and global regulations
• Design and assist with validation of computer applications enhancing the clinical trial management processCompany merged with Zeneca Pharmaceuticals and executed reduction of Pennsylvania work force

Titusville, NJ

• Recruited by former client to manage key projects in the gastroenterology research division.
• Wrote protocols and prepared clinical study reports. Negotiated and managed CRO contracts and budgets.

Blue Bell, PA

• Provide project team leadership for multiple clinical programs in gastro esophageal reflux disease, CNS disorders, hypertension, and infectious disease
• Assist in recruitment and select qualified investigators
• Support Business Development colleagues with contract proposals and negotiations
• Manage local and regional Clinical Monitoring Associates deployed to assigned projects
• Supervise Project Managers (5)Company purchased by OmniCare and I was laid off.

Boulder CO And The Hague, The Netherlands

Clinical Research Associate-, Synergen Incorporate, Boulder, Colorado1991-1993 Clinical Trials Coordinator/Trainer, Synergen Incorporated, The Hague, Netherlands 1993-1994Clinical Trials Manager, Synergen Incorporated, Boulder, Colorado 1994Company went out of business in August of 94

Philadelphia, PA

RN and Certified Emergency Nurse- Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJune 1987- August 1991

Certificate Of Completion For Medical Billin And Coding, Medical Billing And Coding

Certificate In Medical Billing And Coding - 4.0 Gpa, Medical Coding And Billing, 4.0

Activities and Societies: American Association of Professional coders (AAPC)

Masters, Business Administration

Graduate Thesesis entitled and published 1997:• L.M. Abate, Valuing Healthcare: Costs, Benefits, and Effectiveness of Pharmaceuticals and.

Bsn, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Graduated In 1987 With Summa Cum Laude Honors

Activities and Societies: Sigma Theta Tau - Honors Nursing Society