Lorraine Thom Email & Phone Number

Gauteng, Limpopo And Mpumalanga

• Completed 400 hours of service in line with the scope of practice as set out by the SAPC under the direct supervision of a pharmacist• Provided pharmacist initiated care • Liaised with medical aid schemes• Assisted with training of pharmacist assistants

Interpreted prescriptions, compounded and dispensed medication under the direct supervision of a pharmacist

Highlight:2018: Awarded an informal student recognition as “Most Caring Mother” by 4th year B.Pharm students (the first group of students lectured from 1st year until graduation) TEACHING•Training, mentoring, facilitating•Coordinates Modules•Plans, prepares and conducts lectures •Customises course material, enhancing student engagement with the subject matter to encourage interest and learning •Facilitates student practical sessions•Sets up and conducts assessments and provides feedback to students•Voluntarily facilitates final year students’ inter-professional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) workgroups•Tutors academic interns•Lectures delivered in: Courses/Modules (2015 – date):  Industrial Pharmacy Practice  Principles and Practice of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing  Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Pharmaceutics topics presented as part of other modules (2014- date)  Microorganisms, man and medicines (Formulation of antibiotics) Industrial Pharmacy Practice-based learning (soft skills such as confidentiality, honesty, integrity, punctuality, diplomacy, diligence and safety) Respiratory system, ear and eye (Eye, ear and nose formulations) Cardiovascular Pharmacy (Cholesterol screening - practical) Neuromuscular and skeletal systems, skin, inflammation and pain management (Formulation of skin preparations)  Endocrinology and reproduction (Dosage form factors, drug absorption & bioavailability, Dosage form design for hormonal products) Sterile pharmaceutical products (Aseptic technique - practical) POSITIONS OF REPONSIBILITY•Supervises research students – undergraduate and Postgraduate (Master’s)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Ensured compliance with the legislative requirements set out in the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and Pharmacy Act 53 of 1974• Ensured company adherence to GMP and requirements according to South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC), Medicines Control Council (MCC, now SAHPRA) and Department of Health (DOH)• Compiled, implemented and maintained Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents • Compiled and maintained company Site Master File (SMF)• Initiated the implementated quality assurance (QA) procedures • Performed product logistics forecasting and planning • Liaise with Finance Department for payments• Involved with product importation from India and Europe including obtaining import licences and Customs release procedures• Performed product quality assurance (QA) and was responsible for the final release of products • Managed change control procedures • Managed and audited third party vendors, including manufacturers, laboratories and distributors • Negotiated and maintained technical contracts with third party vendors • Compiled and submitted regulatory complementary medicine dossiers• Compiled and translated package insert leaflets of complementary medicines• Trained and developed personnel with regards to logistics forecasting and planning, SOP’s, ethical rules and various relevant product information • Applied fine attention to detail to printed packaging components and marketing material to ensure compliance with legal requirements • Handled adverse drug events according to pharmacovigilance system • Allocate and manage product bar codes • Registration of NAPPI codes for new products

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Applied protocols to the Chronic Illness Benefit (CIB) of patients to evaluate their individual case and authorise medication• Liaised with doctors and patients telephonically in a professional manner • Interpreted basic laboratory test results

Delmas, Mpumalanga

• Dispensed medication to in- and outpatients• Provided pharmaceutical care, related information and advice to patients in the primary hospital facility• Maintained emergency ward stock • Ordered medicine and assisted in management of stock in pharmacy and clinics in surrounding areas

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Involved in opening of the new pharmacy• Marketed the new pharmacy• Assisted in the procurement, storage and distribution of pharmaceutical products under direct supervision of the pharmacist• Performed primary screening tests such as blood pressure monitoring, glucose and cholesterol testing

Master Of Science In Pharmaceutics (M.Sc. Pharmaceutics)

Baccalaureus In Pharmacy (B.Pharm), Pharmaceutics

Grade 12