PENNYLEE (LEE) TRUAX-BELLOWS

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Norwich Clinical Research Associates Ltd. (5 years)

President and Vice Chairman of the Board

Director, Clinical Operations and Data Management

Duties include: overall management of Clinical Research Assistants (CRAs), Data Management personnel (DMAs), CRA and DMA training, marketing, contract budgeting, SOP formulation, review, and updates, all tasks specific to clinical research conduct and duties consistent with vice-presidency.

Bassett Research HealthCare (1 year)

Public Health Nurse Researcher

Duties included: collation and analysis of data specific to Otsego county for submission of the bi-yearly Community Health Assessment to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), collation of data and co-author and submission of grant application for rural school-based clinic to the NYSDOH, co-author and submission of grant to the NYSDOH for a health care professional training program on HIV/AIDS, formulation and co-teaching of seminar for school Health teachers on sexuality and drug abuse under the Scientific Educational Partnership Award program.

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (5 years)

Clinical Research Associate

Duties included: co-author of study protocols, designing study case report forms/patient diaries, budgeting, coding of data for entry into database, establishment and maintenance of project timeline as part of a team, set up of clinical sites which included recruiting, contract negotiation, site-staff training, start-up, monitoring, and close-down of sites, site payments, and adverse event evaluation and reporting to in-house Regulatory and Medical Surveillance.

NOTE: Products included cardiac, nutritional and encompassed Phase I, II and IV studies.

Associate Scientist in Medical Communications

Duties included: researching and constructing Medical Communication letters for outside health care professionals concerning marketed products, ad copy review, assigned research and review of specific adverse event trends, formulation of department policy and procedures, continuous literature review pertinent to assigned products, first contact for adverse events reported by consumers and health care professionals, responding to health care professionals' questions on marketed products and disease process related to the products, preparation of standard responses for new product launches, review of pertinent computer software for applicability to department.

NOTE: Products included respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary antibiotic, and bone focus.

 

State of NY, Homer Folks Transitional Center (5 years)

RN I

Duties included: clinical team liaison to the client, family, and community, medication instruction and supervision of Community Resident Aides, clinical medication research, medical and habilitative in-services, client monitoring and treatment, formulation and implementation of behavioral and medical goal plans, shift charge supervision, emergency admissions assessment and approval, venopuncture and specimen collection, direct client care, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Instructor.

Fox Memorial Hospital (2 years)

3-11 Relief Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse

Duties included: obtaining, transcribing, and implementing physician orders, direct patient care, nasogastric and intravenous placement and maintenance, medication administration, venopuncture and specimen collection, chart recording, supervision of floor staff.

Genesee Nursing Home (5 years)

3-11 Supervisor

Duties included: hiring, supervising, evaluating, and disciplinary action for approximately twenty-five nurses aides and eight nurses, formulation and maintenance of shift staffing patterns and scheduling, assessment and implementation of care for 100 skilled nursing care residents, physician, resident, and resident family liaison, intravenous, clysis, nasogastric, foley catheter, and cystoscopy placement, venopuncture, Podiatry Nurse, Infection Control Nurse, clinical infection research, pre-admission evaluation specific to Medicare guidelines, Breast Self-Examination Instructor, medication administration, and Policy and Procedure Committee.

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/TRAINING

Association of Clinical Research Professionals

Clinical Research Assistant Certification, 1998

State University of New York

M.S.

Hartwick College

B.S.

Mohawk Valley Community College

A.D.S., RN

 

Relevant Additional Training

Medical Devices and Diagnostics 510(k)s, PMAs and IDEs, IIR, November 1999

GoldMine Introductory Course, Greystone Computer Training, November 1999

Clinical Trial Strategies for Medical Devices & Diagnostics, IIR, September 1999

The New Device Tutorial, DIA, June 1999

11^th Annual Alzheimer Seminar, Syracuse Science Health Center, June 1999

Marketing Strategies: A dialog Between CROs, Sponsors, Investigators & FDA, DIA, June 1999

An Overview of New EU GCP Guidelines: Emerging Issues for Global Clinical Trials, DIA, June 1999

Sources of Agreement and Disagreement about Source Documents: 4 Perspectives, DIA June 1999

Home Study Exam, Program # 98-108H The Monitor, ACRP, February 1999

Measuring Clinical Trial Performance at Pharmaceutical Companies, CROs & Sites, DIA, June 1999

How to Screen for Major Cancer Killers, Syracuse Science Health Center, April 1998

Monitoring Medical Device Studies: Basic (Barnett), April 1998

Good Clinical Practices (GCP) Training, February 1997

ICH Training Seminar, February 1997

Reference Manager (Computer Software Training), July 1993

Current Contents on Disk (Computer Software Training), June 1993

Implementing Total Quality, November 1991

Project Management, October 1991

Covey’s 7 Basic Habits, August 1991

Introduction to Diversity, July 1991

Investment in Excellence, November 1990

GRANTS

Implementation Grant for School Based Health Centers in the "Making the Grade" Program.

Dr. E. Lewin, Dr. A. Gadomski, Dr. C. Lewis, PL Truax-Bellows, R.N., B. McLaud R.N.,

T. Colletti, P.A., and D. Franklon.

Grant for HealthCare Professional HIV/AID Educational Program.

Dr. C. Lewis and PL Truax-Bellows, R.N.

 

PRESENTATIONS

Emerging Roles for Nurses in the Conduct of Clinical Trials: Univ. of Tennessee, August 1999

 

HONORS

Honorary Nursing Society of Hartwick College

Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society