Patricia Baum Key Career Highlights
Unique combination of private, public and academic sector experience:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Saint John College - Cleveland, Ohio (Ursuline College)
Graduated Cum Laude.
Master of Liberal Arts Degree in Psychology
Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Course work completed, Extension School
Certificate of Advanced Clinical Training in Behavioral Medicine
Harvard Medical School - Boston, Massachusetts
Certificate of Zenger Miller Training and Facilitation
Achieve Global
Clinical Director
Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA
Health Education Project Manager
Wellpoint Health Networks, Andover, MA
Director of Vascular Services
MetroWest Medical Center, formerly Leonard Morse Hospital until Merger
with Framingham Union Hospital
Manager of Quality for UNIFY contract with EOHHS and CMS for Network-
Health/TUFTS
. Legal experience as Medical/Nurse Consultant Lubin and Meyer PC
Boston.
. Zenger Miller certified Trainer from Achieve Global
. Harvard Medical School Behavioral Medicine Certificate
. Biogen Medical Information Specialist, pre-clinical work with
Interferon and Hirugen. All Phases drug research, Biogen's Alzheimer's
drug
. Peripheral Vascular Nurse Specialist for Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Medical College of Wisconsin and UMass
Med Center
Patricia Baum
621 Hale Street
Beverly Farms, Massachusetts 01915
Massachusetts RN Nurse Licensing #157962
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Saint John College - Cleveland, Ohio (now Ursuline College)
Graduated Cum Laude.
Master of Liberal Arts Degree in Psychology
Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Course work completed, Extension School
Certificate of Advanced Clinical Training in Behavioral Medicine
Harvard Medical School - Boston, Massachusetts
Certificate of Zenger Miller Training and Facilitation
Achieve Global
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
. Clinical Trial Monitoring Private and Public sector
. Trial design, protocol design, consenting patients, recruitment methods,
design recruitment tools
. Trial management
. Data management, case report form design
. Quality Management at Tufts Health Plan for Government contract
. BSN from Saint John College Cleveland, Ohio, (Cum Laude) which merged
with Ursuline College,Ohio
. MA course work complete from Harvard Extension for MA Psychology
. Authored medical and nursing and lay-person clinical papers.
. Authored, designed and presented Medical and Nursing Research Posters
. Authored and presented many lectures to Nurses, Physicians and Lay-
persons.
. Television and radio work to educate population about Cardiovascular
Disease
ICU / Critical Care / Cath Lab Experience:
. ICU patient care at Cleveland Clinic in cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.
. ICU patient experience with Abiomed across country when ventricular
assist device inserted.
. ICU research studies such as the INTENSIVE study consenting patients in
ER,Cath Lab.
. Cared for PVD patients in ICU at Brigham and Women's Hospital as a
vascular nurse specialist.
. Patient education specialist and author of patient education materials
for over 30 years
Device Experience:
. Several cardiac stenting studies for Abbott, Medtronic, Boston
Scientific, Cordis
. Intracoronary imaging for Massachusetts General Hospital, Optical
Frequency Domain Imaging
. First in human for INFRAREDX intracoronary imaging
. Medtronic renal artery ablation catheter and point of care device for
Accumetrics
Monitoring Experience:
. Data Review / Query Resolution
. Biogen for clinical trials for AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis, Oncology,
Alzheimer's studies well as medical information specialist for all
trials.
. Was the query generator and did all review of all case report forms for
all studies.
. Post-market experience at Abiomed for the ventricular assist device.
. SAE Reconciliation
. At Biogen as data reviewer, at Abiomed as clinical director
responsibility for all SAE's and clinical reports and post market data
gathering for VAD.
. SAE data gathering and reporting for all studies while at Lahey Clinic
managing the safety reports from all sponsors...
. Interpreting safety reports for the principal investigators at hospital
and managing all follow-up reports.
. Meticulous with seeking out medical records for all the key data points
crucial in reporting SAE's.
. Serious Reportable Events management for Government contract at Network-
Health a Division of Tufts Health Plan
. Regulatory Binder Review
. Organized and managed a binder for all studies sometimes 12-14 at a
time for Lahey Clinic. These include:
. Protocol and Amendments
. Informed Consent Documents
. IRB Approvals and Correspondence
. Investigator Qualification Documentation
. Clinical Investigator's Brochure
. FDA Documents
. Signed Consent Documents
. Study Product Records (documentation of study product and
accountability forms/logs)
. Laboratory Certification
. Serious Adverse Events (SAE) Documents
. Protocol Deviation Form or Memo
. Clinical Site Monitoring Visits (Site visit log, Site visit reports,
Site visit correspondence)
. Sponsor Correspondence Data Safety and Monitoring Documents
. Audit Participation
. Has participated in several dry-run audits for the FDA. Familiar with
preparing documents for an FDA audit.
. Participation in preparation for GOV audit from CMS
. Enrollment Tracking And Patient Recruitment
. Has written recruitment documents to assist hospitals with recruitment
of patients.
. Considered an expert by coordinators and nurses needing help with
patient recruitment
. Was top enroller worldwide for Sanofi insulin study INTENSIVE. And
invited to participate in Global Operations Committee.
Career Positions
Manager of Quality for UNIFY (Three-way-Contract with EOHHS "ONE
CARE" and CMS)
Network-Health Division of Tufts Health Plan
02DEC2013 to present
. Complete management of all quality-related efforts for the contract
and the reporting protocols from the State and Federal demonstration.
. Government Liaison for both EOHHS and CMS with ONE CARE Program in
Massachusetts.
. Collect data, Chart audit, Manage, Author and Review submissions:
Quality Improvement Projects, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and
Information Set (HEDIS), Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS) and Chronic Care Improvement Projects (CCIP).
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (CTC)
07JAN2013 to 07JUN2013
InVentiv Health at Biogen Idec (contract)
Responsibilities include:
. Up to 20% Clinical Trial Manager activities e.g. reviewing
monitoring visit reports, providing for RDC studies,
creating recruitment materials etc., provided that it is a task
that may be delegated per the Biogen Idec RACI and that the CTC is
qualified to execute the task
. Preparing Medical / Operational Assessment Consulting/Non-
disclosure Agreements
. Coordinating CDA preparation, collection and execution
. Collecting FDA 1572s and CVs from Principal Investigators for IND
studies
. Coordinating study critical meetings e.g. Investigator, Advisory, DSMC
etc
. Distributing, collecting and reviewing Financial Disclosures
. Setting-up, updating and maintaining the clinical trial management
system e.g. IMPACT
. Creating, reviewing, approving, distributing and tracking Site
Reference Materials e.g. Study Manual, Pharmacy Manual, Regulatory
/ Investigator Binder
. Sourcing and distributing study supplies, as needed
. Preparing and maintaining Insurance certificates
. Distributing recruitment materials
. Tracking protocol deviations
. Populating, distributing, reviewing and tracking all essential
documents throughout the study
. Tracking investigational product and managing temperature excursions
. Tracking laboratory samples
. SUSAR coordination
. Creating and maintaining VCTR, Biogen Idec's CT.gov registry platform
. Supporting audit/inspection readiness
. Ensuring CCF completion and quality
. Coordinating the final transfer of the CCF from the CRO(s)
. Delegating administrative tasks to the Clinical Trial Assistants as
applicable
. Being a knowledge resource to other CTCs
. Mentoring Junior CTCs
. N.B. performed Clinical Trial Manager functions for three months due
to absence of assigned Clinical Trial Manager. Responsibilities were
broadened to include budget review, complete vendor and timeline
management, protocol deviation definitions, and medical review of data
for review by Medical Director.
Cardiology Research Coordinator
August 2005 to June2012
Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Complete Trial management from writing protocols, designing case
report forms,
enrolling patients and in-depth interaction with Internal Review
Board. Research includes cardiac catheterization stent devices, novel
imaging devices, cardiology pharmaceutical research and EP data base.
Clinical skills in the Cardiac Catheterization and EP Lab and people/
business skills include negotiating budgets with sponsors, risk
management skills through diligence providing safety for patient,
sponsor and research site. Familiarity with PMA, 510K, IDE processes.
Clinical Director
September 2001 to 2003
Abiomed, Inc., Danvers, MA
Managed 12 clinical consultants across the US to educate surgeons
about the BVS 5000 ventricular support system. This includes teaching
implantation, didactic presentation and ongoing teaching at the
bedside when patients are implanted. Successfully turned around a team
of consultants experiencing lack of leadership. Created a new data
capture process currently in place, developed a new outcomes
assessment tool to track variables starting with patient selection,
medical management and political issues at each site to increase
utilization. Worked on design and content of ABIOCOR educational
tools for professional healthcare providers and laypersons. ABIOCOR
is the total replacement heart. Familiar with CE Mark process
internationally.
Health Education Project Manager
October 1999 to April 2001
Wellpoint Health Networks, Andover, MA
Project leader for Chronic Disease Management Program and Wellness
Education. Managed 5 nurses.
Vascular Nurse Specialist
December 1992 to May 1999
The Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Case management and total patient care supervision of vascular medical
and vascular surgical patients, as well as coordination of several
research projects and patient education.
Director of Vascular Services
September 1990 to December 1992
MetroWest Medical Center, formerly Leonard Morse Hospital until Merger
with Framingham Union Hospital
. Newly created role similar to medical science liaison.
Primary goals included:
. Expansion and revitalization of existing under-utilized services.
. Address new needs of vascular patients with private consultation for
patient and family emphasizing risk factor modification and stress
reduction utilizing Dr. H. Benson's Relaxation Response Model.
. Enhance the awareness and understanding of vascular disease and
patient needs for nurses and physicians.
. Bring the services and capabilities of the MetroWest Medical Center to
the surrounding community.
Areas of management included:
. Non-invasive laboratory.
. Patient Flow. For complete patient care for the vascular patient from
the initial consult through the non-invasive testing, radiology,
surgery, and rehabilitation.
Medical Information Specialist
January 1985 to September 1990
Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Responsibilities focus on clinical trial design, coordination and
evaluation. Emphasis is placed on writing investigator's brochures,
protocols and clinical summaries. Significant interaction with
Biostatistics and Data Management Departments required for case report
form evaluation and compilation. Actively involved in management of
drug development via interaction with the Scientific Staff, Medical
Board and Marketing Department. Proficiency in all aspects of clinical
trial monitoring and management. Clinical educator for Biogen staff
about Cardiovascular pathophysiology, medicine and interventional
techniques with Hirugen project start-up for anticoagulation therapy.
Hirugen now marketed as Angiomax.
Research and Clinical Consultant
January 1982 to January 1985
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Department, UMMC, Worcester, MA
Collaborative work environment under the supervision of the Chief of
Surgery,
Dr. H. Brownell Wheeler and Senior Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Bruce S.
Cutler.
Similar to medical science liaison:
. Daily rounds with physicians and floor nurses.
. Plan, coordinate and monitor patient care with physicians,
nurses, physical therapists, physician's assistant and social
workers on both an in-patient and out-patient basis.
. Create Patient Education Programs (pamphlets and audio/visual
material) such as the Anticoagulation Information Resource intended
for patients taking Coumadin.
. Present Medical Education lectures to the nursing and medical staff,
as well as, community resources such as the Visiting Nurses
Association.
. Coordinate prospective and retrospective research projects.
Vascular Nurse Specialist
August 1981 to November 1982
Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Milwaukee, WI
Collaborative work environment Director of Nursing and Dr. Jonathon B.
Towne, Director of Vascular
Surgery Service.
Specific responsibilities similar to medical science liaison:
. Plan and coordinate treatment and care for Peripheral vascular disease
patients with physicians, nurses and residents.
. Perform non-invasive diagnostic vascular tests: Arterial, Carotid and
Venous Doppler, as well as, impedance plethysmography studies.
. Active participation in weekly vascular conference to discuss recent
clinical data and incorporate new clinical management techniques into
hospital procedures.
. Design and present teaching programs to the medical and nursing staff
to facilitate daily management of patients with peripheral vascular
disease.
. Create education programs for patients in the amputee clinic.
. Manage venous stasis ulcer clinic.
Vascular Nurse Specialist
October 1979 to August 1981
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Dr. Victor Bernhard,
Director
Responsibilities similar to those listed above.
Registered Nurse
June 1977 to June 1979
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Provided medical/surgical care in a 21-bed Surgical Care Unit whose
function is to manage critical vascular patients during their recovery
from anesthesia. Specific responsibilities included charge nurse,
total patient care, medication administration, staff orientation, and
training in intensive care techniques (Swan Ganz monitoring and
Electronic Transducer monitoring of arterial mean and central venous
pressures).
Registered Nurse
June 1976 to June 1977
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Provided medical care in a 9-bed Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
dedicated to the observation and management of unstable neurological
patients, including peri-operative care of the craniotomy patient and
medical management of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Specific duties included charge nurse, team leader, administering
medication, providing total patient care, familiarity with advanced
I.C.U. equipment such as the Intra-cranial pressure monitoring
devices; and communicating with patients to determine individual
patient care requirements.
Registered Nurse
June 1975 to June 1976
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Provided medical care in a 40-bed Cardiac Step Down designed for the
maintenance of third to tenth day post-operative care of open heart
surgical patients. Specific duties included charge nurse, team leader,
administering medication, orienting staff, proficiency in interpreting
EKG patterns.
TEACHING/LECTURES
Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Milwaukee, WI
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Saint Anselm's College, NH
University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN
MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
Existential Needs of the Person Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization
Poster at Cleveland Clinic Heart-Brain Summit 2010, Las Vegas
Recognizing Educational Needs of Persons with Cardiovascular Disease
Poster at Cardiovascular Nurse Conference 2010, Orlando
Educating the Patient in the Cardiac Cath Lab
Poster at Massachusetts Nurse Association 2008, Cape Cod
The Future of Vascular Nursing: thriving on Enlightened Humanism
University of Toronto, March, 1998.
Sensitivity and Sophistication in Vascular Nursing: The Next
Millennium keynote address Massachusetts General Hospital, February,
1997.
The Art and Science of Caring for Women with Vascular Disease
Tulane University, 1995.
Peripheral Vascular Nursing in America
Presented at the first annual symposium of the Austrian Vascular Nurse
Society, Vienna, Austria, October, 1996.
Nursing in the 90's: Evolution or Extinction.
Designed and coordinated symposium held at the University of
Massachusetts Medical Center May, 1988.
Educating the PVD Patient in the Vascular Laboratory.
Poster presented at the National Symposium of the Society of Non-
invasive Vascular Technology, Atlanta, GA, June, 1984.
The Peripheral Vascular Patient: Could You Recognize Him?
Presented at the first annual symposium of the Society for Peripheral
Vascular Nursing, San Francisco, CA, June 1983; and the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine Nursing Update, November, 1984.
Wound Management Audio Cassette and Workbook.
Designed and created at a seminar funded by E.R. Squibb and Sons.
Local Cable Television and Radio spot in Worcester about Heart Disease
and Women
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
. President, Society for Vascular Nursing, 1997-1998.
. American Heart Association Committee Member on Task Force for Women &
Heart Disease, 1991.
. Volunteer PVD Clinic, Costa Rica, 1997.
. Honorary Member in Austrian Vascular Nurse Society.
. Co-founder and former Vice President of the Society for Peripheral
Vascular Nursing.
. First Editor for Journal of the Society of Peripheral Vascular
Nursing.
. Former member of Society of Non-Invasive Vascular Technology.
. Clinical Consultant to Springhouse Corporation Book Division resulting
in 2 books: Vascular Problems and Cardiovascular Care Handbook.
. Global Operations Committee, Sanofi-Aventis, Research in Patients with
Myocardial Infarction and Hyperglycemia, 2008 - 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
. Vollrath K., Salles-Cunha S.X., Baum P.L., Bernhard V.M., Towne J.B.
Profundaplasty follow-up in the vascular laboratory, BRUIT, 5:17,
1981.
. Towne J.B., Bernhard V.M., Rollins D.L., Baum P.L. Profundaplasty
limitations in the long-term management of limb ischemia, Surgery, 90
(6), 1037-1046, 1981.
. Rollins D.L. Bernhard V.M. Rollins D.L., Baum P.L., Fasciotomy: An
appraisal of controversial issues, Archives of Surgery, 116: 1474-
1481, 1981.
. Towne J.B., Bernhard V.M., Rollins D.L., Baum P.L. Profundaplasty in
perspective: limitations in the long-term management of limb ischemia,
Surgery, 90: 1037-1046, 1981.
. Baum P.L., Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Nursing 82, Springhouse Corp.,
December, 1982.
. Baum P.L., Carotid endarterectomy - one strike against stroke, Nursing
83, Springhouse Corp., March, 1983.
. Arous E.J., Baum P.L., Cutler B.C., The ischemic exercise test in the
Peripheral vascular patient: Implications for management, Archives of
Surgery, Presented by Dr. Arous at New England Society for Vascular
Surgery, September, 1983.
. Baum P.L., et al., Teaching plan for vena caval interruption, American
Operating Room Nurse (AORN), January, 1984.
. Baum P.L., et al., Vena caval interruption: An historic perspective,
American Operating Room Nurse (AORN), January, 1984.
. Rollins D.L., Towne J.B., Bernhard V.M., Baum P.L., Endarterectomized
Superficial femoral artery as an arterial patch, Archives of Surgery,
120:360-369, 1985.
. Baum P.L., Heed the early warning signs of PVD, ANA and AACN approved
for credit, Nursing 85, March, 1985.
. Rollins D.L., Towne J.B., Bernhard V.M., Baum P.L., Isolated
Profundaplasty for limb salvage, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2:585-
589, 1985.
. Baum P.L., Taking the PVD patient's history, Nursing 86, Springhouse
Corp., May, 1986.
. Gerhard, M., Baum P.L., Raby, K., Peripheral Arterial-Vascular Disease
In Women: Prevalence Prognosis and Treatment, Cardiology 1995, 86:349-
35.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Baum P.L, Peripheral Vascular Structure, Function and Assessment,
Medical Surgical
Nursing: A Psychophysiological Approach, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders,
1987.
Baum P.L., Nursing People with Arterial Disorders, Medical Surgical
Nursing: A
Psychophysiological Approach, 3rd Edition, W.B. Saunders, 1987.
Baum P.L., Peripheral Arterial Disorders: Chronic Occlusion and Other
Disorders,
Vascular Problems, Springhouse Corporation, 1988.
BOOKLET
Baum P.L., Lundstrum R., Love Your Feet, E.R. Squibb and Sons, 1984.