Manager Hospital
Resume:
Lawrence Sylvan M.S. RPh
***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To contribute to an organization the expertise I have to offer from my
broad experience in both the hospital pharmacy sector and pharmaceutical
industry practice settings.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Developed a Critical Care Satellite Pharmacy servicing the ICU, CCU, OR and
Recovery Room at Ellis Hospital.
Managed a 6-7 student per rotation, Preceptor Program with Ellis Hospital
and Albany College of Pharmacy and coordinated academic/experiential
training with Clinical Coordinator assigned by ACP.
Implemented and managed off-site drug distribution for a rural remote
affiliated hospital.
Implemented pilot Pharmacy computerization project on the hospital SMS
system.
Created the Bristol-Myers Squibb postdoctoral PharmD Residency Program
that began as a 6-resident program and grew to 12 residents per year
covering Drug Information and Professional Services.
Coordinated BMS with NASA's Medical Department for use of fludrocortisone
in the prevention of post-flight orthostatic hypotension experienced in
astronauts on long shuttle missions.
Led multidisciplinary teams through the process of commercializing BMS
products or adding new labeling indications and/ or updating product
safety information to marketed drugs.
Developed an Orientation/ Desk Reference for Promotion Compliance Managers
in order to assure consistent application of department standards relative
to promotion materials.
Prepared monthly metric reports for quality and efficiency in the routing
and approval of US promotional materials. The reports provided analysis of
data to warrant shifting of workload as needed based upon changes in
marketing priorities.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER EXPERIENCE
Manager, Drug Information, Medical Affairs, Global Labeling & US Promotion
Compliance November 1988- December 2007
Bristol-Myers Squibb Princeton,
NJ
. Prepared medically accurate and fair-balanced responses to drug
inquiries for BMS products.
. Controlled the update, revision and annotation of all assigned product
labeling.
. Lead multi-discipline cross functional drug development teams and
drafting labeling for corporate documents and FDA inserts.
. Created a MS Excel Spreadsheet to keyword staff meeting minutes to
quickly refer to prior meeting discussions and consensus on reemerging
issues. The result was consistent response to periodic questions on
work practices.
Staff Pharmacist (second & part-time job) March
1999 - June 2006
. Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hospital Hamilton, NJ
. Performed all duties typical in the function of Staff Pharmacist
including:
. Computer medication order entry and verification.
. Provided drug information to health care professionals
. Checked all medications prepared by technicians.
. Performed medication counseling for patients with weekend discharge.
Director of Pharmacy
March 1982- June 1988
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY
Provided the long term management of pharmacy operations of this 450-bed
teaching hospital.
. Supervised a staff of 35 FTEs
. Managed a 3.5 million dollar operating budget and payroll.
. Responsible for compliance with FDA, DEA and NY State Pharmacy laws
as well as JCAHO standards and site visits.
Working / Chief Pharmacist December 1979- March 1982
Leonard Hospital Troy, NY
Performed staff duties along with administrative and operational
responsibilities for this 150-bed rural hospital. Participated in required
hospital committees for Pharmacy.
PHARMACY CONSULTANT/CONTRACT WORK
Contract Staff Pharmacist March 2011- June 2011
Veterans Administration Hospital, Outpatient Pharmacy Services Madison,
WI
Contract Staff Pharmacist January 2010- May
2010
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital ( Omnicare )
West Trenton, NJ
Consultant Labeling Manager July 2009
- December 2009
Pfizer Pharmaceutical
New York, NY
Special assignment for Global Labeling- Drug Safety for gap analysis on the
safety information of Pfizer prescription products.
Contract Staff Pharmacist
March 2008 - October 2008
Solutions Healthcare (now Partners Pharmacy)
Cranford, NJ
EDUCATION
M.S. Hospital Pharmacy Administration
Long Island University Brooklyn, NY
B.S. 5-year Pharmacy degree
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
PHARMACY LICENSURE
New Jersey RI-
15155
PRESENT or PAST PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Health System Professionals
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Drug Information Association
New York Council of Hospital Pharmacists
PUBLICATIONS
American Family Physician, SylvanL, JusticeN: Cranberry for the Prevention
of Urinary Tract Infections.
Letter to the Editor on the cranberry-interaction with Coumadin and its
implications.
September 15, 2005 pp 1000-1001
Hospital Pharmacy SylvanL, Palmer-ShevlinN: Utilization of Drug
Information Services at Bristol Myers Squibb Volume 30, February 1995
Clinical Pharmacy HamiltonR, ClayC, SylvanL Heparin versus Saline flush
for intermittent IV care. June 1988 pp 439- 442
Managing the Critical Care Unit. Chapter 11 Satellite Pharmacies for
Critical Care
Aspen Press. Copyright 1987
Hospital Pharmacy SylvanL LenihanL: Using a microcomputer to support an
IV admixture service. Vol 18. July 1983 pp 346- 350
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
Quarterly Reviews: Promotion Compliance
Analysis of Performance versus Standards on BMS US Promotion Materials
Liability of Using Third party Medical Information
Medical Communications Meeting of Drug Information Assn.
Drug Information Services at Bristol Myers Squibb
Rutgers College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Services in the Critical Care Setting
Managing Critical Care Units, management series
Pharmacy Computerization on a PC
American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Standards for Externship Experiences
Albany College of Pharmacy
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