Mechelle L. Jones, R.N.

Ms. Jones has 5 years of consulting and project experience, including critical evaluation of medical literature; data abstraction, synthesis, and analysis; and development of reports and manuscripts. These projects involve cardiovascular, respiratory, ophthalmic, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, and cancer therapies, as well as occupational and environmental exposures. She is skilled at writing critical reviews of epidemiologic, toxicologic, and medical literature.

In addition, Ms. Jones is currently an Emergency Department nurse at Alexandria Hospital.

Schmier JK, Halpern MT, Jones ML. The economic implications of glaucoma: A literature review. Pharmacoeconomics 2007; 25(4):287–308.

Schmier JK, Manjunath R, Halpern MT, Jones ML, Thompson K, Diette GB. The impact of inadequately controlled asthma in urban children on quality of life and productivity. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2007; 98(3):245–251.

Schmier J, Jones ML, Halpern MT. The cost of obesity in the workplace. Scand J Work Environ Health 2006; 32(1):5-11.

Schmier JK, Jones ML, Halpern MT. The burden of age-related macular degeneration. Pharmacoeconomics 2006; 24(4):319-334.

Schmier JK, Halpern MT, Jones ML. Effects of inhaled corticosteroids on mortality and hospitalization in elderly asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: Appraising the evidence. Drugs Aging 2005; 22(9):717-729.

Presentations

Schmier J, Halpern M, Manjunath R, Jones M, Thompson K, Diette G, Jhingran P. Impact of pediatric asthma on activity limitations and productivity. American Thoracic Society 2006 International Conference, San Diego, CA, May 19–24, 2006.

Participated in the census and recruitment phase of a community biomonitoring study. Included communication of study objectives and participation requirements and study documentation.

Participated in inspection phase of an investigation of mechanical failure. Developed and managed an Access database of inspection information as well as analyzed the data and helped prepare the final report.

Prepared dossiers meeting AMCP requirements for multiple pharmaceutical products.

Worked with safety and efficacy outcomes of drug-eluting stents and respiratory therapies. Includes data abstraction, creation of large data spreadsheets, tables, and summary text.

Provided litigation support documents for a nutritional supplement, trichloroethylene exposure

Conducted numerous systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses for topics including non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, obesity, age-related macular degeneration, inhaled corticosteroids.

• American Nurses Association, Emergency Nurses Association
• Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society