FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Lurker Nancy
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PDI INC [PDII]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PDI INC., SADDLE RIVER EXEC. CENTRE, 1 RT 17 SOUTH		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 140,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights   (2) 11/18/2015 Common Stock 280,000 $ 4.28 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lurker Nancy
C/O PDI INC., SADDLE RIVER EXEC. CENTRE
1 RT 17 SOUTH
SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458		       CEO  

Signatures

Nancy Lurker 11/24/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted 28,000 shares of common stock and 112,000 restricted stock units which vest 28,000 each year over a four year period on the anniversary of the grant date.
(2) Granted 280,000 performance contingent stock appreciation rights ("SARs"). The SARs vest 20% immediately on grant date and 20% on each of the next four years on the anniversary of the grant date. The SARs are only exercisable if the performance conditions are met.

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