ASHP Summer Meeting 2006
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Anticoagulant-Related Bleeding; Genetic Variations; Emerging Anticoagulant Agents
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 132-L01
Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
SPEAKER(S):
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Stuart Haines,
PharmD, BCPS, Professor and Vice Chair for Education,
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Dr. Haines is Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. His direct patient care responsibilities include serving as a clinical specialist at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center where he provides medication therapy management services. He served on the Steering Committee for the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) for 5 years (2001-2006) and is a Past-President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Dr. Haines’ research interests include medication use behavior, diabetes management, cardiovascular disease prevention, smoking cessation, and evaluation of instructional methods.
Dr. Haines earned his B.S. in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences and his Pharm.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston as well as a Primary Care Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. He was elected a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice in 2006.
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Dr. Edith Nutescu, PharmD, FCCP, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Antithrombosis Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy
Ann K. Wittkowsky, Pharm.D., CACP, FASHP, Director, Anticoagulation Services, University of Washington Medical Center
Description
Learning Objectives:
Identify patient characteristics that increase the risk for anticoagulant-related bleeding.
Recommend an appropriate management plan for a patient who experiences an anticoagulant-related bleed including the use of reversal agents.
Evaluate the role of genetics in warfarin metabolism and vitamin K hepatic recycling.
Explain the impact of heredity on patient response to oral anticoagulation therapy.
Review the pharmacology of new and emerging anticoagulant agents.
Discuss available clinical data and potential future role in therapy of novel anticoagulant agents.
Explain the possible impact on anticoagulation clinical practice of emerging anticoagulant agents.
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