Session Information
2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Current Strategies for Preventing Venous
Thromboembolism in the Medical Patient:
Increasing Professional and Public Awareness
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 278-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location:
Ballroom D (CC)
MODERATOR:
Dr. Edith Nutescu, PharmD, FCCP, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Antithrombosis Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy
SPEAKER(S):
Melanie Bloom, National Spokesperson, Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis
The Devastating Impact of VTE: The Importance of Raising Awareness
James B. Groce, III, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Anticoagulation, The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, NC
Darrell W. Harrington, M.D., Chief, Division of Internal Medicine, Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance
Understanding and Identifying the Risk of VTE
Dr. Edith Nutescu, PharmD, FCCP, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Antithrombosis Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy
New Advances in Preventing VTE in the Medical Patient
Description
Learning Objectives: Identify medical patients who are at risk for VTE and conduct patient specific risk-stratification. Compare and contrast efficacy and safety of various pharmacologic agents used for prophylaxis of VTE in medical patients. Given specific patients scenarios, select appropriate prophylaxis for VTE in medical patients at risk. Review proposed National Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous Thromboembolism. Explain the potential impact of the 2007 JCAHOŽ proposed Patient Safety Goals.