Session Information
2007 Midyear Clinical Meeting
Understanding and Managing Hemostatic Challenges in the ICU
Track: Educational Session
Program Code: 298-L01
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Titian 2201-3/2301-3MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Dr. Maureen Smythe, PharmD, FCCP, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University
MODERATOR:
Dr. Maureen Smythe, PharmD, FCCP, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Rob MacLaren, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, School of Pharmacy
Dr. Denise Rhoney, PharmD, FCCP, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Wayne State University
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- State the risk factors for and the appropriate management of antithrombotic associated intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Discuss a risk assessment system for the use of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in ICU patients.
- Discuss pharmacotherapeutic strategies for VTE prevention which focus on the unique aspects of ICU.
- Identify the incidence of heparin-induced throbmocytopenia (HIT) in ICU patients.
- Discuss clinical pearls for the diagnosis and management of HIT in this patient population.
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(Code: 298-L01)
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