Delving Deeper into the Complexities and Perplexities of Oral Anticoagulation

 

Release Date: January 26, 2017

Last Reviewed: January 20, 2017

Expiration Date: January 26, 2018

Time to Complete Activity:  2.0 hours

This activity is provided by the University of Cincinnati. Global Education Group and Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC are the educational partners.
                                         

Investigator and Director of Genetics Core Laboratory, TIMI Study Group

Associate Physician, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

 

Investigator, TIMI Study Group

Associate Physician

Cardiovascular Division

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Instructor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

 

Executive Director of Pharmacy

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, MA

 

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in cardiology, interventional cardiology, anticoagulation, internal medicine, hospital medicine, pulmonary medicine, emergency medicine, and primary care. It will also benefit nurse practitioners and PAs, as well as other healthcare providers interested in anticoagulation management.

 

Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

 

 

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The University of Cincinnati designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

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This activity is supported by educational grants from the Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

 

To receive a CME certificate of participation, you should:

A certificate of participation will be available for download/printing immediately following your successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.

For questions regarding CME credit, contact the Paradigm CME Department at (845) 398-5949.

 

There is no fee required for participation in this activity.

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In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, faculty and contributors are asked to disclose any relationships with commercial interests associated with the area of medicine featured in the activity. These relationships are described below.

 

Consultant: Bayer AG; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Grant Recipient: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

 

Consultant: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

Other Relationships (Research): Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

 

Advisory Board: BD Rx Inc.; Baxalta Inc.

 

Planning Committee Member
Barb Forney, CME compliance – No Relevant Relationships

 

Rick E. Ricer, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati CME Compliance reviewer – No Relevant Relationships

 

Global Education Group staff members, Amanda Glazer, PhD and Laura Gilsdorf have no financial relationships to disclose.
 

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC staff members have no financial relationships to disclose.

 

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