Target-Specific Oral Anticoagulation: Focus on Venous Thromboembolism and Atrial Fibrillation

 

Release Date: February 23, 2015

Last Reviewed: February 17, 2015

Expiration Date: February 23, 2016

 
This activity is provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  

Faculty

Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

 

Bernard Trabin Chair in Cardiology

Professor of Medicine

Chief, Division of Cardiology

Penn State University College of Medicine

Heart and Vascular Institute

Hershey, PA

 

Vice-Chair, Clinical Affairs

Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

 

Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director, Thrombosis Research Group

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, MA

 

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

 

Sameer Bansilal, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY 

 

This activity has been designed for specialists in cardiology, interventional cardiology, anticoagulation, hospital medicine, internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, emergency medicine, and primary care, as well as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical pharmacists, as well as other healthcare providers interested in thrombosis management.  

 

Despite the availability of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in the last few years, many at-risk patients do not receive appropriate anticoagulation. During this CE-certified program, expert faculty use a case-based approach to illustrate how the validated risk assessment tools and data from clinical trials can be applied to selecting and managing an appropriate oral anticoagulant for individual patients.

 

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

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This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC. Credit Designation Statement

Global Education Group designates this continuing education activity for 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

(Universal Activity Number – 0530-0999-14-202-H01-P)

 

 

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This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

 

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