Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Treatment

This module is part of the Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics Series.

Learn to recognize significant venous thromboembolism risk factors with this course. We will review evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism.  Finally, we’ll discuss the pharmacology, clinical evidence, monitoring and dosing of commonly used oral and injectable anticoagulants.

Presented By: Mark Malesker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCP, FCCM, FASHP, BCPS

Objectives

• Recognize significant venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk factors
• Describe evidence based recommendations for the prevention and treatment of VTE
• Differentiate the pharmacology, clinical evidence, monitoring, and dosing of commonly used oral and injectable anticoagulants

Education Credit

Category 1
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA accepts AMA category 1 credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.

Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 2.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This enduring material, Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment, is accredited for 2.0 hour(s) for completion of all CE sessions.  Term of approval is from this date on August 22, 2020 until August 21, 2023.  The Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics is a knowledge-based CE activity.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.