Managing Anticoagulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AC Forum will continue to offer guidance on how best to protect your patients and staff while providing anticoagulation management during this COVID-19 pandemic. Check back often for new updates!
Guidance
Webinars
- COVID-19 AND VTE: Breaking down the Connection - August 4, 2020
- COVID-19 Hypercoagulability (McMaster University Chair's Medical Grand Rounds) - May 14, 2020
- Thrombosis in the Hospitalized COVID Positive Patient - April 16, 2020
- Management of Warfarin Patients Who Have Difficulty Getting INR Testing - March 25, 2020
- Managing Anticoagulation during the COVID-19 Pandemic - March 16, 2020
Other Important Updates
Visit our Resource Library, access the COVID-19 tab on the left for many more specific resources.
Black Lives Matter
AC Forum is proud to stand with Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety by adding our voice to their campaign -- Black Lives Matter, Healthcare Inequalities, and the Need for Systemic Change -- find more here: http://ppahs.org/2020/06/black-lives-matter
October Webinar: Anticoagulation Therapy for Left Ventricular Thrombus
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar on Thursday, October 22, 2020 @ 12:00 PM ET.
Please join the Anticoagulation Forum for a presentation with subject matter experts to discuss the controversies that have surrounded the treatment of left ventricular thrombus, the limited guidance available, and the recently published RED VELVT study.
Expert Speakers:
- Arthur Allen, PharmD, CACP
- Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc
- Tracy Minichiello, MD
- Diane Wirth, ANP, CACP
Anticoagulation Forum|Ansell Fellowship Program
Clinical Fellowship Award in General Vascular Medicine Focusing on VTE, PAD, and Anticoagulation
The Anticoagulation Forum|Ansell Fellowship Program provides grant funding to support advanced training for physicians dedicated to the fields of venous thromboembolism (VTE), vascular diseases, anticoagulation, and related areas. Applications for the 2021-2022 fellowship year are being accepted through October 1, 2020.
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Practitioner's Guide for Improving Oral Anticoagulant Use, Online CME from the FDA (CME), June 2020
Free 1-hour course from the FDA on all the fundamental aspects of oral anticoagulation management including overviews of disease state & risk assessment, warfarin, DOACs, DDIs and patient issues such as compliance & joint decision-making; slides and transcript available for download; 1 hour of continuing education credit is available for MDs, nurses & pharmacists until 6/1/23.
View Course Here
FDA-funded Anticoagulation Stewardship Guide
Download our new FDA-funded release, Core Elements of the Anticoagulation Stewardship Program, which outlines systemic protocols designed to improve the safety and quality of care for patients and reduce the adverse drug effects related to anticoagulant medications.
