Activity 1: The Persistent Clinical Problem of VTE in the Post-Acute, Medically Ill Population

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Overview / Abstract:

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of cardiologists, hospitalists, interventional cardiologists, internists, primary care physicians (PCPs), clinical pharmacists, hematologists, and other clinicians who are involved or interested in the medical management of patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and/or at risk for VTE.

Program Overview

Faculty considers the risk factors for, and burden of, VTE in acutely ill medical patients, during the hospitalization and postdischarge periods.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Identify medically ill patients at risk for VTE who qualify for extended postdischarge prophylaxis according to available risk-stratification criteria

Expiration

Nov 19, 2022

Discipline(s)

Pharmacy CPE, Physician CME

Format

Online

Credits / Hours

0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Accreditation

ACCME

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Faculty

Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD, FACP, FCCP, FRCPC (Chair)
Professor of Medicine
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Professor, The Merinoff Center for Patient-Oriented Research
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
System Director—Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services
Northwell Health
New York, NY

Gregory Piazza, MD
Director, Vascular Medicine Section
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Victor Tapson, MD, FCCP, FRCP
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Pulmonary Critical Care
Director of Venous Thromboembolism Research
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

Keywords / Search Terms

Relias LLC Relias LLC., FreeCME., VTE Free CE CME

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