Structural Heart Procedures and Antithrombotic Therapy

Newark, DE US
November 5, 2019

Procedures will be explained, a review of the current guideline recommendations for patients following these procedures will occur, along with a review of recently published literature and ongoing studies.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy technicians

Learning Objectives

Pharmacist learning objectives

  1. Describe the Watchman’s, MitraClip and TAVR procedures and the patient population for which they are utilized
  2. State the Standard antithrombotic regimens after the Watchman’s, MitraClip and TAVR procedures
  3. Explain the alternative antithrombotic regimens for patients after Watchman’s, MitraClip and TAVR procedures for whom the standard regimen is not optimal

Pharmacy technician learning objectives

  1. Describe the antithrombotic therapy used in patients after the Watchman’s, MitraClip and TAVR procedures

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CEU – Attendance
Course opens: 
11/05/2019
Course expires: 
12/20/2019
Event starts: 
11/05/2019 - 12:00pm
Event ends: 
11/05/2019 - 1:00pm
Cost:
$0.00
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Christiana Care Health System
4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd.
Newark, DE 19713
United States
Relevant financial relationships: Planning committee members, the reviewer and the presenter have nothing to disclose
The presenter will discuss off-label use of drugs
Planning committee
Laura Zizza, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Christiana Care Health System
 
Course reviewer
Katrina Harper, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, DPLA
Senior Clinical Manager
Vizient
 
Presenter
Laura Zizza, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Christiana Care Health System
Joint Accreditation Statement:
 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Vizient, Inc. and Christiana Care Health System.  Vizient, Inc. 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.
 
Designation Statements:
 
PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-9999-19-218-L01-P
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-9999-19-218-L01-T
CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 General CEU – Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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