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| Activity Title | Falling Through the Cracks: Why Hospitalized Patients Do Not Receive Appropriate Thromboprophylaxis |
| Topic | Venous thromboembolism (VTE) |
| Target Audience | Hospitalists, critical care specialists, critical care nurses, general surgeons, health-system pharmacists, oncologists, and other health care professionals with clinical education on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis |
| Accreditation Type | CME |
| Release Date | June 2009 |
| Expiration Date | June 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Time to Complete Activity | 30 minutes |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the activity, participants should be able to:
- List the risk factors for VTE and how to assess overall risk in each hospitalized patient
- Demonstrate awareness of the most recent guidelines for risk assessment and prophylaxis in VTE and identify potential gaps in relation to current practice
- Develop a strategy for improving guideline adherence and reducing thromboembolic risk within the hospital setting
FACULTY
Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Wayne State University
Director, Anticoagulation Clinics
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION / HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
- There are no fees for participating in and receiving credit for this activity.
- Review the activity objectives and CME information.
- Complete the CME activity
- Complete the CME evaluation/attestation form, which provides each participant with the opportunity to comment on how participating in the activity will affect their professional practice; the quality of the instructional process; the perception of enhanced professional effectiveness; the perception of commercial bias; and his/her views on future educational needs.
- Your CME certificate will be emailed to you within 4 weeks.
SPONSOR
This activity is sponsored by The France Foundation.
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TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is intended to provide hospitalists, critical care specialists, critical care nurses, general surgeons, health-system pharmacists, oncologists, and other health care professionals with clinical education on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Multiple studies have shown that VTE prophylaxis is routinely employed in fewer than half of patients at risk, despite the availability of guidelines and multiple pharmacologic therapies. This practice gap among health care providers, including specialists in critical care and emergency care, hospitalists, oncologists and surgeons, can be partially addressed by educational initiatives that raise awareness of known VTE risk factors, recent guidelines, the benefits and risks of current and emerging therapies, and long-term VTE risk management in patients transitioning to an outpatient setting. Hospitals vary widely with respect to VTE prophylaxis policies, creating a further need for practical support and education that can be utilized in individual institutions to raise awareness and promote active management of VTE risk. These educational initiatives have the potential to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality arising from this serious but preventable complication.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The France Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
Physicians
The France Foundation designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, The France Foundation will implement mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.
DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of The France Foundation to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities. All faculty, activity planners, content reviewers, and staff involved in the development of this activity have disclosed any significant financial interest or other relationship with manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s)/device(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services included in this educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent a person with a relevant financial or other relationship from participating in the activity, but rather to provide participants with information on which they can base their own judgments. The France Foundation has identified and resolved any and all conflicts of interest prior to the release of this activity.
Activity Staff Disclosures
The planners, reviewers, editors, staff, CME committee, or other members at The France Foundation who control content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Faculty Disclosure
The following faculty have indicated they have relationships with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CME activity:
- Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP, has received grants/research support from Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Hemosense/Inveress. He has received honoraria from GlaxoSmithKline and sanofi-aventis. Dr. Kaatz has served as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and sanofi-aventis.
UNAPPROVED USE DISCLOSURE
The France Foundation requires CME faculty (speakers) to disclose to the attendees when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved); and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty in this activity may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of US Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. If you have questions, contact the medical affairs department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.
DISCLAIMER
The France Foundation presents this information for educational purposes only. The content is provided solely by faculty who have been selected because of recognized expertise in their field. Participants have the professional responsibility to ensure that products are prescribed and used appropriately on the basis of their own clinical judgment and accepted standards of care. The France Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline assume no liability for the information herein.
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- The materials are to be used solely for personal, noncommercial, informational and educational purposes. The materials are not to be modified. They are to be distributed in the format provided with the source clearly identified. The copyright information or other proprietary notices may not be removed, changed, or altered.
- Materials may not be published, uploaded, posted, transmitted (other than as set forth herein), without The France Foundation's prior written permission.
PRIVACY POLICY
The France Foundation protects the privacy of personal and other information regarding participants and educational collaborators. The France Foundation will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual's consent, except such information as is required for reporting purposes to the ACCME.
The France Foundation maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you.
Additional information regarding The France Foundation's Privacy Policy can be viewed at http://www.francefoundation.com/privacy.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions about this CME activity, please contact The France Foundation at 860-434-1650 or info@francefoundation.com.
Upon completion of this activity, please complete the CME Attestation