To Bleed or not to Bleed: A Review of Hemostasis and Anticoagulation
Presented by Alan P. Agins
President - PRN Associates, Ltd. - Continuing Medical Education
Alan P. Agins earned his BS in biopsychology from State University of New York (Brockport). He also received a Masters in Pharmacology & Toxicology and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Rhode Island.
He has held faculty appointments at Brown University Medical School, Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and University of Virginia School of Nursing. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at Brown University where he has been the recipient of the Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for each of the past five years. Additionally, he has taught undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate pharmacology courses at a number of nursing schools around the country including Penn State, Idaho State, Radford University, University of West Virginia and University of Arizona.
Over the past ten years, Dr. Agins has lectured nationally to over 45,000 advanced practice clinicians (nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists and other allied healthcare professionals).
He has authored, co-authored and served as primary reviewer for various journals, CE monographs, textbooks, newsletters and has presented and moderated a number of continuing education webcasts. He has written and performed in a series of short video clips used for on-line support of a number of Elsevier's nursing pharmacology textbooks and is currently in the final stages of producing an educational DVD for them as well.
Program Overview:
This course provides a review of hemostasis and the biochemistry and pharmacology of anticoagulation mechanisms. The presenter thoroughly discusses various pharmacologic anticoagulants as well as a new non-pharmacologic method.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the conditions that might require anticoagulation therapy
- Describe the pathophysiology of clotting disorders
- Compare the medications used in oral anticoagulation and anti-platelet therapy including mechanism of action, safety and efficacy
- Explain non-pharmacological methods of anticoagulation therapy
- Describe non-pharmacologic management of bleeding issues in patients on anticoagulation or anti-platelet therapy
Target Audience:
Pharmacists and Nurses
Faculty Disclosure:
RxSchool has a Full and Fair Disclosure Policy that requires course faculty to communicate any real or apparent commercial affiliations related to the content of their presentations/materials. Alan P. Agins has nothing to disclose.
Fee:
This is a free course!
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