RxSchool - Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Anticoagulants: The Bloody Truth

This program is presented by RxSchool.
There is no financial support for this program.

Course Overview:

Pharmacologic management of hemostasis, thrombosis and anticoagulation can be among the most challenging that the pharmacist faces. Understanding the clotting cascade and how various agents inhibit or activate the cascade can provide the pharmacy professional with key information needed to provide the highest quality of care to their patients.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this continuing education lesson, the pharmacist will be able to:

Describe the basic mechanisms leading to hemostasis.

Compare and contrast the different parenteral anticoagulants (heparin, LMWH, Factor Xa inhibitors, direct thrombin inhibitors) regarding mechanism of action, indications and clinical concerns.

Explain the role pharmacogentics and genetic polymorphism play in the efficacy and toxicity of selected antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs.

Discuss the potential for interactions between warfarin and other drugs, dietary supplements, foods and lifestyle habits.

Differentiate the types of tests used for monitoring anticoagulant activity.

List three targets for antiplatelet drugs and the corresponding drugs that affect those targets.

You must attend the entire webinar and complete a post course assessment and evaluation in order to earn your Statement of Credit.

Faculty:

Alan P. Agins, BS, MS, PhD
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.

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 would like to disclose that there is discussion of off-label drugs in this course.

Planning to Share a Computer During This Event?

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