Session Information
2012 Summer Meeting
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Anticoagulation Stewardship — Improving Patient Care Across a Health-System
Track: Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 120-L05
Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Location: Ballroom IV, Level 400
PRESENTER(S):
Dr. John Hoch, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin
 Anne Rose, PharmD, Coordinator - Anticoagulation Stewardship Program, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
 Philip Trapskin, PharmD, BCPS, Manager, Patient Care Services and Practice Advancement, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
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 Anne Rose, PharmD, Coordinator - Anticoagulation Stewardship Program, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Description

ASHP Research and Education Foundation Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety

Learn strategies to standardize practice that improves patient care. You know the "whys" for standardizing. This session will focus on how a pharmacist-led anticoagulation stewardship program developed and implemented standardized protocols for warfarin management and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Learn how you can implement anticoagulation initiatives in your own institutions to improve care across your health system.


  • Apply concepts of a team based approach to front line staff to improve care.
  • Describe how the electronic health system can assist with standardization of care.
  • Discuss strategies to develop and implement a program to meet quality measures.
  • Identify metrics that can monitor the success of an anticoagulation stewardship program.


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