Applying Evidence to Practice: VTE Prevention and Thrombophilia Testing for Surgical and Non-Surgical Patients

March 5, 2021 to March 31, 2021

Join us as we welcome Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc, a cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist at the University of Michigan Health System. His areas of research interest include anticoagulation, venous thromboembolism, and quality improvement. Dr. Barnes will be discussing clinical trials and observational evidence for VTE prevention in major orthopedic surgery, appropriate VTE prevention strategies, thrombophilia testing for hospitalized patients, and interpreting thrombophilia test results for patients with acute VTE.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/26/2021
Course expires: 
03/31/2021
Event starts: 
03/05/2021 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
03/31/2021 - 8:00am EDT
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UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
United States

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc

No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

Authors disclosure of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients is listed above. No other planners, members of the planning committee, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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