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Advance Practice Providers Grand Rounds - New Oral Anticoagulants: Uses and Pitfalls

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Advanced Practice Providers (APP) at UPMC and APP students and faculty precepting within UPMC

Educational Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this continuing pharmacy education program, the participant should be able to:

  • Identify the New Oral Anticoagulants (NOAC)
  • Compare the advantages and disadvantages of NOAC’s
  • Identify reversal strategies for NOAC’s

Suggested Additional Reading:

  1. Schulman S, et al. N Engl J Med 2009;361:2342-2352.
  2. Ansell JE, et al. N Engl J Med 2014;;369: 2093-2104.
  3. Connolly SJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1139-1151.
  4. Pollack CV Jr, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;373:511-520.
  5. Siegal DM et al. N Engl J Med 2015;373:2413-2424.

Authors:
Franklin A. Bontempo, MD — Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology University of Pittsburgh
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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