Anticoagulation Stewardship in Action: Pharmacists Driving Better Care in High-Impact Clinical Areas

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Location: Mandalay Bay South Convention Center, Oceanside C, Level 2

CE Credits: 1.50 contact hours

Activity #: 0204-0000-22-293-L01-P
Activity Type: Application-based
Target Audience: Pharmacist

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate factors that necessitate pharmacist-led stewardship programs including health disparities, secondary prevention targets, and new dual-pathway inhibition therapies in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.
Explain key elements of pharmacist-driven anticoagulant stewardship pertaining to the use of anticoagulant reversal agents and bleeding management.
Discuss contemporary evidence and stewardship processes that support de-escalation of concomitant antiplatelet therapy in select patients requiring anticoagulation.

Youssef Bessada, PharmD, BCPS

Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Connecticut
AB

Allison E. Burnett, PharmD, PhC, CACP

Antithrombosis Stewardship Pharmacist
University of New Mexico Hospital
Katelyn W. Sylvester, PharmD, BCPS, CACP

Pharmacy Manager
Brigham and Women's Hospital