Anticoagulation Management Pearls

If desired, “bundle” pricing can be obtained by registering for the activities in groups. This series consists of thirteen anticoagulation activities in our online selection.

You may register for individual topics at $17/CE Credit Hour, or for the Entire Anticoagulation Pre-requisite Series.

Pharmacist General Registration for 13 Anticoagulation Pre-requisite activities-(12 hours of CE)  $140.00

In order to attend the 2-day Anticoagulation Traineeship, you must complete all of the Pre-requisite Series or the equivalent.

Anticoagulation Traineeship at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and The UConn Health Center Outpatient Anticoagulation Clinic have developed 2-day practice-based ACPE certificate continuing education activity for registered pharmacists and nurses who are interested in the clinical management of patients on anticoagulant therapy and/or who are looking to expand their practice to involve patient management of outpatient anticoagulation therapy. This traineeship will provide you with both the clinical and administrative aspects of a pharmacist-managed outpatient anticoagulation clinic. The activity features ample time to individualize your learning experience. A “Certificate of Completion” will be awarded upon successful completion of the traineeship.

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1. The Joint Commission revised National Patient Safety Goal is intended to:

1. Ensure all providers are providing same level of care
2. Set standards on provider’s level of knowledge of anticoagulant medications
3. Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of anticoagulant therapy
4. Provide guidance on how to deal with providers who do not adhere to the standards
5. None of the above

2. Which of the following are important Anticoagulation Management Considerations?

1. Assessing pt’s fall risk
2. Patient Education and Adherence
3. Selecting appropriate drug
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

3. Staff education should consist of:

1. Professionalism in the workplace
2. Strategies to manage difficult coworkers
3. Diversity training
4. Effective time management strategies
5. How to delegate

4. Which of the strategies is best when managing patients with language barriers?

1. Ask pt. to bring in family members who can help interpret
2. Ask pt. to bring in friend who can help interpret
3. Ask bilingual coworker to help interpret
4. Use google translate
5. Use qualified interpreter

5. When speaking to deaf patients it is important to:

1. Make indirect contact to avoid conveying incorrect tone/meaning thru facial expressions
2. Speak slowly and clearly
3. Learn ASL
4. Use Visual Aids
5. Repeat instructions

6. Which of the following statements are false?

1. Using pamphlets or videos will enhance learning for the Visual learners
2. A person can only have one learning style
3. It is important to tailor the education to meet the pt’s learning style
4. Kinesthetic learners learn best by gaining hands on experience
5. Asking pt’s to repeat your points back to you by asking questions and calling for audience answers enhances learning for the Auditory learner

7. The best strategy to manage the non-compliant patient is to:

1. Identify and address barriers to adherence
2. Use motivational interviewing
3. Minimize polypharmacy
4. Utilize available family and social support
5. All of the above

8. Select the most appropriate response:

1. Medicare codes 99495 and 99496 are reimbursable for transitional of care services
2. Transition of care addresses patients moving from one state to another
3. Transition of care is handled solely by hospital staff
4. Provide transition of care assistance to elderly patients who request it
5. None of the above

9. Select the most appropriate response:

1. Americans have been reported to have high health care literacy
2. Low health care literacy can be managed by ensuring patients learn how to speak English
3. Using interpreters can help combat low health care literacy
4. Low health care literacy indicates cognitive decline
5. None of the above

10. AIDET stands for:

1. Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Train
2. Acknowledge, Inform, Duration, Explanation, Train
3. Acquaint, Inform, Describe, Extent, Teach
4. Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank you
5. Acquaint, Introduce, Describe, Extent, Teach

Vitamin K Antagonist Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacogenomics – 1 hour

Anticoagulation Management Pearls - 1 hour

Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Factor IIa and Xa Inhibitors – 1 hour

Laboratory Monitoring of Anticoagulation – 1 hour

Heparin/Low Molecular Weight Heparin and Fondaparinux Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy – 0.5 hours

Developing an Anticoagulation Clinic – 1.0 hour

Pharmacist Reimbursement for Anticoagulation Services – 0.5 hour

Risk Management in Anticoagulation – 1 hour

Perioperative Management of Warfarin Interruption – 1 hour

Hypercoagulable States – 1 hour

Challenging Topics in Anticoagulation – 1 hour

Available Strategies to Reverse Anticoagulation Medications - 1 hour

Case Studies in Drug Interactions with Anticoagulation Therapy – 1 hour