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Risk Management in Anticoagulation

About this Course

UConn has developed web-based continuing pharmacy education activities to enhance the practice of pharmacists and assist pharmacists in making sound clinical decisions to affect the outcome of anticoagulation therapy for the patients they serve. There are a total of 12 hours of CPE credit available. Successful completion of these 12 hours (13 activities) or equivalent training will prepare the pharmacist for the Anticoagulation Traineeship, which described below in the Additional Information Box.

The activities below are available separately for $17/hr or as a bundle price of $140 for all 13 activities (12 hours). These are the pre-requisites for the anticoagulation traineeship. Any pharmacist who wishes to increase their knowledge of anticoagulation may take any of the programs below.

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Target Audience

Pharmacists who are interested in making sound clinical decisions to affect the outcome of anticoagulation therapy for the patients they serve.

This activity is NOT accredited for technicians.

Pharmacist Learning Objectives

At the end of this knowledge-based continuing education activity, the learner will be able to:

  1. Discuss the education and training needs of pharmacists who participate in anticoagulation services.
  2. Discuss the documentation needs of a pharmacists-run anticoagulation service or clinic.
  3. Identify corporate infrastructure needs to support anticoagulation services or clinics.

Release Date

Released:  06/01/2022
Expires:  05/31/2025

Course Fee

$17

ACPE UAN Code

ACPE #0009-0000-22-033-H04-P

Accreditation Hours

1.0 hour of CE

Bundle Options

If desired, “bundle” pricing can be obtained by registering for the activities in groups. It 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.

Additional Information

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.

More Information About Traineeship

Accreditation Statement

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The University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  Statements of credit for the online activity ACPE #0009-0000-22-033-H04-P will be awarded when the post test and evaluation have been completed and passed with a 70% or better. Your CE credits will be uploaded to your CPE monitor profile within 2 weeks of completion of the program.

Grant Funding

There is no grant funding for this activity.

Requirements for Successful Completion

To receive CE Credit go to Blue Button labeled "take Test/Evaluation" at the top of the page.

Type in your NABP ID, DOB and the session code for the activity.  You were sent the session code in your confirmation email.

Faculty

Michael Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP,
East Region Clinical Manager
Pharmacy Hartford Healthcare
William W. Backus Hospital
Norwich, CT

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines, The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy requires that faculty disclose any relationship that the faculty may have with commercial entities whose products or services may be mentioned in the activity.

Dr. Smith has no relationship with an ineligible company and therefore has nothing to disclose.

Disclaimer

The material presented here does not necessarily reflect the views of The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy or its co-sponsor affiliates. These materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products, processes, procedures and inferred diagnoses that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified health care professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or employing any therapies described in this continuing education activity.

Program Content

Program Handouts

Post Test Evaluation

View Questions for Risk Management in Anticoagulation

1. High quality risk management programs protect…

  1. The patient
  2. The provider
  3. The institution
  4. All of the above

 

2. The three most important ways to reduce risk are:

  1. Education, providing a quality service, and complete documentation
  2. Physician involvement, light workload, and malpractice insurance
  3. Commercial management software, education, and malpractice insurance
  4. Providing a quality service, good customer service, and malpractice insurance

 

3. Application, analysis and synthesis of new knowledge can best be taught through:  

  1. Lecture
  2. Reading
  3. Case presentation and practice-based learning
  4. Observation

 

4. A high quality protocol will include:

  1. Rigid dosing guidelines
  2. Process for medication refill requests
  3. Critical value cut-offs
  4. All of the above
  5. A B and C

 

5. It is important to document all patient interaction:

  1. True
  2. False

6. Documentation must be recorded by using:

  1. Commercial software
  2. A quality home-grown system
  3. A paper record
  4. A or B
  5. Any medium as long as it’s complete and retrievable

 

7. Limiting risk through risk sharing can be accomplished by

  1. Physician oversight
  2. Patient education
  3. Both A and B
  4. Risk cannot be shared between involved parties

 

8. Adhering to institutionally approved clinic policies helps to minimize the risk of the individual practitioner

  1. True
  2. False

 

9. Quality improvement activities:

  1. Increase risk
  2. Decrease risk
  3. Have no effect on risk

 

10. When a pharmacist’s recommendations are reviewed and approved by a physician:

  1. The physician assumes all the risk
  2. The pharmacist still carries risk
  3. The pharmacist does not need to document
  4. The pharmacist can only bill for the lab test