Preventing and Treating DVTs in Orthopedic Practice : Frontmatter
Sponsorship Statement: This continuing medical education activity is jointly sponsored by Orthopedics Today and Vindico Medical Education.
Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb.
Title: Preventing and Treating DVT's in Orthopedic Practice
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Assess the incidence of VTE in orthopedic surgery and identify patients at risk for VTE through risk stratification techniques, to prevent post-operative complications.
- Review the guidelines and standards established by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, Surgical Care Improvement Project and other national initiatives that define the appropriate use of and standards for antithrombotic therapies in VTE prophylaxis to improve patient health.
- Evaluate current and future therapies to assist in the treatment and prophylaxis of VTE to improve primary and secondary prevention of thromboembolic disease.
- Describe the risk of bleeding in the management of post-operative patients receiving anti-thrombotic therapies and initiate appropriate dosing of the agents to help prevent the development of bleeding complications.
Course Chair:
Douglas W. Jackson, MD
Chief Medical Editor
Orthopedics Today
Editorial Advisory Board Member
The Journal of Knee Surgery
Long Beach, CA
Faculty:
Evolving Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks: Management Strategies to Reduce the Incidence of VTE
William J. Maloney, MD
Elsback-Richards Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Stanford University
School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California
Efficacy and Safety of Thromboprophylaxis Options
Louis M Kwong, MD FACS
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Director, Orthopaedic Clinics
Chief, Orthopaedic Arthritis Service
Director, Orthopaedic Research Program
Program Director, Residency Training
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Co-Director, Thrombosis Research Institute at LA Biomed (TRIAL Group)
Los Angeles, CA
Richard F. Kyle, MD
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Hennepin County Medical Center
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
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Vindico Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit tm. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, January 31, 2010 to January 31, 2011.
How To Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit:
To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the Pre-test questions, read the articles, complete the CME Post-test, and complete and return the registration form and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 70% of the Post-test questions correctly. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the Post test is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)tm certificate within 4 to 6 weeks.
Faculty:
Douglas W. Jackson, MD
Louis M Kwong, MD FACS
Richard F. Kyle, MD
William J. Maloney, MD
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control. Relationship information appears on this page and the next page.
The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.
Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Douglas W. Jackson, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
William J. Maloney, MD
Royalties: Wright Medical, Zimmer
Louis M Kwong, MD FACS
Research Grant: Astellas, Bayer, Sanofi, Takeda
Consultant: GlaxoSmithKline, Zimmer
Richard F. Kyle, MD
Royalties: DePuy Trauma, Zimmer Trauma
External reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Bajet Nour
Receipt of Intellectual Property Rights / Patent Holder: Virtual Nursing Clinic; Gross Anatomy Online
Consulting Fees: Oncology Challenge of America
Ownership Interest (Stocks): Bristol-Myers Squibb; Centocor; GlaxoSmithKline; Johnson & Johnson; Biomet
Vindico staff report the following relationship(s):
Bajet Nour
Receipt of Intellectual Property Rights / Patent Holder: Virtual Nursing Clinic; Gross Anatomy Online
Consulting Fees: Oncology Challenge of America
Ownership Interest (Stocks): Bristol-Myers Squibb; Centocor; GlaxoSmithKline; Johnson & Johnson; Biomet
Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.
Target Audience: This program is designed for orthopedic surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in the prevention and management of VTE in orthopedic surgical patients.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.
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