TIGC Symposium 2009
Updates and Controversies in Everyday Practice
Dleta Bow Valley, Calgary, Alberta October 17, 2009
Learning Objectives:
- To become familiar with the new oral antithrombotic agents aimed at replacing traditional anticoagulants.
- To learn the optimal management of venous thromboembolism in pregnant women.
- To review the evidence on the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet agents vs warfarin in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
- To determine the role og bridging in the perioperative management of patients on long term warfarin treatment.
- To establish the role of thrombophillia testing to determine the optimal duration of anticoagulation in patients with a first episode of unprovoked VTE.
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