TIGC Symposium 2008

Update on Venous Thromboembolism
Dleta Halifa Hotel, Halifax, NS October 18, 2008

Learning Objectives:

  • Emphasis on the new ACCP 2008 guidelines on Venous Thromboembolism concerning prevention and treatment.
  • Review the recent approach to perioperative antithrombotic thearphy.
  • Understanding the challenge around anticoagulation for VTE and AF in the eldery population.
  • Acquire knowledge on drugs poised to enter the market (e.g. dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban) and their impact on everyday practice.
  • Thrombosis interest Group of Canada (TIGC) is dedicated to furthering
    education and research in the prevention and treatment of thrombosis.”

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