Heavy Bleeding: DOACs in Obesity

June 21, 2022

Virtual Activity

This activity is available to Houston Methodist employees and students only.

This continuing education program will discuss changes in patients with obesity and offer insight on dosing of DOACs in that population.

 

Target Audience

Pharmacists
This activity is open to all Houston Methodist health care professionals.

Learning Objectives

1. Evaluate the pharmacokinetic changes seen in patients with obesity
2. Develop an evidence-based anticoagulation regimen for patients with obesity with atrial fibrillation, VTE, or prevention of VTE
3. Assess the role of measuring peak and trough concentrations of drug specific DOAC levels

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 1.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as Application activities for pharmacists.

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  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/16/2022
Course expires: 
07/24/2022
Event starts: 
06/21/2022 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
06/21/2022 - 1:00pm CDT
Virtual (Zoom)

 

The Zoom link will be provided in the course instructions when you log in to the program.

Speaker:
Cyclene Ann G. Talabucon, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

Preceptors:
Nitha Chou, PharmD, BCPS
Kathryn Pidcock, PharmD, BCPS

The speaker and content preceptors do not have anything to disclose in relation to the subject matter of this presentation.

 

Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants documenting completion of the activity by attending the lecture, participating in the learning assessment, and completing an evaluation form within 30 days will receive 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit as an application-based activity for pharmacists.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Houston Methodist Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

    Participants documenting completion of the activity will receive up to 1.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit as Application activities for pharmacists.

    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Logo

  • 1.00 Attendance
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***THIS ACTIVITY IS OPEN TO HOUSTON METHODIST EMPLOYEES ONLY***