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Rethinking Anticoagulation Management Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

ACPE Activity Number: 0204-0000-21-084-H01-P
Release Date: November 15, 2021
Expiration Date: November 15, 2024
Activity Type: Knowledge-based
CE Credits: 1.0 hour, (0.1 CEU) no partial credit
Activity Fee: Members – Free / Non-Member – N/A

This activity is a recording from a live webinar and those that claim credit for the live webinar should not claim credit for this activity.

Activity Overview

This webinar will describe the challenges of managing patients on anticoagulants during the COVID19 pandemic. The pandemic has created two primary concerns for pharmacists managing anticoagulation. These include how to maintain a monitoring plan during a pandemic for chronically anticoagulated patients not infected with COVID19 and how to provide pharmaceutical care for anticoagulated patients with a diagnosis of COVID19. An overview of literature will be reviewed to share different considerations for pharmacists and practitioners to manage patients chronically anticoagulated during a pandemic. A patient case will explore the implications of COVID19 on INR results, anticoagulation management during the quarantine period, and precautions for patients and employees.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This activity was planned to meet the needs of pharmacists managing anticoagulants in an ambulatory setting.  

  1. Describe changes in practice models for managing patients on anticoagulants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Explain patient specific factors and COVID-19 infection implications on anticoagulation management.
  3. Discuss options for managing patients on anticoagulants with COVID-19.

  • Introduction and Announcements
  • Presentation
  • Questions, Answers, and Discussion

  • Angela Green, Pharm.D., M.B.A., BCPS, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services Manager, Mercy Health Muskegon, Muskegon, MI
  • Tawnie Liptak, Pharm.D., Ambulatory Pharmacist, Mercy Health Muskegon, Muskegon, MI
  • Lisa Mulder, R.Ph., Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Mercy Health Muskegon, Muskegon, MI

In accordance with the ACPE's and ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support, anyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity is required to disclose to the accredited provider their relevant financial relationships. In accordance with these Standards, all potential conflicts of interest have been resolved. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she (or spouse/domestic partner) 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 activity content over which the individual has control.

As defined by ACCME, a commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The Standards for Commercial Support do not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. The existence or non-existence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the activity.

      • All planners, presenters, reviewers, and ASHP staff report no financial relationships relevant to this activity. 

This activity consists of a recordings of faculty slides presentations, active learning activities, discussion, and handouts. Participants must participate in the activity in its entirety to claim continuing pharmacy education credit online at ASHP eLearning Portal. Follow the prompts online to complete the evaluation, claim credit and view the statement of credit immediately after completing the activity.

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