How to balance risks and benefits of anticoagulants
These meetings are intended for UK Healthcare Professionals and have been developed in accordance with the ABPI Code of Practice.
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| Satellite | How to balance risks and benefits of anticoagulants | |||
| Speakers | Rosalind Byrne (Lead Pharmacist Anticoagulation, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London) and Katherine Stirling | |||
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This session will look at the risks and benefits of anticoagulation in common situations including for VTE prevention, stroke prevention in AF, management of an acute VTE and long-term prevention of recurrent VTE. This will be delivered as a presentation followed by a workshop. At the end of the session participants should feel more confident in assessing risk vs benefit of anticoagulation for their patients either on or requiring anticoagulation and when to refer for more expert management. | ||||
