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Warfarin has been around for a very long time. It was given to President Eisenhower in 1955, but it was not well managed until about 1990. Despite its long history, warfarin still generates about one article per day published in journals indexed by the National Library of Medicine and is reputedly the drug that causes more legal actions than any other. The concerns surrounding warfarin stem from its use as rat poison, involvement in malpractice cases and incidence of interactions with other commonly prescribed drugs and foods. Nonetheless, it is affordable, highly effective in preventing and treating blood clotting and widely used. Being able to skillfully manage warfarin therapy is essential for the health and safety of patients and can increase a person´s value to the health care team.

Participants in this one-day seminar will gain practical skills and knowledge to effectively manage patients taking warfarin. You will be prepared to overcome the concerns and misconceptions that create fear and resistance in patients. You will also learn how to manage interactions with common drugs and foods and apply problem-solving strategies in the monitoring of warfarin dosage. Several legal actions will be discussed with the emphasis on how health care professionals can avoid the conditions that contributed to them. Participants will learn about the latest developments in agents designed to create wider choices in the anticoagulation field. You will be able to relate this valuable information to clinical practice the very next day.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Develop a better understanding of warfarin´s past and present states in order to address patient concerns about its safety and effectiveness


• Utilize analytical tools to skillfully monitor patient anticoagulation


• Identify practical strategies for managing drug and food interactions


• Evaluate legal actions involving warfarin and learn how to avoid the conditions that contributed to them


• Discuss new medications under development to replace warfarin

 
• Outline the history of warfarin and use this knowledge to address patients´ fears and concerns


• Utilize formulation tools to effectively monitor dosage for anticoagulation patients


• Identify the major drug and food interactions with warfarin and learn how to manage both the onset and offset of interactions


• Evaluate the conditions leading to selected legal actions and determine how to avoid similar incidents


• Differentiate between fact and fiction for patients who have common misconceptions about warfarin while providing sound clinical guidance in the
  use of the medication


• Analyze current debates surrounding anticoagulation therapy and be able to formulate your own style of managing these


• Discuss the latest developments in medications designed to replace warfarin

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Al Lodwick, RPh, MA, CACP, is a Registered Pharmacist and Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider with over 20 years experience who has monitored anticoagulation therapy for over 50,000 patient visits. Since 1998, Mr. Lodwick has been conducting educational programs on warfarin for both clinicians and patients, and in 2004 he founded the Warfarin Institute of America to further the world's understanding and safe use and monitoring of this medication. He has served as consultant and expert witness in numerous legal cases involving warfarin, has published two books pertaining to warfarin, Role Playing for Anticoagulation Training: Thirty-two Case Studies and Warfarin: Rat Poison to Wonder Drug, and has written 11 articles which were published in various pharmacy and medical journals. Al Lodwick earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Iowa and a MA in Communications from Goddard College. In 2006, he was named a Distinguished Coloradan by the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy and, in 1998, the clinic he directed received the Abbott Hospital Pharmacy Quality Award. Over the last several years, Mr. Lodwick has brought approximately $475,000 in grants, contracts and awards to the hospitals where he has been employed. He is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and past president of the Southern Colorado Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

TESTIMONIALS

"Al Lodwick´s presentations mix a lot of humor with practical warfarin knowledge." - Beth Myers, RN, Cardiac Rehab, Pueblo West, Colorado

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Pharmacists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Clinical Managers
• Clinical Directors

CREDITS

This seminar qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

SEMINAR TIME

Seminar Check-In  7:30 AM

Seminar Program  8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

This seminar is also available on CD/Cassette - Regular Price: $179.00   (with Registration: $49.00)

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Seminar Summary:

An essential seminar for Pharmacists, Primary Care Providers and other clinical professionals caring for patients taking anticoagulation medication (see full course description)

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