Friday, October 10, 2008
| 4:00 - 7:00pm | Registration |
| 6:00 - 8:00pm | Reception |
Saturday, October 11, 2008
| 7:15 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:45 AM | Welcome and Introduction - Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD, FACP, FCCP |
| 8:00 AM | VTE Prophylaxis in the Hospitalized Patient - Bill Geerts, MD, FCCP |
| 8:45 AM | State of Quality Initiatives and Pharmacy-Driven VTE Prophylaxis Programs Kurt Mahan, PharmD, PhC, RPH |
| 9:30 AM | New Anticoagulant Agents and How They Will Impact Hospital Care and Anticoag Clinics Edith Nutescu, PharmD, FCCP |
| 10:15 AM | PharmacoGenetics and Leadership in the Anticoagulation Field - David A. Garcia, MD |
| 11:00 AM | Controversial Issues Surrounding VTE Prophylaxis Panel Discussion - Open Forum (Drs. Garcia, Geerts, Mahan, Nutescu and Spyropoulos) |
| 11:50 AM | Question and Answer Session Drs. Garcia, Geerts, Mahan, Nutescu and Spyropoulos |
| 12:20 PM | Lunch Provided at the Hotel |
| 1:30 PM | Breakout Session I All of the workshops repeat at 2:15 pm. Please make your selection on the Registration Form. You will be able to attend two of the three breakouts. |
| A. Two-tailed Bridging Anticoagulation—What is New? Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD, FACP, FCCP | |
| B. Thromboprophylaxis for the Hospitalized Cancer Patient Edward Libby, MD | |
| C. What the Anticoagulation Provider Needs to Know About Antiplatelet Drugs Jim Nawarskas, PharmD | |
| 2:15 PM | Breakout Session II |
| D. Two-tailed Bridging Anticoagulation—What is New? Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD, FACP, FCCP | |
| E. Thromboprophylaxis for the Hospitalized Cancer Patient Edward Libby, MD | |
| F. What the Anticoagulation Provider Needs to Know About Antiplatelet Drugs Jim Nawarskas, PharmD | |
| 2:55 PM | BREAK |
| 3:15 PM | Future of Oral Anticoagulation - Henry Bussey, PharmD, FCCP, FAHA |
| 4:00 PM | Appropriate Hospital-based VTE Thromboprophylaxis Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA, FACP |
| 4:45 PM | Question and Answer Session Drs. Amin and Bussey |
| 5:20 PM | Concluding Remarks Kurt Mahan, PharmD, PhC, RPH |
| 5:30 PM | Conference Adjourns |
