Teaching and Learning Slide Sets

Slide Sets

IHI VTE Expedition Overview
IHI Expedition Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention in the Hospital. Submitted and presented by Greg Maynard MD, MSc, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Diego during the VTE Expedition kick-off. This slide set features lessons learned from the SHM VTE Prevention Collaboratives.

Overview of the Need for VTE Prevention
This slide set is part of the VTE Prevention Collaborative program files. The slides provide information on the need for VTE prevention, statistics, risk factors in hospitalized patients, and more. If you are embarking on a VTE Prevention Initiative, these slides provide a wonderful overview of the need for VTE prevention and could be used to aid in the process of gaining institutional support.

VTE Prophylaxis-Building a VTE Protocol: Draw the Line
This slide set is part of the VTE Prevention Collaborative program files. The slide set focuses on building a VTE Protocol will provide rationale for  prophylaxis recommendations.

Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal: Requirement 3E, Anticoagulation Background and Introduction
This collection of slide sets will allow you to review the steps several institutions across the country of have taken to meet the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal: Requirement 3E. Review the slides to learn how others are attempting to reduce the incidence of patient harm due to anticoagulation therapy. Compiled by Premier, Inc.

VTE Collaborative Experience
Greg Maynard, MD,  MSc, Jason Stein, MD, and Kathleen Kerr leaders of the VTE Prevention Collaborative gave this presentation at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego, Ca. It provides an overview of effective principles of VTE. It also discusses prevention resources such as the VTE QI Resource Room and Implementation Guide and shares front line stories and lessons learned.

Management of Anticoagulant - Related Bleeding Complications
Amir K Jaffer, MD gave this presentation at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.  It examines four anticoagulant areas: Risk factors on anticoagulants, the use of Vitamin K, Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage and anticoagulants, and the use of recombinant Factor VII.

Clot Controversies: Thrombolysis and VTE Prophylaxis
Presented by Timothy A. Morris, M.D at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. This slide set discuses the risk categories and prevention involved in DVT and PEs.

Update in Perioperative Care: Perioperative Anticoagulation
This presentation was given by Steven Deitelzwieg at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. It describes the current state of the evidence based clinical practice for VTE, as well as the prevalence of VTE and current deficiencies in recognition of patient risk. It explains the best strategies for prophylaxis, duration of therapy, and identifies specific surgical patient populations at risk.

Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism - 2005
For hospitalists to educate medical staff, peers, and physicians-in-training this slide set presents the most pertinent VTE prophylaxis literature and the case for improvement. It was compiled, edited, and made available to download for your benefit by the SHM's VTE Resource Room Content Expert, Sylvia McKean, MD.

Anticoagulants for the Practicing Hospitalist: Monitoring of New Agents, Pitfalls in the Use of Older Agents
This slide set is from the lecture presented at the Society of Hospital Medicine 2004 Northeast Regional Meeting (June 25-26, 2004) by Michael Laposta, MD, PhD, Director of Clinical Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Acute Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
This slide set is from the lecture presented at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2005 Annual Meeting by Linda Barbour, MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and Ob-Gyn University of CO Health Sciences Center

Using SHM Web-Based Tools to Improve Quality: Case Study in VTE Prevention and Management
This slide set is from the lecture presented at the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2006 Annual Meeting by Greg Maynard, MD & Jason Stein, MD.