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This is a great opportunity to promote the use of best practices to achieve measurable
improvements in anticoagulation care. The morning session and afternoon session will cover
the same content. Please register for either the morning or afternoon session.
Please use the link below to register today.
Title: Thrombosis Update 2014: Focus on New Novel Oral Anticoagulants/Application to
Clinical Practice
Date(s): 10/30/2014
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm and 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Location(s):
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Thrombosis Update: A Focus on the NOACS (New Novel Oral Anticoagulant Agents) with
Application to Clinical Practice
As health care providers in a constantly changing arena, the safe utilization and management
of high risk medications such as anticoagulants remains a priority for receiving information and
updates related to clinical practice and patient care. This session will focus on the assessment of
the patient receiving an Anticoagulant, highlight the indications/ contraindications/ dosage
regimens/ administration guidelines for new novel oral anticoagulants, and discuss specific
approaches to incorporating these agents into your practice. The participant will be able to
identify key characteristics of each new agent, and strengthen their clinical decision-making
abilities in providing safe care for their patients receiving anticoagulant drug therapies.
Presentation by Panel of Experts:
Carol Patrick is currently the Corporate Director for Advanced Practice Nurses for the NorthShore LIJ Health System, as well as founder and Director of Anticoagulation Management
Services at Huntington Hospital, NY. She has been actively involved in the NY Steering Council
for Anticoagulation Management, as well as Huntington’s Chairperson for C.L.O.T. the Council
for Leaders on Thrombosis for the past 12 years. Her focus is on thrombosis management
throughout the health care continuum, VTE Risk Stratification and Prevention, as well as
strategic planning and dissemination of evidence-based best practices in management of
thromboembolic disease. Carol is currently board certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner,
Adult Nurse Practitioner, RN First Assist, Critical Care, and Nurse Executive Advanced
Administrator. She is also an AHA Basic as well as Advanced Cardiac Support Instructor,
actively involved in sudden cardiac death prevention and arrhythmia management. She obtained
her Master’s Degree as well as her Bachelor of Science Degree from SUNY @ StonyBrook on
Long Island, NY., and has presented both locally and internationally on anticoagulation and
cardiac/ critical care topics for multiple organizations and audiences.
Dr. Darren M. Triller , PharmD is Senior Project Director at IPRO. Dr. Triller oversees drug
quality and safety programs across New York State for Medicare. Dr. Darren Triller is a clinical
pharmacist with over 25 years of pharmacy experience in academic, research, clinical and quality
improvement settings. Dr. Triller is a recognized innovator who has served as the principal
investigator for numerous controlled trials focusing on medication safety and improvement of the
medication use system. As a Senior Director at IPRO, he has led multiple successful statewide
drug safety campaigns, and has provided additional technical expertise to many other IPRO
projects, such as Care Transitions, Hospice, Medication Reconciliation and Chronic Kidney
Disease. He has served on multiple national panels developing quality measures for medication
use, and is a presently directs statewide anticoagulant under the CMS QIO 11th Statement of
Work. He services on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board for the National Blood Clot
Alliance and the Academic Advisory Committee for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance. Dr. Triller
has published a variety of peer-reviewed manuscripts on drug safety topics, and has received
numerous awards for his academic and clinical capabilities.
Anne Myrka, R.Ph., MAT, BCPS is a Drug Safety Pharmacist at IPRO. Graduating from
Albany College of Pharmacy with a Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy in 1992, Anne Myrka is a
practicing licensed pharmacist in the states of New York and Vermont who is currently
employed by IPRO, a quality improvement organization located in Albany and Lake Success,
NY. Prior to joining IPRO she taught at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in
Albany, NY and Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT after attaining her Masters of
Arts in Teaching (science/biology) degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz
in 2003. Her professional experience includes quality improvement, long term care consulting,
hospital, homecare and community pharmacy practice. Ms. Myrka received certification as a
geriatric pharmacist (CGP) in 2005 and achieved Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy
Specialty in 2006 (BCPS).
For any questions regarding this training opportunity please feel free to contact me either by
email or phone.
Kimberly A. Rhoades, R.Ph, Director of Pharmacy Services
NYS Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
kimberly.a.rhoades@opwdd.ny.gov
Phone (518) 474-4201