The announcement of the DVTeamCare™ Award and sharing of hospital strategies for cancer patients as well as championing hospital prophylaxis strategies. In conjunction with this event, on April 10, 2010 The Annual Thrombosis Prevention Forum for Health Professionals and Patients will be held.

 

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This event will be held at:
The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston MA 02115
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January 19, 2010 Press Release: The North American Thombosis Forum (NATF) Honors Hospitals that Excel in the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). The DVTeamCare™ Hosptial Award Provides National Recognition for Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention Programs.

Agenda

Schedule		Program
12:00 PM	12:30 PM	Registration and Lunch
12:30 PM	12:40 PM	Seating
12:40 PM	12:50 PM	Welcome Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD, NATF President and Director Arthur A. Sasahara, MD, NATF Director
12:50 PM	1:05 PM	Award Presentations Joseph S. Alpert, MD, NATF Scientific Advisory Committee and DVTeamCare Award Judge John Fanikos, RPh, MBA, NATF Treasurer and Director
1:05 PM	1:45 PM	DVT Alerts Gregory Piazza, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital
1:45 PM	2:00 PM	VTE Prevention Protocol Across All Medical and Surgical Services Joshua Lee, MD, University of California, San Diego Medical Center Award Winning Hospital Category: Hospitals with > 200 Beds
2:00 PM	2:15 PM	7 Step Process to walk Providers through an Evidence-Based Medicine Risk Factor Assessment Jovonne H. Jones, PharmD Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Award Winning Hospital Category: Hospitals with <200 Beds
2:15 PM	2:30 PM	Mandatory Computer-Based Decision Support System Elliott R. Haut, MD, FACS and Michael B. Streiff, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital Award Winning Hospital Category: Hospitals with >200 Beds
2:30 PM	3:25 PM	Hospital VTE Prevention Strategies for Cancer Patients Craig Kessler, MD
3:25 PM	3:50 PM	Discussion: Championing Hospital Prophylaxis Strategies; Defining a Process; Creating a Team; Required Steps; Overcoming Barriers Moderator: Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
3:50 PM	4:00 PM	Summation Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
4:00 PM		Adjourn

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Presenter Biographies

Gregory Piazza, MD

Dr. Piazza is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and a Fellow in Vascular Medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he also served as Chief Medical Resident for the Department of Medicine. 

Craig Kessler, MD

Dr. Kessler is professor of Medicine and Pathology and Section Chief of Hematology. He is also Director of the Coagulation Laboratory at Georgetown. A graduate of Tulane School of Medicine, Dr. Kessler received his specialty training in hematology and oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. An international expert in the area of disorders of coagulation, Dr. Kessler has a particular interest in hemophilia. He also has expertise in the treatment of hematologic malignancies.