Resources for Anticoagulation Practitioners

American College of Chest Physicians
The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) is a medical specialty society of physicians, surgeons, allied health professionals, and individuals with PhD degrees who specialize in diseases of the chest: pulmonology, cardiology, cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery, hypertension, critical care medicine, and related disciplines.

Anticoagulation Forum
The Anticoagulation Forum is an organization of anticoagulation clinics in North America. One of the features of this site is a directory that will allow you to search for an anticoagulation clinic/specialist in your area.

Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certificate Program
The University of Southern Indiana School of Nursing and Health Professions is offering an interactive Internet continuing education program for health care professionals, who want to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for effective, coordinated anticoagulant therapy management. Continuing education credits vary based on discipline. The course is offered five times a year and costs $500.

Bloodline
BloodLine is a good resource for healthcare professionals. The site provides publications on topics relating to hematology and oncology.

Joint Commission on Accredidation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
JCAHO Mission: To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.

National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP)
In order to optimize the care of patients receiving anticoagulant therapy, the mission is to develop, maintain and protect the Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) credential and the certification process.

National Quality Forum
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting.

ThrombosisClinic.com
ThrombosisClinic.com is a continuing medical education resource for health care professionals emphasizing the latest in emerging approaches in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of thrombosis.

Thrombosis-Consult.com
Thrombosis-Consult.com has a lot of good resources for healthcare professionals, including free CME opportunities.

University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services-Programs
The UIC Office of Continuing Education and Meeting Services-Programs offers a number of continuing education opportunities relating to anticoagulation and antithrombotic therapy.

ClotCare Online Resource
ClotCare provides information for clinicians and patients/caregivers on anticoagulation topics such as Coumadin, warfarin, anticoagulant medications, blood clots, DVT, PT, INR, cancer, thromboembolism, atrial fibrillation, and antithrombotic therapy.

WarfarinDosing.org
This is a free web site to help doctors and other clinicians begin warfarin therapy by estimating the therapeutic dose in patients new to warfarin. This site is supported by the Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, the NIH, and donations. Estimates are based on clinical factors and (when available) genotypes of two genes: cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) and vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1).


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