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CME Activity

Symptomatic In-Hospital Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among Patients Receiving Recommended Prophylaxis

Faculty

Jean-Marie Januel, RN, MPH

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP)
Lausanne University Hospital
Switzerland
Department of Medical Information
Health Evaluation and Clinical Research
Hospices Civils of Lyon
Lyon, France

Guanmin Chen, MD, PhD

Department of Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Christiane Ruffieux, PhD

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP)
Lausanne University Hospital
Switzerland

Hude Quan, MD, PhD

Department of Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

James D. Douketis, MD, FRCPC

St Joseph's Hospital
Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Mark Crowther, MD

McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

Cyrille Colin, MD, PhD

Department of Medical Information
Health Evaluation and Clinical Research
Hospices Civils of Lyon
Lyon, France

William A. Ghali, MD, MPH

Departments of Community Health Sciences and Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Bernard Burnand, MD, MPH

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP)
Lausanne University Hospital
Switzerland

Accredited by

American Medical Association

Course Description

Educational objective:
To review the incidence of postoperative, symptomatic venous thromboembolism in patients who received recommended prophylaxis after knee or hip arthroplasty (2 proposed patient safety indicators).

Activity Details

Credit Types:CME
Credit Amount:1.0 Credits
Release Date:2012-Jan-18
Expiration Date:2014-Jan-18
Estimated Time for Completion:1 hour
Registration Required:Yes
Cost:$125/yr
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