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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: (1) Apply the VTE (venous thromboembolism) “Recurrence Triangle” concept in individual patient care to determine how long to treat a patient with VTE with anticoagulation, in which consideration of thrombophilia testing might be reasonable, and how the finding of a thrombophilia might influence that decision-making (2) Explain what leads to false positive and false negative thrombophilia test results, (3) Discuss Dr. Moll’s four “Choosing Wisely” teaching points about when NOT to test for thrombophilia, (4) Discuss which patient with stroke or other arterial thromboembolism to consider for thrombophilia testing, (5)  Identify which woman with pregnancy complications (early or late pregnancy loss, eclampsia, IUGR) or infertility to test (and which ones NOT to test) for thrombophilia, and how to manage a patient with a detected thrombophilia.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Stephan Moll, MD, was a consultant for Stago Diagnostics.   

PLANNER DISCLOSURE:  John D. Myers, MD, has no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.  Tresa McNeal, MD, is a principal investigator for Dexcom.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

For information, please contact Denise Ralston at [email protected]