The following webcasts feature experts in the field of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention.

Topics cover several aspects of VTE prevention today, including VTE prevalence, patient risk factors, the major barriers to implementing appropriate VTE prophylaxis and solutions to overcome them.

A discussion concerning the need to integrate evidence- based guidelines into policy and local clinical practice is also offered.

Faculty

Alexander G. G. Turpie, MD, FRCP, FACP, FACC, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Joseph A. Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT
Louis W. Biegler Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Division of Vascular Surgery, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Geno J. Merli, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Director of Jefferson Center for Vascular Disease
Jefferson Medical College
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.