QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CME/CE

The University of Utah, McGill University and Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) have collaborated to provide this quality improvement initiative to (1) target specific areas of educational need with regard to Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), (2) utilize the identified areas of need to develop a CME/CE PTS educational curriculum, and (3) measure educational outcomes based on follow-up survey data at 90-days post-educational intervention.  Educational platforms include a certified live webcast, certified web-based modules (3), and a supplemental patient education brochure.

1. Patients are largely unaware of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) as a potential long-term complication following deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
2. Health care providers are largely unaware of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) as a potential long-term complication following deep vein thrombosis (DVT); therefore, possible preventive measures such as patient education, proper leg elevation, and elastic compression stockings remain underutilized.
3. While there is a wealth of information for DVT, there is currently no established curriculum for educating both patients and providers about PTS.

1. Develop a systematic method for providing PTS education to at-risk patients (via pharmacy-managed anticoagulation clinics, vascular lab, and primary care clinics).
2. Develop practical tools for health care providers that emphasize prevention, screening, and treatment for PTS.
3. Develop and implement a PTS educational curriculum for both patients and health care providers.

1. Increased patient awareness of PTS as a potential long-term complication of DVT.
2. Increased health care provider awareness of PTS as a potential long-term complication of DVT and increase utilization of prevention measures and routine screening for PTS.
3. Systematic and routine use of the PTS educational curriculum (patient educational materials and health care provider online learning modules and tools).

Accreditation: The University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit: The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Pharmacy Continuing Education (1.0 contact hours ACPE Credit): Through attending this program, up to 1.0 contact hours can be earned and a statement of credit awarded within 60 days of the program.  The Utah Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (UPN 119-000-11-023-L01-P)

Nurse Continuing Education (1.0 contact hours ANCC Credit): University Health Care is an Approved Provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the Utah Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center¿s Commission on Accreditation.  This activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours (60 min hour, University Hospital File Number: 11-06; University Hospital Provider Number: P08-07).