THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS OF ANTICOAGULATION IN OLDER ADULTS

All sessions are listed in Eastern Time. 

Plenary Symposia

  • Date:
  • Time: -
  • Track: Clinical Practice
  • CME/CE: 1.5
  • Q & A: Video

Co-Moderators: Todd P. Semla, PharmD, MS, BCGP, FCCP, AGSF & Michael Steinman, MD

Learning Objectives: (1) discuss anticoagulation and patients with dementia including risks versus benefits in light of new treatments for Alzheimer's disease; (2) review the available anticoagulants, their indications, and advantages and disadvantages from the primary care perspective; and (3) address non-major bleeding in older adults, including the quality-of-life implications it has and clinical strategies to address it.     

Indications, Advantages and Disadvantages of Available Anticoagulants from the Primary Care Perspective
James T. Pacala, MD, MS
Anticoagulation and Patients with Dementia Including Risks Versus Benefits in Light of New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease  
Esther Oh, MD, PhD 
Non-Major Bleeding in Older Adults
Anna L. Parks, MD 
Live Panel Q & A