Coumadin case study

Quality of anticoagulation and use of warfarin-interacting medications in long-term care: A chart review.

Madeleine Verhovsek, Bahareh Motlagh, Mark A Crowther,Courtney Kennedy, Lisa Dolovich, Glenda Campbell, Luqi Wang and Alexandra Papaioannou.
BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:13 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-13

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Myth Busting: Medications: The Right Dosing

Inside this issue:
Myth 1:
Not much kidney disease in LTC
Myth 2:
No need to adjust med doses
Myth 3:
It’s safer to under dose coumadin to avoid bleeding
Myth 4:
Don’t use coumadin if they fall

Chart Review

Quality of anticoagulation and use of warfarin-interacting medications in long-term care: A chart review.

Madeleine Verhovsek, Bahareh Motlagh, Mark A Crowther,Courtney Kennedy, Lisa Dolovich, Glenda Campbell, Luqi Wang and Alexandra Papaioannou.

BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:13 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-13

Slide Deck

Developing and incorporating a medication alert system to improve prescribing practices for older adults with renal impairment living in long term care facilities.

Adnan Qureshi Alexandra Papaioannou, Courtney Kennedy, Glenda Campbell, Lisa Dolovich, Amit Garg, Anne Holbrook, Mitchell Levine, Joel Ray (2008). Funded by CIHR, TIPPS, MOHLTC and McMaster University.

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Case Study

Coumadin in LTC.

Developed by ML van der Horst//Dr Alexandra Papaioannou, McMaster University- Division of Geriatric Medicine-Hamilton/G Campbell, Medical Pharmacies Ltd./ CIHR Grant #KTS73426 Improving Prescribing of Medication & Patient Safety in LTC & KTS Team-C Kennedy & M Crowther
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