Patient Blood Management: A Focus on Perioperative Coagulation Management in Cardiac Surgery and Liver Transplantation

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This webinar took place on June 18, 2024

Werfen Educational Webinar

This webinar focused on the utility of viscoelastic testing, specifically when moved to point-of-care (POC) settings. A deeper discussion will look at the implementation of thromboelastometry methods at the POC, and the positive impact it has on turnaround time, staffing, and patient care at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Live Q&A followed.

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Featured Speaker

Christopher Farnsworth, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO, US

Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology, and Point of Care Testing
Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, US

Objectives

Describe the utility of thromboelastometry
Assess the potential need for thromboelastometry at the point of care
Discuss intraoperative cases using ROTEM®-guided treatment

Credits

CE credit will be provided through P.A.C.E.

Werfen is approved (or has applied for approval) as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. Program.

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