Table 1 Specific Learning Objectives for Lectures Covering Anticoagulation therapeutics

1. Compare and contrast between the different anticoagulant therapies about:

a. Place of therapy

b. Mechanisms of action

c. Advantages and disadvantages in terms of their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties (e.g. dosing, the onset of action, drug & food interactions, etc.)

d. *Key pivotal clinical trials of anticoagulant drugs

e. Side effects and management

f. Monitoring of drug therapy

g. Patient education

h. *Use in a selected population (e.g. cancer patients, pregnancy, morbid obesity, renal impairment, and pediatrics)

2. Apply evidence-based guideline recommendations for the use of anticoagulants in the:

a. Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism

b. Stroke prevention in Atrial fibrillation

c. ^aPerioperative management of anticoagulant therapy