Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Examining antithrombotic agents and developing patient-specific treatment plans

Bellevue, Wash. – Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a real-time clinical surveillance, documentation and reporting system, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Ann Wittkowsky, Pharm.D., CACP, FASHP, FCCP, on "Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation."

In this webinar, Wittkowsky will review epidemiology, pathophysiology and risk factors for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). She will evaluate the role of traditional and new antithrombotic agents for stroke prevention in AF. Finally, she will examine development and management of patient-specific treatment plans for stroke prevention in AF.

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
DATE: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
TIME: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
WHERE: http://www.pharmacyonesource.com/webinars

About the Presenter: Ann K. Wittkowsky, Pharm.D., CACP, FASHP, FCCP, is Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and Director of Anticoagulation Services at the University of Washington Medical Center. As a clinician and educator in the field of antithrombotic pharmacotherapy, she has contributed extensively to the care of patients and the education of health care providers regarding antithrombotic pharmacotherapy. She is the author of over 100 scientific papers, book chapters and abstracts, and co-editor of the textbook Managing Oral Anticoagulation Therapy: Clinical and Operational Guidelines. She has lectured widely throughout the United States and Canada, maintains an active clinical research program, and is board certified as an anticoagulation care provider.

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