Are you curious about how to improve the safety and effectiveness of anticoagulant prescriptions for hospitalized patients? Join us for an exclusive interview with two of the authors (Dr Maral Koolian and Pharmacist Ryan Kerzner ) of a groundbreaking study on anticoagulation stewardship program at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital. Our guests will share their findings on the success rate of recommendations made by a multidisciplinary team of physicians and pharmacists, as well as the most common types of adjustments made to prescriptions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the potential benefits of these programs and the future research needed to fully understand their impact on patient outcomes. Download this episode today!
Koolian, M., Wiseman, D., Mantzanis, H., Kampouris, N., Kerzner, R. S., & Kahn, S. R. (2022). Anticoagulation stewardship: Descriptive analysis of a novel approach to appropriate anticoagulant prescription. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 6(6), e12758.
Guest Biographies:
Dr Maral Koolian is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Adult Thrombosis Medicine AFC program at McGill University. She is a member of the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care (CETAC) at the Jewish General Hospital. She earned her medical degree at McGill University, where she subsequently completed post-graduate subspecialty training in General Internal Medicine. She then completed a 1-year clinical thrombosis fellowship at the University of Ottawa, followed by an MSc in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the University of Toronto. Her main research focus is quality improvement principles as they apply to venous thromboembolic disease and anticoagulation management.
Ryan Kerzner graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a Masters in hospital pharmacy from the Université de Montréal. He has been a pharmacist at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal since 2008. He is one of the co-founders of the hospital's Antimicrobial Stewardship programs, in which he is still actively involved. He also works in Internal Medicine where he developed an interest in Thrombosis medicine. He officially joined the hospital's CETAC team in 2019, which is the Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis & Anticoagulation Care. In CETAC, with Dr Koolian and 2 other thrombosis pharmacists, he was involved in the development an Anticoagulation Stewardship Program.
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