Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence (ACE)

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1 Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence (ACE)

2 What is The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence (ACE) Launched in 2013, ACE raises awareness & encourages clinical use of best practices and evidence-based guidelines, improving care for all patients on all antithrombotic medications Free access for all How does ACE Accomplish this goal? Comprehensive resource center Interactive assessment tool (inpatient or outpatient) Highlighting clinics through Examples of Excellence

3 Committee Chair: Daniel M. Witt, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CACP Vice Chair Department of Pharmacotherapy, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs U of Utah College of Pharmacy Salt Lake City, UT Program Manager: Elaine Whalen AC Forum Committee Members: Arthur Allen, PharmD, CACP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Anticoagulation & Thrombosis Service Manager VA Salt Lake City Heath Care System, Salt Lake City, UT ACE Board Bishoy Ragheb, PharmD BCACP,CACP,CDE Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacy Specialist VA, Murfreesboro, TN Allison Burnett, PharmD, PhC Inpatient Anticoagulation Pharmacist University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque, NM Linda Kelly, PharmD, PhC Presbyterian Healthcare Services Albuquerque, NM Olivia Rapacchietta, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CACP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist; Kaiser Permanente Clinical Pharmacy Anticoagulation and Anemia Service ( Denver, CO Pam Burgwinkle, NP, CACP UMass Memorial Medical Center Umass Memorial Anticoagulation Clinic, Worcester, MA Maureen Howard, ANP, FNP, BC, CACP Former SIUH Anticoagulation Administrative Director Staten Island, NY Susan O'Neill MS, FNP-BC, CACP Northwell Health/Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

4 FAQ s Who should take the actual assessment? Performed by Service Manager or Medical Director The achievement belongs to the practice, not the person Can I get a copy of the assessment to preview? Request a copy via or preview online You can also review your saved assessment page by page by going to account, past results

5 Why should my practice try the Assessment? Measure your practice against rigorous standards Obtain a roadmap for operating at your highest level If you succeed, you will obtain a 2-year recognition as an Anticoagulation Center of Excellence Is it hard to pass the assessment? Most practices try more than once to pass The current pass rate is about 20% If you don t pass, you will receive a custom list of resources matching your assessment

6 Approximately 120 practices throughout the US of all types have passed the assessment

7 Real World Example Your practice has taken the assessment You are proficient in some areas but not all You get a customized link to resources in areas you need to improve in What will feedback look like & how can will you use it?

8 Links to specific categories are provided based on your results

9 Where do you need to improve? Bridging protocols need to be bolstered You are proficient in 3 of the 5 pillar areas Transitions & coordination of care is an area that your practice should focus improvements These specific resources will help you implement the necessary changes to pass the assessment

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11 This is one example of management guidelines for perioperative care The Resource Center has many examples of algorithms & protocols a as well as single granular examples of what one organization might use These can all be the basis for crafting your own protocols

12 Real World Example Cardiology wants to start referring valve patients to your service Your service has not managed valve patients Your service needs to determine if it will manage patients with mechanical heart valves How can COE help you with this decision?

13 New organizational structure!

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16 Real World Example Your center manages many Russian-speaking patients You need patient education material in Russian language How can COE help you with this?

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18 What else is in the Resource Center? Comprehensive library of over 350 clinical tools Organized in 12 key areas: Disease states (AF, VTE, Valves, Thrombophilia, ACS, Ischemic Stroke, HIT) Drug information Periprocedural Bleeding management Service operational performance Patient and family education Search and Preview ability within resources Content regularly updated & reviewed

19 How is it organized? From most global to specific examples Guidance Risk Assessments and Calculators Therapeutic Management Examples of Excellence Patient Education Centers who have achieved recognition are encouraged to send in their best tools to share

20 New Features Resource Center reorganized layout Responsive search feature Dynamic on devices and tablets Rolling list of ACE practices Examples of Excellence as actual resources

21 Return to the assessment at any time All attempts are archived

22 Patient Care Enhanced through Centers of Excellence COE gives you the opportunity to access: Dynamic & current content, free to all Self-assessment giving you a roadmap to best practices Broad range of content from literature & consensus statements to single granular institutional examples Information on current literature & the newest agents, helping you stay current Examples of Excellence depict innovation