Project ECHO: Recognition and Care of Women with Bleeding Disorders

Session 4: Building a Bridge to Subspecialty Care: What Comes Next After Identifying Patients with a Suspected Bleeding Disorder

In the final session of our four-part series on Recognition and Care of Women with Bleeding Disorders, Dr. Genevieve Moyer will review which patients are suitable for referral to hematology or combined hematology/gynecology subspecialty clinics, and discuss diagnosis and management strategies that can be started before this subspecialty visit takes place.  While this presentation is open to the public, the content is intended for OB/GYNs and will provide one CMU for physicians, PAs, and nurses. 

Host/Moderator: Patricia Huguelet, MD
Presenter: Genevieve Moyer, MD 
Target Audience: OB/GYN

Session Objectives

• Recall the signs and symptoms, lab results, and subjective data that might indicate a bleeding disorder and refer to an HTC.  
• Distinguish what an HTC is and how to find one.  
• Identify symptom trackers and where to find them  
• Select an appropriate symptom tracker and utilize it in practice  
• Recognize the common barriers when referring to hematology and recall how to overcome them.  

Reminders

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Hemophilia Federation of America and Project ECHO. Project ECHO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA Designation Statement

Project ECHO^® designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC Designation Statement

Project ECHO designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation.

AAPA Credit Designation Statement—Live

Project ECHO has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

Disclosure Statement

Project ECHO®, in compliance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, requires that anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships they have had within the last 24 months with an ineligible company.  

None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Planners: Jacey Gonzalez, BA; Skye Peltier, MPH, PA-C; Janet Chupka, RN, BSN; and Emily Roush-Bobolz, BA

The following planners/presenters listed below have disclosed that they have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. 

This project is supported by cooperative agreement DD000008 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an annual financial assistance award totaling $320,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Resources

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