June 2024

Webinars

News & Updates

New Publication: Differences in Quality of Anticoagulation Care Delivery According to Ethnoracial Group in the United States: A Scoping Review

The Anticoagulation Forum is pleased to share this recent publication in the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. Congratulations to authors Sara Vazquez, Naomi Yates, Craig Beavers, Darren Triller, and Mary McFarland, as well as all of the article reviewers from the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship (IDEA) Initiative Committee who contributed to this publication. We are proud of our commitment in this critical space. To learn more, join the webinar in July (details above).

First Anticoagulation Stewardship Summit!

AC Forum is honored to convene 25 key stakeholders from government agencies, professional societies, health systems, payers, and patients in the first ever Anticoagulation Stewardship Summit on June 7, 2024.

Stay tuned for highlights from the Summit and news of the launch of a new coalition to advance Anticoagulation Stewardship nationwide!

Anticoagulation Stewardship Event at ISTH2024

AC Forum is excited to host "Anticoagulation Stewardship: Addressing a Global Need for Better Patient Care" at the ISTH conference in Bangkok on June 24th.

Speakers: Geoff Barnes, Kochawan Boonywat, Hadley Bortz, Patricia Casais, Allison Burnett 

Learn more and join us if you're attending!

Partner Events

The AC Forum is committeed to empowering our partners. Did you know we offer a dedicated space on our website for Partner Event listings? Whether it's a workshop, seminar, or conference, we're happy to showcase your initiatives.

Reach out to us at info@acforum.org to explore how we can feature your organization's event on our platform.

Remembering Stuart Connolly

The Anticoagulation Forum was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Dr. Stuart Connolly and expresses sincere condolences to his friends, family, and colleagues. He was a titan in the fields of cardiovascular medicine and anticoagulation, and he will be deeply missed.

From Our Leadership

Board Member Spotlight: Jean Connors

Jean M. Connors, MD

Medical Director, Anticoagulation Management and Hemostatic Antithrombotic Stewardship Services

Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School 

How did you become interested in the field of anticoagulation?

I became interested in blood when I first learned in middle school that I have a rare blood type (AB negative). Once I got to medical school, I really liked learning about all of the great coagulation proteins and platelets. Of course, the coagulation cascade was very appealing to me as it was taught as a nice orderly systematic series of enzyme reactions which was straight forward to learn—now I know that coagulation is messy with many aspects that contribute to forming a clot that we still don’t understand. For many situations and for the individual patient there are not always data to guide care—this is the decision-making aspect of treating patients with thrombosis that I like, it’s like extreme sports.

Do you have an ultimate career goal? (i.e., dream job, program/facility updates, etc.)

I am loving my current job.

Do you have any hobbies? If not, how do you like to spend your free time? 

Sports—skiing, sailing, mountain biking, can no longer run, dog walking, and reading almost anything.

What is an interesting fact about yourself?

I have sailed all over the world.

Do you have any pets?

Clara a goldendoodle (left) and Cooper a labradoodle (right)

What is your favorite family tradition? 

Big Sunday brunches when we are all together that last a long time.

If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and what would you do?

Too many people I would want to meet, however I would love to have Mick Jagger’s personal trainer as I am amazed that he can still dance the way he does at age 80.

Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?

Coffee is a necessity, but it is the only thing that I can think of that I truly cannot go a day without. I travel with my own coffee.

Is there anything you wish would come back in fashion?

No, everything I can think of should stay out of fashion. Yoga pants are great.

What is the most daring thing you’ve done? (I.e., your craziest adventure) 

I have had some great adventures sailing and skiing—crazy unexpected weather, exhilarating locations.

Anything else you’d like to share? 

I am delighted to be working with the AC Forum to advance knowledge about anticoagulation. The board is comprised of terrific people with great ideas about bringing the latest knowledge to practitioners with excellent practice and implementation strategies, as this is what really matters. Knowledge is great but you need to get that knowledge applied to daily patient care—AC Forum excels at helping clinicians deliver the best anticoagulation care.

Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence (ACE)

Our Rapid Recaps distill the top articles into a monthly bite-sized summary.

Our Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence Resource Center hosts hundreds of resources, organized by overarching headings from most broad guidance to very specific examples that have been created and submitted by AC Forum members.

Updated twice monthly, the ACE Literature Update includes citations identified from PubMed—curated and chosen by our Centers of Excellence team—based on their utility for anticoagulation practitioners and then categorized by topic. 

IDEA Initiative

Did you know...

You can use Z-codes to document Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Z-codes refer to factors influencing health status or reasons for contact with health services that are not classifiable elsewhere as diseases, injuries, or external causes. 

Collecting SDOH data can improve equity in health care delivery and research by:

• Empowering providers to identify and address health disparities
• Supporting quality measurement
• Supporting planning and implementation of social needs interventions
• Identifying community and population needs
• Monitoring SDOH intervention effectiveness for patient outcomes
• Utilizing data to advocate for updating and creating new policies

Download the infographic from cms.gov >

Supporting Our Partners

AC Forum is dedicated to supporting our partners.

We're happy to work with you to promote:

Upcoming events

Job openings

Research participation

Scholarship opportunities

And more

Want to know how you or your organization can partner with the Anticoagulation Forum?

Email us at info@acforum.org. 

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