Contact hours available until 4/22/17.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

Planning Committee Disclosures:
• Denise Murcek – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Dawn Koonkongsatian – Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Melissa Nesmith-Vester – Employee, Aegerion
• Elizabeth St. John - Employee, Fresenius Medical Care
• Kyra Trappett – Employee, DaVita

Speaker Disclosures:
Nancy Shapiro – Consultant, Portola Pharmaceuticals

There are no other disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
American Nephrology Nurses’ Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANNA is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 00910.

Objectives:

Describe the differences in pharmacology between traditional and new oral anticoagulants.
Compare the indications and monitoring parameters for use of anticoagulants in patients with CKD.
Explain the pharmacokinetic differences and drug interaction potential among the anticoagulants.
Describe management strategies for anticoagulation therapies with special considerations for patients with CKD.

Nancy Shapiro PharmD, FCCP, BCPS

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