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Educational Videos

In March 2010, Johns Hopkins conducted its second annual DVT Symposium. Videos from the event are below.

Preventing Venous Thromboembolism in 2010: Addressing the Key Patient Safety Questions, William Geerts, MD, lead author of the Chest VTE Guideline. Science behind evidence-based practices for VTE prevention and the positive effects of these practices shown in research studies. 57 minutes.
VTE as a Patient Safety Priority, Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD. Importance of VTE as a patient safety priority, and the key barriers and facilitators to implementing a patient safety intervention. 17 minutes.
Testing for Factor V Leiden, Jodi B. Segal, MD, MPH. Costs and benefits of genetic testing for Factor V Leiden, and whether it is a good predictor for patient’s risk of developing VTE. 18 minutes.
New Treatment for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Julie Freischlag, MD. Characteristics and patient population of Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, and the new surgical treatment for this syndrome. 34 minutes.
Clinically Important Differences in Measures of INR, Kenneth Shermock, PharmD, PhD. Explore the differences between INR values obtained from point-of-care device and INR values obtained in the laboratory, and how the differences might affect the treatment options of VTE. 34 minutes.
Prevention of VTE in the Bariatric Surgical Patient, Kimberley E. Steele, MD, FACS. Barriers specific to VTE prevention in bariatric surgical patients and, how to overcome these barriers. 11 minutes.
Missed Doses of VTE Prophylaxis, Peggy Kraus, PharmD, CACP. Pattern of missed doses of VTE prophylaxis and that this is an opportunity for improvement. 10 minutes.
Importance of SCD in VTE Prevention, Deborah Hobson, BSN. Everyone has a role in VTE prevention, and the remarkable values that sequential compression devices/mechanical prophylaxis bring to VTE prevention. Length: 22 minutes.
Achieving Success in VTE Prevention, Michael Streiff, MD, FACP and Elliott R. Haut, MD, FACS. The journey to prevent VTE at Johns Hopkins and the power of multidisciplinary collaboration. Length: 20 minutes.