Covid-Coag Controversies 10-18-20

On Sunday, October 18, 4:30–5:30 CDT, George presents a webinar entitled Covid-coag: Controversies and Confusion. Click here for the presentation handout. This webinar is presented as part of the ASCLS Intermountain States Seminar, and is a follow-on to our September 15, 2020 webinar conversation with Dr. Andrew Goodwin.

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Oct 9 2020

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World Thrombosis Day 8-13-20

As we do every year, we observe World Thrombosis Day [click] on October 13, tnext Tuesday. October 13 is the birthday of Rudolf Virchow who developed the concept of “thrombosis” and advanced our understanding of this condition. Click to read of the many worldwide educational events centered on thrombosis.

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Intermountain States Seminar 10-18-20

The Intermountain States Seminar [IMSS, click] has assembled each fall in Jackson, Wyoming, but this year it is a virtual event planned for Sunday, October 18–Tuesday, October 20. George presents, “Covid-associated Coagulopathy: Controversies and Confusion” on Sunday, October 18, 3:30–4:30 Mountain Time. The topic is an expansion of our September 15, 2020 webinar, a dialogue […]

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Apixaban Assay Approved

On 9-22-20, Instrumentation Laboratory, A Werfen Company, received US FDA de novo approval for their automated chromogenic HemosIL® Liquid Anti-Xa test kit to measure apixaban [Eliquis]. Click here for IL‘s press release.

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Oct 1 2020

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October 2020 Quick Question: Inflammation

Our October Quick Question is selected from the many open questions we received during our September 15 webinar. “Covid-Associated Coagulopathy: A Conversation about Controversies and Confusion” [click] featuring Andrew Goodwin, MD, CLIA Medical Director, University of Vermont Medical Center and Laboratory Services and Section Medical Director of the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Laboratory. In our Quick […]

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Quick Question Archive

Oct 1 2020

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Sept, 2020 Quick Question Reponse: Fibrinolysis

Here are our responses to the September, 2020 Quick Question, wich attracted 51 participants. How does your facility measure fibrinolysis? Plasminogen: 3 [5%] Tissue plasminogen activator [TPA]: 1 [2%] Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 [PAI-1]: 1 [2%] Thromboelastograph [TEG]: 10 [20%] Rotational thromboelastometry [ROTEM]: 36 [71%] As we speculated the first three measures of fibrinolysis are […]

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In Vitro DOAC ID and Removal

We reported on the DOAC-Dipstick®, and four in vitro devices designed to remove interfering DOACs from specimens prepared for clot-based and chromogenic substrate assays in our 9-30-20 article [click], McGlasson DL, Fritsma GA. In vitro detection and removal of direct oral anticoagulants from patient plasma specimens. Annals of Blood 9-30-20; doi: 10.21037/aob-20-16. These devices are […]

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Sep 26 2020

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Covid-Coag Conversation Video

Thanks to all who participated in our September 15, 2020 webinar, “COVID-Associated Coagulopathy: A Conversation about the Controversies & Confusion” [click] featuring Dr. Andrew Goodwin, University of Vermont Medical Center. Click the title line if you would like to view the webinar again or if you did not have the opportunity to attend the live […]

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Sep 18 2020

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Dilute Thrombin Time

From Deanna Miller, Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Do you have any good references for diluted thrombin and utilization of this test? What dilution is best? 1:1 or 1:3? Hello, Deanna, and thank you for your question. We use the plasma-diluted thrombin time to measure the direct thrombin inhibitors [DTIs] dabigatran, argatroban, or bivalirudin. The assay […]

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Sep 14 2020

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Covid-Coag Conversation 9-15-20: Reminder

Reminder: You are invited to our Tuesday, tomorrow, September 15, 2020 webinar, Covid-Associated Coagulopathy: A Conversation about the Controversies and Confusion featuring pathology expert Andrew J. Goodwin, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Laboratory Director. Click https://conta.cc/3aMDoNp for the eblast or bit.ly/COVID-Coag to go directly to the registration page. Covid-Coag is a PACE-accredited one-hour presentation, […]

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Covid-Coag Controversies 10-18-20

World Thrombosis Day 8-13-20

Intermountain States Seminar 10-18-20

Apixaban Assay Approved

October 2020 Quick Question: Inflammation

Sept, 2020 Quick Question Reponse: Fibrinolysis

In Vitro DOAC ID and Removal

Covid-Coag Conversation Video

Dilute Thrombin Time

Covid-Coag Conversation 9-15-20: Reminder

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