It is estimated that venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) affect as many as 900,000 Americans in the U.S. each year, about 50% of them are healthcare-associated, and as many as 70% of cases are preventable¹. In this webinar, Tania Hoyer, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, will share evidence and empowerment techniques to prevent VTE including how to enable an effective VTE prevention committee, empower prevention champions, and improve adherence through protocol refinement. 

 

• Discuss actions necessary to create a best-in-class VTE prevention committee and locate the evidence-based resources to support it
• Identify techniques to empower all levels of nursing to serve as VTE prevention champions
• Understand the strategies needed to create an effective VTE prevention protocol
• Recognize resources to adapt patient and nurse education for a more digital environment
  
  

¹ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/ha-vte-data.html