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  • Anticoagulation Medication Management Clinic at Rutland Heart Center
    Rutland, VT
  • WSM VA Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Madison, WI
  • Multicare Allenmore Anticoagulation Clinic
    Tacoma, WA
  • Johns Hopkins Pediatric Anticoagulation Clinic
    Baltimore, MD
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Providence Sacred Heart Anticoagulation Clinic
    Spokane, WA
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Services - Stapley
    Mesa, AZ
  • Geisinger Medical Center
    Danville, PA
  • Excela Health Cardiology
    Greensburg, PA
  • Vail Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    Vail, CO
  • Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center- Hematology AC Clinic
    Baltimore, MD
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services- Heart and Vascular Services
    Sarasota, FL
  • ANTI COAGULATION CLINIC
    Cork, NA
  • Piedmont Athens Regional AMS
    Athens, GA
  • St. Peters Health Partners Anticoagulation Clinic
    Troy, NY
  • NYU Anticoagulation Service at Langone Medical Center
    New York, NY
  • Betty Winter Anticoagulation Management Center At Emerson Hospital
    Concord, MA
  • Park Nicollet Anticoagulation Clinic
    St. Louis Park, MN
  • Anticoagulation Management Services - Upstate University Hospital
    Syracuse, NY
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Nashville, TN
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Services - Clyde Wright
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Mission Health
    Asheville, NC
  • The James Anticoagulation Management Service at The Ohio State University
    Columbus, OH
  • North Estonia Medical Centre
    Tallinn, NA
  • St. Josephs Healthcare Hamilton
    Hamilton, ON
  • UTHCT - IMC Coagulation Clinic
    Tyler, TX
  • WVUH Anticoagulation Clinic
    Morgantown, WV
  • WCGH Anticoagulation Clinic
    Belfast, ME
  • CoxHealth Anticoagulation Clinic
    Springfield, MO
  • Cigna Medical Group Sun City - Multi-Specialty Center
    Peoria, AZ
  • Marshfield Clinic Health Systems
    Marshfield, WI
  • Deaconess Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Evansville, IN
  • Infusion Center and Interim Care Unit at Lee Memorial Hospital
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Indian River Medical Center
    Sebastian, FL
  • Hartford Healthcare Anticoagulation Clinic
    Norwich, CT
  • St. Tammany Health System
    Covington, LA
  • Valley Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Renton, WA
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital AMSAnticoagulation Ce
    Columbus, OH
  • Henry Ford Health System Anticoagulation Clinic
    West Bloomfield, MI
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
    Williamsville, NY
  • Mercy Health St. Anne
    Toledo, OH
  • VA Medical Center - Minneapolis
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Sentara Anticoagulation Services
    Virginia Beach, VA
  • Providence St. Peter Hospital
    Olympia, WA
  • Scott & White Clinic
    Temple, TX
  • Oklahoma Heart Hospital
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Adirondack Health
    Saranac Lake, NY
  • MultiCare Good Samaritan Anticoagulation Clinic
    Puyallup, WA
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - University Parkway
    Sarasota, FL
  • VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Pharmacy Anticoagulation
    Reno, NV
  • CBC Coagulation & Bleeding Clinic @ TX Tech U HSC El Paso
    El Paso, TX
  • Multicare Gig Harbor Anticoagulation Clinic
    Gig Harbor, WA
  • Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services-Great Neck
    Great Neck, NY
  • Claremore Indian Hospital
    Claremore, OK
  • Froedtert Hospital - Stroke Center
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Valley Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Renton, WA
  • Coumadin Clinic at St Joseph Hospital
    Nashua, NH
  • Cleveland Clinic - Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cleveland, OH
  • Cincinnati VA Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Cardiology Associates of Schenectady
    Schenectady, NY
  • Walla Walla VA Anticoagulation Clinic
    Walla Walla, WA
  • Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services-Lake Success
    Lake Success, NY
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Service
    Sun City, AZ
  • Alaska Native Medical Center
    Anchorage, AK
  • AHN Anticoagulation Clinic
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Boston Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Boston, MA
  • Fairview Clinic
    Minneapolis, MN
  • University of Washington Medical Center Anticoagulation Services, Department of Pharmacy
    Seattle, WA
  • HFHS Ambulatory Anticoagulation Service
    Novi, MI
  • Prisma Health Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Greer
    Greer, SC
  • Prisma Health Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Simpsonville
    Simpsonville, SC
  • HFHS Anticoagulation Clinic
    West Bloomfield, MI
  • Huntington Hospital In-Patient Pharmacy
    Pasadena, CA
  • Tuality Anticoagulation Clinic
    Hillsboro, OR
  • Renown Health Anticoagulation Program
    Reno, NV
  • Franciscan St Margaret Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    Hammond, IN
  • University of New Mexico Anticoagulation Center
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center
    Houston, TX
  • Multicare Tacoma Family Medicine Anticoagulation Clinic
    Tacoma, WA
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Blackburn Point
    Sarasota, FL
  • UMassMemorial Anticoagulation Center
    Worcester, MA
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Anticoagulation Program
    Burlington, MA
  • Rutland Heart Center
    Rutland, VT
  • Memorial Medical Center Anticoag Management Service
    Las Cruces, NM
  • University of Utah Health Thrombosis Service
    Murray, UT
  • MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Auburn, WA
  • HonorHealth Medication Management - Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • Overlake Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Bellevue, WA
  • Rutland Regional Medical Center
    Rutland, VT
  • Prisma Health Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Greenville
    Greenville, SC
  • OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Anticoagulation Clinic
    Columbus, OH
  • University of Michigan Anticoagulation Service
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Seattle Childrens Hospital
    Seattle, WA
  • Phoenix VAMC
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Bellevue Cardiology Clinic
    Seattle, WA
  • UC Davis Health
    Sacramento, CA
  • Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
    Indianapolis, IN
  • ACY VAMC
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • UC Irvine Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Orange, CA
  • St. Tammany Health System Anticoagulation Clinic
    Covington, LA
  • InterMed Family Medicine
    Yarmouth, ME
  • Bassett Medical Center Anticoagulation Management Service
    Cooperstown, NY
  • Banner Baywood Medication Management Clinic
    Mesa, AZ
  • Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
    Chicago, IL
  • University of Toledo Medical Center
    Toledo, OH
  • Mercy West Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Salt Lake City VAMC
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Western Reserve Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cuyahogo Falls, OH
  • Froedtert Anticoagulation & Medication Therapy Clinic
    Milwaukee, WI
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics / UW Health / Anticoagulation Service
    Madison, WI
  • St. Francis Hospital Anticoagulation Service
    Hartford, CT
  • Presbyterian Healthcare Services
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Nebraska Medicine
    Omaha, NE
  • Providence Holy Family Anticoagulation Clinic
    Spokane, WA
  • Indian River Medical Center
    Vero Beach, FL
  • El Reno Indian Health Center Pharmacy
    El Reno, OK
  • Atrius Health
    Norwood, MA
  • Providence Anticoagulation and Pharmacotherapy Clinic
    Spokane, WA
  • Mercy Health Saint Marys Anticoagulation Management Service
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Kaiser Permanente
    Tucker, GA
  • Lahey Outpaient Center, Danvers Anticoagulation Management Services
    Danvers, MA
  • Franciscan St Margaret Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    DYER, IN
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, MN
  • Lakeland Regional Health
    Lakeland, FL
  • University of Toledo Medical Center
    Toledo, OH
  • Univ. of Illinois Chicago-Antithrombosis Service
    Chicago, IL
  • Penn State Hershey Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Hershey, PA
  • UCHealth Heart and Vascular - YVMC
    Steamboat Springs, CO
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center University Hospital East Anticoagulation Management
    Columbus, OH
  • West Middlesex University Hospital
    London, NA
  • Trinity Medical Center Pharmacy
    Steubenville, OH
  • Samaritan Hospital-Albany Memorial Campus
    Albany, NY
  • University of Wisconsin Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    Madison, WI
  • B.I. Deaconess Medical Center Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Services - Superstition Springs
    Mesa, AZ
  • Sanford USD Medical Center
    Sioux Falls, SD
  • Carroll Hospital Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Westminster, MD
  • Indian River Medical Center
    Vero Beach, FL
  • Kaleida Health: Buffalo General Medical Center
    Buffalo, NY
  • Group Health Cooperative
    Madison, WI
  • Rocky Mountain Heart & Lung Anticoagulation Clinic
    Kalispell, MT
  • Concord Hospital-Laconia Anticoagulation Clinic
    Laconia, NH
  • AtlantiCare MTDM Anticoagulation Clinic
    Pomona, NJ
  • St. Josephs
    Savannah, GA
  • Confluence Health Anticoagulation Service
    Wenatchee, WA
  • EVANS Army Community Hospital
    Ft. Carson, CO
  • Brigham & Womens Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Kaleida Health
    Buffalo, NY
  • Barnet federated GP Anticoagulation Service
    Finchley, London, NA
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Heritage Harbor
    Bradenton, FL
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Venice
    Venice, FL
  • Anticoagulation Department/Pharmacy VAMC
    Cleveland, OH
  • Mercer Bucks Cardiology
    Newtown, PA
  • SIUH/Northwell Health
    Staten Island, NY
  • InterMed Internal Medicine
    Portland, ME
  • Kaiser Permanente Colorado
    Aurora, CO
  • Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Anticoagulation and Anemia Management Service
    Renton, WA
  • SUMMA Anticoagulation Management Service
    Akron, OH
  • Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
    Zuni, NM
  • InterMed Anticoagulation Management Services
    South Portland, ME
  • St. Charles Mercy Hospital Anticoagulation Service
    Oregon, OH
  • Orlando VA Healthcare System
    Orlando, FL
  • Swedish American Health System Anticoagulation Clinic
    Rockford, IL
  • Swedish Medical Center - Department of Pharmacy Regional Anticoagulation Services
    Seattle, WA
  • PeaceHealth Anticoagulation Clinic
    Bellingham, WA
  • Ascension Resurrection Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Chicago, IL
  • Duke Health Anticoagulation Services
    Durham, NC
  • Mercy St. Ritas Medication Management Clinic
    Lima, OH
  • Hallmark Health System Anticoagulation Management Service
    Stoneham, MA
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Clark Road
    Sarasota, FL
  • College Park Family Care Center Anticoagulation Therapy Clinic
    Overland Park, KS
  • Huntington Hospital Medication Therapy Management Clinic
    Pasadena, CA
  • Sanford Anticoagulation Clinic
    Fargo, ND
  • Mercer Bucks Cardiology
    Lawrenceville, NJ
  • Huntington Hospital
    Huntington, NY
  • VA Loma Linda Healthcare System Anticoagulation Service
    Loma Linda, CA
  • UMass memorial healthcare
    Worcester, MA

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Welcome to Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence

The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence program was created in 2012 to help healthcare professionals provide the highest level of care and achieve the best possible outcomes for their patients on antithrombotic medications. Through access to evidence-based guidelines and constantly researched and updated best practices, tools and information, healthcare professionals will be able to improve outcomes through active participation in their patients' care. The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence program offers a roadmap to achieving consistent, sustainable excellence in patient care.

There are two essential components to the Centers of Excellence program - an assessment tool to determine if your anticoagulation service is operating at the highest level, with recommendations and resources provided for specific areas that can be improved; and a comprehensive, searchable resource center that provides the guidelines and tools to improve towards excellence.

This Centers of Excellence program was created by the Anticoagulation Forum, the leading organization of healthcare professionals working to improve the quality of care for patients taking antithrombotic medications. More than 30 anticoagulation physicians, pharmacists, and nurse experts have worked together to create this resource. There is no cost to participate in this program.

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About AC Forum

Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence is a program of the Anticoagulation Forum. The Anticoagulation Forum is a multidisciplinary nonprofit organization of health care professionals that works to improve the quality of care for patients taking antithrombotic medications. The AC Forum works to minimize the risk and maximize the benefit of strategies used for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease by providing education and networking opportunities for health care professionals, promoting the clinical application of evidence-based practices, facilitating research aimed at improving health outcomes, and informing healthcare policy, regulatory agencies, and industry about best practices. Founded in 1991 by Jack Ansell, MD, the organization has grown to over 12,000 members representing over 3,000 anticoagulation clinics throughout the world. Currently led by President Allison Burnett, PharmD, PhC, CACP, the AC Forum continues to be an important source of information and education for its expanding membership.

For more information visit acforum.org.

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Select Presentations from our National Conferences on Anticoagulation Therapy. Presentations will be available for limited time. Check back often for new presentations.

Rapid Fire: Top Articles You Need To Know
Tracy Minichiello, MD
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DOACs for Atrial Fibrillation, Why Are So Many AF Patients NOT On Anticoagulation
David Garcia, MD
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A Brief History of the World of Anticoagulation
Allison Burnett, PharmD, CACP, PhC
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