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MCMASTER Demystifying Medicine Seminar Series: 2012
The McMaster Demystifying Medicine seminar series includes presentations of patients, pathology, diagnosis and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. This translational seminar series is designed to help increase the understanding of how advances in biology can be applied to human disease. It is directed towards undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and researchers, medical students and clinicians. Each session includes clinical and basic science components presented by McMaster clinicians and researchers.
Sessions will take place at McMaster University Medical Centre in room 4E20 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Each presentation will later be archived for internet viewing. Pre-registration is not required.
2012 Winter Semester Session
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A translational view of: The new blood thinners: Evolution or revolution
Date:
Monday, May 28, 2012
Time:
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location:
McMaster University Medical Centre, Rm 4E20
1200 Main St. W.
Hamilton, ON
Speakers:
- Dr. Mark Crowther, Professor, Department of Medicine Leo Pharma Chair in Thromboembolism
- Dr. John Eikelboom, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Description:
This seminar includes a clinical presentation with patient interview followed by a research presentation.
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the impact that new blood thinning drugs ("novel anticoagulants") will have on anticoagulant care
- To explore how patients are likely to perceive these new medications
- To discuss how new medications are tested and brought to market
- To review how the novel anticoagulants produce their blood-thinning effect
Future Seminars
- Please check back soon for details.
