Screening Tool to Reduce Anticoagulant Clinic Encounters.

Objective: Patients prescribed warfarin for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Heath Care Center are managed by a clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) in the Anticoagulation Clinic. Patients prescribed a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) for the same indication are followed by a CPS within the patient aligned care team. A screening tool was developed to identify candidates who could switch from warfarin to DOAC therapy.

Parasitaemia data and molecular characterization of Haemoproteus catharti from New World vultures (Cathartidae) reveals a novel clade of Haemosporida.

Background: New World vultures (Cathartiformes: Cathartidae) are obligate scavengers comprised of seven species in five genera throughout the Americas. Of these, turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) and black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are the most widespread and, although ecologically similar, have evolved differences in morphology, physiology, and behaviour. Three species of haemosporidians have been reported in New World vultures to date: Haemoproteus catharti, Leucocytozoon toddi and Plasmodium elongatum, although few studies have investigated haemosporidian parasites in this important group of species.