The Roadmap to Integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hematology Clinical Trials: An American Society of Hematology Initiative.

Clinical trial design for classical hematologic diseases is difficult because samples sizes are often small and not representative of the disease population. ASH initiated a Roadmap project to identify barriers and make progress to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into trial design and conduct. Focus groups of international experts from across the clinical trial ecosystem were conducted.

The potential use of artificial intelligence for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and management: clinician and healthcare informatician perspectives.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the leading cause of preventable death in hospitalized patients. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can support guidelines recommending an individualized approach to risk assessment and prophylaxis. We conducted electronic surveys asking clinician and healthcare informaticians about their perspectives on AI/ML for VTE prevention and management.

Artificial intelligence in the prediction of venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and pooled analysis.

Background: Accurate diagnostic and prognostic predictions of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are crucial for VTE management. Artificial intelligence (AI) enables autonomous identification of the most predictive patterns from large complex data. Although evidence regarding its performance in VTE prediction is emerging, a comprehensive analysis of performance is lacking.

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for hospitalized adult patients: a survey of US health care providers on attitudes and practices.

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of preventable mortality among hospitalized patients, but appropriate risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis remain underutilized or misapplied.

Objectives: We conducted an electronic survey of US health care providers to explore attitudes, practices, and barriers related to thromboprophylaxis in adult hospitalized patients and at discharge.

Results: A total of 607 US respondents completed the survey: 63.

Exercise social support, barriers, and instructions in venous thromboembolism survivors: a descriptive study.

Background: Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be a significant life event that leads to changes in physical activity and exercise. Currently, little is known about the psychosocial experiences of survivors including perceived sources of social support, exercise barriers, and instructions for exercise from medical providers.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore psychosocial characteristics associated with VTE survivors' postdiagnosis exercise.

Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Obese Patients with Venous Thromboembolism: Results of an Expert Consensus Panel.

In clinical practice, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are increasingly used for venous thromboembolism treatment and prevention. A substantial proportion of patients with venous thromboembolism are also obese. International guidance published in 2016 stated that DOACs could be used in standard doses in patients with obesity up to a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m, but should not be used in those with severe obesity (BMI >40 kg/m) owing to limited supporting data at the time.

Proceedings from the 2022 Consensus Conference to Implement Optimal Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Trauma.

On May 4 and 5, 2022, a meeting of multidisciplinary stakeholders in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after trauma was convened by the Coalition for National Trauma Research, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, and hosted by the American College of Surgeons in Chicago, Illinois. This consensus conference gathered more than 40 in-person and 80 virtual attendees, including trauma surgeons, other physicians, thrombosis experts, nurses, pharmacists, researchers, and patient advocates. The objectives of the meeting were twofold: (1) to review and summarize the present state of the scientific evidence regarding VTE prevention strategies in injured patients and (2) to develop consensus on future priorities in VTE prevention implementation and research gaps.

Positive deviants for medication therapy management: A mixed-methods comparative case study of community pharmacy practices.

Background: To optimize medication use in older adults, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services as part of Medicare Part D policy; however, strategies for achieving high quality MTM outcomes are not well understood.

Objective: The objective of this study was to generate hypotheses for strategies contributing to community pharmacies' high performance on policy-relevant MTM quality measures.

Methods: This mixed-methods comparative case study was guided by the Positive Deviance approach and Chronic Care Model.

Pharmacist and pharmacy intern perceptions of adolescent vaccination administration.

Objectives: To characterize pharmacists' and pharmacy interns' perceptions of administering adolescent vaccinations. Secondary objectives were to model the association between 1) perceptions and respondent demographic information and 2) pre- and post-training survey responses.

Design: A 12-item survey, on the basis of the Theory of Self-Perception, was used to collect respondents' perceptions of adolescent vaccination administration retrospectively before and after pharmacist and pharmacy intern completion of Online training.

What predicts medication therapy management completion rates? The role of community pharmacy staff characteristics and beliefs about medication therapy management.

Objectives: To model the association between pharmacy technicians' attitudes and planned behaviors toward participating in medication therapy management (MTM) and MTM completion rates. Secondary objectives included 1) to compare pharmacy technician and pharmacist attitudes and planned behaviors toward participating in MTM and 2) to identify respondent and pharmacy demographic factors associated with MTM completion rates.

Design: A 27-item survey, adapted from a previously published survey tool based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), was used to collect respondent perceptions of MTM.

Impact of passive and active promotional strategies on patient acceptance of medication therapy management services.

Objectives: To assess the impact of passive and active promotional strategies on patient acceptance of medication therapy management (MTM) services, and to identify reasons for patient acceptance or refusal.

Methods: Four promotional approaches were developed to offer MTM services to eligible patients, including letters and bag stuffers ("passive" approaches), and face-to-face offers and telephone calls ("active" approaches). Thirty pharmacies in a grocery store chain were randomized to one of the four approaches.