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ForwardPharmacy Innovations Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy (PICAT) 2026
Overview
The yearly Pharmacy Innovations Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy (PICAT) is developed to provide cutting edge science to the target audience of pharmacists whose clinical practice includes antithrombotic patient care. Attendance at this program is targeted toward pharmacists practicing in anticoagulation clinics or teaching in schools and colleges of pharmacy.
Learning Objectives
- Describe key anticoagulation considerations for patients with impaired gastrointestinal (GI) function, including how GI surgeries or interventions may alter medication absorption and pharmacokinetics, and how these changes should inform anticoagulant selection and clinical monitoring strategies.
Describe the importance of a systematic approach to assessing renal function in patients treated with a direct oral anticoagulant, as well as the benefits and trade-offs in using the Cockroft-Gault and CKDEpi formulae for these estimates in clinical practice.
Discuss various case scenarios using platelet function testing to guide patient-specific pharmacotherapy decisions
Explain how the laboratory and bedside clinicians should actively engage in developing policies, management approaches and related support to manage the use of antithrombotic therapies.
- Apply the 2026 AHA/ACC PE Clinical Categories (Understand the 2026 AHA/ACC Acute PE Guidelines)
- Describe some of the considerations and management strategies for anticoagulation that exist in frail elderly adults.
Identify the safest common direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) for treating acute venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Evaluate opportunities and barriers for implementing or expanding eGFR-based dosing workflows within their own health-system practice environment.
Review the benefits and limitations of using the anti-Xa assay to measure selected anticoagulants.
Explain how the laboratory and bedside clinicians should actively engage in developing policies, management approaches and related support to manage the use of antithrombotic therapies.
Evaluate how impaired gastrointestinal function affects the absorption, efficacy, and safety of anticoagulant therapies, and apply this knowledge to select and adjust anticoagulation strategies in this patient population.
Course summary
- 6.00 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist
- 6.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Agenda
| Session Time | Topics/Highlights |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome to the Morning Session Andrea Porter, PharmD, Conference Chair and Morning Moderator, Professor (CHS), University of WI-Madison School of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI |
| 9:05 – 10:05 AM | 2026 Clinical Year in Review Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP, SFHM, Clinical Professor of Medicine-Wayne State University, Senior Staff Hospitalist, Medical Director for Professional Development and Research, Division of Hospital Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI |
10:05 – 10: 20 AM | Discussion and Q & A |
| 10:20 – 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30-11:40 AM | Anticoagulation Considerations for Special Populations
Outpatient Speaker:
Inpatient Speaker:
Frail Elderly
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| 11:40-12:00 | Panel Discussion: Candace Bryant, Thaddeus Helwig, Nancy Shapiro |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 12:30-1:00 PM | Interactive Case Discussions
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| 1:00-1:15 PM | Break |
| 1:15-1:20 PM | Welcome to the Afternoon Session Anne Rose, Program Chair and Afternoon Moderator |
| 1:20 – 2:10 PM | Updates in VTE Management Geoffrey Barnes, MD, Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2:10 - 2:25 PM | Discussion and Q & A |
| 2:25 - 2:35 PM | Break |
| 2:35 – 3:05 PM | Antiplatelet Therapy De-Escalation TBA |
| 3:05 – 3:15 PM | Discussion and Q & A |
| 3:15 – 3:45 PM | Use of Anti-Xa Assay to Optimize Anticoagulant Therapy
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| 3:55 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 PM | Adjournment |
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Registered participants will be sent the link prior to the conference date.
Planning Committee
Andrea Porter, PharmD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Conference Chair
Anne Rose, PharmD, UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, Program Chair
Nathan P. Clark, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, CO
William E. Dager, PharmD, BCPS, MCCM, FACCP, FASHP, FCSHP, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Michael P. Gulseth, PharmD, BCPS, FMSHP, FASHP, Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Kenneth A. Kellick, PharmD, VA Western NY Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY
Nancy L. Shapiro, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP, CACP, Antithrombosis Clinic, UI Health
Maureen A. Smythe, PharmD, FCCP, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Sarah A. Spinler, PharmD, FAHA, FCCP, FSHP, AACC, Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Studies, Binghamton, NY
Faculty Speakers
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Candace Bryant, PharmD, BCPS, CACP, Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner, Anticoagulation Program Manager, VA Sierra Neveda Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Nathan P. Clark, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, CO
Aaron Cook, PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY
William E. Dager, PharmD, BCPS, MCCM, FACCP, FASHP, FCSHP, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Robert Gosselin, Clinical Laboratory Schientist, University of California, Davis Health System, Subcommittee of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Sacremento, CA
Thaddeus Helwig, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FSDSHP, Professor, South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, Internal Medicine at the Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP, SFHM, Clinical Professor of Medicine - Wayne State University, Senior Staff Hospitalist, Medical Director for Professional Development and Research, Division of Hospital Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Jason Laskosky, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, - Adult Critical Care, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Anne Rose, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager, UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Nancy Shapiro, PharmD, FCCP, BCACP, CACP, Program Chair, Associate Head for Education and Clinical Professor, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Coordinator and Clinical Pharmacist, Antithrombosis Clinic, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences Systems, Chicago, IL
Accreditation Statement
| Accreditation Logos | Accreditation Statements |
|---|---|
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring activity for 6.00 hours or .60 CEUs. Credit can be earned by successfully completing the activity and the evaluation. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.
Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0000358-0000-26-053-L01-P
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for 0.60 continuing education units (CEUs) or 6.00 hours.
Available Credit
- 6.00 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist
- 6.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the symposium will allow a full refund except for the nonrefundable processing fee of $50. No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserves the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
For Further Information
For conference information email Pam French at [email protected]. For registration assistance, email [email protected].
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