The Partners in Bleeding Disorders Education Program recently launched a new online learning activity entitled, “An Overview of the Background, Inheritance and Physiology of von Willebrand Disease.”
The new module is designed to enable the learner to develop an enhanced understanding of the nature of von Willebrand disease (VWD) by providing information about the discovery and evolution of knowledge about the disease. The module also includes an explanation of the production and functions of von Willebrand factor and the varied classifications of VWD.
The target audience includes nurses and other healthcare professionals employed within the federally recognized U.S. hemophilia treatment center network seeking training specific to VWD.
The faculty for this module includes:
- Roshni Kulkarni, MD
- Usha M Reddy, MD
- Bruce Evatt, MD
- Connie Miller, PhD
This activity is provided for 0.75 contact hours under American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) criteria.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education has been awarded Accreditation with Distinction, the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program. This distinction is valid through 2020.
The activity is available until 5:00 PM Eastern, June 19, 2018.
Established in 1996, the Partners Program promotes excellence in care through education created by and for the federally recognized HTC Network and providers from a variety of disciplines that serve patients with bleeding and other coagulation disorders. The program is a collaborative initiative of the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, NHF and the Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan. Funding to support the Partners in Bleeding Disorders Education Program is provided through an unrestricted educational grant from Shire.
