Robert G. Lerner, M.D.
In the past three years, Dr. Lerner has served as a consultant for RPR, and has served on the Speakers' Bureau for Pharmacia & Upjohn.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology.
Release Date: 09/28/2002
Termination Date: 09/28/2005
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the term "thrombophilia" and list the recently discovered thrombophilic mutations such as Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin G20210A and MTHFR
- Discuss the increased risk of thrombosis for pregnant women with thrombophilia, and the risk of pregnancy loss and complications
- Discuss the preliminary data supportive of enoxaparin to prevent pregnancy loss.